1978-79 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results

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Record: 37-45, Finished 3rd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Kevin Loughery (37-45)

Executive: Charles Theokas

PTS/G: 107.7 (17th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 111.9 (16th of 22)

SRS: -4.00 (20th of 22) Pace: 109.5 (2nd of 22)

Off Rtg: 98.0 (22nd of 22) Def Rtg: 101.8 (3rd of 22) Net Rtg: -3.8 (19th of 22)

Expected W-L: 30-52 (20th of 22)

Arena: Rutgers Athletic Center

NBA 1979 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (0-2) versus Philadelphia 76ers (Series Stats)

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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 13, 1978	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		107	105	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Oct 14, 1978	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		102	100	2	0	W 2
3	Tue, Oct 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		109	113	2	1	L 1
4	Wed, Oct 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		87	139	2	2	L 2
5	Fri, Oct 20, 1978	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		117	126	2	3	L 3
6	Sat, Oct 21, 1978	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		108	109	2	4	L 4
7	Tue, Oct 24, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		97	95	3	4	W 1
8	Wed, Oct 25, 1978	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		121	118	4	4	W 2
9	Fri, Oct 27, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		123	108	5	4	W 3
10	Sat, Oct 28, 1978	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		111	109	6	4	W 4	4,252	2:06
11	Wed, Nov 1, 1978	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		131	110	7	4	W 5
12	Fri, Nov 3, 1978	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		81	102	7	5	L 1
13	Sat, Nov 4, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	OT	118	117	8	5	W 1
14	Wed, Nov 8, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		117	123	8	6	L 1			Game protested and completed on 1979-03-23
15	Fri, Nov 10, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		91	86	9	6	W 1
16	Sat, Nov 11, 1978	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		125	112	10	6	W 2
17	Tue, Nov 14, 1978	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		124	108	11	6	W 3
18	Fri, Nov 17, 1978	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		94	143	11	7	L 1
19	Sat, Nov 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		100	114	11	8	L 2
20	Tue, Nov 21, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		118	140	11	9	L 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Nov 22, 1978	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		100	92	12	9	W 1
22	Fri, Nov 24, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		103	100	13	9	W 2
23	Sat, Nov 25, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		110	151	13	10	L 1
24	Wed, Nov 29, 1978	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		111	125	13	11	L 2
25	Fri, Dec 1, 1978	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		120	110	14	11	W 1
26	Sun, Dec 3, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		107	105	15	11	W 2
27	Wed, Dec 6, 1978	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		83	92	15	12	L 1
28	Fri, Dec 8, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		108	100	16	12	W 1
29	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		125	120	17	12	W 2
30	Fri, Dec 15, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		104	121	17	13	L 1
31	Wed, Dec 20, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		105	108	17	14	L 2
32	Wed, Dec 27, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		104	115	17	15	L 3
33	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		126	137	17	16	L 4
34	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		94	104	17	17	L 5
35	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		122	127	17	18	L 6
36	Thu, Jan 4, 1979	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	W		125	112	18	18	W 1
37	Fri, Jan 5, 1979	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		104	110	18	19	L 1
38	Sun, Jan 7, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		117	112	19	19	W 1
39	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		116	120	19	20	L 1
40	Fri, Jan 12, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		116	117	19	21	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 14, 1979	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		110	100	20	21	W 1	8,850	2:04
42	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		106	99	21	21	W 2
43	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		114	123	21	22	L 1
44	Fri, Jan 26, 1979	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		110	104	22	22	W 1			at Princeton, NJ
45	Sun, Jan 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		117	114	23	22	W 2
46	Tue, Jan 30, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		108	127	23	23	L 1
47	Wed, Jan 31, 1979	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		104	112	23	24	L 2
48	Thu, Feb 1, 1979	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		102	107	23	25	L 3
49	Fri, Feb 2, 1979	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		100	117	23	26	L 4
50	Tue, Feb 6, 1979	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		100	119	23	27	L 5
51	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		90	84	24	27	W 1
52	Thu, Feb 8, 1979	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		106	105	25	27	W 2
53	Sun, Feb 11, 1979	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		104	98	26	27	W 3
54	Tue, Feb 13, 1979	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	W		111	102	27	27	W 4
55	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		94	115	27	28	L 1
56	Fri, Feb 16, 1979	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		100	105	27	29	L 2
57	Sun, Feb 18, 1979	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	OT	126	124	28	29	W 1
58	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		123	112	29	29	W 2
59	Fri, Feb 23, 1979	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		110	99	30	29	W 3
60	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		107	111	30	30	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 25, 1979	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		116	102	31	30	W 1
62	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		99	91	32	30	W 2
63	Tue, Mar 6, 1979	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		99	103	32	31	L 1
64	Wed, Mar 7, 1979	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		98	133	32	32	L 2
65	Fri, Mar 9, 1979	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		100	108	32	33	L 3
66	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		104	103	33	33	W 1
67	Tue, Mar 13, 1979	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		102	105	33	34	L 1
68	Wed, Mar 14, 1979	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		100	120	33	35	L 2
69	Fri, Mar 16, 1979	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		102	117	33	36	L 3
70	Sat, Mar 17, 1979	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		113	124	33	37	L 4
71	Sun, Mar 18, 1979	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		98	110	33	38	L 5
72	Tue, Mar 20, 1979	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		117	110	34	38	W 1
73	Fri, Mar 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		98	110	34	39	L 1
74	Sun, Mar 25, 1979	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		99	88	35	39	W 1
75	Wed, Mar 28, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		108	127	35	40	L 1
76	Fri, Mar 30, 1979	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		117	106	36	40	W 1
77	Sun, Apr 1, 1979	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		98	109	36	41	L 1
78	Tue, Apr 3, 1979	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		97	110	36	42	L 2
79	Wed, Apr 4, 1979	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		103	110	36	43	L 3
80	Fri, Apr 6, 1979	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L	OT	114	117	36	44	L 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Sat, Apr 7, 1979	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		126	112	37	44	W 1	4,973
82	Sun, Apr 8, 1979	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		101	127	37	45	L 1	8,961	1:56

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date				Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Apr 11, 1979		Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		114	122	0	1	L 1	8,846	1:57
2	Fri, Apr 13, 1979		Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		101	111	0	2	L 2	9,126	2:03

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