Behind the efforts of Gus Williams (36 points) and Dennis Johnson (32 points), the SuperSonics take a commanding 3-1 series lead by surviving an overtime thriller with the Bullets.

Williams helped Seattle beat Washington in the 1979 NBA Finals, averaging 29.0 points in the five-game series. He carried that success over to the 1979-80 season, averaging 22.1 points per game ...

Gus Williams, the beloved Seattle SuperSonics star who led the franchise to its only NBA championship in 1979, died Wednesday ... the team to back-to-back NBA Finals appearances.