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1978-79 NBA Western Conference standings
The Seattle SuperSonics won the 1978-79 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 52-30, 2 games ahead of the Phoenix Suns.
🏆The 1978-79 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1978-79
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) w | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2 | 8-2 | L2 |
| Kansas City Kings (KCK) x | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | 5-5 | W5 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 | 8-2 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 | 5-5 | W2 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 7 | 6-4 | L3 |
| San Diego Clippers (SDC) | 43 | 39 | .524 | 9 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Golden State Warriors (GOS) | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Indiana Pacers (IND) | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (MIL) | 38 | 44 | .463 | 14 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Chicago Bulls (CHI) | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 | 5-5 | W2 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- w
- clinched the top seed in the Western Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 16 times.
- The Seattle SuperSonics trailed by as many as 2.5 games on February 25, 1979.
- The Seattle SuperSonics took first place for good on March 9, 1979.
- The Los Angeles Lakers won 14 games in a row from October 27, 1978 to November 22, 1978, the longest run of the race.
- The Kansas City Kings led by 2 games as late as February 26, 1979.
- The Seattle SuperSonics went 8-2 from February 27, 1979 to March 22, 1979, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 99 of the 151 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Seattle SuperSonics spent 150 of the season's 178 charted days in first place.