Washington Bullets Playoff Rosters

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1978-1979 Washington Bullets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Greg Ballard SF 6-7 215 Jan 29, 1955 24 Oregon 1 1977 1st Rnd, #4, Washington Wizards
Phil Chenier PG 6-3 180 Oct 30, 1950 28 California 7 1971 Hardship Draft, Washington Wizards
Dave Corzine C 6-11 250 Apr 25, 1956 22 DePaul 0 1978 1st Rnd, #18, Washington Wizards
Bob Dandridge SF 6-6 195 Nov 15, 1947 31 Norfolk State 9 1969 4th Rnd, #46, Milwaukee Bucks
Kevin Grevey GF 6-5 210 May 12, 1953 25 Kentucky 3 1975 1st Rnd, #20, Washington Wizards
Elvin Hayes FC 6-9 235 Nov 17, 1945 33 Houston 10 1968 1st Rnd, #1, San Diego Rockets
Tom Henderson SG 6-3 190 Jan 26, 1952 27 Hawaii 4 1974 1st Rnd, #7, Atlanta Hawks
Charles Johnson PG 6-0 170 Mar 31, 1949 30 California 6 1971 6th Rnd, #98, Golden State Warriors
Mitch Kupchak FC 6-9 230 May 24, 1954 24 North Carolina 2 1976 1st Rnd, #24, Washington Wizards
Roger Phegley SG 6-6 205 Oct 16, 1956 22 Bradley 0 1978 1st Rnd, #14, Washington Wizards
Wes Unseld FC 6-7 245 Mar 14, 1946 33 Louisville 10 1968 1st Rnd, #2, Washington Wizards
Larry Wright PG 6-1 160 Nov 23, 1954 24 Grambling State 2 1976 1st Rnd, #25, Washington Wizards

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 Washington Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Bob Dandridge 19 41.4 23.1 7.4 5.5 0.7 0.8 3.1
Elvin Hayes 19 41.4 22.5 14.0 2.0 0.9 2.7 2.9
Kevin Grevey 19 27.7 12.8 2.5 1.6 0.8 0.4 2.1
Wes Unseld 19 38.7 10.3 13.3 3.4 0.9 0.7 1.6
Tom Henderson 19 29.4 8.7 1.8 5.6 0.9 0.3 2.1
Larry Wright 18 18.4 8.4 1.4 2.4 0.6 0.2 1.5
Greg Ballard 19 16.4 7.2 4.8 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.1
Charles Johnson 18 15.3 4.8 1.9 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.6
Mitch Kupchak 8 17.1 6.5 4.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.6
Phil Chenier 9 10.8 2.8 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.7
Dave Corzine 12 5.2 0.7 2.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3

1978-1979 Washington Bullets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Washington Leaders Atlanta Leaders
Apr 15, 1979
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Atlanta		 W, 103-89 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 31. Elvin Hayes
 PTS: 24. D. Roundfield
Apr 17, 1979
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Atlanta		 L, 99-107 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 36. B. Dandridge
 PTS: 17. E. Johnson, Jr.
Apr 20, 1979
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Atlanta		 W, 77-89 Omni Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 19. Elvin Hayes
 PTS: 13. John Drew
Apr 22, 1979
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Atlanta		 W, 118-120 Omni Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		3-1 PTS: 31. B. Dandridge
 PTS: 22. D. Roundfield
Apr 24, 1979
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Atlanta		 L, 103-107 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		3-2 PTS: 26. Elvin Hayes
 PTS: 21. Terry Furlow
Apr 26, 1979
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Atlanta		 L, 104-86 Omni Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals 		3-3 PTS: 24. Elvin Hayes
 PTS: 22. E. Johnson, Jr.
Apr 29, 1979
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Atlanta		 W, 100-94 US Airways Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		4-3 PTS: 39. Elvin Hayes
 PTS: 24. John Drew

1978-1979 Washington Bullets Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Washington Leaders San Antonio Leaders
May 4, 1979
v.
San Antonio		 L, 97-118 US Airways Arena
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 25. B. Dandridge
 PTS: 34. G. Gervin
May 6, 1979
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San Antonio		 W, 115-95 US Airways Arena
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 26. Wes Unseld
 PTS: 25. Larry Kenon
May 9, 1979
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San Antonio		 L, 116-114 HemisFair Arena
Conference Finals 		1-2 PTS: 28. B. Dandridge
 PTS: 29. G. Gervin
May 11, 1979
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San Antonio		 L, 118-102 HemisFair Arena
Conference Finals 		1-3 PTS: 23. Elvin Hayes
 PTS: 42. G. Gervin
May 13, 1979
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San Antonio		 W, 107-103 US Airways Arena
Conference Finals 		2-3 PTS: 24. Elvin Hayes
 PTS: 28. G. Gervin
May 16, 1979
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San Antonio		 W, 100-108 HemisFair Arena
Conference Finals 		3-3 PTS: 25. Elvin Hayes
 PTS: 20. G. Gervin
May 18, 1979
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San Antonio		 W, 107-105 US Airways Arena
Conference Finals 		4-3 PTS: 37. B. Dandridge
 PTS: 42. G. Gervin

1978-1979 Washington Bullets NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Washington Leaders Seattle Leaders
May 20, 1979
v.
Seattle		 W, 99-97 US Airways Arena
NBA Finals 		1-0 PTS: 26. Larry Wright
 PTS: 32. Gus Williams
May 24, 1979
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Seattle		 L, 82-92 US Airways Arena
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 21. B. Dandridge
 PTS: 23. Gus Williams
May 27, 1979
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Seattle		 L, 105-95 Kingdome
NBA Finals 		1-2 PTS: 28. B. Dandridge
 PTS: 31. Gus Williams
May 29, 1979
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Seattle		 L, 114-112 Kingdome
NBA Finals 		1-3 PTS: 18. C. Johnson
 PTS: 36. Gus Williams
Jun 1, 1979
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Seattle		 L, 93-97 US Airways Arena
NBA Finals 		1-4 PTS: 29. Elvin Hayes
 PTS: 23. Gus Williams