1979-80 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results

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Record: 49-33, Finished 1st in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Don Nelson (49-33)

Executive: Don Nelson

PTS/G: 110.1 (9th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 106.1 (7th of 22)

SRS: 3.57 (5th of 22) Pace: 102.4 (14th of 22)

Off Rtg: 106.8 (5th of 22) Def Rtg: 102.9 (8th of 22) Net Rtg: +3.8 (5th of 22)

Expected W-L: 51-31 (5th of 22)

Arena: MECCA Arena

NBA 1980 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (3-4) versus Seattle SuperSonics (Series Stats)

Midwest Div Champs

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 12, 1979	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		103	105	0	1	L 1
2	Sat, Oct 13, 1979	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		125	96	1	1	W 1
3	Mon, Oct 15, 1979	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		131	107	2	1	W 2	7,721
4	Wed, Oct 17, 1979	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		125	97	3	1	W 3
5	Fri, Oct 19, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		95	94	4	1	W 4	10,938
6	Sun, Oct 21, 1979	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		113	111	5	1	W 5
7	Tue, Oct 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		114	108	6	1	W 6	10,538
8	Thu, Oct 25, 1979	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		118	115	7	1	W 7
9	Sat, Oct 27, 1979	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		132	118	8	1	W 8
10	Wed, Oct 31, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		110	106	9	1	W 9
11	Sat, Nov 3, 1979	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W	OT	136	134	10	1	W 10
12	Sun, Nov 4, 1979	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		101	114	10	2	L 1
13	Tue, Nov 6, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	117	118	10	3	L 2
14	Thu, Nov 8, 1979	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		98	89	11	3	W 1
15	Sat, Nov 10, 1979	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		133	104	12	3	W 2
16	Tue, Nov 13, 1979	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		101	92	13	3	W 3
17	Wed, Nov 14, 1979	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		117	136	13	4	L 1
18	Sun, Nov 18, 1979	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		96	112	13	5	L 2
19	Wed, Nov 21, 1979	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		96	93	14	5	W 1
20	Thu, Nov 22, 1979	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		117	109	15	5	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Nov 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		100	119	15	6	L 1
22	Sun, Nov 25, 1979	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		114	90	16	6	W 1
23	Tue, Nov 27, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		93	118	16	7	L 1
24	Wed, Nov 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		87	79	17	7	W 1
25	Sat, Dec 1, 1979	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		109	99	18	7	W 2
26	Sun, Dec 2, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		103	116	18	8	L 1
27	Mon, Dec 3, 1979	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	W		96	89	19	8	W 1
28	Wed, Dec 5, 1979	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		107	123	19	9	L 1
29	Fri, Dec 7, 1979	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		105	117	19	10	L 2
30	Sun, Dec 9, 1979	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		108	113	19	11	L 3	10,938	1:56
31	Tue, Dec 11, 1979	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		99	103	19	12	L 4
32	Wed, Dec 12, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		91	112	19	13	L 5
33	Fri, Dec 14, 1979	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		94	97	19	14	L 6	15,320	2:05
34	Sun, Dec 16, 1979	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		104	79	20	14	W 1
35	Thu, Dec 20, 1979	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		120	109	21	14	W 2
36	Sun, Dec 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		103	106	21	15	L 1	10,938
37	Wed, Dec 26, 1979	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		110	101	22	15	W 1
38	Thu, Dec 27, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		108	117	22	16	L 1
39	Sat, Dec 29, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		105	117	22	17	L 2
40	Sun, Dec 30, 1979	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		88	95	22	18	L 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Thu, Jan 3, 1980	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		106	96	23	18	W 1
42	Sat, Jan 5, 1980	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		99	98	24	18	W 2
43	Sun, Jan 6, 1980	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		113	103	25	18	W 3
44	Tue, Jan 8, 1980	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		102	110	25	19	L 1
45	Wed, Jan 9, 1980	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		107	111	25	20	L 2
46	Fri, Jan 11, 1980	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		109	107	26	20	W 1
47	Sun, Jan 13, 1980	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		117	121	26	21	L 1
48	Wed, Jan 16, 1980	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		108	112	26	22	L 2
49	Fri, Jan 18, 1980	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		111	120	26	23	L 3
50	Sun, Jan 20, 1980	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		89	88	27	23	W 1
51	Tue, Jan 22, 1980	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	OT	122	127	27	24	L 1
52	Wed, Jan 23, 1980	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		104	102	28	24	W 1
53	Fri, Jan 25, 1980	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		96	110	28	25	L 1	12,660
54	Sun, Jan 27, 1980	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	112	28	26	L 2
55	Tue, Jan 29, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		103	96	29	26	W 1
56	Thu, Jan 31, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		101	105	29	27	L 1
57	Wed, Feb 6, 1980	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		111	109	30	27	W 1
58	Fri, Feb 8, 1980	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		115	90	31	27	W 2
59	Sun, Feb 10, 1980	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		109	107	32	27	W 3	10,938
60	Wed, Feb 13, 1980	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		111	101	33	27	W 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Thu, Feb 14, 1980	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		120	103	34	27	W 5
62	Fri, Feb 15, 1980	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		114	103	35	27	W 6
63	Sun, Feb 17, 1980	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		134	135	35	28	L 1
64	Wed, Feb 20, 1980	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		103	106	35	29	L 2
65	Sun, Feb 24, 1980	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		94	72	36	29	W 1
66	Tue, Feb 26, 1980	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		122	88	37	29	W 2
67	Wed, Feb 27, 1980	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W	OT	119	110	38	29	W 3	11,683
68	Fri, Feb 29, 1980	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W	OT	126	117	39	29	W 4
69	Sun, Mar 2, 1980	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		101	98	40	29	W 5
70	Tue, Mar 4, 1980	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		124	127	40	30	L 1
71	Wed, Mar 5, 1980	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		109	112	40	31	L 2
72	Sat, Mar 8, 1980	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		105	80	41	31	W 1
73	Wed, Mar 12, 1980	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		112	103	42	31	W 2
74	Fri, Mar 14, 1980	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		120	110	43	31	W 3
75	Sun, Mar 16, 1980	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		128	121	44	31	W 4
76	Tue, Mar 18, 1980	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		122	123	44	32	L 1
77	Wed, Mar 19, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		108	106	45	32	W 1
78	Fri, Mar 21, 1980	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		121	93	46	32	W 2
79	Tue, Mar 25, 1980	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		122	111	47	32	W 3
80	Thu, Mar 27, 1980	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		143	95	48	32	W 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 28, 1980	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		114	116	48	33	L 1			at St. Louis, MO
82	Sun, Mar 30, 1980	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		107	91	49	33	W 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak
1	Tue, Apr 8, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	OT	113	114	0	1	L 1
2	Wed, Apr 9, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	OT	114	112	1	1	W 1
3	Fri, Apr 11, 1980	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		95	91	2	1	W 2
4	Sun, Apr 13, 1980	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		107	112	2	2	L 1
5	Tue, Apr 15, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		108	97	3	2	W 1
6	Fri, Apr 18, 1980	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		85	86	3	3	L 1
7	Sun, Apr 20, 1980	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		94	98	3	4	L 2

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