1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule | Basketball-Reference.com

1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results

Record: 30-52, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division

Coach: Bill Fitch (30-52)

PTS/G: 106.5 (20th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 110.2 (10th of 22)

SRS: -3.57 (18th of 22) Pace: 102.7 (20th of 22)

Off Rtg: 103.7 (12th of 22) Def Rtg: 107.3 (20th of 22) Net Rtg: -3.6 (18th of 22)

Expected W-L: 31-51 (18th of 22)

Arena: Coliseum at Richfield

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 13, 1978	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	115	101	1	0	W 1
2	Tue, Oct 17, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	113	111	2	0	W 2
3	Sat, Oct 21, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	113	104	3	0	W 3
4	Tue, Oct 24, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W	122	104	4	0	W 4
5	Wed, Oct 25, 1978	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	105	110	4	1	L 1
6	Fri, Oct 27, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L	108	123	4	2	L 2
7	Sun, Oct 29, 1978	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L	94	99	4	3	L 3
8	Tue, Oct 31, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	114	119	4	4	L 4
9	Wed, Nov 1, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L	107	122	4	5	L 5
10	Fri, Nov 3, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	93	110	4	6	L 6
11	Sat, Nov 4, 1978	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W	112	106	5	6	W 1
12	Sun, Nov 5, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	107	117	5	7	L 1
13	Wed, Nov 8, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L	96	118	5	8	L 2
14	Fri, Nov 10, 1978	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	95	109	5	9	L 3
15	Sun, Nov 12, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	91	98	5	10	L 4
16	Tue, Nov 14, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L	106	122	5	11	L 5
17	Thu, Nov 16, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	L	93	97	5	12	L 6
18	Sat, Nov 18, 1978	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	90	92	5	13	L 7
19	Tue, Nov 21, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L	108	110	5	14	L 8
20	Fri, Nov 24, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W	104	98	6	14	W 1
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Tue, Nov 28, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	112	98	7	14	W 2
22	Thu, Nov 30, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L	97	98	7	15	L 1
23	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	100	106	7	16	L 2
24	Tue, Dec 5, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	102	117	7	17	L 3
25	Thu, Dec 7, 1978	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	105	121	7	18	L 4
26	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	115	107	8	18	W 1
27	Tue, Dec 12, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	127	110	9	18	W 2
28	Fri, Dec 15, 1978	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W	110	106	10	18	W 3
29	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	100	108	10	19	L 1
30	Sun, Dec 17, 1978	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	101	91	11	19	W 1
31	Tue, Dec 19, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	106	113	11	20	L 1
32	Thu, Dec 21, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	101	90	12	20	W 1
33	Sat, Dec 23, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	91	109	12	21	L 1
34	Thu, Dec 28, 1978	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W	116	114	13	21	W 1
35	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W	104	94	14	21	W 2
36	Tue, Jan 2, 1979	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L	113	116	14	22	L 1
37	Thu, Jan 4, 1979	Box Score		New York Knicks	W	117	103	15	22	W 1
38	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	W	105	94	16	22	W 2
39	Sun, Jan 7, 1979	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W	112	108	17	22	W 3
40	Fri, Jan 12, 1979	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	96	107	17	23	L 1
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	103	117	17	24	L 2
42	Tue, Jan 16, 1979	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L	79	86	17	25	L 3
43	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	94	107	17	26	L 4
44	Fri, Jan 19, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L	101	105	17	27	L 5
45	Sun, Jan 21, 1979	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	94	93	18	27	W 1
46	Tue, Jan 23, 1979	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	108	107	19	27	W 2
47	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W	123	114	20	27	W 3
48	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L	110	111	20	28	L 1
49	Sun, Jan 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L	109	137	20	29	L 2
50	Thu, Feb 1, 1979	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L	116	120	20	30	L 3
51	Fri, Feb 2, 1979	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	98	112	20	31	L 4
52	Tue, Feb 6, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W	119	100	21	31	W 1
53	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L	105	120	21	32	L 1
54	Fri, Feb 9, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	103	106	21	33	L 2
55	Sun, Feb 11, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L	101	136	21	34	L 3
56	Tue, Feb 13, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	117	111	22	34	W 1
57	Thu, Feb 15, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	113	100	23	34	W 2
58	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W	127	117	24	34	W 3
59	Tue, Feb 20, 1979	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	109	119	24	35	L 1
60	Thu, Feb 22, 1979	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W	111	107	25	35	W 1
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	L	96	105	25	36	L 1
62	Sun, Feb 25, 1979	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W	117	108	26	36	W 1
63	Wed, Feb 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	117	139	26	37	L 1
64	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	111	109	27	37	W 1
65	Sun, Mar 4, 1979	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	102	106	27	38	L 1
66	Wed, Mar 7, 1979	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W	103	101	28	38	W 1
67	Sat, Mar 10, 1979	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L	115	121	28	39	L 1
68	Tue, Mar 13, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L	120	124	28	40	L 2
69	Thu, Mar 15, 1979	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L	98	104	28	41	L 3
70	Sat, Mar 17, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L	114	117	28	42	L 4
71	Sun, Mar 18, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L	112	126	28	43	L 5
72	Tue, Mar 20, 1979	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	109	115	28	44	L 6
73	Thu, Mar 22, 1979	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	106	108	28	45	L 7
74	Sat, Mar 24, 1979	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L	117	139	28	46	L 8
75	Tue, Mar 27, 1979	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	111	109	29	46	W 1
76	Thu, Mar 29, 1979	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L	103	120	29	47	L 1
77	Fri, Mar 30, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	93	129	29	48	L 2
78	Sun, Apr 1, 1979	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	114	105	30	48	W 1
79	Tue, Apr 3, 1979	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	112	116	30	49	L 1
80	Wed, Apr 4, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L	95	102	30	50	L 2
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 6, 1979	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	110	112	30	51	L 3
82	Sun, Apr 8, 1979	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	101	117	30	52	L 4

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