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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1978-79 NBA season was the Warriors' 33rd season in the NBA and 16th in the San Francisco Bay Area .[1]
Draft picks
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F
5
Abernethy, Tom
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Indiana
F/C
43
Cooper, Wayne
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
New Orleans
G
4
Lucas, John
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Maryland
C
00
Parish, Robert
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Centenary
G/F
22
Parker, Sonny
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Texas A&M
C
44
Ray, Clifford
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Oklahoma
G
25
Robertson, Tony
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
West Virginia
G/F
45
Short, Purvis
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jackson State
G
20
Smith, Phil
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
San Francisco
G
11
Townsend, Raymond
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
UCLA
G
10
White, Jo Jo
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Kansas
G
33
Williams, Nate
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Utah State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1978-79 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAL
MIL
NJN
NOJ
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SDC
SEA
WAS
Atlanta
—
2–2
3–1
3–1
3–1
3–1
1–3
3–1
1–3
2–2
1–3
3–0
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–1
2–2
3–1
3–1
1–3
2–2
Boston
2–2
—
1–2
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–1
1–3
3–1
1–3
1–3
1–3
1–3
2–2
3–1
2–2
0–4
1–3
0–4
1–3
2–2
0–4
Chicago
1–3
2–1
—
1–3
2–2
2–2
3–1
2–2
2–2
0–4
1–3
1–3
2–2
2–2
3–1
1–3
1–3
4–0
0–3
0–4
0–4
1–3
Cleveland
1–3
2–2
3–1
—
1–2
1–3
2–1
2–2
1–3
1–3
2–2
1–3
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
0–4
0–4
0–4
2–2
2–2
0–4
Denver
1–3
3–1
2–2
2–1
—
2–2
4–0
1–3
3–1
1–3
3–1
2–2
4–0
3–1
3–1
0–3
3–1
1–3
3–1
2–2
3–1
1–3
Detroit
1–3
2–2
2–2
3–1
2–2
—
1–3
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–1
0–4
2–2
1–3
1–3
0–4
1–3
1–3
2–2
0–3
1–3
Golden State
3–1
1–2
1–3
1–2
0–4
3–1
—
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
2–2
1–3
3–1
3–1
3–1
1–3
2–2
1–3
1–3
3–1
2–2
Houston
1–3
3–1
2–2
2–2
3–1
2–2
2–2
—
0–4
3–1
2–1
2–2
3–1
4–0
4–0
0–4
2–2
3–1
3–1
2–1
2–2
2–2
Indiana
3–1
1–3
2–2
3–1
1–3
2–2
2–2
4–0
—
1–3
0–4
2–2
1–2
2–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–1
3–1
1–3
0–4
1–3
Kansas City
2–2
3–1
4–0
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
1–3
3–1
—
2–2
2–2
3–1
3–1
2–1
2–2
2–2
1–3
1–3
2–2
2–2
3–0
Los Angeles
3–1
3–1
3–1
2–2
1–3
2–2
3–1
1–2
4–0
2–2
—
3–1
2–2
2–2
3–0
1–3
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
Milwaukee
0–3
3–1
3–1
3–1
2–2
1–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
—
2–2
3–1
1–3
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
1–3
2–2
1–3
New Jersey
2–2
3–1
2–2
1–3
0–4
4–0
3–1
1–3
2–1
1–3
2–2
2–2
—
3–1
1–3
2–2
3–0
2–2
0–4
2–2
0–4
1–3
New Orleans
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
1–3
2–2
1–3
0–4
1–2
1–3
2–2
1–3
1–3
—
2–2
2–2
1–3
1–3
2–2
0–4
0–3
0–4
New York
2–2
1–3
1–3
2–2
1–3
3–1
1–3
0–4
2–2
1–2
0–3
3–1
3–1
2–2
—
2–2
0–4
1–3
1–3
2–2
2–2
1–3
Philadelphia
2–2
2–2
3–1
2–2
3–0
3–1
1–3
4–0
2–2
2–2
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
—
1–3
1–2
3–1
3–1
1–3
3–1
Phoenix
1–2
4–0
3–1
4–0
1–3
4–0
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–2
0–3
3–1
4–0
3–1
—
3–1
3–1
2–2
1–3
1–3
Portland
2–2
3–1
0–4
4–0
3–1
3–1
2–2
1–3
1–3
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–1
3–1
2–1
1–3
—
2–1
2–2
1–3
3–1
San Antonio
1–3
4–0
3–0
4–0
1–3
3–1
3–1
1–3
1–3
3–1
2–2
3–1
4–0
2–2
3–1
1–3
1–3
1–2
—
4–0
2–2
1–3
San Diego
1–3
3–1
4–0
2–2
2–2
2–2
3–1
1–2
3–1
2–2
2–2
3–1
2–2
4–0
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–2
0–4
—
2–2
0–3
Seattle
3–1
2–2
4–0
2–2
1–3
3–0
1–3
2–2
4–0
2–2
2–2
2–2
4–0
3–0
2–2
3–1
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
—
2–2
Washington
2–2
4–0
3–1
4–0
3–1
3–1
2–2
2–2
3–1
0–3
2–2
3–1
3–1
4–0
3–1
1–3
3–1
1–3
3–1
3–0
2–2
—
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References
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