1979-1980 Philadelphia 76ers

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59-23 Lost Finals
Record Outcome

1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers

What was the record of the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers?

The Philadelphia 76ers finished the regular season with a 59-23 record. They went 36-5 at home and 23-18 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers went 71-29. Their final game was a loss in the Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers.

What division did the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers play in?

The 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

What was the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers record by month?

The 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers had their best month in October, when they went 8-1 and had a 88.9% win percentage. Their worst month was November, when they went 10-6 and had a 62.5% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Point Differential
October '79 8-1 88.9% +101
November '79 10-6 62.5% +36
December '79 9-4 69.2% +61
January '80 11-3 78.6% +65
February '80 10-3 76.9% +27
March '80 11-6 64.7% +56

Did the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers Win The NBA Title?

No. While the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers did play in the NBA Finals, they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers.

What was the point differential for the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers?

The Philadelphia 76ers finished the regular season with a point differential of +346. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the 76ers could have been expected to have about 52.0 wins, or a 52-30 record in the regular season.

How did the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers went 19-4.

How did the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers went 4-2 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers was a 9 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers?

The longest losing streak that the Philadelphia 76ers had during the 1979-80 regular season was 3 games, which occured 2 separate times.

1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers Schedule

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Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Fri, Oct 12, 1979 @ Washington Bullets Win 93 - 92
Sat, Oct 13, 1979 vs Houston Rockets Win 113 - 105
Wed, Oct 17, 1979 @ New Jersey Nets Win 113 - 88
Fri, Oct 19, 1979 vs Detroit Pistons Win 112 - 104
Sat, Oct 20, 1979 @ New York Knicks Win 136 - 111
Wed, Oct 24, 1979 vs Indiana Pacers Win 132 - 110
Fri, Oct 26, 1979 vs New York Knicks Win 127 - 116
Sat, Oct 27, 1979 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Win 112 - 106
Wed, Oct 31, 1979 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 97 - 102
Fri, Nov 2, 1979 vs Atlanta Hawks Loss 81 - 85
Sat, Nov 3, 1979 @ Indiana Pacers Win 120 - 114 OT2
Tue, Nov 6, 1979 @ Milwaukee Bucks Win 118 - 117 OT
Wed, Nov 7, 1979 vs Kansas City Kings Win 110 - 102
Fri, Nov 9, 1979 @ Detroit Pistons Loss 98 - 106
Sat, Nov 10, 1979 vs Boston Celtics Win 95 - 94
Tue, Nov 13, 1979 @ Kansas City Kings Loss 103 - 110
Fri, Nov 16, 1979 vs San Antonio Spurs Loss 105 - 106
Sat, Nov 17, 1979 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 103 - 106 OT
Tue, Nov 20, 1979 @ San Antonio Spurs Win 118 - 114
Wed, Nov 21, 1979 @ Houston Rockets Loss 94 - 97
Fri, Nov 23, 1979 vs Houston Rockets Win 113 - 102
Sat, Nov 24, 1979 vs New Jersey Nets Win 91 - 82
Mon, Nov 26, 1979 vs Indiana Pacers Win 113 - 112
Wed, Nov 28, 1979 vs Washington Bullets Win 120 - 102
Fri, Nov 30, 1979 vs San Diego Clippers Win 104 - 101
Sat, Dec 1, 1979 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Win 117 - 105
Wed, Dec 5, 1979 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 132 - 120
Sat, Dec 8, 1979 vs Phoenix Suns Win 117 - 96
Wed, Dec 12, 1979 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 112 - 91
Fri, Dec 14, 1979 vs Atlanta Hawks Loss 98 - 103
Sat, Dec 15, 1979 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 96 - 112
Tue, Dec 18, 1979 @ Detroit Pistons Win 114 - 102
Wed, Dec 19, 1979 @ Boston Celtics Loss 89 - 112
Fri, Dec 21, 1979 vs Houston Rockets Win 117 - 106
Sat, Dec 22, 1979 vs Boston Celtics Win 126 - 113
Tue, Dec 25, 1979 @ Washington Bullets Win 95 - 92
Thu, Dec 27, 1979 @ San Antonio Spurs Win 118 - 114
Sat, Dec 29, 1979 @ Houston Rockets Loss 100 - 104
Thu, Jan 3, 1980 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Win 109 - 108
Tue, Jan 8, 1980 @ New York Knicks Win 111 - 108
Wed, Jan 9, 1980 vs New Jersey Nets Win 108 - 105
Fri, Jan 11, 1980 vs Washington Bullets Win 119 - 106
Sun, Jan 13, 1980 vs New York Knicks Win 126 - 112
Wed, Jan 16, 1980 vs Portland Trail Blazers Win 121 - 110
Fri, Jan 18, 1980 @ New Jersey Nets Win 112 - 105
Sat, Jan 19, 1980 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Win 111 - 107
Wed, Jan 23, 1980 @ Denver Nuggets Win 118 - 93
Fri, Jan 25, 1980 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 103 - 124
Sun, Jan 27, 1980 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 118 - 125
Mon, Jan 28, 1980 @ Utah Jazz Loss 101 - 107
Wed, Jan 30, 1980 vs Detroit Pistons Win 121 - 108
Thu, Jan 31, 1980 @ Houston Rockets Win 110 - 105
Tue, Feb 5, 1980 @ Indiana Pacers Win 109 - 108
Wed, Feb 6, 1980 @ Boston Celtics Loss 110 - 129
Fri, Feb 8, 1980 vs Seattle SuperSonics Loss 94 - 109
Sun, Feb 10, 1980 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 105 - 104
Wed, Feb 13, 1980 vs Utah Jazz Win 107 - 85
Fri, Feb 15, 1980 @ Detroit Pistons Win 114 - 104
Sat, Feb 16, 1980 vs Chicago Bulls Win 100 - 92
Sun, Feb 17, 1980 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Win 115 - 100
Thu, Feb 21, 1980 @ San Diego Clippers Loss 99 - 104
Sun, Feb 24, 1980 @ Golden State Warriors Win 103 - 100
Tue, Feb 26, 1980 @ Portland Trail Blazers Win 98 - 96
Wed, Feb 27, 1980 @ Seattle SuperSonics Win 101 - 98 OT
Fri, Feb 29, 1980 vs Denver Nuggets Win 104 - 103
Sun, Mar 2, 1980 vs Golden State Warriors Win 144 - 99
Wed, Mar 5, 1980 vs Indiana Pacers Win 120 - 113
Fri, Mar 7, 1980 @ Boston Celtics Loss 92 - 111
Sun, Mar 9, 1980 @ San Antonio Spurs Win 134 - 118
Tue, Mar 11, 1980 @ Atlanta Hawks Win 102 - 97 OT
Wed, Mar 12, 1980 vs Washington Bullets Win 105 - 98
Fri, Mar 14, 1980 @ Indiana Pacers Loss 94 - 104
Sun, Mar 16, 1980 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Loss 109 - 123
Mon, Mar 17, 1980 vs Detroit Pistons Win 123 - 109
Wed, Mar 19, 1980 vs San Antonio Spurs Loss 99 - 105
Thu, Mar 20, 1980 @ Washington Bullets Loss 113 - 119 OT
Fri, Mar 21, 1980 vs New Jersey Nets Win 108 - 99
Sun, Mar 23, 1980 vs New York Knicks Win 112 - 108
Wed, Mar 26, 1980 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 84 - 81
Thu, Mar 27, 1980 @ New York Knicks Win 103 - 101
Fri, Mar 28, 1980 @ New Jersey Nets Loss 92 - 99
Sun, Mar 30, 1980 vs Boston Celtics Win 116 - 110
Playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round (Won 2 - 0)
Wed, Apr 2, 1980 vs Washington Bullets Win 111 - 96
Fri, Apr 4, 1980 @ Washington Bullets Win 112 - 104
Eastern Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 1)
Sun, Apr 6, 1980 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 107 - 104
Wed, Apr 9, 1980 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 99 - 92
Thu, Apr 10, 1980 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 93 - 105
Sun, Apr 13, 1980 @ Atlanta Hawks Win 107 - 83
Tue, Apr 15, 1980 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 105 - 100
Eastern Conference Finals (Won 4 - 1)
Fri, Apr 18, 1980 @ Boston Celtics Win 96 - 93
Sun, Apr 20, 1980 @ Boston Celtics Loss 90 - 96
Wed, Apr 23, 1980 vs Boston Celtics Win 99 - 97
Fri, Apr 25, 1980 vs Boston Celtics Win 102 - 90
Sun, Apr 27, 1980 @ Boston Celtics Win 105 - 94
Finals (Lost 2 - 4)
Sun, May 4, 1980 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 102 - 109
Wed, May 7, 1980 @ Los Angeles Lakers Win 107 - 104
Sat, May 10, 1980 vs Los Angeles Lakers Loss 101 - 111
Sun, May 11, 1980 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 105 - 102
Wed, May 14, 1980 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 103 - 108
Fri, May 16, 1980 vs Los Angeles Lakers Loss 107 - 123

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