Game 4, 1978-79 NBA Finals
May 29, 1979 · Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington
Game 4, 1978-79 NBA Finals: SSSeattle SuperSonics 114–112 Washington Bullets, at Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington on May 29, 1979.
Gus Williams (36 pts) and Dennis Johnson (32 pts) combined for 68 in a wild overtime win, with Johnson blocking Kevin Grevey's potential winner with 4 seconds left; Seattle took a 3-1 lead. Played back at the smaller Coliseum after Game 3's Kingdome switch.
Box score
| SSSeattle SuperSonics starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Jack Sikma | 20 | 17 | 4 |
| John Johnson | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| Dennis Johnson | 32 | 10 | 3 |
| Gus Williams | 36 | 4 | 4 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| WBWashington Bullets starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Wes Unseld | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| Bob Dandridge | 16 | 8 | 6 |
| Tom Henderson | 9 | 3 | 8 |
| Elvin Hayes | 18 | 8 | 0 |
| Kevin Grevey | 18 | 2 | 3 |
Bench (10+ points): Greg Ballard (11), Charles Johnson (18)
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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