1978-79 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results

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

Coach: Tom Sanders (2-12), Dave Cowens (27-41)

Executive: Red Auerbach

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)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 13, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L	101	115	0	1	L 1	15,547	2:05
2	Sat, Oct 14, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	108	114	0	2	L 2	8,674	2:03
3	Wed, Oct 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	116	99	1	2	W 1	5,543	2:09
4	Thu, Oct 19, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L	115	120	1	3	L 1	7,394	1:53
5	Sat, Oct 21, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	101	118	1	4	L 2	12,523	2:01
6	Tue, Oct 24, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	109	132	1	5	L 3	12,034	2:07
7	Sat, Oct 28, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L	109	111	1	6	L 4	4,252	2:06
8	Wed, Nov 1, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	118	112	2	6	W 1	8,014	2:17
9	Fri, Nov 3, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	103	110	2	7	L 1	10,177	1:59
10	Tue, Nov 7, 1978	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	108	125	2	8	L 2	10,875	1:55
11	Wed, Nov 8, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L	109	112	2	9	L 3	6,534	2:13
12	Fri, Nov 10, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	103	115	2	10	L 4	8,455	1:58
13	Sat, Nov 11, 1978	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	98	111	2	11	L 5	18,096	2:08
14	Sun, Nov 12, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	123	128	2	12	L 6	8,274	2:02
15	Fri, Nov 17, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	120	118	3	12	W 1	14,636	2:17
16	Sat, Nov 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	92	90	4	12	W 2	13,449	2:08
17	Wed, Nov 22, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L	103	119	4	13	L 1	9,369	1:51
18	Fri, Nov 24, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	109	98	5	13	W 1	14,566	1:54
19	Sun, Nov 26, 1978	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L	103	105	5	14	L 1	7,042	2:08
20	Tue, Nov 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	97	102	5	15	L 2	12,666	1:51
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Thu, Nov 30, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L	94	108	5	16	L 3	10,435	1:59
22	Fri, Dec 1, 1978	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	87	80	6	16	W 1	11,198	1:55
23	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	117	110	7	16	W 2	8,839	2:03
24	Tue, Dec 5, 1978	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W	114	112	8	16	W 3	10,326	2:16
25	Wed, Dec 6, 1978	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W	117	111	9	16	W 4	7,668	2:01
26	Fri, Dec 8, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L	104	124	9	17	L 1	11,762	1:51
27	Tue, Dec 12, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	105	112	9	18	L 2	8,106	2:17
28	Wed, Dec 13, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W	102	96	10	18	W 1	8,548	2:00
29	Fri, Dec 15, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L	101	105	10	19	L 1	10,171	2:08
30	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	117	125	10	20	L 2	14,588	2:10
31	Wed, Dec 20, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	121	105	11	20	W 1	7,666	1:53
32	Fri, Dec 22, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	124	105	12	20	W 2	9,805	2:00
33	Wed, Dec 27, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W	112	103	13	20	W 3	14,442	1:55	at St. Louis, MO
34	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L	109	112	13	21	L 1	12,660	2:03
35	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	116	123	13	22	L 2	13,398	1:56
36	Fri, Jan 5, 1979	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L	98	113	13	23	L 3	12,612	1:58
37	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	98	127	13	24	L 4	15,109	1:47
38	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	89	99	13	25	L 5	10,709	1:43
39	Fri, Jan 12, 1979	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W	128	125	14	25	W 1	12,077	2:16
40	Sun, Jan 14, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L	100	110	14	26	L 1	8,850	2:04
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L	99	120	14	27	L 2	6,583	1:55
42	Fri, Jan 19, 1979	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W	103	102	15	27	W 1	13,082	2:02
43	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	108	102	16	27	W 2	10,081	1:46
44	Sun, Jan 21, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	87	91	16	28	L 1	11,783	1:59
45	Tue, Jan 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	90	100	16	29	L 2	6,347	1:52
46	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L	106	128	16	30	L 3	9,831	1:45
47	Fri, Jan 26, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	106	119	16	31	L 4	8,471	1:52
48	Sun, Jan 28, 1979	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W	103	102	17	31	W 1	10,029	1:56
49	Wed, Jan 31, 1979	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	119	102	18	31	W 2	6,733	1:53
50	Fri, Feb 2, 1979	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	112	98	19	31	W 3	9,134	1:53
51	Tue, Feb 6, 1979	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	101	104	19	32	L 1	5,147	2:04
52	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	107	100	20	32	W 1	6,902	1:54
53	Fri, Feb 9, 1979	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W	112	101	21	32	W 2	9,121	2:03
54	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W	106	102	22	32	W 3	16,238	2:01
55	Sun, Feb 11, 1979	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	107	102	23	32	W 4	13,568	2:07
56	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	119	149	23	33	L 1	11,131	2:00
57	Sun, Feb 18, 1979	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	104	111	23	34	L 2	12,666	2:00
58	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W	101	97	24	34	W 1	9,704	1:59
59	Fri, Feb 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	104	113	24	35	L 1	15,245	1:45
60	Sun, Feb 25, 1979	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L	116	131	24	36	L 2	10,671	1:58
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Feb 28, 1979	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W	122	112	25	36	W 1	8,089	1:57
62	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L	99	106	25	37	L 1	14,345	2:00
63	Sun, Mar 4, 1979	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	122	135	25	38	L 2	11,599	1:51
64	Wed, Mar 7, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	107	114	25	39	L 3	11,411	1:54
65	Fri, Mar 9, 1979	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	117	160	25	40	L 4	9,104	2:05
66	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	108	106	26	40	W 1	12,158	2:03
67	Wed, Mar 14, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L	117	126	26	41	L 1	10,308	1:56
68	Fri, Mar 16, 1979	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	99	98	27	41	W 1	10,395	1:51
69	Sun, Mar 18, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	111	122	27	42	L 1	11,931
70	Wed, Mar 21, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L	113	134	27	43	L 2	11,568	1:56
71	Thu, Mar 22, 1979	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	110	112	27	44	L 3	21,549	1:53
72	Fri, Mar 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	113	137	27	45	L 4	14,922	1:43
73	Sun, Mar 25, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	103	94	28	45	W 1	13,927	2:02
74	Tue, Mar 27, 1979	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L	109	111	28	46	L 1	9,524	1:58
75	Wed, Mar 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	117	135	28	47	L 2	10,938
76	Fri, Mar 30, 1979	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L	105	121	28	48	L 3	9,151	1:50
77	Sun, Apr 1, 1979	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	110	112	28	49	L 4	11,714	2:02
78	Tue, Apr 3, 1979	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L	125	141	28	50	L 5	3,460
79	Wed, Apr 4, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	119	145	28	51	L 6	10,193
80	Fri, Apr 6, 1979	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L	101	107	28	52	L 7	7,831	1:51
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Apr 7, 1979	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L	112	126	28	53	L 8	4,973
82	Sun, Apr 8, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W	127	101	29	53	W 1	8,961	1:56

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