1978-79 Boston Celtics Schedule | Basketball-Reference.com

1978-79 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results

Record: 29-53, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division

PTS/G: 108.2 (16th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 113.3 (19th of 22)

SRS: -4.78 (21st of 22) Pace: 106.5 (10th of 22)

Off Rtg: 101.6 (19th of 22) Def Rtg: 106.4 (19th of 22) Net Rtg: -4.7 (21st of 22)

Expected W-L: 28-54 (21st of 22)

Arena: Boston Garden Attendance: 417,926 (2nd of 2)

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 13, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L	101	115	0	1	L 1
2	Sat, Oct 14, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	108	114	0	2	L 2
3	Wed, Oct 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	116	99	1	2	W 1
4	Thu, Oct 19, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L	115	120	1	3	L 1
5	Sat, Oct 21, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	101	118	1	4	L 2
6	Tue, Oct 24, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	109	132	1	5	L 3
7	Sat, Oct 28, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L	109	111	1	6	L 4
8	Wed, Nov 1, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	118	112	2	6	W 1
9	Fri, Nov 3, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	103	110	2	7	L 1
10	Tue, Nov 7, 1978	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	108	125	2	8	L 2
11	Wed, Nov 8, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L	109	112	2	9	L 3
12	Fri, Nov 10, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	103	115	2	10	L 4
13	Sat, Nov 11, 1978	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	98	111	2	11	L 5
14	Sun, Nov 12, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	123	128	2	12	L 6
15	Fri, Nov 17, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	120	118	3	12	W 1
16	Sat, Nov 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	92	90	4	12	W 2
17	Wed, Nov 22, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L	103	119	4	13	L 1
18	Fri, Nov 24, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	109	98	5	13	W 1
19	Sun, Nov 26, 1978	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L	103	105	5	14	L 1
20	Tue, Nov 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	97	102	5	15	L 2
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Thu, Nov 30, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L	94	108	5	16	L 3
22	Fri, Dec 1, 1978	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	87	80	6	16	W 1
23	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	117	110	7	16	W 2
24	Tue, Dec 5, 1978	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W	114	112	8	16	W 3
25	Wed, Dec 6, 1978	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W	117	111	9	16	W 4
26	Fri, Dec 8, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L	104	124	9	17	L 1
27	Tue, Dec 12, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	105	112	9	18	L 2
28	Wed, Dec 13, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W	102	96	10	18	W 1
29	Fri, Dec 15, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L	101	105	10	19	L 1
30	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	117	125	10	20	L 2
31	Wed, Dec 20, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	121	105	11	20	W 1
32	Fri, Dec 22, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	124	105	12	20	W 2
33	Wed, Dec 27, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W	112	103	13	20	W 3	at St. Louis, MO
34	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L	109	112	13	21	L 1
35	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	116	123	13	22	L 2
36	Fri, Jan 5, 1979	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L	98	113	13	23	L 3
37	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	98	127	13	24	L 4
38	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	89	99	13	25	L 5
39	Fri, Jan 12, 1979	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W	128	125	14	25	W 1
40	Sun, Jan 14, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L	100	110	14	26	L 1
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L	99	120	14	27	L 2
42	Fri, Jan 19, 1979	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W	103	102	15	27	W 1
43	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	108	102	16	27	W 2
44	Sun, Jan 21, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	87	91	16	28	L 1
45	Tue, Jan 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	90	100	16	29	L 2
46	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L	106	128	16	30	L 3
47	Fri, Jan 26, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	106	119	16	31	L 4
48	Sun, Jan 28, 1979	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W	103	102	17	31	W 1
49	Wed, Jan 31, 1979	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	119	102	18	31	W 2
50	Fri, Feb 2, 1979	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	112	98	19	31	W 3
51	Tue, Feb 6, 1979	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	101	104	19	32	L 1
52	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	107	100	20	32	W 1
53	Fri, Feb 9, 1979	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	112	101	21	32	W 2
54	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W	106	102	22	32	W 3
55	Sun, Feb 11, 1979	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	107	102	23	32	W 4
56	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	119	149	23	33	L 1
57	Sun, Feb 18, 1979	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	104	111	23	34	L 2
58	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W	101	97	24	34	W 1
59	Fri, Feb 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	104	113	24	35	L 1
60	Sun, Feb 25, 1979	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L	116	131	24	36	L 2
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Wed, Feb 28, 1979	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W	122	112	25	36	W 1
62	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L	99	106	25	37	L 1
63	Sun, Mar 4, 1979	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	122	135	25	38	L 2
64	Wed, Mar 7, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	107	114	25	39	L 3
65	Fri, Mar 9, 1979	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	117	160	25	40	L 4
66	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	108	106	26	40	W 1
67	Wed, Mar 14, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L	117	126	26	41	L 1
68	Fri, Mar 16, 1979	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	99	98	27	41	W 1
69	Sun, Mar 18, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	111	122	27	42	L 1
70	Wed, Mar 21, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L	113	134	27	43	L 2
71	Thu, Mar 22, 1979	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	110	112	27	44	L 3
72	Fri, Mar 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	113	137	27	45	L 4
73	Sun, Mar 25, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	103	94	28	45	W 1
74	Tue, Mar 27, 1979	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L	109	111	28	46	L 1
75	Wed, Mar 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	117	135	28	47	L 2
76	Fri, Mar 30, 1979	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L	105	121	28	48	L 3
77	Sun, Apr 1, 1979	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	110	112	28	49	L 4
78	Tue, Apr 3, 1979	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L	125	141	28	50	L 5
79	Wed, Apr 4, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	119	145	28	51	L 6
80	Fri, Apr 6, 1979	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L	101	107	28	52	L 7
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Sat, Apr 7, 1979	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L	112	126	28	53	L 8
82	Sun, Apr 8, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W	127	101	29	53	W 1

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