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.

Gus Williams, who helped bring Seattle its first and only NBA championship in 1979, has died. He was 71. Williams, a shooting guard, spent 11 seasons in the NBA (1975-87) with the Seattle ...

The former USC standout led the Sonics to their only championship title in 1979 when he averaged a team-high of 26.7 points during the playoffs. A two-time NBA All-Star, Williams famously sat out ...

Former NBA point guard Gus Williams, who helped bring the only championship to the SuperSonics in 1979, died Wednesday at the age of 71, according to the Seattle Times. A cause of death was not ...

BALTIMORE -- Former NBA guard Gus Williams, a two-time All-Star who led the Seattle SuperSonics franchise to its only championship in 1979, has died. He was 71. Williams died Wednesday in ...

Williams was key to the Seattle SuperSonics' 1979 NBA championship but faced controversies, including a contract dispute in the 1980-81 season and skepticism from teams like the Boston Celtics.

SEATTLE — Gus "The Wizard" Williams, a former Seattle Supersonics player who led the team to its only NBA championship in 1979, has died at age 71. Williams spent six seasons of his NBA career ...

Gus Williams, the dynamic, score-first point guard who was named to two All-Star Games and earned the nickname “Wizard,” died Wednesday.