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2000.107.016.10.01
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Sonics playing Washington Bullets in 1978 NBA Championship finals, May 1978
Order an ImageThe Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Sonics) were a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Seattle, that played from 1967 until 2008. The Sonics competed in the league's Western Conference Pacific and Northwest divisions and won the NBA Championship in 1979. In 2008, the team's new ownership relocated to Oklahoma City, where they play as the Oklahoma City Thunder.
This image shows a moment from one of the games of the NBA Championship Finals in 1978, which the Sonics played against the Washington Bullets. Here, Sonics players Paul Silas (#35), Dennis Johnson (#24), and Bruce Seals (#45) and three Bullets players watch the ball head out of bounds. The Bullets won the 1978 NBA Championship, and met the Sonics in a rematch for 1979 NBA Championship, which the Seattle team won.
This image shows a moment from one of the games of the NBA Championship Finals in 1978, which the Sonics played against the Washington Bullets. Here, Sonics players Paul Silas (#35), Dennis Johnson (#24), and Bruce Seals (#45) and three Bullets players watch the ball head out of bounds. The Bullets won the 1978 NBA Championship, and met the Sonics in a rematch for 1979 NBA Championship, which the Seattle team won.
ID Number: 2000.107.016.10.01
Date: 1978
Creator(s):
Tolman, Cary W., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 10 x 8 in.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.016.10.01, photo by Cary Tolman
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects:
Sports
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