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Detroit Pistons 1978-1979 Schedule and Results

All the scores of the games played by the Pistons in the NBA 1978-79 Regular Season and the 1979 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.

Regular Season Record:
30-52 (.366), 8th in Eastern Conference
Playoffs Record:
DNQ

Detroit Pistons 1978-1979 Game Schedule and Results

NBA Regular Season

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Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
1 Oct. 13, 1978 Pistons vs. New Jersey Nets L 105 - 107 lost 1 0 - 1
2 Oct. 14, 1978 Pistons @ Atlanta Hawks L 114 - 122 lost 2 0 - 2
3 Oct. 17, 1978 Pistons @ New Orleans Jazz L 109 - 114 lost 3 0 - 3
4 Oct. 20, 1978 Pistons vs. Philadelphia 76ers L 117 - 126 lost 4 0 - 4
5 Oct. 21, 1978 Pistons @ Washington Bullets L 99 - 119 lost 5 0 - 5
6 Oct. 25, 1978 Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers W 110 - 105 won 1 1 - 5
7 Oct. 27, 1978 Pistons vs. Kansas City Kings W 107 - 102 won 2 2 - 5
8 Oct. 28, 1978 Pistons @ San Antonio Spurs L 126 - 150 lost 1 2 - 6
9 Oct. 31, 1978 Pistons @ Portland Trail Blazers L 96 - 112 lost 2 2 - 7
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
10 Nov. 2, 1978 Pistons vs. Seattle Supersonics L 94 - 95 lost 3 2 - 8
11 Nov. 3, 1978 Pistons @ Chicago Bulls W 99 - 93 won 1 3 - 8
12 Nov. 4, 1978 Pistons vs. Golden State Warriors L 95 - 103 lost 1 3 - 9
13 Nov. 8, 1978 Pistons vs. Milwaukee Bucks W 117 - 106 won 1 4 - 9
14 Nov. 10, 1978 Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls W 115 - 101 won 2 5 - 9
15 Nov. 11, 1978 Pistons @ Philadelphia 76ers L 112 - 135 lost 1 5 - 10
16 Nov. 12, 1978 Pistons @ Boston Celtics W 128 - 123 won 1 6 - 10
17 Nov. 15, 1978 Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers L 126 - 133 lost 1 6 - 11
18 Nov. 18, 1978 Pistons vs. Phoenix Suns L 105 - 119 lost 2 6 - 12
19 Nov. 21, 1978 Pistons @ New York Knicks L 79 - 96 lost 3 6 - 13
20 Nov. 24, 1978 Pistons vs. Atlanta Hawks W 119 - 117 OTwon 1 7 - 13
21 Nov. 28, 1978 Pistons @ Los Angeles Lakers W 105 - 103 won 2 8 - 13
22 Nov. 30, 1978 Pistons @ Phoenix Suns L 109 - 119 lost 1 8 - 14
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
23 Dec. 1, 1978 Pistons @ Denver Nuggets L 120 - 125 lost 2 8 - 15
24 Dec. 2, 1978 Pistons @ San Diego Clippers W 120 - 113 won 1 9 - 15
25 Dec. 5, 1978 Pistons vs. Boston Celtics L 112 - 114 lost 1 9 - 16
26 Dec. 7, 1978 Pistons vs. Cleveland Cavaliers W 121 - 105 won 1 10 - 16
27 Dec. 8, 1978 Pistons @ Indiana Pacers L 107 - 114 lost 1 10 - 17
28 Dec. 9, 1978 Pistons @ Kansas City Kings L 108 - 132 lost 2 10 - 18
29 Dec. 12, 1978 Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers L 110 - 127 lost 3 10 - 19
30 Dec. 15, 1978 Pistons vs. Washington Bullets L 114 - 116 lost 4 10 - 20
31 Dec. 21, 1978 Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers W 121 - 108 won 1 11 - 20
32 Dec. 23, 1978 Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs L 126 - 130 lost 1 11 - 21
33 Dec. 26, 1978 Pistons @ Milwaukee Bucks L 84 - 143 lost 2 11 - 22
34 Dec. 27, 1978 Pistons vs. Houston Rockets W 131 - 119 won 1 12 - 22
35 Dec. 29, 1978 Pistons vs. San Diego Clippers L 107 - 111 lost 1 12 - 23
36 Dec. 30, 1978 Pistons @ Houston Rockets L 101 - 112 lost 2 12 - 24
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
37 Jan. 2, 1979 Pistons @ San Diego Clippers L 119 - 137 lost 3 12 - 25
38 Jan. 3, 1979 Pistons @ Golden State Warriors L 81 - 96 lost 4 12 - 26
39 Jan. 5, 1979 Pistons @ Portland Trail Blazers L 96 - 98 lost 5 12 - 27
40 Jan. 9, 1979 Pistons @ San Antonio Spurs L 114 - 116 lost 6 12 - 28
41 Jan. 11, 1979 Pistons vs. Portland Trail Blazers W 104 - 101 won 1 13 - 28
42 Jan. 13, 1979 Pistons vs. Golden State Warriors W 114 - 109 won 2 14 - 28
43 Jan. 16, 1979 Pistons @ New York Knicks L 110 - 111 lost 1 14 - 29
44 Jan. 17, 1979 Pistons @ New Jersey Nets L 99 - 106 lost 2 14 - 30
45 Jan. 18, 1979 Pistons vs. Phoenix Suns L 87 - 97 lost 3 14 - 31
46 Jan. 20, 1979 Pistons vs. Kansas City Kings W 122 - 110 won 1 15 - 31
47 Jan. 22, 1979 Pistons @ Denver Nuggets W 121 - 117 won 2 16 - 31
48 Jan. 25, 1979 Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers W 135 - 100 won 3 17 - 31
49 Jan. 28, 1979 Pistons vs. San Diego Clippers W 128 - 118 won 4 18 - 31
50 Jan. 31, 1979 Pistons vs. New York Knicks L 86 - 108 lost 1 18 - 32
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
51 Feb. 1, 1979 Pistons @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 120 - 116 won 1 19 - 32
52 Feb. 2, 1979 Pistons @ Kansas City Kings L 114 - 130 lost 1 19 - 33
53 Feb. 6, 1979 Pistons @ Houston Rockets L 108 - 113 lost 2 19 - 34
54 Feb. 7, 1979 Pistons @ Philadelphia 76ers L 103 - 114 lost 3 19 - 35
55 Feb. 8, 1979 Pistons vs. New Jersey Nets L 105 - 106 lost 4 19 - 36
56 Feb. 10, 1979 Pistons vs. New Orleans Jazz L 105 - 107 lost 5 19 - 37
57 Feb. 14, 1979 Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets W 111 - 107 won 1 20 - 37
58 Feb. 16, 1979 Pistons vs. Houston Rockets W 110 - 96 won 2 21 - 37
59 Feb. 18, 1979 Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs W 124 - 104 won 3 22 - 37
60 Feb. 21, 1979 Pistons vs. Philadelphia 76ers W 106 - 99 OTwon 4 23 - 37
61 Feb. 25, 1979 Pistons vs. Portland Trail Blazers L 119 - 126 OTlost 1 23 - 38
62 Feb. 27, 1979 Pistons @ Chicago Bulls L 117 - 124 lost 2 23 - 39
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
63 Mar. 3, 1979 Pistons vs. New Orleans Jazz W 110 - 101 won 1 24 - 39
64 Mar. 7, 1979 Pistons vs. Seattle Supersonics L 93 - 99 lost 1 24 - 40
65 Mar. 9, 1979 Pistons vs. Boston Celtics W 160 - 117 won 1 25 - 40
66 Mar. 11, 1979 Pistons @ Milwaukee Bucks W 125 - 115 won 2 26 - 40
67 Mar. 13, 1979 Pistons @ Indiana Pacers L 120 - 122 OTlost 1 26 - 41
68 Mar. 15, 1979 Pistons vs. New York Knicks W 88 - 83 won 1 27 - 41
69 Mar. 16, 1979 Pistons @ Boston Celtics L 98 - 99 lost 1 27 - 42
70 Mar. 17, 1979 Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers W 105 - 98 won 1 28 - 42
71 Mar. 20, 1979 Pistons @ New Jersey Nets L 110 - 117 lost 1 28 - 43
72 Mar. 21, 1979 Pistons @ Atlanta Hawks L 104 - 111 lost 2 28 - 44
73 Mar. 23, 1979 Pistons vs. Washington Bullets W 124 - 114 won 1 29 - 44
74 Mar. 25, 1979 Pistons @ Washington Bullets L 107 - 116 lost 1 29 - 45
75 Mar. 28, 1979 Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets L 110 - 115 lost 2 29 - 46
76 Mar. 30, 1979 Pistons @ Los Angeles Lakers L 113 - 124 lost 3 29 - 47
77 Mar. 31, 1979 Pistons @ Seattle Supersonics L 102 - 123 lost 4 29 - 48
Gm
Date
Opponent
Score
Streak
Record
78 Apr. 1, 1979 Pistons @ Phoenix Suns L 105 - 116 lost 5 29 - 49
79 Apr. 3, 1979 Pistons @ Golden State Warriors L 100 - 104 lost 6 29 - 50
80 Apr. 5, 1979 Pistons @ New Orleans Jazz W 120 - 104 won 1 30 - 50
81 Apr. 6, 1979 Pistons vs. Atlanta Hawks L 96 - 112 lost 1 30 - 51
82 Apr. 8, 1979 Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls L 107 - 117 lost 2 30 - 52

NBA Playoffs

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