# Temporada 1978-79 de los New Jersey Nets

La temporada 1978-79 fue la tercera de los New Jersey Nets en la NBA, tras la fusión de la liga con la ABA, donde había jugado nueve temporadas, y la segunda en su nueva ubicación en Nueva Jersey. La temporada regular acabó con 37 victorias y 45 derrotas, ocupando el sexto puesto de la conferencia Este, clasificándose por primera vez para los playoffs.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 13 | Winford Boynes | SG/SF | Estados Unidos | San Francisco |
| 3 | 45 | Mike Phillips | C | Estados Unidos | Kentucky |
| 3 | 62 | Dave Batton | C | Estados Unidos | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 84 | Walter Jordan | SF | Estados Unidos | Purdue |
| 10 | 187 | Michael Vicéns | SF | Puerto Rico Puerto Rico | Holy Cross |

## 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 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Bernard King | 22 | 82 | 34.9 | 8.7 | 16.6 | .522 | 4.3 | 7.5 | .564 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 21.6 |
| 2 | John Williamson | 27 | 74 | 33.1 | 8.6 | 18.5 | .465 | 5.0 | 5.9 | .854 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 22.2 |
| 3 | Eric Money | 23 | 47 | 30.5 | 6.9 | 14.4 | .481 | 2.9 | 3.9 | .743 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 16.7 |
| 4 | Eddie Jordan | 24 | 82 | 27.6 | 4.9 | 11.7 | .418 | 2.6 | 3.3 | .777 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 12.4 |
| 5 | George Johnson | 30 | 78 | 26.4 | 2.6 | 6.2 | .427 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .761 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 6.6 |
| 6 | Jan van Breda Kolff | 27 | 80 | 25.0 | 2.5 | 5.3 | .463 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .798 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 6.7 |
| 7 | Harvey Catchings | 27 | 32 | 20.6 | 2.3 | 5.5 | .423 | 1.5 | 1.9 | .770 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 6.1 |
| 8 | Bob Elliott | 23 | 14 | 20.1 | 2.9 | 5.2 | .562 | 2.9 | 4.0 | .732 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 8.8 |
| 9 | Tim Bassett | 27 | 82 | 18.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 | .371 | 1.1 | 1.6 | .679 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| 10 | Wilson Washington | 23 | 62 | 18.4 | 3.5 | 7.0 | .502 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .635 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 8.1 |
| 11 | Phil Jackson | 33 | 59 | 18.1 | 2.4 | 5.1 | .475 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .819 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 6.3 |
| 12 | Winford Boynes | 21 | 69 | 17.0 | 3.7 | 8.6 | .430 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .787 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 9.3 |
| 13 | Ralph Simpson | 29 | 32 | 16.5 | 2.7 | 7.4 | .367 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .676 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 6.9 |
| 14 | Al Skinner | 26 | 23 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 5.4 | .440 | 3.1 | 3.6 | .878 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 7.9 |