# Temporada 1978-79 de los San Antonio Spurs

La temporada 1978-79 fue la tercera de los San Antonio Spurs en la NBA, tras la fusión de la liga con la ABA, donde había jugado nueve temporadas, seis en Dallas y tres en San Antonio. La temporada regular acabó con 48 victorias y 34 derrotas, ocupando el segundo puesto de la conferencia Este, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las finales de conferencia ante Washington Bullets.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 20 | Frankie Sanders | Alero | Estados Unidos | Southern |
| 3 | 64 | Gerald Henderson | Base | Estados Unidos | Virginia Commonwealth |

## Temporada regular

División Central :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 29–12 | 19–22 | 11–9 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 12–8 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2 | 34–7 | 12–29 | 14–6 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | 20–21 | 10–31 | 6–14 |
| Detroit Pistons | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | 22–19 | 8–33 | 9–11 |
| New Orleans Jazz | 26 | 56 | .317 | 22 | 21–20 | 8–33 | 9–15 |

## Playoffs
### 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 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Washington Bullets vs. San Antonio Spurs
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 4 de mayo | Washington Bullets 97, San Antonio Spurs 118 | Landover |
| 6 de mayo | Washington Bullets 115, San Antonio Spurs 95 | Landover |
| 9 de mayo | San Antonio Spurs 116, Washington Bullets 114 | San Antonio |
| 11 de mayo | San Antonio Spurs 118, Washington Bullets 102 | San Antonio |
| 13 de mayo | Washington Bullets 107, San Antonio Spurs 103 | Landover |
| 16 de mayo | San Antonio Spurs 100, Washington Bullets 108 | San Antonio |
| 18 de mayo | Washington Bullets 107, San Antonio Spurs 105 | Landover |
| | Washington Bullets gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Larry Kenon | 26 | 81 | 36.4 | 9.2 | 18.3 | .504 | 3.6 | 4.3 | .845 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 22.1 |
| 2 | George Gervin | 26 | 80 | 36.1 | 11.8 | 21.9 | .541 | 5.9 | 7.1 | .826 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 29.6 |
| 3 | James Silas | 29 | 79 | 27.5 | 5.9 | 11.7 | .505 | 4.2 | 5.1 | .831 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 16.0 |
| 4 | Billy Paultz | 30 | 79 | 26.9 | 5.1 | 9.6 | .526 | 1.4 | 2.5 | .588 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 7.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Mike Gale | 28 | 82 | 25.9 | 3.5 | 7.5 | .464 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .843 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Mark Olberding | 22 | 80 | 23.6 | 3.3 | 6.9 | .474 | 2.9 | 3.6 | .803 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 9.4 |
| 7 | Mike Green | 27 | 76 | 21.6 | 3.1 | 6.3 | .493 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .701 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Coby Dietrick | 30 | 76 | 19.6 | 2.8 | 5.3 | .523 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .798 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 6.5 |
| 9 | Allan Bristow | 27 | 74 | 17.9 | 2.4 | 4.8 | .492 | 1.7 | 2.0 | .832 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 6.4 |
| 10 | Frankie Sanders | 22 | 22 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 | .394 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .780 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Louie Dampier | 34 | 70 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | .490 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .744 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| 12 | Glenn Mosley | 23 | 26 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 2.9 | .413 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .605 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| George Gervin | Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Larry Kenon | All-Star |