1979 NBA playoffs
The 1979 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association’s 1978–79 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics defeating the Eastern Conference champion Washington Bullets 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. The Sonics earned their only NBA title. Dennis Johnson was named NBA Finals MVP. The Finals was a rematch of 1978, in which Washington defeated Seattle 4–3. , this remains the last time the Bullets (now the Wizards) have advanced as far as the Conference Finals. The Spurs made their first visit to the Conference Finals in  these playoffs. This was the first time that three of the former ABA teams made the playoffs, as it was the NBA playoff debut of the New Jersey Nets. This was the first time both conference finals went to a deciding Game 7 since 1963 and the last until 2018. First Round. Eastern Conference First Round. Section::::(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Section::::(4) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning the only previous meeting. Western  Conference First Round. Section::::(3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Section::::(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. Conference Semifinals. Eastern Conference Semifinals. Section::::(1) Washington Bullets vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Wizards/Bullets winning two of the first three meetings. Section::::(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers. This was the first meeting between these two teams. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with  the SuperSonics winning the first meeting. Western Conference Semifinals. Section::::(2) Kansas City Kings vs. (3) Phoenix Suns. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning the first meeting. Conference Finals. Western Conference Finals. Section::::(1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (3) Phoenix Suns. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning the only meeting. NBA Finals: (E1) Washington Bullets vs. (W1) Seattle SuperSonics. This was the second Finals meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning the first meeting. 1979