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1978-79 Boston Celtics Team Game Log

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Record: 29-53, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Tom Sanders (2-12), Dave Cowens (27-41)

PTS/G: 108.2 (16th of 22) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 113.3 (19th of 22)
SRS: -4.78 (21st of 22) ▪ Pace: 106.5 (10th of 22)
Off Rtg: 101.6 (19th of 22) ▪ Def Rtg: 106.4 (19th of 22)
Expected W-L: 28-54 (21st of 22)

Arena: Boston Garden ▪ Attendance: 417,926 (14th of 22)

Regular Season

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1978-10-13 CLE L 240 36 29 34 101 51 13 16 115
2 2 1978-10-14 HOU L 240 42 24 29 108 46 22 28 114
3 3 1978-10-18 @ ATL W 240 40 36 41 116 40 19 33 99
4 4 1978-10-19 @ NOJ L 240 49 17 21 115 48 24 27 120
5 5 1978-10-21 @ HOU L 240 41 19 26 101 50 18 18 118
6 6 1978-10-24 @ SAS L 240 37 35 44 109 53 26 34 132
7 7 1978-10-28 @ NJN L 240 44 21 26 109 45 21 29 111
8 8 1978-11-01 CHI W 240 47 24 36 118 42 28 37 112
9 9 1978-11-03 SAS L 240 46 11 18 103 45 20 22 110
10 10 1978-11-07 @ MIL L 240 43 22 24 108 49 27 35 125
11 11 1978-11-08 POR L 240 38 33 43 109 42 28 36 112
12 12 1978-11-10 ATL L 240 41 21 25 103 45 25 28 115
13 13 1978-11-11 @ NYK L 240 39 20 26 98 41 29 45 111
14 14 1978-11-12 DET L 240 49 25 34 123 54 20 28 128
15 15 1978-11-17 DEN W 240 43 34 43 120 47 24 38 118
16 16 1978-11-18 @ CLE W 240 31 30 36 92 34 22 32 90
17 17 1978-11-22 WSB L 240 44 15 19 103 48 23 30 119
18 18 1978-11-24 NYK W 240 45 19 23 109 43 12 18 98
19 19 1978-11-26 @ SDC L 240 45 13 19 103 47 11 23 105
20 20 1978-11-28 @ POR L 240 42 13 16 97 42 18 21 102
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1978-11-30 @ KCK L 240 36 22 29 94 51 6 14 108
22 22 1978-12-01 SEA W 240 35 17 24 87 34 12 15 80
23 23 1978-12-02 @ IND W 240 42 33 39 117 43 24 32 110
24 24 1978-12-05 @ DET W 240 42 30 40 114 45 22 30 112
25 25 1978-12-06 SDC W 240 46 25 32 117 49 13 18 111
26 26 1978-12-08 PHO L 240 43 18 26 104 52 20 25 124
27 27 1978-12-12 @ HOU L 240 39 27 32 105 41 30 40 112
28 28 1978-12-13 NOJ W 240 40 22 35 102 34 28 37 96
29 29 1978-12-15 KCK L 240 34 33 36 101 41 23 33 105
30 30 1978-12-16 @ WSB L 240 46 25 29 117 44 37 46 125
31 31 1978-12-20 IND W 240 48 25 33 121 45 15 20 105
32 32 1978-12-22 ATL W 240 46 32 36 124 43 19 22 105
33 33 1978-12-27 @ KCK W 240 48 16 21 112 46 11 14 103
34 34 1978-12-30 @ PHO L 240 44 21 24 109 48 16 21 112
35 35 1979-01-03 @ SEA L 240 46 24 29 116 51 21 25 123
36 36 1979-01-05 @ GSW L 240 39 20 25 98 45 23 28 113
37 37 1979-01-06 @ DEN L 240 41 16 24 98 54 19 21 127
38 38 1979-01-10 LAL L 240 40 9 14 89 46 7 9 99
39 39 1979-01-12 POR W 240 45 38 43 128 48 29 35 125
40 40 1979-01-14 NJN L 240 34 32 38 100 47 16 27 110
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1979-01-17 KCK L 240 35 29 35 99 51 18 25 120
42 42 1979-01-19 MIL W 240 41 21 23 103 44 14 20 102
43 43 1979-01-20 @ PHI W 240 44 20 26 108 46 10 14 102
44 44 1979-01-21 PHI L 240 36 15 23 87 37 17 22 91
45 45 1979-01-23 @ CHI L 240 36 18 25 90 44 12 19 100
46 46 1979-01-24 WSB L 240 47 12 14 106 54 20 22 128
47 47 1979-01-26 @ IND L 240 42 22 30 106 48 23 26 119
48 48 1979-01-28 GSW W 240 45 13 22 103 46 10 17 102
49 49 1979-01-31 HOU W 240 48 23 29 119 47 8 10 102
50 50 1979-02-02 CLE W 240 46 20 22 112 40 18 22 98
51 51 1979-02-06 @ ATL L 240 41 19 27 101 45 14 22 104
52 52 1979-02-07 SEA W 240 38 31 36 107 45 10 16 100
53 53 1979-02-09 IND W 240 43 26 32 112 41 19 28 101
54 54 1979-02-10 @ NYK W 240 37 32 37 106 44 14 16 102
55 55 1979-02-11 NYK W 240 41 25 31 107 38 26 31 102
56 56 1979-02-14 @ SAS L 240 45 29 38 119 67 15 22 149
57 57 1979-02-18 @ POR L 240 39 26 31 104 44 23 34 111
58 58 1979-02-21 @ GSW W 240 40 21 25 101 44 9 16 97
59 59 1979-02-23 @ LAL L 240 47 10 16 104 52 9 14 113
60 60 1979-02-25 @ SDC L 240 47 22 29 116 58 15 18 131
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1979-02-28 NOJ W 240 48 26 33 122 45 22 24 112
62 62 1979-03-02 SDC L 240 40 19 22 99 45 16 21 106
63 63 1979-03-04 MIL L 240 51 20 29 122 56 23 23 135
64 64 1979-03-07 @ PHI L 240 37 33 36 107 44 26 30 114
65 65 1979-03-09 @ DET L 240 49 19 26 117 69 22 35 160
66 66 1979-03-11 LAL W 240 47 14 20 108 38 30 35 106
67 67 1979-03-14 PHO L 240 50 17 23 117 51 24 27 126
68 68 1979-03-16 DET W 240 46 7 11 99 39 20 24 98
69 69 1979-03-18 @ LAL L 240 44 23 35 111 50 22 28 122
70 70 1979-03-21 @ PHO L 240 45 23 30 113 57 20 24 134
71 71 1979-03-22 @ SEA L 240 44 22 28 110 48 16 22 112
72 72 1979-03-23 @ DEN L 240 51 11 18 113 56 25 32 137
73 73 1979-03-25 PHI W 240 37 29 39 103 40 14 17 94
74 74 1979-03-27 @ CLE L 240 44 21 28 109 45 21 29 111
75 75 1979-03-28 @ MIL L 240 43 31 40 117 59 17 22 135
76 76 1979-03-30 CHI L 240 45 15 18 105 53 15 21 121
77 77 1979-04-01 SAS L 240 46 18 27 110 46 20 27 112
78 78 1979-04-03 @ NOJ L 240 56 13 15 125 67 7 12 141
79 79 1979-04-04 @ WSB L 240 47 25 35 119 62 21 27 145
80 80 1979-04-06 DEN L 240 44 13 14 101 43 21 27 107
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1979-04-07 @ NJN L 240 47 18 21 112 50 26 37 126
82 82 1979-04-08 NJN W 240 52 23 29 127 38 25 33 101