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1978 NBA Playoff Results by Date

Complete day-by-day schedule with the scores for all the games played in the 1978 NBA Playoffs, including date, points scored, location, series and more information.

1978 NBA Playoff Results

Game Result Series
Date: Apr 11, 1978
1. Milwaukee Bucks - Phoenix Suns Game 1 - at Phoenix
111 - 103
NBA Western Conference First Round
Date: Apr 12, 1978
2. New York Knicks - Cleveland Cavaliers Game 1 - at Cleveland
132 - 114
NBA Eastern Conference First Round
3. Los Angeles Lakers - Seattle Supersonics Game 1 - at Seattle
90 - 102
NBA Western Conference First Round
4. Atlanta Hawks - Washington Bullets Game 1 - at Washington
94 - 103
NBA Eastern Conference First Round
Date: Apr 14, 1978
5. Washington Bullets - Atlanta Hawks Game 2 - at Atlanta
107 - 103 OT
NBA Eastern Conference First Round
6. Seattle Supersonics - Los Angeles Lakers Game 2 - at Los Angeles
99 - 105
NBA Western Conference First Round
7. Phoenix Suns - Milwaukee Bucks Game 2 - at Milwaukee
90 - 94
NBA Western Conference First Round
8. Cleveland Cavaliers - New York Knicks Game 2 - at New York
107 - 109
NBA Eastern Conference First Round
Date: Apr 16, 1978
9. New York Knicks - Philadelphia 76ers Game 1 - at Philadelphia
90 - 130
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
10. Washington Bullets - San Antonio Spurs Game 1 - at San Antonio
103 - 114
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
11. Los Angeles Lakers - Seattle Supersonics Game 3 - at Seattle
102 - 111
NBA Western Conference First Round
Date: Apr 18, 1978
12. Milwaukee Bucks - Denver Nuggets Game 1 - at Denver
103 - 119
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
13. New York Knicks - Philadelphia 76ers Game 2 - at Philadelphia
100 - 119
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
14. Seattle Supersonics - Portland Trail Blazers Game 1 - at Portland
104 - 95
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
15. Washington Bullets - San Antonio Spurs Game 2 - at San Antonio
121 - 117
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: Apr 20, 1978
16. Philadelphia 76ers - New York Knicks Game 3 - at New York
137 - 126
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: Apr 21, 1978
17. Milwaukee Bucks - Denver Nuggets Game 2 - at Denver
111 - 127
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
18. Seattle Supersonics - Portland Trail Blazers Game 2 - at Portland
93 - 96
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
19. San Antonio Spurs - Washington Bullets Game 3 - at Washington
105 - 118
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: Apr 23, 1978
20. Denver Nuggets - Milwaukee Bucks Game 3 - at Milwaukee
112 - 143
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
21. Philadelphia 76ers - New York Knicks Game 4 - at New York
112 - 107
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
22. Portland Trail Blazers - Seattle Supersonics Game 3 - at Seattle
84 - 99
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
23. San Antonio Spurs - Washington Bullets Game 4 - at Washington
95 - 98
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: Apr 25, 1978
24. Denver Nuggets - Milwaukee Bucks Game 4 - at Milwaukee
118 - 104
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
25. Washington Bullets - San Antonio Spurs Game 5 - at San Antonio
105 - 116
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: Apr 26, 1978
26. Portland Trail Blazers - Seattle Supersonics Game 4 - at Seattle
98 - 100
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Date: Apr 28, 1978
27. Milwaukee Bucks - Denver Nuggets Game 5 - at Denver
117 - 112
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
28. San Antonio Spurs - Washington Bullets Game 6 - at Washington
100 - 103
NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals
Date: Apr 30, 1978
29. Denver Nuggets - Milwaukee Bucks Game 6 - at Milwaukee
91 - 119
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
30. Washington Bullets - Philadelphia 76ers Game 1 - at Philadelphia
122 - 117 OT
NBA Eastern Conference Finals
31. Seattle Supersonics - Portland Trail Blazers Game 5 - at Portland
89 - 113
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Date: May 1, 1978
32. Portland Trail Blazers - Seattle Supersonics Game 6 - at Seattle
94 - 105
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
Date: May 3, 1978
33. Milwaukee Bucks - Denver Nuggets Game 7 - at Denver
110 - 116
NBA Western Conference Semifinals
34. Washington Bullets - Philadelphia 76ers Game 2 - at Philadelphia
104 - 110
NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Date: May 5, 1978
35. Seattle Supersonics - Denver Nuggets Game 1 - at Denver
107 - 116
NBA Western Conference Finals
36. Philadelphia 76ers - Washington Bullets Game 3 - at Washington
108 - 123
NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Date: May 7, 1978
37. Seattle Supersonics - Denver Nuggets Game 2 - at Denver
121 - 111
NBA Western Conference Finals
38. Philadelphia 76ers - Washington Bullets Game 4 - at Washington
105 - 121
NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Date: May 10, 1978
39. Washington Bullets - Philadelphia 76ers Game 5 - at Philadelphia
94 - 107
NBA Eastern Conference Finals
40. Denver Nuggets - Seattle Supersonics Game 3 - at Seattle
91 - 105
NBA Western Conference Finals
Date: May 12, 1978
41. Denver Nuggets - Seattle Supersonics Game 4 - at Seattle
94 - 100
NBA Western Conference Finals
42. Philadelphia 76ers - Washington Bullets Game 6 - at Washington
99 - 101
NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Date: May 14, 1978
43. Seattle Supersonics - Denver Nuggets Game 5 - at Denver
114 - 123
NBA Western Conference Finals
Date: May 17, 1978
44. Denver Nuggets - Seattle Supersonics Game 6 - at Seattle
108 - 123
NBA Western Conference Finals
Date: May 21, 1978
45. Washington Bullets - Seattle Supersonics Game 1 - at Seattle
102 - 106
NBA Finals
Date: May 25, 1978
46. Seattle Supersonics - Washington Bullets Game 2 - at Washington
98 - 106
NBA Finals
Date: May 28, 1978
47. Seattle Supersonics - Washington Bullets Game 3 - at Washington
93 - 92
NBA Finals
Date: May 30, 1978
48. Washington Bullets - Seattle Supersonics Game 4 - at Seattle
120 - 116 OT
NBA Finals
Date: Jun 2, 1978
49. Washington Bullets - Seattle Supersonics Game 5 - at Seattle
94 - 98
NBA Finals
Date: Jun 4, 1978
50. Seattle Supersonics - Washington Bullets Game 6 - at Washington
82 - 117
NBA Finals
Date: Jun 7, 1978
51. Washington Bullets - Seattle Supersonics Game 7 - at Seattle
105 - 99
NBA Finals