| 55-27 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Phoenix Suns finished the regular season with a 55-27 record. They went 37-5 at home and 18-22 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Phoenix Suns went 58-32. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The 1979-80 Phoenix Suns played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The 1979-80 Phoenix Suns had their best month in March, when they went 12-3 and had a 80% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 8-5 and had a 61.5% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '79 | 7-4 | 63.6% | +20 |
| November '79 | 9-5 | 64.3% | +48 |
| December '79 | 10-5 | 66.7% | +71 |
| January '80 | 9-5 | 64.3% | +33 |
| February '80 | 8-5 | 61.5% | +30 |
| March '80 | 12-3 | 80% | +93 |
Yes, the Phoenix Suns made the Playoffs in 1980. They won their first series against the Kansas City Kings in the Western Conference First Round. They eventually lost against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals.
The Phoenix Suns finished the regular season with a point differential of +295. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Suns could have been expected to have about 50.2 wins, or a 50-32 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1979-80 Phoenix Suns went 11-5.
During the regular season, the 1979-80 Phoenix Suns went 2-1 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1979-80 Phoenix Suns went 0-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979-80 Phoenix Suns was a 9 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Phoenix Suns had during the 1979-80 regular season was 4 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Fri, Oct 12, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 97 - 89 | ||
| Sun, Oct 14, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 112 - 102 | ||
| Tue, Oct 16, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 102 - 86 | ||
| Fri, Oct 19, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 94 - 95 | ||
| Sat, Oct 20, 1979 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 104 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Oct 21, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 85 - 122 | ||
| Tue, Oct 23, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 108 - 114 | ||
| Wed, Oct 24, 1979 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 110 - 108 | OT | |
| Fri, Oct 26, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 92 - 86 | ||
| Sun, Oct 28, 1979 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 89 - 88 | ||
| Tue, Oct 30, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 142 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Nov 2, 1979 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 110 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Nov 6, 1979 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 120 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Nov 7, 1979 | vs San Diego Clippers | Loss 102 - 114 | ||
| Fri, Nov 9, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 110 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Nov 11, 1979 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 116 - 91 | ||
| Wed, Nov 14, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 104 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Nov 16, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 98 - 97 | ||
| Sun, Nov 18, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 95 - 99 | ||
| Tue, Nov 20, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 110 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Nov 21, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 128 - 120 | ||
| Fri, Nov 23, 1979 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 126 - 112 | ||
| Sat, Nov 24, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 115 - 101 | ||
| Sun, Nov 25, 1979 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 87 - 86 | ||
| Wed, Nov 28, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 116 - 127 | ||
| Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 99 - 86 | ||
| Tue, Dec 4, 1979 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 114 - 118 | ||
| Wed, Dec 5, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 100 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Dec 7, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 92 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 96 - 117 | ||
| Tue, Dec 11, 1979 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 123 - 99 | ||
| Thu, Dec 13, 1979 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 121 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Dec 15, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 126 - 105 | ||
| Wed, Dec 19, 1979 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 117 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Dec 21, 1979 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 127 - 117 | ||
| Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 115 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Dec 23, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 106 - 103 | ||
| Wed, Dec 26, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 119 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Dec 28, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 118 - 112 | ||
| Sun, Dec 30, 1979 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 105 - 113 | ||
| Wed, Jan 2, 1980 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 109 - 118 | ||
| Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 110 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Jan 9, 1980 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 113 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 96 - 107 | ||
| Sun, Jan 13, 1980 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 106 - 103 | ||
| Tue, Jan 15, 1980 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 107 - 99 | ||
| Wed, Jan 16, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 115 - 108 | ||
| Thu, Jan 17, 1980 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 101 - 99 | ||
| Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 137 - 123 | ||
| Wed, Jan 23, 1980 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 109 - 119 | ||
| Fri, Jan 25, 1980 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 110 - 96 | ||
| Sun, Jan 27, 1980 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 125 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Jan 29, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 121 - 133 | ||
| Wed, Jan 30, 1980 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 122 - 114 | ||
| Wed, Feb 6, 1980 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 97 - 95 | ||
| Fri, Feb 8, 1980 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 113 - 109 | ||
| Sun, Feb 10, 1980 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 107 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Feb 13, 1980 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 135 - 134 | ||
| Fri, Feb 15, 1980 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 116 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Feb 17, 1980 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 128 - 98 | ||
| Tue, Feb 19, 1980 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 109 - 128 | ||
| Thu, Feb 21, 1980 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 125 - 116 | ||
| Fri, Feb 22, 1980 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 104 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Feb 24, 1980 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 113 - 105 | ||
| Tue, Feb 26, 1980 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 112 - 121 | ||
| Wed, Feb 27, 1980 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 110 - 119 | OT | |
| Thu, Feb 28, 1980 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 111 - 101 | ||
| Sun, Mar 2, 1980 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 123 - 115 | ||
| Wed, Mar 5, 1980 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 127 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Mar 7, 1980 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 110 - 94 | ||
| Sun, Mar 9, 1980 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 113 - 103 | OT | |
| Wed, Mar 12, 1980 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 122 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Mar 15, 1980 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 109 - 120 | ||
| Sun, Mar 16, 1980 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 106 - 128 | ||
| Tue, Mar 18, 1980 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 112 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Mar 19, 1980 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 112 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Mar 21, 1980 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 111 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Mar 23, 1980 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 118 - 102 | ||
| Tue, Mar 25, 1980 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 95 - 104 | ||
| Wed, Mar 26, 1980 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 109 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Mar 28, 1980 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 114 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Mar 30, 1980 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 122 - 104 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Western Conference First Round (Won 2 - 1) | ||||
| Wed, Apr 2, 1980 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 96 - 93 | ||
| Fri, Apr 4, 1980 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 96 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Apr 6, 1980 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 114 - 99 | ||
| Western Conference Semifinals (Lost 1 - 4) | ||||
| Tue, Apr 8, 1980 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 110 - 119 | ||
| Wed, Apr 9, 1980 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 128 - 131 | OT | |
| Fri, Apr 11, 1980 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 105 - 108 | ||
| Sun, Apr 13, 1980 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 127 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Apr 15, 1980 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 101 - 126 | ||
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