1978 NBA Finals

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The 1978 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Washington Bullets defeated the Seattle SuperSonics to win their first NBA title.

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1978 NBA Finals canonical 2
1977–78 NBA season 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA Finals
basketball championship series
champion Washington Wizards
surface form: Washington Bullets
championFirstNBATitle true
championFranchise Washington Wizards
surface form: Washington Bullets franchise
coachOfChampion Dick Motta
coachOfRunnerUp Lenny Wilkens
conferenceChampionEastern Washington Wizards
surface form: Washington Bullets
conferenceChampionWestern Seattle SuperSonics
decisiveGame Game 7
decisiveGameLocation Seattle
decisiveGameScore Washington Bullets 105 – Seattle SuperSonics 99
decisiveGameVenue Seattle Center Coliseum
endDate 1978-06-07
featuredPlayer Bob Dandridge
Dennis Johnson
Elvin Hayes
Gus Williams
Jack Sikma
finalSeriesResult Washington Bullets defeated Seattle SuperSonics 4–3
game1Winner Seattle SuperSonics
game2Winner Washington Wizards
surface form: Washington Bullets
game3Winner Seattle SuperSonics
game4Winner Washington Wizards
surface form: Washington Bullets
game5Winner Seattle SuperSonics
game6Winner Washington Wizards
surface form: Washington Bullets
game7Winner Washington Wizards
surface form: Washington Bullets
gameCountForChampion 4
gameCountForRunnerUp 3
league National Basketball Association
MVP Wes Unseld
MVPTeam Washington Wizards
surface form: Washington Bullets
nextEdition 1979 NBA Finals
notableFact Washington Bullets became the third team to win the NBA Finals after trailing 3–2 in the series
Washington Wizards
surface form: Washington Bullets won Game 7 on the road in Seattle
numberOfGames 7
previousEdition 1977 NBA Finals
radioNetworkUS Mutual Broadcasting System
refersToSeason National Basketball Association season 1977–78
surface form: 1977–78 Seattle SuperSonics season

1977–78 Washington Bullets season
runnerUp Seattle SuperSonics
runnerUpFranchise Seattle SuperSonics
surface form: Seattle SuperSonics franchise
seasonOfLeague 1977–78 NBA season
sequenceInNBAFinalsHistory 32nd NBA Finals
sport basketball
startDate 1978-05-21
televisionNetworkUS CBS

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1977 NBA Finals followedBy 1978 NBA Finals
Lonnie Shelton participantIn 1978 NBA Finals
Tom LaGarde playedInSeason 1978 NBA Finals
this entity surface form: 1977–78 NBA season