Largest Margins of Victory in the 1978-79 NBA Season

This list shows the NBA games in which the teams won and lost by the largest point margins in the 1978-79 Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs, with final score and date for each game.

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What was the largest margin of victory in a game in the 1978-79 Season?

In December 26, 1978, the Milwaukee Bucks won their game against the Detroit Pistons by 59 points, 143-84, in the largest win of the 1978-79 NBA Season, including both the Regular Season and the Playoffs.

Largest Point Margin

59
Points
Bucks vs. Pistons

RS = Regular Season / PL = Playoffs

Largest Margins of Victory in the 1978-79 NBA Season

	Point Margin	Game / Details
1.	59	143 - 84 Milwaukee Bucks Detroit Pistons Dec. 26, 1978, at Milwaukee / RS
2.	56	158 - 102 Milwaukee Bucks New Orleans Jazz Mar. 14, 1979, at Milwaukee / RS
3.	52	139 - 87 Houston Rockets New Jersey Nets Oct. 18, 1978, at Houston / RS
4.	49	143 - 94 Washington Bullets New Jersey Nets Nov. 17, 1978, at New Jersey / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
5.	43	160 - 117 Detroit Pistons Boston Celtics Mar. 9, 1979, at Detroit / RS
6.	42	153 - 111 San Antonio Spurs Milwaukee Bucks Oct. 14, 1978, at San Antonio / RS
7.	41	151 - 110 San Antonio Spurs New Jersey Nets Nov. 25, 1978, at San Antonio / RS
8.	40	143 - 103 Washington Bullets Portland Trail Blazers Nov. 7, 1978, at Washington / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
9.	39	126 - 87 Milwaukee Bucks Denver Nuggets Feb. 11, 1979, at Milwaukee / RS
10.	38	163 - 125 San Antonio Spurs San Diego Clippers Nov. 8, 1978, at San Antonio / RS
11.	37	156 - 119 Los Angeles Lakers San Diego Clippers Mar. 23, 1979, at Los Angeles / RS
12.	36	129 - 93 Philadelphia 76ers Cleveland Cavaliers Mar. 30, 1979, at Philadelphia / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
13.	35	133 - 98 Milwaukee Bucks New Jersey Nets Mar. 7, 1979, at Milwaukee / RS
	35	136 - 101 Phoenix Suns Cleveland Cavaliers Feb. 11, 1979, at Phoenix / RS
	35	135 - 100 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers Jan. 25, 1979, at Detroit / RS
16.	34	125 - 91 Washington Bullets San Diego Clippers Jan. 14, 1979, at Washington / RS
	34	128 - 94 Atlanta Hawks New Orleans Jazz Dec. 2, 1978, at Atlanta / RS
	34	111 - 77 New York Knicks Portland Trail Blazers Dec. 2, 1978, at New York / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
19.	31	121 - 90 Denver Nuggets Washington Bullets Jan. 9, 1979, at Denver / RS
20.	30	149 - 119 San Antonio Spurs Boston Celtics Feb. 14, 1979, at San Antonio / RS
	30	139 - 109 San Antonio Spurs New York Knicks Dec. 13, 1978, at San Antonio / RS
	30	123 - 93 Milwaukee Bucks Portland Trail Blazers Nov. 21, 1978, at Milwaukee / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
23.	29	124 - 95 San Antonio Spurs Kansas City Kings Jan. 24, 1979, at San Antonio / RS
	29	140 - 111 San Antonio Spurs San Diego Clippers Jan. 11, 1979, at San Antonio / RS
	29	127 - 98 Denver Nuggets Boston Celtics Jan. 6, 1979, at Denver / RS
	29	131 - 102 San Antonio Spurs Chicago Bulls Dec. 20, 1978, at San Antonio / RS
	29	128 - 99 Milwaukee Bucks Seattle Supersonics Dec. 19, 1978, at Milwaukee / RS
	29	121 - 92 Seattle Supersonics Washington Bullets Oct. 25, 1978, at Seattle / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
29.	28	132 - 104 Portland Trail Blazers Washington Bullets Mar. 30, 1979, at Washington / RS
	28	122 - 94 San Antonio Spurs New Orleans Jazz Mar. 28, 1979, at San Antonio / RS
	28	137 - 109 Kansas City Kings Cleveland Cavaliers Jan. 28, 1979, at Kansas City / RS
	28	130 - 102 New York Knicks Indiana Pacers Dec. 19, 1978, at New York / RS
	28	128 - 100 Kansas City Kings New Orleans Jazz Dec. 16, 1978, at Kansas City / RS
	28	134 - 106 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers Nov. 12, 1978, at Los Angeles / RS
	28	117 - 89 Golden State Warriors San Diego Clippers Oct. 14, 1978, at Golden State / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
36.	27	123 - 96 Indiana Pacers Philadelphia 76ers Jan. 5, 1979, at Indiana / RS
	27	119 - 92 Seattle Supersonics Phoenix Suns Dec. 29, 1978, at Seattle / RS
	27	136 - 109 Phoenix Suns Atlanta Hawks Dec. 6, 1978, at Phoenix / RS
	27	133 - 106 Washington Bullets New York Knicks Nov. 28, 1978, at New York / RS
	27	138 - 111 Washington Bullets Milwaukee Bucks Nov. 15, 1978, at Washington / RS
	27	134 - 107 Los Angeles Lakers Denver Nuggets Oct. 31, 1978, at Los Angeles / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
42.	26	127 - 101 Boston Celtics New Jersey Nets Apr. 8, 1979, at Boston / RS
	26	145 - 119 Washington Bullets Boston Celtics Apr. 4, 1979, at Washington / RS
	26	123 - 97 San Antonio Spurs New Orleans Jazz Jan. 3, 1979, at San Antonio / RS
	26	113 - 87 Atlanta Hawks Denver Nuggets Dec. 30, 1978, at Atlanta / RS

	Point Margin	Game / Details
46.	25	126 - 101 Kansas City Kings Indiana Pacers Mar. 31, 1979, at Kansas City played at St. Louis, MO / RS
	25	119 - 94 Phoenix Suns Philadelphia 76ers Mar. 4, 1979, at Phoenix / RS
	25	122 - 97 Houston Rockets Denver Nuggets Feb. 28, 1979, at Houston / RS
	25	110 - 85 Atlanta Hawks Phoenix Suns Feb. 24, 1979, at Atlanta / RS
	25	133 - 108 Phoenix Suns San Antonio Spurs Feb. 2, 1979, at Phoenix / RS

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