| 38-44 | Missed Playoffs |
| Record | Outcome |
The Indiana Pacers finished the regular season with a 38-44 record. They went 25-16 at home and 13-28 on the road.
The 1978-79 Indiana Pacers played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Among qualifying months, the 1978-79 Indiana Pacers had their best month in March, when they went 10-5 and had a 66.7% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 3-11 and had a 21.4% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '78 | 4-3 | 57.1% | +23 |
| November '78 | 4-10 | 28.6% | -80 |
| December '78 | 3-11 | 21.4% | -84 |
| January '79 | 9-6 | 60% | +33 |
| February '79 | 6-8 | 42.9% | -39 |
| March '79 | 10-5 | 66.7% | -3 |
| April '79 | 2-1 | 66.7% | +19 |
No, the Pacers didn't make the Playoffs in 1979.
The Indiana Pacers finished the regular season with a point differential of -131. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Pacers could have been expected to have about 36.9 wins, or a 37-45 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1978-79 Indiana Pacers went 12-9.
During the regular season, the 1978-79 Indiana Pacers went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978-79 Indiana Pacers was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Indiana Pacers had during the 1978-79 regular season was 7 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 13, 1978 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 117 - 104 | ||
| Wed, Oct 18, 1978 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 92 - 99 | ||
| Sat, Oct 21, 1978 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 125 - 119 | ||
| Tue, Oct 24, 1978 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 95 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Oct 27, 1978 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 112 - 99 | ||
| Sat, Oct 28, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 106 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Oct 31, 1978 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 119 - 114 | ||
| Wed, Nov 1, 1978 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 113 - 124 | ||
| Fri, Nov 3, 1978 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 115 - 108 | ||
| Sat, Nov 4, 1978 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 84 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Nov 8, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 111 - 113 | ||
| Fri, Nov 10, 1978 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 111 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Nov 12, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 106 - 134 | ||
| Tue, Nov 14, 1978 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 106 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Nov 17, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 115 - 126 | ||
| Sat, Nov 18, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 111 - 123 | ||
| Tue, Nov 21, 1978 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 108 - 103 | ||
| Wed, Nov 22, 1978 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 110 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Nov 24, 1978 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 98 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Nov 26, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 114 - 112 | ||
| Wed, Nov 29, 1978 | vs New York Knicks | Win 101 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Dec 1, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 107 - 111 | ||
| Sat, Dec 2, 1978 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 110 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Dec 6, 1978 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 115 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Dec 8, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 114 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Dec 12, 1978 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 103 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Dec 13, 1978 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 101 - 117 | ||
| Fri, Dec 15, 1978 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 113 - 125 | ||
| Tue, Dec 19, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 102 - 130 | ||
| Wed, Dec 20, 1978 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 105 - 121 | ||
| Thu, Dec 21, 1978 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 108 - 121 | ||
| Sat, Dec 23, 1978 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 127 - 103 | ||
| Tue, Dec 26, 1978 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 104 - 108 | ||
| Wed, Dec 27, 1978 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 110 - 122 | ||
| Sat, Dec 30, 1978 | vs San Diego Clippers | Loss 111 - 114 | ||
| Wed, Jan 3, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 108 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Jan 5, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 123 - 96 | ||
| Sat, Jan 6, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 99 - 120 | ||
| Sun, Jan 7, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 112 - 97 | ||
| Tue, Jan 9, 1979 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 112 - 104 | ||
| Wed, Jan 10, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 98 - 118 | ||
| Sat, Jan 13, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 102 - 99 | ||
| Sun, Jan 14, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 109 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Jan 17, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 102 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Jan 19, 1979 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 98 - 101 | ||
| Sat, Jan 20, 1979 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 104 - 109 | ||
| Tue, Jan 23, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 110 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Jan 26, 1979 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 119 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Jan 28, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 123 - 110 | ||
| Tue, Jan 30, 1979 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 112 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Feb 2, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 87 - 84 | ||
| Tue, Feb 6, 1979 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 107 - 110 | ||
| Wed, Feb 7, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 84 - 90 | ||
| Fri, Feb 9, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 101 - 112 | ||
| Sun, Feb 11, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 110 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Feb 13, 1979 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 124 - 120 | ||
| Wed, Feb 14, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Win 106 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Feb 16, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 105 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Feb 18, 1979 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 111 - 122 | ||
| Wed, Feb 21, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 109 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Feb 23, 1979 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 96 - 94 | ||
| Sun, Feb 25, 1979 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 108 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Feb 27, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 107 - 124 | ||
| Wed, Feb 28, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 102 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Mar 2, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 98 - 105 | ||
| Wed, Mar 7, 1979 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 109 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Mar 9, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 125 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Mar 11, 1979 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 112 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Mar 13, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 122 - 120 | OT | |
| Fri, Mar 16, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 106 - 114 | ||
| Sat, Mar 17, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 98 - 105 | ||
| Wed, Mar 21, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 114 - 105 | ||
| Thu, Mar 22, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 108 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Mar 23, 1979 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 141 - 134 | ||
| Sun, Mar 25, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 121 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Mar 27, 1979 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Win 104 - 101 | ||
| Wed, Mar 28, 1979 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 125 - 124 | ||
| Fri, Mar 30, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 99 - 101 | ||
| Sat, Mar 31, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 101 - 126 | ||
| Wed, Apr 4, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 102 - 95 | ||
| Fri, Apr 6, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 136 - 118 | ||
| Sun, Apr 8, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Loss 101 - 107 | ||
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