1978-79 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics Largest Margins of Defeat in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season
Here you can find which game was the Celtics' worst loss by point differential during the 1979 season and also the full list of their losses ordered from the largest to the smallest margin of defeat, with final score, date and other details.
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What was the Celtics' biggest margin of defeat in the 1978-79 Regular Season?
The Boston Celtics lost to the Detroit Pistons by 43 points, 160-117, on March 9, 1979. That was the biggest of the team's 53 losses in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season.
Largest Margin of Defeat
1978-79 Regular Season
43
points
vs. Detroit Pistons
Full list of Celtics' Losses in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season, by Point Differential, from the Largest to the Smallest
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
1. | 43 | L |
Mar. 9, 1979, at Detroit |
2. | 30 | L |
Feb. 14, 1979, at San Antonio |
3. | 29 | L |
Jan. 6, 1979, at Denver |
4. | 26 | L |
Apr. 4, 1979, at Washington |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
5. | 24 | L |
Mar. 23, 1979, at Denver |
6. | 23 | L |
Oct. 24, 1978, at San Antonio |
7. | 22 | L |
Jan. 24, 1979, at Boston |
8. | 21 | L |
Mar. 21, 1979, at Phoenix |
21 | L |
Jan. 17, 1979, at Boston |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
10. | 20 | L |
Dec. 8, 1978, at Boston |
11. | 18 | L |
Mar. 28, 1979, at Milwaukee |
12. | 17 | L |
Nov. 7, 1978, at Milwaukee |
17 | L |
Oct. 21, 1978, at Houston |
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14. | 16 | L |
Apr. 3, 1979, at New Orleans |
16 | L |
Mar. 30, 1979, at Boston |
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16 | L |
Nov. 22, 1978, at Boston |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
17. | 15 | L |
Feb. 25, 1979, at San Diego |
15 | L |
Jan. 5, 1979, at Golden State |
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19. | 14 | L |
Apr. 7, 1979, at New Jersey |
14 | L |
Nov. 30, 1978, at Kansas City |
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14 | L |
Oct. 13, 1978, at Boston |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
22. | 13 | L |
Mar. 4, 1979, at Boston |
13 | L |
Jan. 26, 1979, at Indiana |
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13 | L |
Nov. 11, 1978, at New York |
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25. | 12 | L |
Nov. 10, 1978, at Boston |
26. | 11 | L |
Mar. 18, 1979, at Los Angeles |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
27. | 10 | L |
Jan. 23, 1979, at Chicago |
10 | L |
Jan. 14, 1979, at Boston |
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10 | L |
Jan. 10, 1979, at Boston |
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30. | 9 | L |
Mar. 14, 1979, at Boston |
9 | L |
Feb. 23, 1979, at Los Angeles |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
32. | 8 | L |
Dec. 16, 1978, at Washington |
33. | 7 | L |
Mar. 7, 1979, at Philadelphia |
7 | L |
Mar. 2, 1979, at Boston |
|
7 | L |
Feb. 18, 1979, at Portland |
|
7 | L |
Jan. 3, 1979, at Seattle |
|
7 | L |
Dec. 12, 1978, at Houston |
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7 | L |
Nov. 3, 1978, at Boston |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
39. | 6 | L |
Apr. 6, 1979, at Boston |
6 | L |
Oct. 14, 1978, at Boston |
|
41. | 5 | L |
Nov. 28, 1978, at Portland |
5 | L |
Nov. 12, 1978, at Boston |
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5 | L |
Oct. 19, 1978, at New Orleans |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
44. | 4 | L |
Jan. 21, 1979, at Boston |
4 | L |
Dec. 15, 1978, at Boston |
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46. | 3 | L |
Feb. 6, 1979, at Atlanta |
3 | L |
Dec. 30, 1978, at Phoenix |
|
3 | L |
Nov. 8, 1978, at Boston |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
49. | 2 | L |
Apr. 1, 1979, at Boston |
2 | L |
Mar. 27, 1979, at Cleveland |
|
2 | L |
Mar. 22, 1979, at Seattle |
|
2 | L |
Nov. 26, 1978, at San Diego |
|
2 | L |
Oct. 28, 1978, at New Jersey |
Number of games showed: 53