Los Angeles Lakers Largest Margins of Defeat in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season

Here you can find which game was the Lakers' 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 Lakers' biggest margin of defeat in the 1978-79 Regular Season?

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Detroit Pistons by 35 points, 135-100, on January 25, 1979. That was the biggest of the team's 35 losses in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season.

Largest Margin of Defeat
1978-79 Regular Season

35
points
vs. Detroit Pistons

Full list of Lakers' Losses in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season, by Point Differential, from the Largest to the Smallest

Lost by...W/LGame / Details
1.
35
L
100 - 135
Los Angeles Lakers
Jan. 25, 1979, at Detroit
2.
20
L
93 - 113
Los Angeles Lakers
Apr. 6, 1979, at Los Angeles
3.
19
L
100 - 119
Los Angeles Lakers
Dec. 16, 1978, at Phoenix
4.
14
L
99 - 113
Los Angeles Lakers
Mar. 4, 1979, at Los Angeles
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
5.
13
L
112 - 125
Los Angeles Lakers
Mar. 14, 1979, at San Antonio
6.
12
L
107 - 119
Los Angeles Lakers
Jan. 26, 1979, at Denver
7.
11
L
91 - 102
Los Angeles Lakers
Feb. 20, 1979, at Los Angeles
8.
10
L
113 - 123
Los Angeles Lakers
Mar. 25, 1979, at Denver
10
L
92 - 102
Los Angeles Lakers
Mar. 9, 1979, at Los Angeles
10
L
107 - 117
Los Angeles Lakers
Dec. 13, 1978, at Seattle
10
L
103 - 113
Los Angeles Lakers
Nov. 24, 1978, at Washington
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
12.
9
L
111 - 120
Los Angeles Lakers
Mar. 13, 1979, at Washington
13.
8
L
102 - 110
Los Angeles Lakers
Oct. 13, 1978, at Philadelphia
14.
7
L
96 - 103
Los Angeles Lakers
Dec. 17, 1978, at Los Angeles
15.
6
L
106 - 112
Los Angeles Lakers
Mar. 28, 1979, at Phoenix
6
L
111 - 117
Los Angeles Lakers
Feb. 13, 1979, at Cleveland
6
L
103 - 109
Los Angeles Lakers
Nov. 25, 1978, at Atlanta
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
18.
4
L
111 - 115  OT
Los Angeles Lakers
Apr. 4, 1979, at Kansas City
4
L
110 - 114
Los Angeles Lakers
Mar. 21, 1979, at Los Angeles
4
L
105 - 109
Los Angeles Lakers
Jan. 2, 1979, at New Orleans
21.
3
L
112 - 115  OT
Los Angeles Lakers
Jan. 6, 1979, at Houston
22.
2
L
106 - 108
Los Angeles Lakers
Mar. 11, 1979, at Boston
2
L
117 - 119
Los Angeles Lakers
Jan. 17, 1979, at San Diego
2
L
123 - 125
Los Angeles Lakers
Dec. 26, 1978, at Los Angeles
2
L
115 - 117
Los Angeles Lakers
Dec. 12, 1978, at Portland
2
L
105 - 107
Los Angeles Lakers
Dec. 3, 1978, at Los Angeles
2
L
103 - 105
Los Angeles Lakers
Nov. 28, 1978, at Los Angeles
2
L
111 - 113
Los Angeles Lakers
Oct. 17, 1978, at Cleveland
2
L
100 - 102
Los Angeles Lakers
Oct. 14, 1978, at New Jersey
Lost by...W/LGame / Details
30.
1
L
111 - 112
Los Angeles Lakers
Apr. 1, 1979, at Philadelphia
1
L
98 - 99
Los Angeles Lakers
Feb. 16, 1979, at Milwaukee
1
L
103 - 104
Los Angeles Lakers
Feb. 11, 1979, at Kansas City
1
L
121 - 122  OT
Los Angeles Lakers
Jan. 19, 1979, at Los Angeles
1
L
111 - 112
Los Angeles Lakers
Dec. 6, 1978, at San Antonio
1
L
123 - 124
Los Angeles Lakers
Oct. 24, 1978, at San Diego

Number of games shown: 35