NBA » Portland Trail Blazers » 1978-79
| 45-37 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Portland Trail Blazers finished the regular season with a 45-37 record. They went 33-8 at home and 12-29 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Portland Trail Blazers went 46-39. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference First Round to the Phoenix Suns.
The 1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The 1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers had their best month in March, when they went 12-4 and had a 75% win percentage. Their worst month was January, when they went 5-9 and had a 35.7% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '78 | 4-4 | 50% | -2 |
| November '78 | 9-6 | 60% | +8 |
| December '78 | 5-6 | 45.5% | -36 |
| January '79 | 5-9 | 35.7% | +8 |
| February '79 | 8-5 | 61.5% | +53 |
| March '79 | 12-4 | 75% | +82 |
| April '79 | 2-3 | 40% | -10 |
Yes, the Portland Trail Blazers made the Playoffs in 1979. They lost their only series against the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference First Round.
The Portland Trail Blazers finished the regular season with a point differential of +103. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Trail Blazers could have been expected to have about 44.3 wins, or a 44-38 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers went 12-16.
During the regular season, the 1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers went 1-3 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978-79 Portland Trail Blazers was a 5 game winning streak on 4 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Portland Trail Blazers had during the 1978-79 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Sun, Oct 15, 1978 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 97 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Oct 17, 1978 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 115 - 112 | ||
| Wed, Oct 18, 1978 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 113 - 125 | ||
| Fri, Oct 20, 1978 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 108 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Oct 22, 1978 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 116 - 124 | ||
| Tue, Oct 24, 1978 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 104 - 102 | ||
| Sat, Oct 28, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 106 - 95 | ||
| Tue, Oct 31, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 112 - 96 | ||
| Fri, Nov 3, 1978 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 119 - 98 | ||
| Sun, Nov 5, 1978 | vs New York Knicks | Win 111 - 96 | ||
| Tue, Nov 7, 1978 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 103 - 143 | ||
| Wed, Nov 8, 1978 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 112 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Nov 10, 1978 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 86 - 91 | ||
| Sun, Nov 12, 1978 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 98 - 91 | ||
| Tue, Nov 14, 1978 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 123 - 103 | ||
| Sat, Nov 18, 1978 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 123 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Nov 19, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 85 - 88 | ||
| Tue, Nov 21, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 93 - 123 | ||
| Wed, Nov 22, 1978 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 96 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Nov 24, 1978 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 99 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Nov 25, 1978 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 127 - 105 | ||
| Tue, Nov 28, 1978 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 102 - 97 | ||
| Thu, Nov 30, 1978 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 98 - 97 | ||
| Sat, Dec 2, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 77 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Dec 6, 1978 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 109 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Dec 8, 1978 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 99 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Dec 9, 1978 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 110 - 116 | ||
| Tue, Dec 12, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 117 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Dec 15, 1978 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 116 - 113 | ||
| Sun, Dec 17, 1978 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 123 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Dec 23, 1978 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 114 - 109 | ||
| Mon, Dec 25, 1978 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 115 - 102 | ||
| Thu, Dec 28, 1978 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 127 - 129 | OT | |
| Fri, Dec 29, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 95 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Jan 2, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 108 - 109 | ||
| Fri, Jan 5, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 98 - 96 | ||
| Tue, Jan 9, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 104 - 112 | ||
| Thu, Jan 11, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 101 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Jan 12, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 125 - 128 | ||
| Sun, Jan 14, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 106 - 112 | ||
| Wed, Jan 17, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 110 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Jan 19, 1979 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 101 - 107 | ||
| Sat, Jan 20, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 118 - 113 | ||
| Wed, Jan 24, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 121 - 122 | ||
| Thu, Jan 25, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 108 - 103 | ||
| Sun, Jan 28, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 116 - 94 | ||
| Tue, Jan 30, 1979 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 82 - 76 | ||
| Wed, Jan 31, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 112 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Feb 2, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 117 - 100 | ||
| Tue, Feb 6, 1979 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 110 - 93 | ||
| Fri, Feb 9, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 125 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Feb 11, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 91 - 87 | ||
| Tue, Feb 13, 1979 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 120 - 101 | ||
| Thu, Feb 15, 1979 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 116 - 119 | ||
| Fri, Feb 16, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 120 - 121 | OT | |
| Sun, Feb 18, 1979 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 111 - 104 | ||
| Tue, Feb 20, 1979 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 97 - 99 | ||
| Wed, Feb 21, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 83 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Feb 23, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 99 - 110 | ||
| Sun, Feb 25, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 126 - 119 | OT | |
| Tue, Feb 27, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 118 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Mar 2, 1979 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 98 - 118 | ||
| Sun, Mar 4, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 106 - 102 | ||
| Tue, Mar 6, 1979 | @ New York Knicks | Win 118 - 110 | ||
| Wed, Mar 7, 1979 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Win 103 - 102 | ||
| Fri, Mar 9, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 116 - 125 | ||
| Sun, Mar 11, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Win 115 - 100 | ||
| Tue, Mar 13, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 103 - 82 | ||
| Wed, Mar 14, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Loss 105 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Mar 17, 1979 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 124 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Mar 20, 1979 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 115 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Mar 21, 1979 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 114 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Mar 24, 1979 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 100 - 98 | ||
| Sun, Mar 25, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 110 - 122 | OT | |
| Tue, Mar 27, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Win 123 - 112 | ||
| Thu, Mar 29, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 120 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Mar 30, 1979 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 132 - 104 | ||
| Sun, Apr 1, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 109 - 107 | ||
| Tue, Apr 3, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 106 - 102 | ||
| Wed, Apr 4, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 95 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Apr 6, 1979 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 87 - 91 | ||
| Sat, Apr 7, 1979 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 98 - 99 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
| Western Conference First Round (Lost 1 - 2) | ||||
| Tue, Apr 10, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 103 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Apr 13, 1979 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 96 - 92 | ||
| Sun, Apr 15, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 91 - 101 | ||
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