1978-79 Phoenix Suns
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Phoenix Suns 1978-1979 Schedule and Results
All the scores of the games played by the Suns 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:
50-32 (.610), 3rd in Western Conference
50-32 (.610), 3rd in Western Conference
Playoffs Record:
9-6 (.600), Lost West Conf Finals
9-6 (.600), Lost West Conf Finals
Phoenix Suns 1978-1979 Game Schedule and Results
NBA Regular Season
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Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
1 | Oct. 13, 1978 | Suns | vs. | San Diego Clippers | W | 128 - 114 | won 1 | 1 | - | 0 | ||||
2 | Oct. 15, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Golden State Warriors | W | 129 - 110 | won 2 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||
3 | Oct. 17, 1978 | Suns | vs. | San Antonio Spurs | L | 107 - 110 | lost 1 | 2 | - | 1 | ||||
4 | Oct. 18, 1978 | Suns | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 122 - 112 | won 1 | 3 | - | 1 | ||||
5 | Oct. 22, 1978 | Suns | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 124 - 116 | won 2 | 4 | - | 1 | ||||
6 | Oct. 24, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 124 - 116 | won 3 | 5 | - | 1 | ||||
7 | Oct. 25, 1978 | Suns | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 104 - 108 | lost 1 | 5 | - | 2 | ||||
8 | Oct. 27, 1978 | Suns | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 115 - 110 | OT | won 1 | 6 | - | 2 | |||
9 | Oct. 28, 1978 | Suns | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 102 - 112 | lost 1 | 6 | - | 3 | ||||
10 | Oct. 31, 1978 | Suns | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 120 - 108 | won 1 | 7 | - | 3 |
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
11 | Nov. 2, 1978 | Suns | @ | New Orleans Jazz | W | 106 - 99 | won 2 | 8 | - | 3 | ||||
12 | Nov. 4, 1978 | Suns | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 103 - 110 | lost 1 | 8 | - | 4 | ||||
13 | Nov. 8, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 118 - 96 | won 1 | 9 | - | 4 | ||||
14 | Nov. 10, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Denver Nuggets | L | 132 - 150 | lost 1 | 9 | - | 5 | ||||
15 | Nov. 12, 1978 | Suns | vs. | New Orleans Jazz | W | 128 - 122 | won 1 | 10 | - | 5 | ||||
16 | Nov. 15, 1978 | Suns | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 125 - 119 | won 2 | 11 | - | 5 | ||||
17 | Nov. 17, 1978 | Suns | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 94 - 95 | lost 1 | 11 | - | 6 | ||||
18 | Nov. 18, 1978 | Suns | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 119 - 105 | won 1 | 12 | - | 6 | ||||
19 | Nov. 21, 1978 | Suns | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 110 - 108 | won 2 | 13 | - | 6 | ||||
20 | Nov. 22, 1978 | Suns | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 115 - 110 | won 3 | 14 | - | 6 | ||||
21 | Nov. 24, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Houston Rockets | W | 120 - 113 | won 4 | 15 | - | 6 | ||||
22 | Nov. 26, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Chicago Bulls | W | 125 - 109 | won 5 | 16 | - | 6 | ||||
23 | Nov. 28, 1978 | Suns | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 112 - 124 | lost 1 | 16 | - | 7 | ||||
24 | Nov. 30, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 119 - 109 | won 1 | 17 | - | 7 |
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
25 | Dec. 1, 1978 | Suns | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 122 - 130 | lost 1 | 17 | - | 8 | ||||
26 | Dec. 2, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Golden State Warriors | L | 108 - 116 | lost 2 | 17 | - | 9 | ||||
27 | Dec. 6, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | W | 136 - 109 | won 1 | 18 | - | 9 | ||||
28 | Dec. 8, 1978 | Suns | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 124 - 104 | won 2 | 19 | - | 9 | ||||
29 | Dec. 9, 1978 | Suns | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 98 - 101 | lost 1 | 19 | - | 10 | ||||
30 | Dec. 12, 1978 | Suns | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 114 - 120 | lost 2 | 19 | - | 11 | ||||
31 | Dec. 16, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 119 - 100 | won 1 | 20 | - | 11 | ||||
32 | Dec. 17, 1978 | Suns | @ | San Diego Clippers | L | 110 - 116 | lost 1 | 20 | - | 12 | ||||
33 | Dec. 20, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Washington Bullets | L | 129 - 137 | lost 2 | 20 | - | 13 | ||||
34 | Dec. 22, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Kansas City Kings | W | 123 - 103 | won 1 | 21 | - | 13 | ||||
35 | Dec. 26, 1978 | Suns | @ | Denver Nuggets | W | 106 - 102 | won 2 | 22 | - | 13 | ||||
36 | Dec. 28, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 129 - 127 | OT | won 3 | 23 | - | 13 | |||
37 | Dec. 29, 1978 | Suns | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 92 - 119 | lost 1 | 23 | - | 14 | ||||
38 | Dec. 30, 1978 | Suns | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 112 - 109 | won 1 | 24 | - | 14 |
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
39 | Jan. 2, 1979 | Suns | @ | New York Knicks | W | 114 - 102 | won 2 | 25 | - | 14 | ||||
40 | Jan. 5, 1979 | Suns | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 94 - 104 | lost 1 | 25 | - | 15 | ||||
41 | Jan. 6, 1979 | Suns | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 143 - 139 | OT | won 1 | 26 | - | 15 | |||
42 | Jan. 7, 1979 | Suns | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 112 - 117 | lost 1 | 26 | - | 16 | ||||
43 | Jan. 11, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Seattle Supersonics | L | 106 - 109 | lost 2 | 26 | - | 17 | ||||
44 | Jan. 13, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Indiana Pacers | L | 99 - 102 | lost 3 | 26 | - | 18 | ||||
45 | Jan. 17, 1979 | Suns | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 118 - 123 | lost 4 | 26 | - | 19 | ||||
46 | Jan. 18, 1979 | Suns | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 97 - 87 | won 1 | 27 | - | 19 | ||||
47 | Jan. 20, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Houston Rockets | W | 116 - 97 | won 2 | 28 | - | 19 | ||||
48 | Jan. 24, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 101 - 94 | won 3 | 29 | - | 19 | ||||
49 | Jan. 26, 1979 | Suns | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 108 - 107 | won 4 | 30 | - | 19 | ||||
50 | Jan. 28, 1979 | Suns | vs. | New Jersey Nets | L | 114 - 117 | lost 1 | 30 | - | 20 | ||||
51 | Jan. 31, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 123 - 118 | won 1 | 31 | - | 20 |
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
52 | Feb. 2, 1979 | Suns | vs. | San Antonio Spurs | W | 133 - 108 | won 2 | 32 | - | 20 | ||||
53 | Feb. 6, 1979 | Suns | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 93 - 110 | lost 1 | 32 | - | 21 | ||||
54 | Feb. 9, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Atlanta Hawks | L | 102 - 105 | lost 2 | 32 | - | 22 | ||||
55 | Feb. 11, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 136 - 101 | won 1 | 33 | - | 22 | ||||
56 | Feb. 15, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Washington Bullets | W | 119 - 108 | won 2 | 34 | - | 22 | ||||
57 | Feb. 16, 1979 | Suns | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 104 - 119 | lost 1 | 34 | - | 23 | ||||
58 | Feb. 17, 1979 | Suns | vs. | New Orleans Jazz | W | 136 - 112 | won 1 | 35 | - | 23 | ||||
59 | Feb. 20, 1979 | Suns | @ | New York Knicks | W | 117 - 107 | won 2 | 36 | - | 23 | ||||
60 | Feb. 21, 1979 | Suns | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 112 - 123 | lost 1 | 36 | - | 24 | ||||
61 | Feb. 23, 1979 | Suns | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 112 - 121 | lost 2 | 36 | - | 25 | ||||
62 | Feb. 24, 1979 | Suns | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 85 - 110 | lost 3 | 36 | - | 26 | ||||
63 | Feb. 28, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Indiana Pacers | W | 103 - 102 | won 1 | 37 | - | 26 |
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
64 | Mar. 2, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Denver Nuggets | L | 105 - 119 | lost 1 | 37 | - | 27 | ||||
65 | Mar. 4, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 119 - 94 | won 1 | 38 | - | 27 | ||||
66 | Mar. 8, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Chicago Bulls | W | 132 - 117 | won 2 | 39 | - | 27 | ||||
67 | Mar. 11, 1979 | Suns | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 111 - 112 | lost 1 | 39 | - | 28 | ||||
68 | Mar. 13, 1979 | Suns | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 124 - 120 | won 1 | 40 | - | 28 | ||||
69 | Mar. 14, 1979 | Suns | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 126 - 117 | won 2 | 41 | - | 28 | ||||
70 | Mar. 16, 1979 | Suns | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 128 - 122 | won 3 | 42 | - | 28 | ||||
71 | Mar. 17, 1979 | Suns | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 122 - 134 | lost 1 | 42 | - | 29 | ||||
72 | Mar. 18, 1979 | Suns | @ | New Orleans Jazz | L | 117 - 121 | lost 2 | 42 | - | 30 | ||||
73 | Mar. 21, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Boston Celtics | W | 134 - 113 | won 1 | 43 | - | 30 | ||||
74 | Mar. 23, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Kansas City Kings | W | 126 - 107 | won 2 | 44 | - | 30 | ||||
75 | Mar. 25, 1979 | Suns | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 111 - 95 | won 3 | 45 | - | 30 | ||||
76 | Mar. 28, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 112 - 106 | won 4 | 46 | - | 30 | ||||
77 | Mar. 30, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Seattle Supersonics | W | 113 - 111 | OT | won 5 | 47 | - | 30 |
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak | Record | |||||||||
78 | Apr. 1, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 116 - 105 | won 6 | 48 | - | 30 | ||||
79 | Apr. 4, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 106 - 95 | won 7 | 49 | - | 30 | ||||
80 | Apr. 6, 1979 | Suns | vs. | San Diego Clippers | W | 118 - 117 | won 8 | 50 | - | 30 | ||||
81 | Apr. 7, 1979 | Suns | @ | San Diego Clippers | L | 116 - 120 | lost 1 | 50 | - | 31 | ||||
82 | Apr. 8, 1979 | Suns | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 103 - 111 | lost 2 | 50 | - | 32 |
NBA Playoffs
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NBA Playoffs - Western Conference First Round | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Apr. 10, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 107 - 103 | Suns lead 1-0 |
won 1 | |||||
2 | Apr. 13, 1979 | Suns | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 92 - 96 | series tied 1-1 |
lost 1 | |||||
3 | Apr. 15, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 101 - 91 | Suns win 2-1 |
won 1 |
NBA Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Apr. 17, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Kansas City Kings | W | 102 - 99 | Suns lead 1-0 |
won 2 | |||||
2 | Apr. 20, 1979 | Suns | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 91 - 111 | series tied 1-1 |
lost 1 | |||||
3 | Apr. 22, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Kansas City Kings | W | 108 - 93 | Suns lead 2-1 |
won 1 | |||||
4 | Apr. 25, 1979 | Suns | @ | Kansas City Kings | W | 108 - 94 | Suns lead 3-1 |
won 2 | |||||
5 | Apr. 27, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Kansas City Kings | W | 120 - 99 | Suns win 4-1 |
won 3 |
NBA Playoffs - Western Conference Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | May. 1, 1979 | Suns | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 93 - 108 | Supersonics lead 0-1 |
lost 1 | |||||
2 | May. 4, 1979 | Suns | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 97 - 103 | Supersonics lead 0-2 |
lost 2 | |||||
3 | May. 6, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Seattle Supersonics | W | 113 - 103 | Supersonics lead 1-2 |
won 1 | |||||
4 | May. 8, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Seattle Supersonics | W | 100 - 91 | series tied 2-2 |
won 2 | |||||
5 | May. 11, 1979 | Suns | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 99 - 93 | Suns lead 3-2 |
won 3 | |||||
6 | May. 13, 1979 | Suns | vs. | Seattle Supersonics | L | 105 - 106 | series tied 3-3 |
lost 1 | |||||
7 | May. 17, 1979 | Suns | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 110 - 114 | Supersonics win 3-4 |
lost 2 |