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1978-79 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results

Record: 38-44, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Don Nelson (38-44)

PTS/G: 114.1 (4th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 111.8 (15th of 22)

SRS: 2.12 (7th of 22) Pace: 106.5 (8th of 22)

Off Rtg: 106.0 (6th of 22) Def Rtg: 104.0 (13th of 22) Net Rtg: +2.1 (7th of 22)

Expected W-L: 47-35 (7th of 22)

Arena: MECCA Arena

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sat, Oct 14, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		111	153	0	1	L 1
2	Sun, Oct 15, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	W		123	112	1	1	W 1
3	Fri, Oct 20, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		105	115	1	2	L 1
4	Sat, Oct 21, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		103	99	2	2	W 1
5	Sun, Oct 22, 1978	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		109	107	3	2	W 2
6	Tue, Oct 24, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		116	124	3	3	L 1
7	Wed, Oct 25, 1978	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		116	125	3	4	L 2
8	Fri, Oct 27, 1978	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		79	80	3	5	L 3
9	Sat, Oct 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		95	106	3	6	L 4
10	Tue, Oct 31, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		114	112	4	6	W 1
11	Wed, Nov 1, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		110	131	4	7	L 1
12	Fri, Nov 3, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		103	118	4	8	L 2
13	Sat, Nov 4, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	L		108	116	4	9	L 3
14	Tue, Nov 7, 1978	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		125	108	5	9	W 1	10,875	1:55
15	Wed, Nov 8, 1978	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		106	117	5	10	L 1
16	Fri, Nov 10, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		131	126	6	10	W 1
17	Sat, Nov 11, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		95	102	6	11	L 1
18	Tue, Nov 14, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		119	137	6	12	L 2
19	Wed, Nov 15, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		111	138	6	13	L 3
20	Sat, Nov 18, 1978	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		100	102	6	14	L 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Nov 21, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		123	93	7	14	W 1
22	Thu, Nov 23, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		114	116	7	15	L 1
23	Sat, Nov 25, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		127	126	8	15	W 1
24	Sun, Nov 26, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		112	114	8	16	L 1
25	Tue, Nov 28, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		117	100	9	16	W 1
26	Fri, Dec 1, 1978	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		111	107	10	16	W 2
27	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		106	100	11	16	W 3
28	Wed, Dec 6, 1978	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		111	118	11	17	L 1
29	Fri, Dec 8, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		85	101	11	18	L 2
30	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		103	113	11	19	L 3
31	Sun, Dec 10, 1978	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		106	107	11	20	L 4
32	Tue, Dec 12, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		120	114	12	20	W 1
33	Fri, Dec 15, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		106	110	12	21	L 1
34	Sun, Dec 17, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		117	101	13	21	W 1
35	Tue, Dec 19, 1978	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		128	99	14	21	W 2
36	Sat, Dec 23, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L	OT	117	122	14	22	L 1
37	Tue, Dec 26, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		143	84	15	22	W 1
38	Thu, Dec 28, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		103	112	15	23	L 1
39	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		103	106	15	24	L 2
40	Tue, Jan 2, 1979	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		116	113	16	24	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		102	108	16	25	L 1
42	Fri, Jan 5, 1979	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		119	124	16	26	L 2
43	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		104	93	17	26	W 1
44	Mon, Jan 8, 1979	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		116	104	18	26	W 2
45	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L	2OT	113	117	18	27	L 1
46	Fri, Jan 12, 1979	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		101	94	19	27	W 1
47	Sun, Jan 14, 1979	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		104	99	20	27	W 2
48	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		123	118	21	27	W 3
49	Fri, Jan 19, 1979	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		102	103	21	28	L 1	13,082	2:02
50	Sun, Jan 21, 1979	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		138	114	22	28	W 1
51	Sun, Jan 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		109	111	22	29	L 1
52	Tue, Jan 30, 1979	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		113	117	22	30	L 2
53	Wed, Jan 31, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		118	123	22	31	L 3
54	Fri, Feb 2, 1979	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		102	104	22	32	L 4
55	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		90	96	22	33	L 5
56	Thu, Feb 8, 1979	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		129	134	22	34	L 6
57	Fri, Feb 9, 1979	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	OT	118	116	23	34	W 1
58	Sun, Feb 11, 1979	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		126	87	24	34	W 2
59	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		115	94	25	34	W 3
60	Fri, Feb 16, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		99	98	26	34	W 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 18, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	107	110	26	35	L 1
62	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		117	133	26	36	L 2
63	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		117	132	26	37	L 3
64	Wed, Feb 28, 1979	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		139	117	27	37	W 1
65	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		91	99	27	38	L 1
66	Sun, Mar 4, 1979	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		135	122	28	38	W 1	11,599	1:51
67	Wed, Mar 7, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		133	98	29	38	W 2
68	Fri, Mar 9, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		119	113	30	38	W 3
69	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		115	125	30	39	L 1
70	Wed, Mar 14, 1979	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		158	102	31	39	W 1
71	Fri, Mar 16, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W	2OT	134	126	32	39	W 2
72	Sun, Mar 18, 1979	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		147	127	33	39	W 3
73	Tue, Mar 20, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		110	118	33	40	L 1
74	Fri, Mar 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		113	116	33	41	L 2
75	Sun, Mar 25, 1979	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W	OT	122	110	34	41	W 1	12,666
76	Wed, Mar 28, 1979	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		135	117	35	41	W 2	10,938
77	Fri, Mar 30, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		101	99	36	41	W 3
78	Sat, Mar 31, 1979	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		108	99	37	41	W 4
79	Sun, Apr 1, 1979	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		107	109	37	42	L 1
80	Tue, Apr 3, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		108	112	37	43	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Wed, Apr 4, 1979	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		109	118	37	44	L 3
82	Fri, Apr 6, 1979	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	W		140	131	38	44	W 1

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