NBA » Phoenix Suns » 1978-79
50-32 | Lost Conf Finals |
Record | Outcome |
= Playoff Team
Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season (82 Games, 50-32) | ||||
Fri, 10/13/78 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 128 - 114 | ||
Sun, 10/15/78 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 129 - 110 | ||
Tue, 10/17/78 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 107 - 110 | ||
Wed, 10/18/78 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 122 - 112 | ||
Sun, 10/22/78 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 124 - 116 | ||
Tue, 10/24/78 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 124 - 116 | ||
Wed, 10/25/78 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 104 - 108 | ||
Fri, 10/27/78 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 115 - 110 | OT | |
Sat, 10/28/78 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 102 - 112 | ||
Tue, 10/31/78 | vs New York Knicks | Win 120 - 108 | ||
Thu, 11/2/78 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Win 106 - 99 | ||
Sat, 11/4/78 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 103 - 110 | ||
Wed, 11/8/78 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 118 - 96 | ||
Fri, 11/10/78 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 132 - 150 | ||
Sun, 11/12/78 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 128 - 122 | ||
Wed, 11/15/78 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 125 - 119 | ||
Fri, 11/17/78 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 94 - 95 | ||
Sat, 11/18/78 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 119 - 105 | ||
Tue, 11/21/78 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 110 - 108 | ||
Wed, 11/22/78 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 115 - 110 | ||
Fri, 11/24/78 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 120 - 113 | ||
Sun, 11/26/78 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 125 - 109 | ||
Tue, 11/28/78 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 112 - 124 | ||
Thu, 11/30/78 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 119 - 109 | ||
Fri, 12/1/78 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 122 - 130 | ||
Sat, 12/2/78 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 108 - 116 | ||
Wed, 12/6/78 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 136 - 109 | ||
Fri, 12/8/78 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 124 - 104 | ||
Sat, 12/9/78 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 98 - 101 | ||
Tue, 12/12/78 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 114 - 120 | ||
Sat, 12/16/78 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 119 - 100 | ||
Sun, 12/17/78 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 110 - 116 | ||
Wed, 12/20/78 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 129 - 137 | ||
Fri, 12/22/78 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 123 - 103 | ||
Tue, 12/26/78 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 106 - 102 | ||
Thu, 12/28/78 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 129 - 127 | OT | |
Fri, 12/29/78 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 92 - 119 | ||
Sat, 12/30/78 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 112 - 109 | ||
Tue, 1/2/79 | @ New York Knicks | Win 114 - 102 | ||
Fri, 1/5/79 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 94 - 104 | ||
Sat, 1/6/79 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 143 - 139 | OT | |
Sun, 1/7/79 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 112 - 117 | ||
Thu, 1/11/79 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 106 - 109 | ||
Sat, 1/13/79 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 99 - 102 | ||
Wed, 1/17/79 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 118 - 123 | ||
Thu, 1/18/79 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 97 - 87 | ||
Sat, 1/20/79 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 116 - 97 | ||
Wed, 1/24/79 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 101 - 94 | ||
Fri, 1/26/79 | vs New York Knicks | Win 108 - 107 | ||
Sun, 1/28/79 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 114 - 117 | ||
Wed, 1/31/79 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 123 - 118 | ||
Fri, 2/2/79 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 133 - 108 | ||
Tue, 2/6/79 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 93 - 110 | ||
Fri, 2/9/79 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 102 - 105 | ||
Sun, 2/11/79 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 136 - 101 | ||
Thu, 2/15/79 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 119 - 108 | ||
Fri, 2/16/79 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 104 - 119 | ||
Sat, 2/17/79 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 136 - 112 | ||
Tue, 2/20/79 | @ New York Knicks | Win 117 - 107 | ||
Wed, 2/21/79 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 112 - 123 | ||
Fri, 2/23/79 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 112 - 121 | ||
Sat, 2/24/79 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 85 - 110 | ||
Wed, 2/28/79 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 103 - 102 | ||
Fri, 3/2/79 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 105 - 119 | ||
Sun, 3/4/79 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 119 - 94 | ||
Thu, 3/8/79 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 132 - 117 | ||
Sun, 3/11/79 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 111 - 112 | ||
Tue, 3/13/79 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 124 - 120 | ||
Wed, 3/14/79 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 126 - 117 | ||
Fri, 3/16/79 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 128 - 122 | ||
Sat, 3/17/79 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 122 - 134 | ||
Sun, 3/18/79 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 117 - 121 | ||
Wed, 3/21/79 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 134 - 113 | ||
Fri, 3/23/79 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 126 - 107 | ||
Sun, 3/25/79 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 111 - 95 | ||
Wed, 3/28/79 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 112 - 106 | ||
Fri, 3/30/79 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 113 - 111 | OT | |
Sun, 4/1/79 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 116 - 105 | ||
Wed, 4/4/79 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 106 - 95 | ||
Fri, 4/6/79 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 118 - 117 | ||
Sat, 4/7/79 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 116 - 120 | ||
Sun, 4/8/79 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 103 - 111 | ||
Playoffs (15 Games, 9-6) | ||||
Western Conference First Round (Won 2 - 1) | ||||
Tue, 4/10/79 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 107 - 103 | ||
Fri, 4/13/79 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 92 - 96 | ||
Sun, 4/15/79 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 101 - 91 | ||
Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 1) | ||||
Tue, 4/17/79 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 102 - 99 | ||
Fri, 4/20/79 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 91 - 111 | ||
Sun, 4/22/79 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 108 - 93 | ||
Wed, 4/25/79 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 108 - 94 | ||
Fri, 4/27/79 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 120 - 99 | ||
Western Conference Finals (Lost 3 - 4) | ||||
Tue, 5/1/79 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 93 - 108 | ||
Fri, 5/4/79 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 97 - 103 | ||
Sun, 5/6/79 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 113 - 103 | ||
Tue, 5/8/79 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 100 - 91 | ||
Fri, 5/11/79 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 99 - 93 | ||
Sun, 5/13/79 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 105 - 106 | ||
Thu, 5/17/79 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 110 - 114 |
The Phoenix Suns finished the regular season with a 50-32 record. They went 32-9 at home and 18-23 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Phoenix Suns went 59-38. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Seattle SuperSonics.
The 1978-79 Phoenix Suns played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The 1978-79 Phoenix Suns had their best month in March, when they went 10-4 and had a 71.4% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 6-6 and had a 50% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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October '78 | 7-3 | 70% | +59 |
November '78 | 10-4 | 71.4% | +57 |
December '78 | 7-7 | 50% | +29 |
January '79 | 7-6 | 53.8% | +29 |
February '79 | 6-6 | 50% | +26 |
March '79 | 10-4 | 71.4% | +92 |
April '79 | 3-2 | 60% | +11 |
Yes, the Phoenix Suns made the Playoffs in 1979. They won their first series against the Kansas City Kings in the Western Conference Semifinals. They eventually lost against the Seattle SuperSonics in the Western Conference Finals.
The Phoenix Suns finished the regular season with a point differential of +303. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Suns could have been expected to have about 50.1 wins, or a 50-32 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1978-79 Phoenix Suns went 9-8.
During the regular season, the 1978-79 Phoenix Suns went 4-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978-79 Phoenix Suns was a 8 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Phoenix Suns had during the 1978-79 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.
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