Biggest NBA Comebacks In 1978-79

What was the biggest NBA comeback in the 1978-79 season?

The Los Angeles Lakers had the biggest comeback win of the 1978-79 season, having come back from a 25 point deficit. The Lakers were trailing 32-57 in the 3rd quarter against the Chicago Bulls on Apr 3, 1979, and came back and won the game 97-95.

What was the biggest NBA 4th quarter comeback in the 1978-79 season?

The New Orleans Jazz and the Washington Bullets are tied for the biggest 4th quarter comeback in the 1978-79 season, each winning a game after being down 18 points in the 4th quarter.

What NBA team had the most wins after being down by at least 10 points in the 1978-79 season?

The New Jersey Nets had 7 wins after trailing by at least 10 points, which was the most of any team in the 1978-79 NBA season. Their last 10-point comeback was against the Atlanta Hawks on Mar 30, 1979, in which the Nets were trailing 42-61 in the 3rd quarter and won the game 117-106.

Biggest 1978-79 NBA Comebacks

	Date	Team	Opponent	Point Deficit		Final Score
1	Apr 3, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers	@ Chicago Bulls	25	32-57, 3rd	97-95
2	Mar 28, 1979	Indiana Pacers	@ Houston Rockets	20	55-75, 3rd	125-124
3	Mar 30, 1979	New Jersey Nets	vs Atlanta Hawks	19	42-61, 3rd	117-106
4	Mar 23, 1979	Indiana Pacers	vs Houston Rockets	18	25-43, 2nd	141-134
	Jan 28, 1979	New Jersey Nets	@ Phoenix Suns	18	39-57, 3rd	117-114
	Mar 15, 1979	New Orleans Jazz	vs San Antonio Spurs	18	80-98, 4th	124-122
	Feb 13, 1979	Washington Bullets	@ San Diego Clippers	18	75-93, 4th	138-136
8	Nov 8, 1978	Philadelphia 76ers	vs New Jersey Nets	17	21-38, 2nd	123-117
	Nov 30, 1978	Phoenix Suns	vs Detroit Pistons	17	39-56, 3rd	119-109
	Nov 18, 1978	San Diego Clippers	vs New Orleans Jazz	17	23-40, 2nd	114-111
11	Jan 16, 1979	New York Knicks	vs Detroit Pistons	16	45-61, 3rd	111-110
	Nov 21, 1978	Phoenix Suns	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	16	50-66, 3rd	110-108
	Jan 6, 1979	Washington Bullets	@ Atlanta Hawks	16	15-31, 2nd	106-102
14	Mar 11, 1979	Detroit Pistons	@ Milwaukee Bucks	15	27-42, 2nd	125-115
	Jan 13, 1979	Detroit Pistons	vs Golden State Warriors	15	53-68, 3rd	114-109
	Dec 2, 1978	Kansas City Kings	@ Washington Bullets	15	20-35, 2nd	110-109
	Feb 25, 1979	Philadelphia 76ers	@ Denver Nuggets	15	20-35, 2nd	119-111
18	Mar 13, 1979	Chicago Bulls	vs New Jersey Nets	14	38-52, 3rd	105-102
	Jan 31, 1979	Golden State Warriors	@ Philadelphia 76ers	14	75-89, 4th	108-106
	Feb 6, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers	vs San Antonio Spurs	14	12-26, 2nd	119-111
	Nov 15, 1978	Los Angeles Lakers	@ Detroit Pistons	14	24-38, 2nd	133-126
22	Apr 1, 1979	Cleveland Cavaliers	vs Houston Rockets	13	48-61, 3rd	114-105
	Mar 4, 1979	Golden State Warriors	@ Kansas City Kings	13	47-60, 3rd	111-110
	Feb 20, 1979	Golden State Warriors	@ Los Angeles Lakers	13	45-58, 3rd	102-91
	Oct 26, 1978	New Orleans Jazz	vs New York Knicks	13	51-64, 3rd	123-111
	Apr 6, 1979	Phoenix Suns	vs San Diego Clippers	13	48-61, 3rd	118-117
	Nov 7, 1978	San Diego Clippers	@ New Orleans Jazz	13	27-40, 2nd	121-115
	Jan 23, 1979	Seattle SuperSonics	@ Washington Bullets	13	71-84, 4th	103-100
29	Mar 2, 1979	Cleveland Cavaliers	@ Seattle SuperSonics	12	49-61, 3rd	111-109
	Dec 9, 1978	Golden State Warriors	vs Atlanta Hawks	12	12-24, 2nd	94-84
	Jan 3, 1979	Indiana Pacers	@ Milwaukee Bucks	12	73-85, 4th	108-102
	Oct 24, 1978	Kansas City Kings	@ Chicago Bulls	12	84-96, 4th	123-117
	Feb 9, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers	vs Cleveland Cavaliers	12	50-62, 3rd	106-103
	Nov 7, 1978	Los Angeles Lakers	@ Chicago Bulls	12	45-57, 3rd	112-111
	Jan 7, 1979	New Jersey Nets	vs Phoenix Suns	12	49-61, 3rd	117-112
	Mar 20, 1979	New York Knicks	vs Milwaukee Bucks	12	21-33, 2nd	118-110
37	Oct 31, 1978	Atlanta Hawks	@ Washington Bullets	11	18-29, 2nd	110-108
	Dec 22, 1978	Denver Nuggets	@ Golden State Warriors	11	47-58, 3rd	107-103
	Feb 16, 1979	Golden State Warriors	vs Washington Bullets	11	72-83, 4th	109-103
	Mar 30, 1979	Houston Rockets	@ San Antonio Spurs	11	79-90, 4th	117-116
	Mar 27, 1979	Indiana Pacers	@ New Orleans Jazz	11	44-55, 3rd	104-101
	Jan 12, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers	@ New Jersey Nets	11	45-56, 3rd	117-116
	Dec 2, 1978	Milwaukee Bucks	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	11	48-59, 3rd	106-100
	Jan 14, 1979	New Jersey Nets	@ Boston Celtics	11	18-29, 2nd	110-100
	Oct 28, 1978	New Jersey Nets	vs Boston Celtics	11	47-58, 3rd	111-109
	Jan 2, 1979	New Orleans Jazz	vs Los Angeles Lakers	11	20-31, 2nd	109-105
	Apr 29, 1979	Philadelphia 76ers	vs San Antonio Spurs	11	61-72, 4th	92-90
	Feb 18, 1979	Philadelphia 76ers	vs Milwaukee Bucks	11	75-86, 4th	110-107
	Dec 22, 1978	Philadelphia 76ers	@ Seattle SuperSonics	11	45-56, 3rd	103-95
	Dec 6, 1978	Philadelphia 76ers	@ Kansas City Kings	11	42-53, 3rd	114-106
	Mar 30, 1979	Phoenix Suns	vs Seattle SuperSonics	11	24-35, 2nd	113-111
	Apr 1, 1979	San Antonio Spurs	@ Boston Celtics	11	79-90, 4th	112-110
	Mar 6, 1979	San Antonio Spurs	@ New Jersey Nets	11	50-61, 3rd	103-99
	Jun 1, 1979	Seattle SuperSonics	@ Washington Bullets	11	19-30, 2nd	97-93
	Nov 19, 1978	Seattle SuperSonics	vs Portland Trail Blazers	11	34-45, 3rd	88-85

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