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1978-79 Chicago Bulls Schedule and Results

Record: 31-51, Finished 5th in NBA Midwest Division

Executive: Rod Thorn

PTS/G: 104.7 (22nd of 22) Opp PTS/G: 108.7 (6th of 22)

SRS: -3.78 (19th of 22) Pace: 102.9 (19th of 22)

Off Rtg: 101.3 (20th of 22) Def Rtg: 105.1 (16th of 22) Net Rtg: -3.8 (20th of 22)

Expected W-L: 31-51 (19th of 22)

Arena: Chicago Stadium

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 13, 1978	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		86	104	0	1	L 1
2	Sun, Oct 15, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		108	97	1	1	W 1
3	Tue, Oct 17, 1978	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		94	99	1	2	L 1
4	Fri, Oct 20, 1978	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		94	110	1	3	L 2
5	Sat, Oct 21, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		104	113	1	4	L 3
6	Tue, Oct 24, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		117	123	1	5	L 4
7	Fri, Oct 27, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L	OT	110	115	1	6	L 5
8	Sat, Oct 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		92	116	1	7	L 6
9	Tue, Oct 31, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		92	97	1	8	L 7
10	Wed, Nov 1, 1978	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		112	118	1	9	L 8	8,014	2:17
11	Fri, Nov 3, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		93	99	1	10	L 9
12	Sat, Nov 4, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		97	84	2	10	W 1
13	Tue, Nov 7, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		111	112	2	11	L 1
14	Fri, Nov 10, 1978	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		101	115	2	12	L 2
15	Sat, Nov 11, 1978	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		112	125	2	13	L 3
16	Wed, Nov 15, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		117	103	3	13	W 1
17	Fri, Nov 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		100	89	4	13	W 2
18	Sun, Nov 19, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		95	104	4	14	L 1
19	Wed, Nov 22, 1978	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		96	98	4	15	L 2
20	Fri, Nov 24, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		100	99	5	15	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sun, Nov 26, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		109	125	5	16	L 1
22	Tue, Nov 28, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		124	112	6	16	W 1
23	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		105	91	7	16	W 2
24	Tue, Dec 5, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		96	91	8	16	W 3
25	Fri, Dec 8, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		100	99	9	16	W 4
26	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		101	96	10	16	W 5
27	Tue, Dec 12, 1978	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		99	94	11	16	W 6
28	Fri, Dec 15, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		94	118	11	17	L 1
29	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		108	100	12	17	W 1
30	Sun, Dec 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		101	117	12	18	L 1
31	Tue, Dec 19, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		101	95	13	18	W 1
32	Wed, Dec 20, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		102	131	13	19	L 1
33	Fri, Dec 22, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		92	103	13	20	L 2
34	Tue, Dec 26, 1978	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		109	115	13	21	L 3
35	Thu, Dec 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		111	107	14	21	W 1
36	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		123	117	15	21	W 2
37	Tue, Jan 2, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		86	109	15	22	L 1
38	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		98	111	15	23	L 2
39	Fri, Jan 5, 1979	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		124	119	16	23	W 1
40	Tue, Jan 9, 1979	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		101	103	16	24	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		120	116	17	24	W 1
42	Fri, Jan 12, 1979	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		93	100	17	25	L 1
43	Sun, Jan 14, 1979	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		99	104	17	26	L 2
44	Fri, Jan 19, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		102	113	17	27	L 3
45	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		101	107	17	28	L 4
46	Sun, Jan 21, 1979	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		93	94	17	29	L 5
47	Tue, Jan 23, 1979	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		100	90	18	29	W 1	6,347	1:52
48	Fri, Jan 26, 1979	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		91	107	18	30	L 1
49	Sun, Jan 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		87	98	18	31	L 2
50	Tue, Jan 30, 1979	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	OT	108	112	18	32	L 3
51	Thu, Feb 1, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		105	128	18	33	L 4
52	Fri, Feb 2, 1979	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		116	110	19	33	W 1
53	Tue, Feb 6, 1979	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		110	107	20	33	W 2
54	Fri, Feb 9, 1979	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		114	124	20	34	L 1
55	Sun, Feb 11, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		108	110	20	35	L 2
56	Tue, Feb 13, 1979	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		94	104	20	36	L 3
57	Fri, Feb 16, 1979	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		107	104	21	36	W 1
58	Sun, Feb 18, 1979	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		107	130	21	37	L 1
59	Tue, Feb 20, 1979	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		99	97	22	37	W 1
60	Fri, Feb 23, 1979	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		102	111	22	38	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 25, 1979	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		108	117	22	39	L 2
62	Tue, Feb 27, 1979	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		124	117	23	39	W 1
63	Wed, Feb 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		113	124	23	40	L 1
64	Sat, Mar 3, 1979	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		101	119	23	41	L 2
65	Thu, Mar 8, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		117	132	23	42	L 3
66	Fri, Mar 9, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		102	92	24	42	W 1
67	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		109	107	25	42	W 2
68	Tue, Mar 13, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		105	102	26	42	W 3
69	Fri, Mar 16, 1979	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		118	124	26	43	L 1
70	Sat, Mar 17, 1979	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		88	106	26	44	L 2
71	Sun, Mar 18, 1979	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		103	114	26	45	L 3
72	Wed, Mar 21, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		105	114	26	46	L 4
73	Fri, Mar 23, 1979	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		116	99	27	46	W 1
74	Sat, Mar 24, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W	2OT	148	143	28	46	W 2
75	Sun, Mar 25, 1979	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		88	99	28	47	L 1
76	Tue, Mar 27, 1979	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		116	122	28	48	L 2
77	Wed, Mar 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		96	112	28	49	L 3
78	Fri, Mar 30, 1979	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		121	105	29	49	W 1	9,151	1:50
79	Sat, Mar 31, 1979	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		99	108	29	50	L 1
80	Tue, Apr 3, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		95	97	29	51	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 6, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		128	114	30	51	W 1
82	Sun, Apr 8, 1979	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		117	107	31	51	W 2

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