The 1978–79 Washington Bullets won their second consecutive Eastern Conference Championship, making it to the NBA Finals before losing to the Seattle SuperSonics. They finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA, at 54-28. Coming off of their NBA Championship the previous season, the Bullets were transferred to the Atlantic Division. The Bullets would continue to remain one of the top teams in the league, as they captured the Atlantic Division championship with a league best record of 54–28. The Bullets ended the regular season losing 8 of their last 11 games, but rebounded in the playoffs with victories in both the Eastern Conference Semifinals and Eastern Conference Finals over the Atlanta Hawks and the San Antonio Spurs, respectively. The Bullets would proceed to have a 38-year drought without a division title until 2017; by then they had been renamed the Washington Wizards. This is the most recent appearance in the Conference Finals or NBA Finals for the franchise. Offseason NBA Draft Round 1: Roger Phegley, Dave Corzine Round 2: Terry Sykes (Never played in the NBA) Round 4: Lawrence Boston Roster Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 15 | Atlanta | W 103–89 | Elvin Hayes (31) | Elvin Hayes (15) | Larry Wright (6) | Capital Centre15,721 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 17 | Atlanta | L 99–107 | Bob Dandridge (36) | Wes Unseld (10) | Tom Henderson (8) | Capital Centre19,035 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 20 | @ Atlanta | W 89–77 | Elvin Hayes (19) | Wes Unseld (16) | Wes Unseld (8) | Omni Coliseum15,798 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 22 | @ Atlanta | W 120–115 (OT) | Elvin Hayes (29) | Elvin Hayes (17) | Bob Dandridge (5) | Omni Coliseum15,798 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 24 | Atlanta | L 103–107 | Elvin Hayes (26) | Elvin Hayes (14) | Tom Henderson (11) | Capital Centre19,035 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | April 26 | @ Atlanta | L 86–104 | Elvin Hayes (24) | Wes Unseld (12) | Wes Unseld (6) | Omni Coliseum15,978 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | April 29 | Atlanta | W 100–94 | Elvin Hayes (39) | Elvin Hayes (15) | Bob