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1978–79 San Antonio Spurs season

(lost to Bullets 3–4) (Terry Stembridge) (Terry Stembridge) The 1978–79 San Antonio Spurs season was the Spurs' third season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise.

Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
120Frankie SandersSouthern
364Gerald HendersonPGVirginia Commonwealth
486Rich AdamsIllinois
5108Eugene ParkerPurdue
6129Harry MorganIndiana State
7150Hector OlivenciaSacred Heart
8168Henry TaylorTexas-Pan American
9185Rick TaylorArizona State
10200Larry BrewsterFlorida

Roster

  • Doug Moe ()
  • Bob Bass ()

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | | @ Seattle | L 117–133 | | | | Kingdome 20,172 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | | @ Washington | L 119–124 | | | | Capital Centre 12,619 | 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | | Washington | W 143–124 | | | | HemisFair Arena 12,363 | 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | | @ Seattle | L 99–112 | | | | Kingdome 13,847 | 12–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | | Seattle | W 125–108 | | | | HemisFair Arena 13,659 | 30–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | | Washington | L 122–123 | | | | HemisFair Arena 12,516 | 31–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | | Seattle | W 118–102 | | | | HemisFair Arena 11,765 | 36–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | | @ Washington | L 128–129 | | | | Capital Centre 17,181 | 39–26

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 15 | Philadelphia | W 119–106 | Larry Kenon (30) | Billy Paultz (9) | Silas, Bristow (7) | HemisFair Arena 10,253 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 17 | Philadelphia | W 121–120 | George Gervin (29) | Larry Kenon (7) | Silas, Gale (8) | HemisFair Arena 16,709 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 20 | @ Philadelphia | L 115–123 | James Silas (32) | Larry Kenon (15) | Kenon, Gervin (5) | Spectrum 14,039 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 22 | @ Philadelphia | W 115–112 | George Gervin (32) | Larry Kenon (9) | Larry Kenon (6) | Spectrum 11,163 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 26 | Philadelphia | L 97–120 | James Silas (19) | Larry Kenon (9) | Silas, Gale (5) | HemisFair Arena 16,055 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | April 29 | @ Philadelphia | L 90–92 | James Silas (27) | Larry Kenon (15) | Mike Gale (6) | Spectrum 18,276 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | May 2 | Philadelphia | W 111–108 | George Gervin (33) | George Gervin (12) | Mark Olberding (7) | HemisFair Arena 16,055

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| | @ Washington | W 118–97 | George Gervin (34) | Larry Kenon (21) | James Silas (4) | Capital Centre 19,035 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | | @ Washington | L 95–115 | Larry Kenon (25) | Larry Kenon (8) | Olberding, Dietrick (3) | Capital Centre 19,035 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | | Washington | W 116–114 | George Gervin (29) | Billy Paultz (12) | Kenon, Gale (5) | HemisFair Arena 15,318 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | | Washington | W 118–102 | George Gervin (42) | Larry Kenon (17) | Silas, Gale (6) | HemisFair Arena 16,055 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | | @ Washington | W 103–107 | George Gervin (28) | Mark Olberding (13) | James Silas (6) | Capital Centre 19,035 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | | Washington | L 100–108 | George Gervin (20) | Larry Kenon (15) | James Silas (7) | HemisFair Arena 16,055 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | | @ Washington | L 105–107 | George Gervin (42) | Larry Kenon (11) | James Silas (5) | Capital Centre 19,035

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Player statistics

Ragular season

PlayerPOSGPGSMPREBASTSTLBLKPTSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
SG**82**2,121186**374**1524065925.92.3**4.6****1.9**.58.0
PF81**2,947****790**335**154**191,791**36.4****9.8**4.1**1.9**.222.1
SF802,88840021913791**2,365**36.15.02.71.71.1**29.6**
PF801,885429211531875523.65.42.6.7.29.4
PG792,17118327376201,26627.52.33.51.0.316.0
C792,12262517835**125**91226.97.92.3.4**1.6**11.5
C761,6413541163712257121.64.71.5.5**1.6**7.5
C761,487315198723849719.64.12.6.9.56.5
SF741,324247231561547217.93.33.1.8.26.4
PG707606312435827510.9.91.8.5.13.9
PF262216419810858.52.5.7.3.43.3
†SF22263593514313212.02.71.6.6.16.0
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

PlayerPOSGPGSMPREBASTSTLBLKPTSMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
PF**14****557****160**42201295**39.8****11.4**3.01.4.121.1
SF**14**5138235**27**14**400**36.65.92.5**1.9**1.0**28.6**
PG**14**47542**66**21126733.93.0**4.7**1.5.119.1
PF**14**359693312511125.64.92.4.9.47.9
C**14**350731113**36**11025.05.2.8.9**2.6**7.9
SG**14**30229561649521.62.14.01.1.36.8
C**14**28165261238220.14.61.9.9.25.9
C1329998304138223.07.52.3.31.06.3
SF131632728955612.52.12.2.7.44.3
PG7555831207.9.71.1.4.12.9
PF36110152.0.3.3.0.31.7

Awards and records

  • George Gervin, All-NBA First Team

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/1979.html 1978-79 San Antonio Spurs]
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