1978β79 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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Head coach | Bill Fitch |
Arena | Coliseum at Richfield |
Results | |
Record | 30–52 (.366) |
Place | Division: 4th (
Central) Conference: 8th ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WJKW |
Radio | WWWE |
The 1978β79 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the ninth season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y- San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | β | 29β12 | 19β22 | 11β9 |
x- Houston Rockets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 1 | 30β11 | 17β24 | 12β8 |
x- Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2 | 34β7 | 12β29 | 14β6 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | 20β21 | 10β31 | 6β14 |
Detroit Pistons | 30 | 52 | .366 | 18 | 22β19 | 8β33 | 9β11 |
New Orleans Jazz | 26 | 56 | .317 | 22 | 21β20 | 8β33 | 9β15 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z- Washington Bullets | 54 | 28 | .659 | β |
2 | y- San Antonio Spurs | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 |
3 | x- Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 |
4 | x- Houston Rockets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 |
5 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 |
6 | x- New Jersey Nets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 17 |
7 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 |
8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
8 | Detroit Pistons | 30 | 52 | .366 | 24 |
10 | Boston Celtics | 29 | 53 | .354 | 25 |
11 | New Orleans Jazz | 26 | 56 | .317 | 28 |
Notes
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Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | KCK | LAL | MIL | NJN | NOJ | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAS | SDC | SEA | WAS |
Atlanta | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 |
Boston | 2β2 | β | 1β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Chicago | 1β3 | 2β1 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 0β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β3 |
Cleveland | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | β | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Denver | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β1 | β | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 |
Detroit | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β1 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 1β3 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 |
Houston | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Indiana | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | β | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 |
Kansas City | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β0 |
Los Angeles | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Milwaukee | 0β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
New Jersey | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 |
New Orleans | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | β | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 0β3 | 0β4 |
New York | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β2 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
Philadelphia | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 1β3 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Phoenix | 1β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Portland | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β1 | 1β3 | β | 2β1 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
San Antonio | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β0 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β2 | β | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 |
San Diego | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 0β4 | β | 2β2 | 0β3 |
Seattle | 3β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 2β2 |
Washington | 2β2 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 0β3 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 3β0 | 2β2 | β |
1978β79 game log Total: 30β52 (Home: 20β21; Road: 10β31) | ||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4β4 (home: 3β2; road: 1β2)
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November: 3β11 (home: 1β5; road: 2β6)
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December: 7β6 (home: 6β2; road: 1β4)
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January: 6β8 (home: 4β3; road: 2β5)
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February: 6β8 (home: 4β3; road: 2β5)
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March: 3β11 (home: 1β5; road: 2β6)
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April: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
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1978β79 schedule |