1978-1979 New Orleans Jazz

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1978-79 New Orleans Jazz

What was the record of the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz?

The New Orleans Jazz finished the regular season with a 26-56 record. They went 22-19 at home and 4-37 on the road.

What division did the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz play in?

The 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz played in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

What was the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz had their best month in October, when they went 4-5 and had a 44.4% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 2-11 and had a 15.4% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Point Differential
October '78 4-5 44.4% -42
November '78 6-9 40% -22
December '78 2-11 15.4% -150
January '79 5-10 33.3% -79
February '79 4-9 30.8% -71
March '79 4-10 28.6% -139
April '79 1-2 33.3% -9

Did the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz make the Playoffs?

No, the Jazz didn't make the Playoffs in 1979.

What was the point differential for the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz?

The New Orleans Jazz finished the regular season with a point differential of -512. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Jazz could have been expected to have about 25.8 wins, or a 26-56 record in the regular season.

How did the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz went 6-7.

How did the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz went 1-0 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz was a 2 game winning streak on 7 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1978-79 New Orleans Jazz?

The longest losing streak that the New Orleans Jazz had during the 1978-79 regular season was 6 games, which occured 2 separate times.

1978-79 New Orleans Jazz Schedule

= Playoff Team

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Fri, Oct 13, 1978 @ Washington Bullets Loss 101 - 117
Sun, Oct 15, 1978 vs Milwaukee Bucks Loss 112 - 123
Tue, Oct 17, 1978 vs Detroit Pistons Win 114 - 109
Thu, Oct 19, 1978 vs Boston Celtics Win 120 - 115
Sat, Oct 21, 1978 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 111 - 130
Tue, Oct 24, 1978 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Loss 104 - 122
Wed, Oct 25, 1978 @ Kansas City Kings Loss 109 - 114
Thu, Oct 26, 1978 vs New York Knicks Win 123 - 111
Tue, Oct 31, 1978 vs Chicago Bulls Win 97 - 92
Thu, Nov 2, 1978 vs Phoenix Suns Loss 99 - 106
Sat, Nov 4, 1978 @ Milwaukee Bucks Win 116 - 108
Tue, Nov 7, 1978 vs San Diego Clippers Loss 115 - 121
Fri, Nov 10, 1978 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 113 - 102
Sun, Nov 12, 1978 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 122 - 128
Tue, Nov 14, 1978 @ Portland Trail Blazers Loss 103 - 123
Wed, Nov 15, 1978 @ Seattle SuperSonics Loss 118 - 135
Fri, Nov 17, 1978 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 109 - 121
Sat, Nov 18, 1978 @ San Diego Clippers Loss 111 - 114
Tue, Nov 21, 1978 vs New Jersey Nets Win 140 - 118
Thu, Nov 23, 1978 vs Golden State Warriors Win 106 - 98
Fri, Nov 24, 1978 @ New Jersey Nets Loss 100 - 103
Sat, Nov 25, 1978 @ New York Knicks Loss 96 - 103
Tue, Nov 28, 1978 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 107 - 103
Thu, Nov 30, 1978 vs Denver Nuggets Win 111 - 105
Fri, Dec 1, 1978 vs Washington Bullets Loss 115 - 117
Sat, Dec 2, 1978 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 94 - 128
Tue, Dec 5, 1978 vs Los Angeles Lakers Loss 102 - 114
Fri, Dec 8, 1978 vs Houston Rockets Loss 106 - 110
Tue, Dec 12, 1978 vs Indiana Pacers Win 109 - 103
Wed, Dec 13, 1978 @ Boston Celtics Loss 96 - 102
Sat, Dec 16, 1978 @ Kansas City Kings Loss 100 - 128
Sun, Dec 17, 1978 vs Golden State Warriors Loss 96 - 104
Wed, Dec 20, 1978 @ Denver Nuggets Loss 112 - 121
Sat, Dec 23, 1978 @ Indiana Pacers Loss 103 - 127
Tue, Dec 26, 1978 @ Los Angeles Lakers Win 125 - 123
Wed, Dec 27, 1978 @ Seattle SuperSonics Loss 103 - 122
Fri, Dec 29, 1978 @ Golden State Warriors Loss 106 - 118
Tue, Jan 2, 1979 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 109 - 105
Wed, Jan 3, 1979 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 97 - 123
Thu, Jan 4, 1979 vs New Jersey Nets Loss 112 - 125
Sat, Jan 6, 1979 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Loss 94 - 105
Tue, Jan 9, 1979 vs San Diego Clippers Loss 107 - 114
Wed, Jan 10, 1979 @ Philadelphia 76ers Loss 112 - 123
Fri, Jan 12, 1979 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 100 - 89
Sat, Jan 13, 1979 @ Houston Rockets Loss 106 - 117
Tue, Jan 16, 1979 vs Denver Nuggets Loss 100 - 104
Wed, Jan 17, 1979 @ Washington Bullets Loss 102 - 112
Fri, Jan 19, 1979 vs Portland Trail Blazers Win 107 - 101
Sat, Jan 20, 1979 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 94 - 118
Sun, Jan 21, 1979 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 108 - 87
Tue, Jan 23, 1979 vs Kansas City Kings Win 118 - 116
Fri, Jan 26, 1979 @ New Jersey Nets Loss 104 - 110
Fri, Feb 2, 1979 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 110 - 116
Wed, Feb 7, 1979 vs New York Knicks Win 125 - 123 OT
Fri, Feb 9, 1979 vs Houston Rockets Loss 99 - 106
Sat, Feb 10, 1979 @ Detroit Pistons Win 107 - 105
Tue, Feb 13, 1979 @ Portland Trail Blazers Loss 101 - 120
Wed, Feb 14, 1979 @ Golden State Warriors Loss 101 - 113
Thu, Feb 15, 1979 @ San Diego Clippers Loss 112 - 122
Sat, Feb 17, 1979 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 112 - 136
Sun, Feb 18, 1979 @ Denver Nuggets Loss 112 - 115
Wed, Feb 21, 1979 vs Seattle SuperSonics Loss 94 - 96
Fri, Feb 23, 1979 vs Chicago Bulls Win 111 - 102
Sat, Feb 24, 1979 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Win 105 - 96
Wed, Feb 28, 1979 @ Boston Celtics Loss 112 - 122
Sat, Mar 3, 1979 @ Detroit Pistons Loss 101 - 110
Wed, Mar 7, 1979 vs Portland Trail Blazers Loss 102 - 103
Sat, Mar 10, 1979 @ Houston Rockets Loss 109 - 124
Tue, Mar 13, 1979 @ New York Knicks Loss 91 - 104
Wed, Mar 14, 1979 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 102 - 158
Thu, Mar 15, 1979 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 124 - 122
Fri, Mar 16, 1979 vs Kansas City Kings Loss 112 - 120
Sun, Mar 18, 1979 vs Phoenix Suns Win 121 - 117
Tue, Mar 20, 1979 vs Washington Bullets Loss 107 - 126
Fri, Mar 23, 1979 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 99 - 116
Sat, Mar 24, 1979 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Win 139 - 117
Tue, Mar 27, 1979 vs Indiana Pacers Loss 101 - 104
Wed, Mar 28, 1979 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 94 - 122
Sat, Mar 31, 1979 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 109 - 107
Tue, Apr 3, 1979 vs Boston Celtics Win 141 - 125
Thu, Apr 5, 1979 vs Detroit Pistons Loss 104 - 120
Fri, Apr 6, 1979 vs Milwaukee Bucks Loss 131 - 140

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