1978 NBA Finals
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| Dates | May 21 – June 7 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Wes Unseld (Washington Bullets) | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | SuperSonics: Dennis Johnson (2010) Jack Sikma (2019) Bullets: Bob Dandridge (2021) Elvin Hayes (1990) Wes Unseld (1988) Coaches: Lenny Wilkens (1989, player/1998, coach) Officials: Darell Garretson (2016) Earl Strom (1995) | |||||||||
| Eastern finals | Bullets defeated 76ers, 4–2 | |||||||||
| Western finals | SuperSonics defeated Nuggets, 4–2 | |||||||||
The 1978 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1977–78 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The series featured the Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics against the Eastern Conference champion Washington Bullets. The Bullets defeated the SuperSonics in seven games to win their first NBA championship. Bullets power forward/center Wes Unseld was named MVP of the series. The 1978 World Championship Series was the first NBA Finals series since the 1958 World Championship Series in which both teams had under 50 wins, and is the only NBA Finals to feature two teams with under 50 wins in an 82-game season.
The 1978 Bullets were the last team to win Game 7 of the NBA Finals on the road until the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers did so in 2016.