| 31-51 | Missed Playoffs |
| Record | Outcome |
The Chicago Bulls finished the regular season with a 31-51 record. They went 19-22 at home and 12-29 on the road.
The 1978-79 Chicago Bulls played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Among qualifying months, the 1978-79 Chicago Bulls had their best month in December, when they went 9-5 and had a 64.3% win percentage. Their worst month was October, when they went 1-8 and had a 11.1% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '78 | 1-8 | 11.1% | -77 |
| November '78 | 5-8 | 38.5% | -16 |
| December '78 | 9-5 | 64.3% | -32 |
| January '79 | 3-11 | 21.4% | -80 |
| February '79 | 5-8 | 38.5% | -76 |
| March '79 | 6-10 | 37.5% | -66 |
| April '79 | 2-1 | 66.7% | +22 |
No, the Bulls didn't make the Playoffs in 1979.
The Chicago Bulls finished the regular season with a point differential of -325. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Bulls could have been expected to have about 30.6 wins, or a 31-51 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1978-79 Chicago Bulls went 8-8.
During the regular season, the 1978-79 Chicago Bulls went 1-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978-79 Chicago Bulls was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Chicago Bulls had during the 1978-79 regular season was 9 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 13, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 86 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Oct 15, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 108 - 97 | ||
| Tue, Oct 17, 1978 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 94 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Oct 20, 1978 | vs San Diego Clippers | Loss 94 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Oct 21, 1978 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 104 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Oct 24, 1978 | vs Kansas City Kings | Loss 117 - 123 | ||
| Fri, Oct 27, 1978 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 110 - 115 | OT | |
| Sat, Oct 28, 1978 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 92 - 116 | ||
| Tue, Oct 31, 1978 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 92 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Nov 1, 1978 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 112 - 118 | ||
| Fri, Nov 3, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 93 - 99 | ||
| Sat, Nov 4, 1978 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 97 - 84 | ||
| Tue, Nov 7, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 111 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Nov 10, 1978 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 101 - 115 | ||
| Sat, Nov 11, 1978 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 112 - 125 | ||
| Wed, Nov 15, 1978 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 117 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Nov 17, 1978 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 100 - 89 | ||
| Sun, Nov 19, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 95 - 104 | ||
| Wed, Nov 22, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 96 - 98 | ||
| Fri, Nov 24, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 100 - 99 | ||
| Sun, Nov 26, 1978 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 109 - 125 | ||
| Tue, Nov 28, 1978 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 124 - 112 | ||
| Sat, Dec 2, 1978 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 105 - 91 | ||
| Tue, Dec 5, 1978 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 96 - 91 | ||
| Fri, Dec 8, 1978 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 100 - 99 | ||
| Sat, Dec 9, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Win 101 - 96 | ||
| Tue, Dec 12, 1978 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 99 - 94 | ||
| Fri, Dec 15, 1978 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 94 - 118 | ||
| Sat, Dec 16, 1978 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 108 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Dec 17, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 101 - 117 | ||
| Tue, Dec 19, 1978 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 101 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Dec 20, 1978 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 102 - 131 | ||
| Fri, Dec 22, 1978 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 92 - 103 | ||
| Tue, Dec 26, 1978 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 109 - 115 | ||
| Thu, Dec 28, 1978 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 111 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Dec 29, 1978 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 123 - 117 | ||
| Tue, Jan 2, 1979 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 86 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Jan 3, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 98 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Jan 5, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 124 - 119 | ||
| Tue, Jan 9, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 101 - 103 | ||
| Wed, Jan 10, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 120 - 116 | ||
| Fri, Jan 12, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 93 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Jan 14, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 99 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Jan 19, 1979 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 102 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Jan 20, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 101 - 107 | ||
| Sun, Jan 21, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 93 - 94 | ||
| Tue, Jan 23, 1979 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 100 - 90 | ||
| Fri, Jan 26, 1979 | vs San Diego Clippers | Loss 91 - 107 | ||
| Sun, Jan 28, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 87 - 98 | ||
| Tue, Jan 30, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 108 - 112 | OT | |
| Thu, Feb 1, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 105 - 128 | ||
| Fri, Feb 2, 1979 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 116 - 110 | ||
| Tue, Feb 6, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 110 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Feb 9, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Loss 114 - 124 | ||
| Sun, Feb 11, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 108 - 110 | ||
| Tue, Feb 13, 1979 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 94 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Feb 16, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Win 107 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Feb 18, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 107 - 130 | ||
| Tue, Feb 20, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 99 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Feb 23, 1979 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 102 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Feb 25, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 108 - 117 | ||
| Tue, Feb 27, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 124 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Feb 28, 1979 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 113 - 124 | ||
| Sat, Mar 3, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 101 - 119 | ||
| Thu, Mar 8, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 117 - 132 | ||
| Fri, Mar 9, 1979 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 102 - 92 | ||
| Sun, Mar 11, 1979 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 109 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Mar 13, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 105 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Mar 16, 1979 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 118 - 124 | ||
| Sat, Mar 17, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 88 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Mar 18, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 103 - 114 | ||
| Wed, Mar 21, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 105 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Mar 23, 1979 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 116 - 99 | ||
| Sat, Mar 24, 1979 | @ New York Knicks | Win 148 - 143 | OT2 | |
| Sun, Mar 25, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 88 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Mar 27, 1979 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 116 - 122 | ||
| Wed, Mar 28, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 96 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Mar 30, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 121 - 105 | ||
| Sat, Mar 31, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 99 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Apr 3, 1979 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 95 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Apr 6, 1979 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 128 - 114 | ||
| Sun, Apr 8, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 117 - 107 | ||
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