| 47-35 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Philadelphia 76ers finished the regular season with a 47-35 record. They went 31-10 at home and 16-25 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers went 52-39. Their final game was a loss in the Eastern Conference Semifinals to the San Antonio Spurs.
The 1978-79 Philadelphia 76ers played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1978-79 Philadelphia 76ers had their best month in October, when they went 5-1 and had a 83.3% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 6-8 and had a 42.9% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '78 | 5-1 | 83.3% | +29 |
| November '78 | 9-5 | 64.3% | +34 |
| December '78 | 9-5 | 64.3% | +68 |
| January '79 | 6-7 | 46.2% | -23 |
| February '79 | 6-8 | 42.9% | +15 |
| March '79 | 9-8 | 52.9% | +44 |
| April '79 | 3-1 | 75% | -15 |
Yes, the Philadelphia 76ers made the Playoffs in 1979. They won their first series against the New Jersey Nets in the Eastern Conference First Round. They eventually lost against the San Antonio Spurs in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
The Philadelphia 76ers finished the regular season with a point differential of +152. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the 76ers could have been expected to have about 45.8 wins, or a 46-36 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1978-79 Philadelphia 76ers went 12-12.
During the regular season, the 1978-79 Philadelphia 76ers went 3-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978-79 Philadelphia 76ers was a 9 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Philadelphia 76ers had during the 1978-79 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 13, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 110 - 102 | ||
| Wed, Oct 18, 1978 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 111 - 121 | ||
| Fri, Oct 20, 1978 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 126 - 117 | ||
| Sat, Oct 21, 1978 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 130 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Oct 25, 1978 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 118 - 117 | ||
| Sat, Oct 28, 1978 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 101 - 99 | ||
| Wed, Nov 1, 1978 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 116 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Nov 3, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 118 - 103 | ||
| Wed, Nov 8, 1978 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 123 - 117 | ||
| Fri, Nov 10, 1978 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 123 - 122 | ||
| Sat, Nov 11, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 135 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Nov 14, 1978 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 108 - 124 | ||
| Wed, Nov 15, 1978 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 109 - 103 | OT | |
| Fri, Nov 17, 1978 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 95 - 94 | ||
| Sat, Nov 18, 1978 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 116 - 124 | ||
| Tue, Nov 21, 1978 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 105 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Nov 24, 1978 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 134 - 120 | ||
| Sat, Nov 25, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 126 - 127 | ||
| Tue, Nov 28, 1978 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 103 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Nov 29, 1978 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 120 - 114 | OT | |
| Sat, Dec 2, 1978 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 97 - 100 | ||
| Tue, Dec 5, 1978 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 91 - 96 | ||
| Wed, Dec 6, 1978 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 114 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Dec 9, 1978 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 107 - 115 | ||
| Wed, Dec 13, 1978 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 120 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Dec 15, 1978 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 91 - 84 | ||
| Sun, Dec 17, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 103 - 96 | ||
| Tue, Dec 19, 1978 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 124 - 113 | ||
| Wed, Dec 20, 1978 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 81 - 85 | ||
| Fri, Dec 22, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 103 - 95 | ||
| Mon, Dec 25, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Win 109 - 94 | ||
| Wed, Dec 27, 1978 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 122 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Dec 29, 1978 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 113 - 107 | ||
| Sat, Dec 30, 1978 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 94 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Jan 3, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 111 - 98 | ||
| Fri, Jan 5, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 96 - 123 | ||
| Sat, Jan 6, 1979 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 139 - 143 | OT | |
| Wed, Jan 10, 1979 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 123 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Jan 12, 1979 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 89 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Jan 14, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 112 - 106 | ||
| Wed, Jan 17, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 107 - 94 | ||
| Sat, Jan 20, 1979 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 102 - 108 | ||
| Sun, Jan 21, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 91 - 87 | ||
| Wed, Jan 24, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 94 - 101 | ||
| Fri, Jan 26, 1979 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 105 - 96 | ||
| Sun, Jan 28, 1979 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 94 - 116 | ||
| Wed, Jan 31, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 106 - 108 | ||
| Thu, Feb 1, 1979 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 128 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Feb 2, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 101 - 105 | ||
| Wed, Feb 7, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 114 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Feb 9, 1979 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 117 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Feb 11, 1979 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 107 - 99 | ||
| Wed, Feb 14, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Loss 106 - 108 | ||
| Thu, Feb 15, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 100 - 113 | ||
| Fri, Feb 16, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 104 - 119 | ||
| Sun, Feb 18, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 110 - 107 | OT | |
| Wed, Feb 21, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 99 - 106 | OT | |
| Fri, Feb 23, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 116 - 117 | ||
| Sun, Feb 25, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 119 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Feb 27, 1979 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 115 - 118 | ||
| Wed, Feb 28, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 93 - 97 | ||
| Fri, Mar 2, 1979 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 111 - 126 | ||
| Sun, Mar 4, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 94 - 119 | ||
| Tue, Mar 6, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 91 - 94 | ||
| Wed, Mar 7, 1979 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 114 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Mar 9, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 113 - 119 | ||
| Sun, Mar 11, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 103 - 104 | ||
| Wed, Mar 14, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 96 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Mar 16, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 114 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Mar 17, 1979 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 101 - 103 | ||
| Sun, Mar 18, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Win 106 - 90 | ||
| Tue, Mar 20, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 124 - 120 | ||
| Wed, Mar 21, 1979 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 114 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Mar 23, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 110 - 98 | ||
| Sun, Mar 25, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 94 - 103 | ||
| Tue, Mar 27, 1979 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 100 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Mar 28, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 112 - 96 | ||
| Fri, Mar 30, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 129 - 93 | ||
| Sun, Apr 1, 1979 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 112 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Apr 4, 1979 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 121 - 120 | ||
| Fri, Apr 6, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 118 - 136 | ||
| Sun, Apr 8, 1979 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 112 - 111 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Eastern Conference First Round (Won 2 - 0) | ||||
| Wed, Apr 11, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 122 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Apr 13, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 111 - 101 | ||
| Eastern Conference Semifinals (Lost 3 - 4) | ||||
| Sun, Apr 15, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 106 - 119 | ||
| Tue, Apr 17, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 120 - 121 | ||
| Fri, Apr 20, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 123 - 115 | ||
| Sun, Apr 22, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 112 - 115 | ||
| Thu, Apr 26, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 120 - 97 | ||
| Sun, Apr 29, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 92 - 90 | ||
| Wed, May 2, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 108 - 111 | ||
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