# Temporada 1978-79 de los Philadelphia 76ers

La temporada 1978-79 fue la trigésima de los Philadelphia 76ers en la NBA, y la decimosexta en Filadelfia, Pensilvania, tras haber jugado hasta entonces en Syracuse bajo el nombre de Syracuse Nationals. La temporada regular acabó con 47 victorias y 35 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la conferencia Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las semifinales de la Conferencia Este ante San Antonio Spurs.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 2 | 36 | Maurice Cheeks | PG | Estados Unidos | West Texas State |
| 2 | 43 | Glenn Hagan | G | Estados Unidos | St. Bonaventure |
| 4 | 87 | Brett Vroman | C | Estados Unidos | UNLV |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Washington Bullets | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 31–10 | 23–18 | 11–5 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 31–10 | 16–25 | 9–7 |
| x-New Jersey Nets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 | 25–16 | 12–29 | 7–9 |
| New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 | 23–18 | 8–33 | 7–9 |
| Boston Celtics | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 6–10 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

New Jersey Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 11 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 122, New Jersey Nets 114 | Philadelphia |
| 13 de abril | New Jersey Nets 101, Philadelphia 76ers 111 | Piscataway |
| | Philadelphia 76ers gana las series 2-0 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Philadelphia 76ers vs. San Antonio Spurs
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 15 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 119, Philadelphia 76ers 106 | San Antonio |
| 17 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 121, Philadelphia 76ers 120 | San Antonio |
| 20 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 123, San Antonio Spurs 115 | Philadelphia |
| 22 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 112, San Antonio Spurs 115 | Philadelphia |
| 26 de abril | San Antonio Spurs 97, Philadelphia 76ers 120 | San Antonio |
| 29 de abril | Philadelphia 76ers 92, San Antonio Spurs 90 | Philadelphia |
| 2 de mayo | San Antonio Spurs 111, Philadelphia 76ers 108 | San Antonio |
| | San Antonio Spurs gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Julius Erving | 28 | 78 | 76 | 35.9 | 9.2 | 18.7 | .491 | 4.8 | 6.4 | .745 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 23.1 |
| 2 | Doug Collins | 27 | 47 | 44 | 33.9 | 7.6 | 15.3 | .499 | 4.3 | 5.3 | .814 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 19.5 |
| 3 | Henry Bibby | 29 | 82 | 38 | 31.0 | 4.5 | 10.6 | .423 | 3.2 | 4.1 | .794 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 12.2 |
| 4 | Maurice Cheeks | 22 | 82 | 82 | 29.4 | 3.6 | 7.0 | .510 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .721 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 8.4 |
| 5 | Bobby Jones | 27 | 80 | 12 | 28.8 | 4.7 | 8.8 | .537 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .755 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 12.1 |
| 6 | Caldwell Jones | 28 | 78 | 75 | 27.8 | 3.9 | 8.2 | .474 | 1.6 | 2.1 | .747 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 9.3 |
| 7 | Darryl Dawkins | 22 | 78 | | 26.1 | 5.5 | 10.7 | .517 | 2.0 | 3.0 | .672 | 1.6 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 13.1 |
| 8 | Eric Money | 23 | 23 | | 23.7 | 5.2 | 9.4 | .548 | 1.5 | 2.3 | .630 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.8 |
| 9 | Steve Mix | 31 | 74 | 1 | 17.1 | 3.6 | 6.7 | .538 | 2.2 | 2.7 | .801 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 9.3 |
| 10 | Joe Bryant | 24 | 70 | | 15.2 | 2.9 | 6.8 | .429 | 1.8 | 2.4 | .724 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Al Skinner | 26 | 22 | | 14.0 | 1.6 | 4.0 | .404 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .844 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| 12 | Ralph Simpson | 29 | 37 | | 12.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | .444 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .700 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| 13 | Harvey Catchings | 27 | 25 | 4 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .412 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .765 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| 14 | Marlon Redmond | 23 | 4 | | 5.8 | 0.3 | 3.0 | .083 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Bobby Jones | Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |
| Julius Erving | All-Star |
| Doug Collins | All-Star |