Seattle SuperSonics 106 – Phoenix Suns 105
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Phoenix’s second Mother’s Day game came three seasons after the first in 1979 against the Seattle SuperSonics. Leading the Western Conference Finals 3-2 and at home in game six with the opportunity to clinch, the Suns went ice cold over the final 8:18 of the game, wasting away a double-digit lead that if held would have sent them to the Finals against the Washington Bullets. Instead, Seattle’s Gus Williams nailed an 18-footer with 54 seconds remaining, and the Suns never regained the lead. Following the game, former Sun Paul Silas predicted that Seattle would win game seven in Seattle, which they did, 114-110. Seattle would then win their first (and only) NBA Championship in five games over the Bullets.