1978 NBA Finals Game 7 Washington Bullets vs. Seattle Super Sonics

[@tppwttiger2244]

Love those Washington Bullets uniforms. It was the most beautiful. It still is.

[@master-kq3nw]

i want that back name bullets

[@brando7266]

Best nba uniform ever,

[@tppwttiger2244]

@@brando7266 Without a doubt.

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

When i was a kid, i took a wife beater and tie dyed it like the bullets jersey. Then used duct tape for the numbers and letters.

[@jaybrank]

Glad to see the Bullets win the championship. I was bummed in '75 when they got swept by the Warriors. I was a big fan of Elvin Hayes. He had an awesome turnaround fadeaway jumper. Wes Unseld was a rock for that team. Bobby Dandrige put them over the top in '78.

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

Mr Clutch!

[@extrabaconbih92]

Are you still alive?

[@jaybrank]

@@extrabaconbih92 Absolutely!

[@theblaxicano2292]

Who’s the goat?

[@Amick44]

Yes he did. I never liked the bullets, I felt they were redundant and boring. However, I loved Dandridge, a truly solid 2 way star who contributed in All areas. So, I was happy to see Bobby get his second ring.

[@brianarbenz1329]

Wes, you were the greatest! Our family rooted for you when you were at the University of Louisville, my mother's alma mater. I was _so_ happy for you that night. Rest in Greatness, Wes Unseld!

[@jaycompany4886]

1st NBA finals I watch a young Dennis Johnson , downtown Freddie Brown, Wes Unseld, Elvin Hayes n Jack Sickma......... Seattle n Washington Bullets, wow!

[@vaibanez17]

I love the late 70's NBA, the Blazers, the Sonics, the Bullets, the Suns, the Warriors. Those were good times in the NBA with lots of parity.

[@crowtservo]

From 1970-79, 8 different organizations won NBA Championships: Knicks in 70 and 73, the Bucks in 71, the Lakers in 72, the Celtics in 74 and 76, the Warriors in 75, the Trailblazers in 77, the Bullets in 78 and the SuperSonics in 79. In the forty years since 1979, only 12 organizations have won championships. The Lakers won in 80, 82, 85, 87, 88, 00, 01, 02, 09, 10. The Celtics in 81, 84, 86, 08. The 76ers in 83. The Pistons in 89, 90, 04. The Bulls in 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98. The Rockets in 94, 95. The Spurs in 99, 03, 05, 07, 14. The Heat in 06, 12, 13. The Mavericks in 11. The Warriors in 15, 17, 18. The Cavaliers in 16 and the Raptors in 19. The last forty years it’s been such a top heavy and predictable league. What a shame.

[@ytgc-royalewarex5190]

​ @crowtservo To think 70s was kinda unpredictable playoff run. So many parity

[@Videogamelover58]

and the bucks

[@RYMAN1321]

Suns didn’t win though, and both the Blazers & Sonics only won once so I’m a bit confused 😕

[@Jeff98177]

The Sonics won the title in 1978-79, making them the last team to win the NBA championship before the 3-pt. line was introduced the following year.

[@stannash5886]

I was glad for the BULLETS win too,l was a big fan of ELVIN HAYES too.

[@mja91352]

And this is pertinent why?

[@Jeff98177]

@@mja91352 It's called trivia. Look it up.

[@djones2170]

They're also the last Western conference team to win that wasn't in Cali or Texas

[@richjustin06]

The Bullets is such a bad ass club name. I imagine more stars would want to play there cause of that name. They also have a great history under the bullets flag. Ain’t nobody scared of the “wizards” lol.

[@master-kq3nw]

but someone hate that nickname beacuse of killing but meaning is fast like bullets ,,,,,

[@brianarbenz1329]

What's in a name? The only undefeated Super Bowl champion is The Dolphins. Not exactly a scary name.

[@eggsmann594]

I know, wizards is a stupid name., I wished they just moved out of the area instead.....2,000 miles away. same with commandos 🤣

[@fwb41]

I wonder why Abe Polling suddenly decided that BULLETS wasn't a good name for his basketball team...I remember back in the 1980s when DC was known as the Murder Capital of the World- when young Black men were being Shooting and & Being Shot every night, while other young Black men were Shooting Baskets & making Money for Pollin- and he didn't decide to change the name of his basketball team...

[@rockvilleraven]

The funniest thing about the Bullets winning was Wes Unseld took that first free throw, Coach Dick Motta took a time out and Wes complained ”you messed up my timing” Motta said ”I didn't know you had timing”

[@kevbeenballin9]

The last team in Nba finals history to win game 7 on the road

[@nolife1423]

I'm so happy the cavs ended the drought of that. So happy we're able to see a game 7 road win in our lifetime lol. That crowd is dead !

[@razkable]

Who would have guessed the 57-45 bullets would win a road game 7 for the title....crazy..still the most losses for a title team in modern nba history ...

[@housesports000]

I was gonna say the Cavs but i forgot this was at 2015

[@lovelymayapop]

@@razkable do you mean 44-38?

[@williampavichevich5608]

Was this at the KING DOME?

[@sneakerfacevids441]

One of my favorite childhood memories ! I loved these Bullets. I had a neighbor friend who had one of the early VCRs and we’d watch the Bullets games together that he’d recorded. Some in real time too. Local rocker Nils Lofgren (now a member of Bruce Springsteen’s band) wrote & performed his tribute to this team, “Bullets Fever,” which can be found on KZbin.

[@stuarth4296]

I remember Nils...good guitar player. And I was a Bullet fan too. Grew up in the Balt Washington area...I actually played high school ball there and used to play against the extras for their rookie team for try outs at Ft Meade (back when they still allowed that). I was a very good player pre injury and could dunk very easily and had offers to schools...my buddy that went up with me ended up going to Rhose Island U. and was All Atlantic 10 Freshman Team. They would run shirt and skins for a third team. Motta was the coach. By the second or third week the vets would come in and everything would change. We would have to clear the court for Hayes, Unseld, Chenier, and the guys...Those were the days...

[@master-kq3nw]

they go so fast in locker room to celebrate nowadays you must staying on court to celebrate title this was amazing team

[@mardukmd919]

my dad was a physician at capital centre back in 79 when the bullets won the finals. good times!

[@TL2354]

Sonics won the finals in 79

[@stuarth4296]

@mardukmd...I was a basketball player in the Baltimore-Washington area and the team Doctor for the Bullets set my ankle when I broke it. He happened to be on call that day at the local hospital and I was told by his nurse (and it was on his card) that he was the Orthopedic for the Bullets. He actually had a walking cast he wanted me to use that was cutting edge for the time. I could shower with it on. This was in late 1979 (December). I injured it playing basketball at high school practice and everyone was telling me I was lucky he was on call because he specialized in sportsmedicine. I do not know if that was your dad or not...

[@mardukmd919]

@@stuarth4296 wow its amazing that you remember that. my dad wasnt a sports medicine or ortho but i do remember his ortho friend Dr Remo from back in the day. Dr Remo was my ortho when i fractured my ankle as a kid.

[@eggsmann594]

cool

[@raymondricksjr5026]

Bobby Dandridge is a legend, without him the Bullets wouldn't win the title in 1978

[@raymondricksjr5026]

It's ridiculous that Bobby Dandridge wasn't the MVP of the finals or at least Elvin Haynes.

[@Amick44]

​@@raymondricksjr5026Absolutely. Seemed to be kind of an career achievement award for Wes, for spending his entire career with the Bullets and losing 2 previous finals.

[@robertastrop2482]

Dennis Johnson (DJ) the best defensive guard during his time. RIP!!!

[@stuarth4296]

DJ was very underrated. The game misses him. RIP. Same with Wes Unseld. Great rebounder. RIP big Westley.

[@samgudipati]

Bullets (wizards) are my favorite team

[@elwin38]

I miss the NBA on CBS🏀🏀

[@christopherborum6551]

Nice to see some highlights of Hall of Famer Jack Skima

[@master-kq3nw]

bullets in 70s were a strong team

[@kevbeenballin9]

They lost 3 finals in 70's. 2 of them they got swept.

[@master-kq3nw]

yes ok i understand but this bullets great team.

[@OneHundredPoints]

They had Bob Dandrige who won the title with Milwaukee in 1971against the Bullets, but in 1977 he was traded to Washington and the Bullets won the title and Dandridge was the MVP of the Finals, lol.

[@razkable]

Phil chenear Bob dandridge wes unseld elvin hayes earl Monroe Kevin greedy charles johnson Mitch kupchek off the bench ...stacked team in 70's

[@master-kq3nw]

@@razkable yes 78 79 good finals good players rivarly between sonics and bullets.unseld and hayes

[@brettshepherd5240]

The nba was great in the 70s despite what people say

[@Amick44]

It sure was. No question Larry and Magic picked it up notches. Maybe even made it a true major league, for those who felt that it wasn't on a par with some of the other sports. But Kareem, Barry, Cowens, Dr J, Pistol Pete, Tiny Archibald, McAdoo were true greats. As were Havlicek, Bing and Frazier especially the first half of the 70s.

[@WatchVenusSpa]

It's a damn shame that these 2 teams are both technically out of the NBA now. (The Bullets via name change and the Sonics have moved away.)

[@michaelleroy9281]

The Sonics should still be in Seattle

[@master-kq3nw]

yes but gulity is major of seatlle and owner sonics who want new arena

[@youtuber3328]

the 1993 and 1996 sonics led by gary payton weren't as elite as their 1978 1979 1980 and 1987 teams but I'm probably not fully aware of all the reasons and please read my comment

[@RandyDubin]

RIP Abe Polin, Dennis Johnson, & Wes Unseld.

[@master-kq3nw]

bring back bullets and sonics

[@Bryan_502]

Good ole days. Gus Williams, Dennis Johnson, Downtown Freddy Brown, Paul Silas, Jack Sikma, Lonnie Shelton, etc.

[@allustrious1]

This is real basketball with no threes!!

[@Amick44]

allustrious1 Two of my faves in Downtown Freddie Brown and the long underrated Bobby Dandridge. Hayes and Unseld owe Bobby D. one.

[@rockvilleraven]

@@Amick44 CJ hit a long one from half court in game 7

[@tommurphy2746]

@@rockvilleraven I remember that, it was actually from about 10 feet beyond the halfcourt line if I recall. Luckily for the Sonics there was no 3 point line then. Charles Johnson swished about a 65 foot shot at the buzzer to end the 3rd period to make it 79-66 Bullets. I'm a Sonics fan, so after we lost game 7 at home, I spent the next two or three weeks pretty depressed. I was 14-years-old at the time. But I felt a lot better a year later when the Sonics won it all. Great memories.

[@rockvilleraven]

@@tommurphy2746I went to the parade that year, they started at the Capital Centre and went into DC with stops at the Capital, the District Building and the White House where then President Carter asked "Where's the Fat Lady?" They were supposed to go outside to RFK Stadium, soon to torn down but it was too crowded. I went to Game 7 of next years Eastern Conference finals where the lucky to come back and win it being down 12 points with 2 minutes left. That's when I knew they wouldn't repeat that season.

[@tommurphy2746]

@@rockvilleraven Looking back, I'm so happy the Sonics and the Bullets both got their first and still their only Titles...both teams were great teams with great players. Those were such good times. Such a happier and more innocent world back in those days. Great memories. I need to find me a time-machine. 😂

[@ErikSchneiderUSA]

The Washington Bullets were actually pretty good at one point

[@RYMAN1321]

Only got this one title though

[@TjSamson]

They were the only team that made the playoffs every year during the 70s.

[@RYMAN1321]

@@TjSamson That makes it all the more disappointing

[@DavidSmith-fs6pi]

Spencer Haywood they called him Spencer Driftwood in New York when he was with the Knicks.

[@funkyflights]

These two teams were such a great match up ... Bullets won it in 78 Sonics beat um in 79 .. Sonics were that close to going back to back

[@rockvilleraven]

Wasn’t close the Sonics won 4 straight to win all that year.

[@funkyflights]

@@rockvilleraven … Yes, but the year before the Bullets beat us in game 7 in Seattle to win the championship ..

[@rockvilleraven]

@@funkyflights I’m was at game 7 of the semifinals and we were lucky to beat the Spurs down 12 with 2 minutes left.

[@funkyflights]

@@rockvilleraven … Sonics vs Spurs ? Is that back when Seattle had Ray Allen ? What year ?

[@rockvilleraven]

@@funkyflights It was Bullets vs. Spurs the next year after they won the title. They had to struggle to win and get back to the finals.

[@staunchx]

@cbaldwinjr True, but there were still plenty of things to like about that era: Game 5 of the '76 Finals, the improbable championship runs of the Warriors and Blazers (teams which relied heavily on team basketball), the magnificence of Bill Walton in '77, the splendour of Julius Erving. Obviously things got significantly better once Magic and Bird arrived on the scene - and after the league cracked down on drugs.

[@Suburbancowboy123]

Its hard to win a game 7 in any sport, much less on the road

[@EphSBGGSO]

Congrats Jack Sikma on election to Basketball Hall of Fame!

[@brentmiller6414]

Now in 2018 the Washington Capitals has won, finally breaking the curse

[@ronaldestubblefield7023]

except for say, 3 football titles in between LMAO

[@rockvilleraven]

@@ronaldestubblefield7023 in 2019, the Washington Nationals.

[@RYMAN1321]

@@rockvilleraven Yes. And now all four professional teams in DC have at least one title

[@rockvilleraven]

@@RYMAN1321 The two Women’s team won it all also, 2019 the Mystics won the WNBA title and in 2021 the Spirit won the NWSL soccer title, it OT.

[@radar0412]

At the beginning of this game Brent Musbuger announced that some guy at the beginning of the season got 200 to 1 odds that the Sonics would win the NBA championship. It was too long ago for me to remember exactly how much the guy stood to win. I think it was something like $20 grand? I can't find a full replay of game 7. The guy lost in any event.

[@fwb41]

I still can't believe I fell asleep at halftime & missed the whole second half 😢

[@tgrsmuggs]

Yes, but the Bullets might have gone back-to-back with a healthy Kupchak in '79. I agree, though, great match up for sure.

[@randomcat5262]

Coming back here for the people gloating about how the Lakers started 2-10 and won a playoff series. Sonics started 2-10 and then 5-17 and came THIS CLOSE to winning a title!

[@murphymurph]

I'm just watching former louisville cardinals player wes unseld

[@rockvilleraven]

I agree with the person below that says that the Wizards should change their name back to the Bullets, if Charlotte can become the Hornets again, why not us?

[@master-kq3nw]

i think that they will never return that name

[@dcboi202]

They changed it originally because DC had the highest crime rate in the country back in the 90's, so the name "Bullets" was pretty negative. I love that name better than the "Wizards" though.

[@rockvilleraven]

The name Bullets actually was a brand of sneakers made by the Bata Atheltic Shoe Company of Hartford County, MD, the original Baltimore team who were also called the Bullets outfitted the team in the late 40's early 50s in exchange for naming rights.

[@master-kq3nw]

team was fast like bullet that s why get that name in baltimore 1965

[@fwb41]

The thing Was that young Black men were Shooting & Being Shot with REAL Bullets in DC- while Other young Black men were making Money for Abe Pollin shooting Baskets.... so Pollin finally decided that it really wasn't Cool to have his team being called BULLETS...after all, DC was called the Murder Capital of the World back in the 1980s...

[@MrVelosh]

Major League Baseball, the last time a Visiting team won the World Series in a 7th game was 1979 when Pittsburgh beat Baltimore O's. In the NHL, it's more common. In the 1980's it's happened a couple of times, not sure about the 90's, but in 2009, and recently in 2011 both Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins were Game 7 Road winners for the Stanley Cup. However, in MLB and NBA the cards have been stacked against the road team for quite some time.

[@MrTrojanoftroy]

The NHL had only 1 Stanley Cup Final go 7 games in the '90s. The Rangers beat the Canucks at home in 1994

[@fatehfini5856]

The cavs are going to win game 7 on the road at oracle

[@MrVelosh]

Did anyone know that this was the last time a Visiting team won a Game 7 of the NBA Finals on the Home teams floor? This was back under the 2-2-1-1-1 format. However, even when the 2-3-2 format began in 1985 the 2nd year between Boston and LA, there was never a Finals under the recent and current 2-3-2 format where the Visiting team has yet to win the 7th game on the Home teams court.

[@RYMAN1321]

It ended up happening in 2016.

[@maybenodyarg]

Great class from the Sonics fans.

[@youtuber3328]

it's nice to meet you and i'll say the sonics in 1993 and 1996 were elite led by gary payton but not equal to their 1978 1979 1980 and 1987 teams but i probably don't know all of the reasons why and please read my comment

[@maybenodyarg]

@@youtuber3328 nice to meet you too :) and yes i would agree especially because they won the championship in the 70s! payton and kemp were incredibly fun to watch however

[@youtuber3328]

@@maybenodyarg your comment makes sense and please tell me if you have any favorites in sonics and/or bullets history

[@maybenodyarg]

@@youtuber3328 hmm favourite team is probably 1996, the team that went to the finals against the bulls - and player is definitely shawn kemp!!!! you?

[@youtuber3328]

@@maybenodyarg with the sonics who i did do and will SOMEWHAT like as a whole my favorite team would be the 2000/01 team because i really LOVE patrick ewing

[@sandyboggs8099]

the late great wes unseld

[@stuarth4296]

Amen. 6-7 and could move a house under that basket.

[@oneday5572]

Damn they just ran off the court. No on court stage or presentation? No post game interviews? Damn 😂

[@davanmani556]

I kind of like that effect because of Mitch Kupchak skipping and jumping. But everybody else, it was boring.

[@oneday5572]

@Cazoo-zi2lx Do you happen to know what year they started doing on court trophy presentations?

[@kincamell2]

Much Gratitude

[@za7304]

Best team name

[@RYMAN1321]

*Sigh* Nearly 45 years later still waiting on another title from the Wizards :(

[@3243_]

@elwin38 The Tape Delay Era did not start until the 1979-80 season.

[@elindioedwards7041]

At one time this was an upper tier franchise. Now it is one of the most mismanaged teams in all of sports. They are in the midst of yet another lost season. I really feel that an expansion team would reach a 50 win season quicker than the Wizards. Who is more clueless? The Wizards or the Washington Football Team ? I'm not sure.

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

They killed the bullets for me when they went and became wizards. And the same with the Redskins. Commanders?! Pfft. May as well called the Tha Masas. Or Warmongers.

[@stoofyboof4399]

I bet the young people are like, WHY IS THERE NO 3 POINT LINE

[@staunchx]

@xSoccerxCorex Definitely a good chance Portland would have repeated or even 3-peated. Portland had far and away the best record during the 77-78 season right up until the point where Walton got injured. Of course Portland's ownership dug their own grave by all but forcing the big redhead to return for the playoffs before he was fully healed. The rest as they say is history.

[@nickcurran3105]

Was this the last NBA Championship that featured two teams or names that no longer exist?

[@elwin38]

@threeby8887 i was watching the NBA at this time and tape delay sucked...actually tape delay went on in the regular season and early playoff rounds BEFORE the 79-80 season. a game would come on at 10:30 PM(central time) but before the game would come on, sometimes our local news would show the final score of the featured game. my family got cable in Oct-81 and i didnt have to watch tape delay anymore.

[@paulsonj72]

threeby8887-Actually 1 game of the 1979 finals was shown on a tape delayed basis. 1980 only had 1(I think) tape delayed game. 1981 was the worst with 4 of the 6 games on tape. And that was due to there being no west coast team in the finals that could have an 11:30 PM ET Live start

[@dannyhernandez265]

I miss the bullet name. Maybe the reason the wizards haven’t been successful is because their name sounds so lame now.

[@master-kq3nw]

they say too violent name

[@master-kq3nw]

@Cazoo-zi2lx this nickname means speed like bullet not any criminal meaning

[@BiffScooter1]

Have to Wiki this but didn't DJ have one of his worst shooting nights in Game 7 in '78? Then he really stepped it up in '79 when the same two teams met in the Final.

[@CoolioXXX52]

Not same cause no big e

[@Ballay05]

0/14. He rebounded after this series that's for sure

[@BiffScooter1]

Yeah, gotta luv DJ as there was '79 anyway so not too choked up. Then can't begrudge him leaving for the C's too much.

[@howardcosell2022]

If DJ hit his open jumpers with Boston, Celtics would have more championships

[@elwin38]

@brucedavis76 i watched every game!!! i dont think these games were tape delay either.

[@kuffarthedeplorable4289]

Bullet Fever......catch it.

[@DavidGee51]

It's so weird, you'd think that this would have been the darkest day ever for Seattle sports fans, yet pretty much nobody remembers the Sonics honking a 3-2 lead and losing game 7 at home. Winning it all in 1979 helped, of course. But you'd think this would be on par with getting screwed in the Super Bowl.

[@tommurphy2746]

I'm a lifelong Sonics fan, I was 14 when the Sonics blew that 3-2 lead in the 1978 Finals. Dennis Johnson going 0-14 from the field in game 7. I was depressed for 3 or 4 weeks after that devastating loss. To this day, outside of the day the Seattle announced the settlement with Clay Bennett and Oklahoma City to relocate, it was, and still is my number one most painful sports memory. The Super Bowl against the Steelers would be the next. The Washington Huskies being put on probation in 1993, causing Don James to prematurely retire in protest to the sanctions handed down by the Pac 10 was another terrible memory. It derailed the start of a dynasty and all the momentum they had from a great 3 year run. 1991 Co-National Champions and a 22-game winning streak. The retirement of Don James along with the sanctions really killed the program....they still won and were good, but it was never the same.

[@hectorecasaus2022]

I can't find any images of the game Maccabi Tel Aviv vs the "champs" Bullets" (78). Maccabi from Israel defeated the "World Champions" Anyone has any images?

[@bobthemechanic5616]

No 3 point line

[@Suspiraaa]

I'm from va but a lebron fan not a cavs a lebron so as much as I want lebron to win more rings I'd still like to see the Washington DC win a championship

[@ChrisH-mj2yu]

This aged well dc fan too

[@rockvilleraven]

@@ChrisH-mj2yu 2018 Caps won the Stanley Cup 2019 Nationals won the World Series and the Mystics Won the WNBA title.

[@xSoccerxCorex]

@staunchx which you can thank stern for. but i wonder if Walton and his foot issues may have altered the course of NBA history. maybe the blazers win 2 or 3 straight if he was healthy...

[@Jeff98177]

@threeby8887 It wasn't misspelled. You're seeing thigns. :-)

[@JayPocs]

I'm.here to check the 3 point line prior 1980.

[@youtuber3328]

if anyone at all knows please tell me why the bullets traded george mikan

[@brucedavis76]

the nba almost died cuz of this series no one watched it it was a shame cuz the game was cool

[@RYMAN1321]

Shame, because it was the Bullets’ first (and so far only) title

[@MrTrojanoftroy]

Great series. The SuperSonics would win the rematch in 1979. 4 games to 1. Too bad Seattle still doesn't have a team. And that Washington is irrelevant.

[@mitchellshaw7739]

Matt Stone things done changed. Kinda

[@ACD1994]

Announcer says, Bob Dandridge wins Finals MVP. Award then goes to Wes Unseld.

[@kobischpiek8520]

Why was Wes unseld the FMVP and not elvin hayes ?

[@Michaelslayer1]

what a battle

[@MaxScheibenpflug]

Logically, the green Sonics had a blue court.

[@master-kq3nw]

yes in 70s and 80s a think 1990 was green floor

[@kharm2811]

Washington vs Washington lol

[@jayska23]

Why did Wes Unseld win the finals MVP over Elvin Hayes?

[@Gerkinstock]

Amazing that two teams with a combined regular season win total of 91 actually made the finals in 1978. That's because Bill Walton injured himself 60 games into the season, when his Portland Trailblazers were 50-10.

[@ethanjobson3879]

Cinderella playoff runs also were just more common in that era. From 71-81 you had the Bullets in 71, Suns in 76, Bullets in 78 and Rockets in 81.

[@tommurphy2746]

The Sonics started the 1978 season 5-17. Bob Hopkins, their coach was fired and Lenny Wilkens took over and the Sonics went 42-18 the rest of the season. Lenny came in and changed the starting lineup and acquired Gus Williams from the Warriors. Second year player and future Hall-of-Famer Dennis Johnson was put in the starting lineup with newly acquired Gus Williams and rookie and future Hall-of-Famer Jack Sikma was placed in the starting lineup as well. Plus, "Downtown" Freddy Brown had been injured to start the season and just started playing again. DJ and Gus were so good that Fred Brown who was a starter before his injury, started to come off the bench. So, the Sonics, even though they finished 47-35 that season, they were not at all the same team that started 5-17 and Lenny Wilkens changed 4 out of the 5 players in the starting lineup adding two young future Hall-of-Famers and acquiring Gus Williams from Golden state and putting him in as well. Gus Williams was the leading scorer for the Sonics every year from that point forward for 6 consecutive seasons. He also averaged 29 points per game in the 1979 Finals. So, by the time the Sonics got to playoffs in 1978, they were literally a much better team than their overall record. The Bullets had a veteran team that had been to the 1971 & 1975 Finals, but they got hot in the playoffs in 1978. They were also a better team than their 44-38 record indicated. The following two seasons (1978-79 & 1979-80) the Sonics would win over 50 games the following two seasons going 52-30 in 1979 & 56-26 in 1980. The Bullets would have a 54-28 record in 1979. There was a lot more parity back in the 70s. The top teams in the league were more evenly matched and it was much more competitive back then. So, a team winning 50-60 games back then, were usually little better than their overall record might indicate. From top to bottom the NBA was just more competitive back then. In today's NBA you have Superstars hooking up on the same teams to form super teams which really dillutes the talent for the other teams. Today's NBA is so top heavy. You just don't have as many good teams at the top of the league. In essence, it is easier for a team today to accumulate more wins than in the mid to late 70s when the talent was more evenly distributed....also, there weren't as many teams back then.

[@calvinsmith5429]

Seattle didn't really have a home court playing in kingdome Hec Ed & Arena

[@pretorious700]

Unseld was a stud

[@nubboi]

This will happen again in 2014.

[@CNep99]

Lookin pretty good so far.

[@RYMAN1321]

Nope

[@Ariamaluum]

The Spurs would have beg to differ.

[@ThecrazyJH96]

2017 it'll happen again

[@juancar331]

Joseph Harding lol

[@RYMAN1321]

Nope

[@3243_]

How about CBS misspelling Jack Sikma's last name at the 1:02 mark?

[@marcoparraga130]

Dos equipos desaparesidos lamentablemente

[@yulls9680]

Who's here after Wes Unseld died RIP

[@devo8616]

not to be disrespectful rip Wes Unseld but how did wes Unseld win FMVP over Elvin Hayes

[@Amick44]

I thought Dandridge should have won, but Hayes certainly should have been next. Either would have been more justifiable..

[@Chamberlain-ef9pk]

This game was called by Frank Herzog...whom called all Super Bowl wins by.the Redskins

[@PinkCircleO8]

As someone who was born, raised, and still lives in the DC metropolitan area, it makes me happy when I see videos of professional sports teams in DC winning championships. Cause we ain't got that much luck.

[@razkable]

Redskins have 3 super bowls...be happy...

[@PinkCircleO8]

I know. But I wasn't alive when it happen. My dad was in the DC area at the time when it happen last and he remembers the atmosphere. Also I'm not really into the NFL. But if the Redskins do well, that's great. But I'm not into them like how I am for the Nats and Caps. And Wizards, I root for them, but it's not like the same level. Ya know?

[@AZDC99]

Washington Capitals got it done FINALLY in 2018. Go Caps! (Been waiting since the mid '80s for that one...maybe a GM change is in order for the Wiz)

[@firedevil400]

the wizards shudent have changed there name from the bullets. washington bullets sounds better in my opinion.

[@RYMAN1321]

It was due to DC having high crime rates in the 90’s.

[@master-kq3nw]

yes 1997 change name

[@adikillah]

This was a game 7 of a NBA FInals? Are you kidding me? They play better basketball in Samoa nowadays

[@mikejorsch304]

No caps or tshirts after victory

[@rockvilleraven]

No Champaign either, owner Abe Pollin got on the team bus, stopped at a liquor store got out his credit card and told the team to buy the biggest bottle of Champaign they could find. Before that they just poured bottles of beer on each other.

[@elwin38]

@brucedavis76 i understand where youre coming from though. one year of sonics-bullets was enough. but they ended up playing against each other the very next yr!!!!! now THAT series WAS boring. not saying that because seattle won, other than game 1,parts of games 3&4,this series sucked.Game 2 was NOT televised in the Memphis area locally(pre-empted by the CBS evening movie). there was no 3pt line either.

[@ChrisDodges123]

5:20 "Who dafuq is dat gouy?"

[@kincamell]

Heavy

[@Roggiedodgie]

@cbaldwinjr Probably mostly true....but I liked it more back then because I didn't know squat about cocaine or care about the fact they made more than I'll ever see ...PLUS... it wasn't so top heavy with the anti caucasian feel

[@josephciolino2865]

As good as this Bullets team was they weren't as good as the teams from the late sixties and early seventies. They just couldn't win it all.

[@thunderinjurycurse5621]

Lol! "Skima"

[@davidguy3015]

All education special ed no sports want to play with the wizards does have 2 years of experience fuck the online course they can make it happen but they will make it hard and can't get a break

[@eggsmann594]

or Commandos🤣

[@eggsmann594]

How to ruin a franchise - rename them the Wiz🤣

[@master-kq3nw]

yes they change name beacuse bullet is too violent name

[@plznotroll]

Today's players suck