1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics Season, Schedule & Results

1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics

What was the record of the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics?

The Seattle SuperSonics finished the regular season with a 56-26 record. They went 33-8 at home and 23-18 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Seattle SuperSonics went 63-34. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers.

What division did the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics play in?

The 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

What was the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics record by month?

The 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics had their best month in November, when they went 11-2 and had a 84.6% win percentage. Their worst month was October, when they went 5-5 and had a 50% win percentage.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
October '79	5-5	50%	+1
November '79	11-2	84.6%	+76
December '79	11-4	73.3%	+127
January '80	11-5	68.8%	+62
February '80	9-4	69.2%	+46
March '80	9-6	60%	+70

Did the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics make the Playoffs?

Yes, the Seattle SuperSonics made the Playoffs in 1980. They won their first series against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Western Conference Semifinals. They eventually lost against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.

What was the point differential for the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics?

The Seattle SuperSonics finished the regular season with a point differential of +382. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the SuperSonics could have been expected to have about 53.1 wins, or a 53-29 record in the regular season.

How did the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics went 11-7.

How did the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics went 2-2 in overtime games.

How did the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics perform in overtime games in the playoffs?

In the playoffs, the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics went 1-2 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics was a 8 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics?

The longest losing streak that the Seattle SuperSonics had during the 1979-80 regular season was 3 games, which happened once during the season.

1979-80 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule

= Playoff Team

Date

Opponent

Score

Regular Season

Sun, Oct 14, 1979

@ San Diego Clippers

Loss 93 - 98

Tue, Oct 16, 1979

@ Phoenix Suns

Loss 86 - 102

Wed, Oct 17, 1979

vs Los Angeles Lakers

Win 112 - 110

Fri, Oct 19, 1979

vs San Diego Clippers

Win 106 - 98

Sun, Oct 21, 1979

@ Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 97 - 106

Wed, Oct 24, 1979

vs Kansas City Kings

Win 105 - 92

Fri, Oct 26, 1979

vs Phoenix Suns

Loss 86 - 92

Sat, Oct 27, 1979

@ San Diego Clippers

Loss 105 - 110

Sun, Oct 28, 1979

vs Chicago Bulls

Win 108 - 97

Wed, Oct 31, 1979

vs Denver Nuggets

Win 97 - 89

Fri, Nov 2, 1979

vs San Antonio Spurs

Win 117 - 107

Sun, Nov 4, 1979

@ Milwaukee Bucks

Win 114 - 101

Tue, Nov 6, 1979

@ Chicago Bulls

Win 114 - 97

Wed, Nov 7, 1979

@ Denver Nuggets

Loss 92 - 113

Sat, Nov 10, 1979

@ Utah Jazz

Win 88 - 87

Wed, Nov 14, 1979

vs Milwaukee Bucks

Win 136 - 117

Fri, Nov 16, 1979

vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Win 108 - 100

Sat, Nov 17, 1979

@ Golden State Warriors

Win 108 - 103

Sun, Nov 18, 1979

@ Portland Trail Blazers

Loss 95 - 100

Wed, Nov 21, 1979

vs Los Angeles Lakers

Win 119 - 110

Fri, Nov 23, 1979

vs Portland Trail Blazers

Win 94 - 90

Wed, Nov 28, 1979

vs Phoenix Suns

Win 127 - 116

Fri, Nov 30, 1979

@ Kansas City Kings

Win 107 - 102

Sat, Dec 1, 1979

@ Utah Jazz

Loss 95 - 97

Sun, Dec 2, 1979

vs Golden State Warriors

Win 111 - 98

Wed, Dec 5, 1979

vs Utah Jazz

Win 115 - 96

Sat, Dec 8, 1979

@ Golden State Warriors

Win 125 - 100

Sun, Dec 9, 1979

vs Chicago Bulls

Loss 112 - 121

Tue, Dec 11, 1979

@ Milwaukee Bucks

Win 103 - 99

Wed, Dec 12, 1979

@ Indiana Pacers

Win 112 - 107

Fri, Dec 14, 1979

vs Houston Rockets

Win 109 - 101

Sun, Dec 16, 1979

vs Denver Nuggets

Win 123 - 121

Wed, Dec 19, 1979

vs New Jersey Nets

Loss 114 - 122

Fri, Dec 21, 1979

vs New York Knicks

Win 121 - 102

Sun, Dec 23, 1979

@ Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 97 - 102

Wed, Dec 26, 1979

vs San Diego Clippers

Win 124 - 104

Fri, Dec 28, 1979

vs Portland Trail Blazers

Win 126 - 97

Sun, Dec 30, 1979

@ Portland Trail Blazers

Win 107 - 100

Wed, Jan 2, 1980

vs Washington Bullets

Loss 134 - 139

Fri, Jan 4, 1980

vs Detroit Pistons

Win 123 - 105

Sat, Jan 5, 1980

@ Golden State Warriors

Win 121 - 112

Sun, Jan 6, 1980

@ San Diego Clippers

Loss 103 - 105

Wed, Jan 9, 1980

vs Indiana Pacers

Win 120 - 111

Fri, Jan 11, 1980

vs Utah Jazz

Win 100 - 90

Sat, Jan 12, 1980

@ Denver Nuggets

Win 105 - 102

Sun, Jan 13, 1980

vs Golden State Warriors

Win 109 - 101

Tue, Jan 15, 1980

@ Washington Bullets

Win 120 - 100

Fri, Jan 18, 1980

@ New York Knicks

Win 124 - 117

Sun, Jan 20, 1980

@ Boston Celtics

Win 108 - 106

Wed, Jan 23, 1980

@ Atlanta Hawks

Win 98 - 96

Fri, Jan 25, 1980

@ San Antonio Spurs

Loss 116 - 125

Sat, Jan 26, 1980

@ Houston Rockets

Loss 111 - 123

Wed, Jan 30, 1980

vs Kansas City Kings

Loss 97 - 99

Thu, Jan 31, 1980

vs Milwaukee Bucks

Win 105 - 101

Tue, Feb 5, 1980

@ Cleveland Cavaliers

Win 123 - 121

Thu, Feb 7, 1980

@ Detroit Pistons

Win 119 - 102

Fri, Feb 8, 1980

@ Philadelphia 76ers

Win 109 - 94

Sun, Feb 10, 1980

@ New Jersey Nets

Win 122 - 107

Wed, Feb 13, 1980

vs Atlanta Hawks

Win 93 - 86

Thu, Feb 14, 1980

vs Denver Nuggets

Win 93 - 84

Sun, Feb 17, 1980

vs Boston Celtics

Win 109 - 108

Tue, Feb 19, 1980

@ Chicago Bulls

Loss 106 - 115

Wed, Feb 20, 1980

@ Kansas City Kings

Loss 105 - 107

Sat, Feb 23, 1980

@ Utah Jazz

Win 105 - 95

Tue, Feb 26, 1980

@ Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 108 - 131

Wed, Feb 27, 1980

vs Philadelphia 76ers

Loss 98 - 101

Fri, Feb 29, 1980

vs Chicago Bulls

Win 108 - 101

Sun, Mar 2, 1980

vs Utah Jazz

Win 103 - 91

Tue, Mar 4, 1980

@ Portland Trail Blazers

Win 98 - 97

Wed, Mar 5, 1980

@ Phoenix Suns

Loss 111 - 127

Sat, Mar 8, 1980

@ Denver Nuggets

Win 104 - 97

Sun, Mar 9, 1980

@ Kansas City Kings

Loss 93 - 113

Wed, Mar 12, 1980

@ Milwaukee Bucks

Loss 103 - 112

Fri, Mar 14, 1980

@ Chicago Bulls

Win 122 - 101

Wed, Mar 19, 1980

vs Milwaukee Bucks

Loss 106 - 108

Fri, Mar 21, 1980

vs San Diego Clippers

Win 107 - 104

Sat, Mar 22, 1980

vs Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 92 - 97

Sun, Mar 23, 1980

vs Kansas City Kings

Win 112 - 90

Tue, Mar 25, 1980

vs Phoenix Suns

Win 104 - 95

Wed, Mar 26, 1980

@ Phoenix Suns

Loss 99 - 109

Fri, Mar 28, 1980

vs Golden State Warriors

Win 108 - 82

Sun, Mar 30, 1980

vs Portland Trail Blazers

Win 135 - 104

Playoffs

Western Conference First Round (Won 2 - 1)

Wed, Apr 2, 1980

vs Portland Trail Blazers

Win 120 - 110

Fri, Apr 4, 1980

@ Portland Trail Blazers

Loss 95 - 105

Sun, Apr 6, 1980

vs Portland Trail Blazers

Win 103 - 86

Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 3)

Tue, Apr 8, 1980

vs Milwaukee Bucks

Win 114 - 113

Wed, Apr 9, 1980

vs Milwaukee Bucks

Loss 112 - 114

Fri, Apr 11, 1980

@ Milwaukee Bucks

Loss 91 - 95

Sun, Apr 13, 1980

@ Milwaukee Bucks

Win 112 - 107

Tue, Apr 15, 1980

vs Milwaukee Bucks

Loss 97 - 108

Fri, Apr 18, 1980

@ Milwaukee Bucks

Win 86 - 85

Sun, Apr 20, 1980

vs Milwaukee Bucks

Win 98 - 94

Western Conference Finals (Lost 1 - 4)

Tue, Apr 22, 1980

@ Los Angeles Lakers

Win 108 - 107

Wed, Apr 23, 1980

@ Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 99 - 108

Fri, Apr 25, 1980

vs Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 100 - 104

Sun, Apr 27, 1980

vs Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 93 - 98

Wed, Apr 30, 1980

@ Los Angeles Lakers

Loss 105 - 111

1979-1980 Seattle SuperSonics

Season Overview