54-28 | Lost Finals |
Record | Outcome |
The Washington Bullets finished the regular season with a 54-28 record. They went 31-10 at home and 23-18 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Washington Bullets went 63-38. Their final game was a loss in the Finals to the Seattle SuperSonics.
The 1978-79 Washington Bullets played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The 1978-79 Washington Bullets 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 4-5 and had a 44.4% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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October '78 | 4-5 | 44.4% | -18 |
November '78 | 11-2 | 84.6% | +194 |
December '78 | 9-5 | 64.3% | +28 |
January '79 | 10-3 | 76.9% | +92 |
February '79 | 8-4 | 66.7% | +42 |
March '79 | 9-6 | 60% | +50 |
April '79 | 3-3 | 50% | +21 |
The Washington Bullets finished the regular season with a point differential of +409. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Bullets could have been expected to have about 53.3 wins, or a 53-29 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1978-79 Washington Bullets went 7-8.
During the regular season, the 1978-79 Washington Bullets went 1-1 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1978-79 Washington Bullets went 1-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1978-79 Washington Bullets was a 9 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Washington Bullets had during the 1978-79 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | ||||
Fri, Oct 13, 1978 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 117 - 101 | ||
Tue, Oct 17, 1978 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 113 - 109 | ||
Wed, Oct 18, 1978 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 121 - 111 | ||
Sat, Oct 21, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 119 - 99 | ||
Tue, Oct 24, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 102 - 104 | ||
Wed, Oct 25, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 92 - 121 | ||
Fri, Oct 27, 1978 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 83 - 102 | ||
Sun, Oct 29, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 93 - 109 | ||
Tue, Oct 31, 1978 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 108 - 110 | ||
Wed, Nov 1, 1978 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 124 - 113 | ||
Sat, Nov 4, 1978 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 124 - 119 | ||
Tue, Nov 7, 1978 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 143 - 103 | ||
Fri, Nov 10, 1978 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 122 - 123 | ||
Sat, Nov 11, 1978 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 124 - 143 | ||
Tue, Nov 14, 1978 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 122 - 106 | ||
Wed, Nov 15, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 138 - 111 | ||
Fri, Nov 17, 1978 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 143 - 94 | ||
Sat, Nov 18, 1978 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 119 - 114 | ||
Wed, Nov 22, 1978 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 119 - 103 | ||
Fri, Nov 24, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 113 - 103 | ||
Sun, Nov 26, 1978 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 110 - 102 | ||
Tue, Nov 28, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Win 133 - 106 | ||
Fri, Dec 1, 1978 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Win 117 - 115 | ||
Sat, Dec 2, 1978 | vs Kansas City Kings | Loss 109 - 110 | ||
Tue, Dec 5, 1978 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 117 - 102 | ||
Wed, Dec 6, 1978 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 101 - 96 | ||
Fri, Dec 8, 1978 | vs New Jersey Nets | Loss 100 - 108 | ||
Sat, Dec 9, 1978 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 101 - 98 | ||
Wed, Dec 13, 1978 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 134 - 117 | ||
Fri, Dec 15, 1978 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 116 - 114 | ||
Sat, Dec 16, 1978 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 125 - 117 | ||
Wed, Dec 20, 1978 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 137 - 129 | ||
Fri, Dec 22, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 115 - 127 | ||
Sat, Dec 23, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 109 - 114 | ||
Tue, Dec 26, 1978 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 108 - 104 | ||
Thu, Dec 28, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 99 - 109 | ||
Tue, Jan 2, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 109 - 86 | ||
Fri, Jan 5, 1979 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 104 - 94 | ||
Sat, Jan 6, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 106 - 102 | ||
Tue, Jan 9, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Loss 90 - 121 | ||
Sun, Jan 14, 1979 | vs San Diego Clippers | Win 125 - 91 | ||
Wed, Jan 17, 1979 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 112 - 102 | ||
Fri, Jan 19, 1979 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 113 - 102 | ||
Sat, Jan 20, 1979 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 109 - 104 | ||
Tue, Jan 23, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 100 - 103 | ||
Wed, Jan 24, 1979 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 128 - 106 | ||
Fri, Jan 26, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 128 - 142 | ||
Sun, Jan 28, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Win 122 - 105 | ||
Tue, Jan 30, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 109 - 105 | ||
Thu, Feb 1, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 123 - 122 | ||
Fri, Feb 2, 1979 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 120 - 106 | ||
Wed, Feb 7, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 96 - 90 | ||
Sun, Feb 11, 1979 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 99 - 107 | ||
Tue, Feb 13, 1979 | @ San Diego Clippers | Win 138 - 136 | OT2 | |
Thu, Feb 15, 1979 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 108 - 119 | ||
Fri, Feb 16, 1979 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 103 - 109 | ||
Sun, Feb 18, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 105 - 94 | ||
Thu, Feb 22, 1979 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 110 - 120 | ||
Fri, Feb 23, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 132 - 110 | ||
Sun, Feb 25, 1979 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 99 - 89 | ||
Wed, Feb 28, 1979 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 124 - 113 | ||
Sun, Mar 4, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 129 - 128 | ||
Wed, Mar 7, 1979 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 105 - 109 | ||
Fri, Mar 9, 1979 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 116 - 121 | ||
Sun, Mar 11, 1979 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 119 - 98 | ||
Tue, Mar 13, 1979 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 120 - 111 | ||
Fri, Mar 16, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 126 - 134 | OT2 | |
Sat, Mar 17, 1979 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 117 - 114 | ||
Sun, Mar 18, 1979 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 126 - 112 | ||
Tue, Mar 20, 1979 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Win 126 - 107 | ||
Wed, Mar 21, 1979 | vs New York Knicks | Win 119 - 106 | ||
Fri, Mar 23, 1979 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 114 - 124 | ||
Sun, Mar 25, 1979 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 116 - 107 | ||
Tue, Mar 27, 1979 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 97 - 100 | ||
Wed, Mar 28, 1979 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 127 - 108 | ||
Fri, Mar 30, 1979 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 104 - 132 | ||
Sun, Apr 1, 1979 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 105 - 89 | ||
Tue, Apr 3, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 112 - 108 | ||
Wed, Apr 4, 1979 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 145 - 119 | ||
Fri, Apr 6, 1979 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 114 - 128 | ||
Sat, Apr 7, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 102 - 103 | ||
Sun, Apr 8, 1979 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 102 - 112 | ||
Playoffs | ||||
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Eastern Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 3) | ||||
Sun, Apr 15, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 103 - 89 | ||
Tue, Apr 17, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 99 - 107 | ||
Fri, Apr 20, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 89 - 77 | ||
Sun, Apr 22, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 120 - 118 | OT | |
Tue, Apr 24, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 103 - 107 | ||
Thu, Apr 26, 1979 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 86 - 104 | ||
Sun, Apr 29, 1979 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 100 - 94 | ||
Eastern Conference Finals (Won 4 - 3) | ||||
Fri, May 4, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 97 - 118 | ||
Sun, May 6, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 115 - 95 | ||
Wed, May 9, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 114 - 116 | ||
Fri, May 11, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 102 - 118 | ||
Sun, May 13, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 107 - 103 | ||
Wed, May 16, 1979 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 108 - 100 | ||
Fri, May 18, 1979 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 107 - 105 | ||
Finals (Lost 1 - 4) | ||||
Sun, May 20, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 99 - 97 | ||
Thu, May 24, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 82 - 92 | ||
Sun, May 27, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 95 - 105 | ||
Tue, May 29, 1979 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 112 - 114 | OT | |
Fri, Jun 1, 1979 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 93 - 97 |
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