Game 5, 1978-79 NBA Finals
June 1, 1979 · Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland
Game 5, 1978-79 NBA Finals: SSSeattle SuperSonics 97–93 Washington Bullets, at Capital Centre, Landover, Maryland on June 1, 1979.
Series-clinching road win for Seattle; Dennis Johnson was named Finals MVP after averaging 22.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists across the five games.
Box score
| WBWashington Bullets starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Elvin Hayes | 29 | 14 | 0 |
| Wes Unseld | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Bob Dandridge | 21 | 9 | 7 |
| Tom Henderson | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kevin Grevey | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bench (10+ points): Larry Wright (14), Greg Ballard (10)
| SSSeattle SuperSonics starters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PTS | REB | AST |
| Dennis Johnson | 21 | 4 | 5 |
| John Johnson | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Jack Sikma | 12 | 17 | 1 |
| Lonnie Shelton | 14 | 8 | 2 |
| Gus Williams | 23 | 2 | 3 |
Bench (10+ points): Fred Brown (14)
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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