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1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Team Game Log

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Record: 30-52, Finished 5th in NBA Central Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Fitch (30-52)

PTS/G: 106.5 (20th of 22) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 110.2 (10th of 22)
SRS: -3.57 (18th of 22) ▪ Pace: 102.7 (20th of 22)
Off Rtg: 103.7 (12th of 22) ▪ Def Rtg: 107.3 (20th of 22)
Expected W-L: 31-51 (18th of 22)

Arena: Coliseum at Richfield ▪ Attendance: 325,616 (20th 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 @ BOS W 240 51 13 16 115 36 29 34 101
2 2 1978-10-17 LAL W 240 41 31 42 113 42 27 38 111
3 3 1978-10-21 CHI W 240 43 27 34 113 40 24 34 104
4 4 1978-10-24 NOJ W 240 50 22 29 122 42 20 30 104
5 5 1978-10-25 @ DET L 240 35 35 44 105 41 28 34 110
6 6 1978-10-27 @ NJN L 240 40 28 43 108 47 29 35 123
7 7 1978-10-29 GSW L 240 41 12 15 94 44 11 14 99
8 8 1978-10-31 IND L 240 42 30 34 114 44 31 37 119
9 9 1978-11-01 @ KCK L 240 44 19 20 107 52 18 26 122
10 10 1978-11-03 @ DEN L 240 38 17 27 93 44 22 29 110
11 11 1978-11-04 @ SDC W 240 47 18 26 112 42 22 30 106
12 12 1978-11-05 @ LAL L 240 50 7 8 107 48 21 29 117
13 13 1978-11-08 @ PHO L 240 38 20 25 96 49 20 23 118
14 14 1978-11-10 @ SEA L 240 38 19 25 95 45 19 26 109
15 15 1978-11-12 @ POR L 240 34 23 33 91 35 28 40 98
16 16 1978-11-14 WSB L 240 41 24 32 106 49 24 32 122
17 17 1978-11-16 NYK L 240 38 17 20 93 38 21 27 97
18 18 1978-11-18 BOS L 240 34 22 32 90 31 30 36 92
19 19 1978-11-21 PHO L 240 45 18 23 108 38 34 46 110
20 20 1978-11-24 @ IND W 240 47 10 12 104 39 20 25 98
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 1978-11-28 ATL W 240 41 30 38 112 36 26 37 98
22 22 1978-11-30 POR L 240 41 15 18 97 41 16 22 98
23 23 1978-12-02 MIL L 240 45 10 13 100 47 12 14 106
24 24 1978-12-05 @ WSB L 240 41 20 28 102 45 27 43 117
25 25 1978-12-07 @ DET L 240 45 15 23 105 49 23 33 121
26 26 1978-12-09 PHI W 240 43 29 33 115 40 27 42 107
27 27 1978-12-12 DET W 240 50 27 33 127 45 20 33 110
28 28 1978-12-15 @ MIL W 240 44 22 29 110 43 20 24 106
29 29 1978-12-16 @ CHI L 240 44 12 17 100 43 22 29 108
30 30 1978-12-17 SEA W 240 44 13 16 101 36 19 23 91
31 31 1978-12-19 SAS L 240 46 14 15 106 48 17 18 113
32 32 1978-12-21 HOU W 240 36 29 35 101 33 24 28 90
33 33 1978-12-23 @ ATL L 240 39 13 18 91 44 21 27 109
34 34 1978-12-28 SDC W 240 42 32 38 116 49 16 28 114
35 35 1978-12-30 NJN W 240 42 20 23 104 37 20 22 94
36 36 1979-01-02 MIL L 240 48 17 21 113 47 22 27 116
37 37 1979-01-04 NYK W 240 51 15 16 117 45 13 24 103
38 38 1979-01-06 @ NOJ W 240 43 19 26 105 40 14 20 94
39 39 1979-01-07 GSW W 240 48 16 18 112 47 14 19 108
40 40 1979-01-12 @ HOU L 240 43 10 12 96 42 23 32 107
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
41 41 1979-01-13 @ SAS L 240 45 13 22 103 49 19 26 117
42 42 1979-01-16 KCK L 240 33 13 14 79 38 10 14 86
43 43 1979-01-17 @ PHI L 240 43 8 14 94 48 11 17 107
44 44 1979-01-19 @ NYK L 240 35 31 44 101 45 15 18 105
45 45 1979-01-21 CHI W 240 41 12 13 94 35 23 35 93
46 46 1979-01-23 DEN W 240 42 24 27 108 38 31 41 107
47 47 1979-01-24 @ NJN W 240 48 27 29 123 43 28 40 114
48 48 1979-01-27 SDC L 240 47 16 25 110 45 21 26 111
49 49 1979-01-28 @ KCK L 240 39 31 47 109 56 25 37 137
50 50 1979-02-01 DET L 240 49 18 21 116 49 22 26 120
51 51 1979-02-02 @ BOS L 240 40 18 22 98 46 20 22 112
52 52 1979-02-06 NJN W 240 43 33 40 119 40 20 31 100
53 53 1979-02-07 @ DEN L 240 46 13 16 105 47 26 33 120
54 54 1979-02-09 @ LAL L 240 44 15 23 103 46 14 19 106
55 55 1979-02-11 @ PHO L 240 42 17 25 101 50 36 48 136
56 56 1979-02-13 LAL W 240 53 11 14 117 51 9 10 111
57 57 1979-02-15 PHI W 240 46 21 26 113 35 30 40 100
58 58 1979-02-17 @ NYK W 240 46 35 42 127 50 17 28 117
59 59 1979-02-20 ATL L 240 39 31 40 109 42 35 43 119
60 60 1979-02-22 KCK W 240 45 21 30 111 41 25 30 107
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
61 61 1979-02-24 NOJ L 240 42 12 15 96 45 15 23 105
62 62 1979-02-25 @ CHI W 240 49 19 24 117 43 22 36 108
63 63 1979-02-28 @ MIL L 240 52 13 16 117 58 23 31 139
64 64 1979-03-02 @ SEA W 240 47 17 26 111 44 21 24 109
65 65 1979-03-04 @ POR L 240 36 30 34 102 38 30 38 106
66 66 1979-03-07 @ GSW W 240 42 19 27 103 41 19 26 101
67 67 1979-03-10 @ SDC L 240 48 19 23 115 47 27 32 121
68 68 1979-03-13 PHO L 240 48 24 28 120 46 32 44 124
69 69 1979-03-15 SEA L 240 41 16 23 98 46 12 16 104
70 70 1979-03-17 WSB L 240 46 22 30 114 47 23 29 117
71 71 1979-03-18 @ WSB L 240 47 18 23 112 48 30 40 126
72 72 1979-03-20 @ ATL L 240 42 25 32 109 45 25 30 115
73 73 1979-03-22 IND L 240 43 20 25 106 47 14 17 108
74 74 1979-03-24 @ NOJ L 240 47 23 24 117 56 27 34 139
75 75 1979-03-27 BOS W 240 45 21 29 111 44 21 28 109
76 76 1979-03-29 POR L 240 40 23 30 103 48 24 32 120
77 77 1979-03-30 @ PHI L 240 34 25 31 93 53 23 29 129
78 78 1979-04-01 HOU W 240 51 12 20 114 42 21 26 105
79 79 1979-04-03 SAS L 240 48 16 21 112 47 22 24 116
80 80 1979-04-04 @ IND L 240 38 19 23 95 32 38 46 102
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
81 81 1979-04-06 @ HOU L 240 49 12 21 110 42 28 30 112
82 82 1979-04-08 @ SAS L 240 42 17 23 101 44 29 39 117