1978-79 Detroit Pistons
Detroit Pistons Largest Margins of Defeat in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season
Here you can find which game was the Pistons' 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 Pistons' biggest margin of defeat in the 1978-79 Regular Season?
The Detroit Pistons lost to the Milwaukee Bucks by 59 points, 143-84, on December 26, 1978. That was the biggest of the team's 52 losses in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season.
Largest Margin of Defeat
1978-79 Regular Season
59
points
vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Full list of Pistons' Losses in the 1978-79 NBA Regular Season, by Point Differential, from the Largest to the Smallest
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
1. | 59 | L |
Dec. 26, 1978, at Milwaukee |
2. | 24 | L |
Dec. 9, 1978, at Kansas City |
24 | L |
Oct. 28, 1978, at San Antonio |
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4. | 23 | L |
Nov. 11, 1978, at Philadelphia |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
5. | 22 | L |
Jan. 31, 1979, at Detroit |
6. | 21 | L |
Mar. 31, 1979, at Seattle |
7. | 20 | L |
Oct. 21, 1978, at Washington |
8. | 18 | L |
Jan. 2, 1979, at San Diego |
9. | 17 | L |
Dec. 12, 1978, at Cleveland |
17 | L |
Nov. 21, 1978, at New York |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
11. | 16 | L |
Apr. 6, 1979, at Detroit |
16 | L |
Feb. 2, 1979, at Kansas City |
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16 | L |
Oct. 31, 1978, at Portland |
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14. | 15 | L |
Jan. 3, 1979, at Golden State |
15. | 14 | L |
Nov. 18, 1978, at Detroit |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
16. | 11 | L |
Apr. 1, 1979, at Phoenix |
11 | L |
Mar. 30, 1979, at Los Angeles |
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11 | L |
Feb. 7, 1979, at Philadelphia |
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11 | L |
Dec. 30, 1978, at Houston |
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20. | 10 | L |
Apr. 8, 1979, at Detroit |
10 | L |
Jan. 18, 1979, at Detroit |
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10 | L |
Nov. 30, 1978, at Phoenix |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
23. | 9 | L |
Mar. 25, 1979, at Washington |
9 | L |
Oct. 20, 1978, at Detroit |
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25. | 8 | L |
Nov. 4, 1978, at Detroit |
8 | L |
Oct. 14, 1978, at Atlanta |
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27. | 7 | L |
Mar. 21, 1979, at Atlanta |
7 | L |
Mar. 20, 1979, at New Jersey |
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7 | L |
Feb. 27, 1979, at Chicago |
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7 | L |
Feb. 25, 1979, at Detroit |
|
7 | L |
Jan. 17, 1979, at New Jersey |
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7 | L |
Dec. 8, 1978, at Indiana |
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7 | L |
Nov. 15, 1978, at Detroit |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
34. | 6 | L |
Mar. 7, 1979, at Detroit |
35. | 5 | L |
Mar. 28, 1979, at Detroit |
5 | L |
Feb. 6, 1979, at Houston |
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5 | L |
Dec. 1, 1978, at Denver |
|
5 | L |
Oct. 17, 1978, at New Orleans |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
39. | 4 | L |
Apr. 3, 1979, at Golden State |
4 | L |
Dec. 29, 1978, at Detroit |
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4 | L |
Dec. 23, 1978, at Detroit |
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42. | 2 | L |
Mar. 13, 1979, at Indiana |
2 | L |
Feb. 10, 1979, at Detroit |
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2 | L |
Jan. 9, 1979, at San Antonio |
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2 | L |
Jan. 5, 1979, at Portland |
|
2 | L |
Dec. 15, 1978, at Detroit |
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2 | L |
Dec. 5, 1978, at Detroit |
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2 | L |
Oct. 13, 1978, at Detroit |
| Lost by... | W/L | Game / Details | |
49. | 1 | L |
Mar. 16, 1979, at Boston |
1 | L |
Feb. 8, 1979, at Detroit |
|
1 | L |
Jan. 16, 1979, at New York |
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1 | L |
Nov. 2, 1978, at Detroit |
Number of games showed: 52