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41-41, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 119.4 points per game, Allowed 119.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 40-42)
Coached by Doug Moe (33-33) and Bob Bass (8-8)
Arena: HemisFair Arena / Attendance: 468,657 (9th of 22 available)
SRS: -0.25 (11th of 22) / Pace Factor: 109.5 (1st of 22)
Offensive Rating: 108.6 (3rd of 22) / Defensive Rating: 109.0 (20th of 22)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (2-1) versus Houston Rockets
1979-80 Statistics / Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Oct 13, 1979 | Detroit Pistons | L | 110 | 112 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Tue, Oct 16, 1979 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 118 | 116 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Thu, Oct 18, 1979 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 134 | 141 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Oct 20, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 129 | 127 | 2 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 5 | Tue, Oct 23, 1979 | Boston Celtics | W | 129 | 120 | 3 | 2 | W 2 | |||
| 6 | Fri, Oct 26, 1979 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 129 | 113 | 4 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Oct 27, 1979 | Indiana Pacers | W | 128 | 121 | 5 | 2 | W 4 | |||
| 8 | Tue, Oct 30, 1979 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 109 | 142 | 5 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Oct 31, 1979 | @ | San Diego Clippers | W | 130 | 123 | 6 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Fri, Nov 2, 1979 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 107 | 117 | 6 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 11 | Sun, Nov 4, 1979 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | OT | 124 | 127 | 6 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 12 | Tue, Nov 6, 1979 | New Jersey Nets | W | 108 | 95 | 7 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 13 | Wed, Nov 7, 1979 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 105 | 117 | 7 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Fri, Nov 9, 1979 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 116 | 125 | 7 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 10, 1979 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 123 | 119 | 8 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Tue, Nov 13, 1979 | Golden State Warriors | W | OT | 131 | 127 | 9 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 17 | Thu, Nov 15, 1979 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 136 | 132 | 10 | 7 | W 3 | |||
| 18 | Fri, Nov 16, 1979 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 106 | 105 | 11 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 19 | Sun, Nov 18, 1979 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 105 | 107 | 11 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 20 | Tue, Nov 20, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 114 | 118 | 11 | 9 | L 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Nov 23, 1979 | Washington Bullets | W | 128 | 108 | 12 | 9 | W 1 | |||
| 22 | Tue, Nov 27, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 120 | 143 | 12 | 10 | L 1 | |||
| 23 | Fri, Nov 30, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 107 | 100 | 13 | 10 | W 1 | |||
| 24 | Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 124 | 134 | 13 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Tue, Dec 4, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 121 | 127 | 13 | 12 | L 2 | |||
| 26 | Wed, Dec 5, 1979 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 120 | 132 | 13 | 13 | L 3 | ||
| 27 | Fri, Dec 7, 1979 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 117 | 105 | 14 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | Houston Rockets | W | 138 | 129 | 15 | 13 | W 2 | |||
| 29 | Tue, Dec 11, 1979 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 121 | 127 | 15 | 14 | L 1 | ||
| 30 | Thu, Dec 13, 1979 | @ | Utah Jazz | L | 114 | 144 | 15 | 15 | L 2 | ||
| 31 | Sat, Dec 15, 1979 | @ | Golden State Warriors | W | 102 | 101 | 16 | 15 | W 1 | ||
| 32 | Sun, Dec 16, 1979 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 119 | 121 | 16 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 33 | Wed, Dec 19, 1979 | Indiana Pacers | W | 127 | 123 | 17 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 34 | Fri, Dec 21, 1979 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 114 | 133 | 17 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | Detroit Pistons | W | 141 | 112 | 18 | 17 | W 1 | |||
| 36 | Wed, Dec 26, 1979 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 110 | 143 | 18 | 18 | L 1 | ||
| 37 | Thu, Dec 27, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 114 | 118 | 18 | 19 | L 2 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Dec 29, 1979 | Kansas City Kings | W | 127 | 125 | 19 | 19 | W 1 | |||
| 39 | Tue, Jan 1, 1980 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 120 | 128 | 19 | 20 | L 1 | ||
| 40 | Wed, Jan 2, 1980 | Phoenix Suns | W | 118 | 109 | 20 | 20 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Fri, Jan 4, 1980 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | 106 | 115 | 20 | 21 | L 1 | ||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | Boston Celtics | W | 119 | 111 | 21 | 21 | W 1 | |||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 8, 1980 | Denver Nuggets | W | 137 | 134 | 22 | 21 | W 2 | |||
| 44 | Fri, Jan 11, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 116 | 109 | 23 | 21 | W 3 | |||
| 45 | Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 101 | 120 | 23 | 22 | L 1 | ||
| 46 | Sun, Jan 13, 1980 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 104 | 107 | 23 | 23 | L 2 | |||
| 47 | Tue, Jan 15, 1980 | New Jersey Nets | W | 123 | 119 | 24 | 23 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Thu, Jan 17, 1980 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 112 | 116 | 24 | 24 | L 1 | ||
| 49 | Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | Washington Bullets | W | 130 | 117 | 25 | 24 | W 1 | |||
| 50 | Tue, Jan 22, 1980 | San Diego Clippers | W | 129 | 109 | 26 | 24 | W 2 | |||
| 51 | Wed, Jan 23, 1980 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 144 | 130 | 27 | 24 | W 3 | ||
| 52 | Fri, Jan 25, 1980 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 125 | 116 | 28 | 24 | W 4 | |||
| 53 | Sun, Jan 27, 1980 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 111 | 118 | 28 | 25 | L 1 | |||
| 54 | Wed, Jan 30, 1980 | @ | Houston Rockets | W | 118 | 111 | 29 | 25 | W 1 | ||
| 55 | Tue, Feb 5, 1980 | New Jersey Nets | L | 115 | 123 | 29 | 26 | L 1 | |||
| 56 | Sat, Feb 9, 1980 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 127 | 131 | 29 | 27 | L 2 | ||
| 57 | Sun, Feb 10, 1980 | Utah Jazz | W | 148 | 128 | 30 | 27 | W 1 | |||
| 58 | Tue, Feb 12, 1980 | Houston Rockets | L | 118 | 120 | 30 | 28 | L 1 | |||
| 59 | Thu, Feb 14, 1980 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 124 | 128 | 30 | 29 | L 2 | |||
| 60 | Fri, Feb 15, 1980 | @ | Chicago Bulls | W | 131 | 124 | 31 | 29 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sun, Feb 17, 1980 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 135 | 134 | 32 | 29 | W 2 | |||
| 62 | Wed, Feb 20, 1980 | Chicago Bulls | W | 125 | 117 | 33 | 29 | W 3 | |||
| 63 | Fri, Feb 22, 1980 | @ | Washington Bullets | L | 117 | 123 | 33 | 30 | L 1 | ||
| 64 | Sun, Feb 24, 1980 | @ | New Jersey Nets | L | 123 | 129 | 33 | 31 | L 2 | ||
| 65 | Wed, Feb 27, 1980 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 125 | 130 | 33 | 32 | L 3 | ||
| 66 | Thu, Feb 28, 1980 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 124 | 133 | 33 | 33 | L 4 | ||
| 67 | Sun, Mar 2, 1980 | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 119 | 123 | 33 | 34 | L 5 | |||
| 68 | Tue, Mar 4, 1980 | Boston Celtics | L | 108 | 137 | 33 | 35 | L 6 | |||
| 69 | Fri, Mar 7, 1980 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 112 | 118 | 33 | 36 | L 7 | |||
| 70 | Sun, Mar 9, 1980 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 118 | 134 | 33 | 37 | L 8 | |||
| 71 | Tue, Mar 11, 1980 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 111 | 104 | 34 | 37 | W 1 | ||
| 72 | Fri, Mar 14, 1980 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 113 | 102 | 35 | 37 | W 2 | ||
| 73 | Sat, Mar 15, 1980 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 98 | 100 | 35 | 38 | L 1 | ||
| 74 | Sun, Mar 16, 1980 | @ | New Jersey Nets | W | 120 | 107 | 36 | 38 | W 1 | ||
| 75 | Tue, Mar 18, 1980 | Washington Bullets | W | 100 | 94 | 37 | 38 | W 2 | |||
| 76 | Wed, Mar 19, 1980 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 105 | 99 | 38 | 38 | W 3 | ||
| 77 | Fri, Mar 21, 1980 | Indiana Pacers | W | 116 | 109 | 39 | 38 | W 4 | |||
| 78 | Sun, Mar 23, 1980 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 95 | 103 | 39 | 39 | L 1 | ||
| 79 | Tue, Mar 25, 1980 | Houston Rockets | W | 126 | 107 | 40 | 39 | W 1 | |||
| 80 | Wed, Mar 26, 1980 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 101 | 113 | 40 | 40 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Mar 28, 1980 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 122 | 127 | 40 | 41 | L 2 | ||
| 82 | Sun, Mar 30, 1980 | Detroit Pistons | W | 144 | 124 | 41 | 41 | W 1 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 2, 1980 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 85 | 95 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Fri, Apr 4, 1980 | Houston Rockets | W | 106 | 101 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Apr 6, 1980 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 120 | 141 | 1 | 2 | L 1 |