On this page you will find the NBA Playoff results for each season. You will see the result of every series during that particular season’s playoffs.
1979 NBA Playoff data
| Round | Winner (Seed) | Loser (Seed) | Length | Sweep |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Atlanta Hawks (5) | Houston Rockets (4) | 2 Games | Sweep |
| Eastern Conference First Round | Philadelphia 76ers (3) | New Jersey Nets (6) | 2 Games | Sweep |
| Western Conference First Round | Los Angeles Lakers (5) | Denver Nuggets (4) | 3 Games | |
| Western Conference First Round | Phoenix Suns (3) | Portland Trail Blazers (6) | 3 Games | |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | San Antonio Spurs (2) | Philadelphia 76ers (3) | 7 Games | |
| Eastern Conference Semifinals | Washington Bullets (1) | Atlanta Hawks (5) | 7 Games | |
| Western Conference Semifinals | Phoenix Suns (3) | Kansas City Kings (2) | 5 Games | |
| Western Conference Semifinals | Seattle SuperSonics (1) | Los Angeles Lakers (5) | 5 Games | |
| Eastern Conference Finals | Washington Bullets (1) | San Antonio Spurs (2) | 7 Games | |
| Western Conference Finals | Seattle SuperSonics (1) | Phoenix Suns (3) | 7 Games | |
| NBA Finals | Seattle SuperSonics (1) | Washington Bullets (1) | 5 Games |