New Jersey Nets Playoff Rosters

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1978-1979 New Jersey Nets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Tim Bassett FC 6-8 225 Apr 1, 1951 28 Georgia 2 1973 7th Rnd, #106, Buffalo Braves
Winford Boynes SG 6-6 185 May 17, 1957 21 San Francisco 0 1978 1st Rnd, #13, New Jersey Nets
Harvey Catchings FC 6-9 218 Sep 2, 1951 27 Hardin-Simmons 4 1973 9th Rnd, #138, Philadelphia Sixers
Bob Elliott FC 6-9 225 Aug 18, 1955 23 Arizona 1 1977 2nd Rnd, #42, Philadelphia Sixers
Phil Jackson PF 6-8 220 Sep 17, 1945 33 North Dakota 11 1967 2nd Rnd, #17, New York Knicks
George Johnson FC 6-11 205 Dec 18, 1948 30 Dillard 7 1970 5th Rnd, #79, Chicago Bulls
Eddie Jordan PG 6-1 170 Jan 29, 1955 24 Rutgers 1 1977 2nd Rnd, #33, Cleveland Cavaliers
Bernard King SF 6-7 205 Dec 4, 1956 22 Tennessee 1 1977 1st Rnd, #7, New Jersey Nets
Ralph Simpson GF 6-5 200 Aug 10, 1949 29 Michigan State 2 1972 1st Rnd, #11, Chicago Bulls
Jan Van Breda Kolff SF 6-7 195 Dec 16, 1951 27 Vanderbilt 2 1974 2nd Rnd, #20, Portland Trail Blazers
1976 ABA Dispersal Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 11, New York Nets
Wilson Washington PF 6-9 227 Aug 3, 1955 23 Old Dominion 1 1977 2nd Rnd, #25, Philadelphia Sixers
John Williamson PG 6-2 185 Nov 10, 1951 27 New Mexico State 2 1973 6th Rnd, #96, Atlanta Hawks

1978-1979 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 New Jersey Nets PHI in 2
First Round #4 Houston Rockets #5 Atlanta Hawks ATL in 2
Second Round #1 Washington Bullets #5 Atlanta Hawks WAS in 7
Second Round #2 San Antonio Spurs #3 Philadelphia Sixers SAS in 7
Conference Finals #1 Washington Bullets #2 San Antonio Spurs WAS in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Portland Trail Blazers PHX in 3
First Round #4 Denver Nuggets #5 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 3
Second Round #1 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Los Angeles Lakers SEA in 5
Second Round #3 Phoenix Suns #2 Kansas City Kings PHX in 5
Conference Finals #1 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Phoenix Suns SEA in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Washington Bullets #1 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 5

1978-1979 New Jersey Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
John Williamson 2 46.0 29.5 3.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 7.0
Bernard King 2 40.5 26.0 5.5 3.5 2.0 0.0 3.0
Eddie Jordan 2 41.5 19.0 7.5 8.5 4.0 1.5 3.0
George Johnson 2 35.0 14.5 12.5 1.0 1.0 3.5 2.0
Jan Van Breda Kolff 2 40.5 10.5 10.0 3.5 0.0 1.5 2.5
Tim Bassett 2 8.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Phil Jackson 2 10.0 2.0 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Ralph Simpson 2 5.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Harvey Catchings 2 13.0 1.0 4.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0

1978-1979 New Jersey Nets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New Jersey Leaders Philadelphia Leaders
Apr 11, 1979
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Philadelphia		 L, 122-114 Spectrum
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 38. J. Williamson
 PTS: 28. J. Erving
Apr 13, 1979
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Philadelphia		 L, 101-111 Jersey Mike's Arena
Opening Round 		0-2 PTS: 27. Bernard King
 PTS: 24. C. Jones