| 50-32 | Lost Conf Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 13, 1978 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 128 - 114 | ||
| Sun, Oct 15, 1978 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 129 - 110 | ||
| Tue, Oct 17, 1978 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 107 - 110 | ||
| Wed, Oct 18, 1978 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 122 - 112 | ||
| Sun, Oct 22, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 124 - 116 | ||
| Tue, Oct 24, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 124 - 116 | ||
| Wed, Oct 25, 1978 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 104 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Oct 27, 1978 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 115 - 110 | OT | |
| Sat, Oct 28, 1978 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 102 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Oct 31, 1978 | vs New York Knicks | Win 120 - 108 | ||
| Thu, Nov 2, 1978 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Win 106 - 99 | ||
| Sat, Nov 4, 1978 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 103 - 110 | ||
| Wed, Nov 8, 1978 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 118 - 96 | ||
| Fri, Nov 10, 1978 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 132 - 150 | ||
| Sun, Nov 12, 1978 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 128 - 122 | ||
| Wed, Nov 15, 1978 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 125 - 119 | ||
| Fri, Nov 17, 1978 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 94 - 95 | ||
| Sat, Nov 18, 1978 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 119 - 105 | ||
| Tue, Nov 21, 1978 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 110 - 108 | ||
| Wed, Nov 22, 1978 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 115 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Nov 24, 1978 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 120 - 113 | ||
| Sun, Nov 26, 1978 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 125 - 109 | ||
| Tue, Nov 28, 1978 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 112 - 124 | ||
| Thu, Nov 30, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 119 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Dec 1, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 122 - 130 | ||
| Sat, Dec 2, 1978 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 108 - 116 | ||
| Wed, Dec 6, 1978 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 136 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Dec 8, 1978 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 124 - 104 | ||
| Sat, Dec 9, 1978 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 98 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Dec 12, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 114 - 120 | ||
| Sat, Dec 16, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 119 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Dec 17, 1978 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 110 - 116 | ||
| Wed, Dec 20, 1978 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 129 - 137 | ||
| Fri, Dec 22, 1978 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 123 - 103 | ||
| Tue, Dec 26, 1978 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 106 - 102 | ||
| Thu, Dec 28, 1978 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 129 - 127 | OT | |
| Fri, Dec 29, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 92 - 119 | ||
| Sat, Dec 30, 1978 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 112 - 109 | ||
| Tue, Jan 2, 1979 | @ New York Knicks | Win 114 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Jan 5, 1979 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 94 - 104 | ||
| Sat, Jan 6, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 143 - 139 | OT | |
| Sun, Jan 7, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 112 - 117 | ||
| Thu, Jan 11, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 106 - 109 | ||
| Sat, Jan 13, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 99 - 102 | ||
| Wed, Jan 17, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 118 - 123 | ||
| Thu, Jan 18, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 97 - 87 | ||
| Sat, Jan 20, 1979 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 116 - 97 | ||
| Wed, Jan 24, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 101 - 94 | ||
| Fri, Jan 26, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Win 108 - 107 | ||
| Sun, Jan 28, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 114 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Jan 31, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 123 - 118 | ||
| Fri, Feb 2, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 133 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Feb 6, 1979 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 93 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Feb 9, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 102 - 105 | ||
| Sun, Feb 11, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 136 - 101 | ||
| Thu, Feb 15, 1979 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 119 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Feb 16, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 104 - 119 | ||
| Sat, Feb 17, 1979 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 136 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Feb 20, 1979 | @ New York Knicks | Win 117 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Feb 21, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 112 - 123 | ||
| Fri, Feb 23, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 112 - 121 | ||
| Sat, Feb 24, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 85 - 110 | ||
| Wed, Feb 28, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 103 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Mar 2, 1979 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 105 - 119 | ||
| Sun, Mar 4, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 119 - 94 | ||
| Thu, Mar 8, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 132 - 117 | ||
| Sun, Mar 11, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 111 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Mar 13, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 124 - 120 | ||
| Wed, Mar 14, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 126 - 117 | ||
| Fri, Mar 16, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 128 - 122 | ||
| Sat, Mar 17, 1979 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 122 - 134 | ||
| Sun, Mar 18, 1979 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 117 - 121 | ||
| Wed, Mar 21, 1979 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 134 - 113 | ||
| Fri, Mar 23, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 126 - 107 | ||
| Sun, Mar 25, 1979 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 111 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Mar 28, 1979 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 112 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Mar 30, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 113 - 111 | OT | |
| Sun, Apr 1, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 116 - 105 | ||
| Wed, Apr 4, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 106 - 95 | ||
| Fri, Apr 6, 1979 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 118 - 117 | ||
| Sat, Apr 7, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 116 - 120 | ||
| Sun, Apr 8, 1979 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 103 - 111 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Western Conference First Round (Won 2 - 1) | ||||
| Tue, Apr 10, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 107 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Apr 13, 1979 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 92 - 96 | ||
| Sun, Apr 15, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 101 - 91 | ||
| Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 1) | ||||
| Tue, Apr 17, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 102 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Apr 20, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 91 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Apr 22, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 108 - 93 | ||
| Wed, Apr 25, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 108 - 94 | ||
| Fri, Apr 27, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 120 - 99 | ||
| Western Conference Finals (Lost 3 - 4) | ||||
| Tue, May 1, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 93 - 108 | ||
| Fri, May 4, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 97 - 103 | ||
| Sun, May 6, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 113 - 103 | ||
| Tue, May 8, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 100 - 91 | ||
| Fri, May 11, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 99 - 93 | ||
| Sun, May 13, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 105 - 106 | ||
| Thu, May 17, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 110 - 114 | ||
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