1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 30-52
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Bill Fitch (30-52)
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 325,616, Avg. 7,942 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Statistics
1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster

The Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 30 wins and 52 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Cavaliers scored 8,732 points and conceded 9,037. Campy Russell scored a team-best 1,623 points for Cleveland, while Austin Carr netted 17 or more per game, too. Jim Chones contributed 842 rebounds. Campy Russell dished out 348 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Foots Walker added 130 steals.

Bill Fitch coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 8732
Regular Season Points Against: 9037

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 13, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at Boston Celtics 101 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 17, 1978 Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
October 21, 1978 Chicago Bulls 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
October 24, 1978 New Orleans Jazz 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 122 W 3-0 1-0 4-0
October 25, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Detroit Pistons 110 L 3-0 1-1 4-1
October 27, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at New Jersey Nets 123 L 3-0 1-2 4-2
October 29, 1978 Golden State Warriors 99 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 L 3-1 1-2 4-3
October 31, 1978 Indiana Pacers 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 L 3-2 1-2 4-4
November 1, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Kansas City Kings 122 L 3-2 1-3 4-5
November 3, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Denver Nuggets 110 L 3-2 1-4 4-6
November 4, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 112 at San Diego Clippers 106 W 3-2 2-4 5-6
November 5, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 L 3-2 2-5 5-7
November 8, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Phoenix Suns 118 L 3-2 2-6 5-8
November 10, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Seattle Supersonics 109 L 3-2 2-7 5-9
November 12, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 91 at Portland Trail Blazers 98 L 3-2 2-8 5-10
November 14, 1978 Washington Bullets 122 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 L 3-3 2-8 5-11
November 16, 1978 New York Knicks 97 at Cleveland Cavaliers 93 L 3-4 2-8 5-12
November 18, 1978 Boston Celtics 92 at Cleveland Cavaliers 90 L 3-5 2-8 5-13
November 21, 1978 Phoenix Suns 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 L 3-6 2-8 5-14
November 24, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 104 at Indiana Pacers 98 W 3-6 3-8 6-14
November 28, 1978 Atlanta Hawks 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 W 4-6 3-8 7-14
November 30, 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 98 at Cleveland Cavaliers 97 L 4-7 3-8 7-15
December 2, 1978 Milwaukee Bucks 106 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100 L 4-8 3-8 7-16
December 5, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Washington Bullets 117 L 4-8 3-9 7-17
December 7, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Detroit Pistons 121 L 4-8 3-10 7-18
December 9, 1978 Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 W 5-8 3-10 8-18
December 12, 1978 Detroit Pistons 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 127 W 6-8 3-10 9-18
December 15, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Milwaukee Bucks 106 W 6-8 4-10 10-18
December 16, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Chicago Bulls 108 L 6-8 4-11 10-19
December 17, 1978 Seattle Supersonics 91 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 W 7-8 4-11 11-19
December 19, 1978 San Antonio Spurs 113 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 L 7-9 4-11 11-20
December 21, 1978 Houston Rockets 90 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 W 8-9 4-11 12-20
December 23, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 91 at Atlanta Hawks 109 L 8-9 4-12 12-21
December 28, 1978 San Diego Clippers 114 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 W 9-9 4-12 13-21
December 30, 1978 New Jersey Nets 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 W 10-9 4-12 14-21
January 2, 1979 Milwaukee Bucks 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 L 10-10 4-12 14-22
January 4, 1979 New York Knicks 103 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 W 11-10 4-12 15-22
January 6, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at New Orleans Jazz 94 W 11-10 5-12 16-22
January 7, 1979 Golden State Warriors 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 W 12-10 5-12 17-22
January 12, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Houston Rockets 107 L 12-10 5-13 17-23
January 13, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at San Antonio Spurs 117 L 12-10 5-14 17-24
January 16, 1979 Kansas City Kings 86 at Cleveland Cavaliers 79 L 12-11 5-14 17-25
January 17, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 L 12-11 5-15 17-26
January 19, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at New York Knicks 105 L 12-11 5-16 17-27
January 21, 1979 Chicago Bulls 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94 W 13-11 5-16 18-27
January 23, 1979 Denver Nuggets 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 W 14-11 5-16 19-27
January 24, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 123 at New Jersey Nets 114 W 14-11 6-16 20-27
January 27, 1979 San Diego Clippers 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110 L 14-12 6-16 20-28
January 28, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at Kansas City Kings 137 L 14-12 6-17 20-29
February 1, 1979 Detroit Pistons 120 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116 L 14-13 6-17 20-30
February 2, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 98 at Boston Celtics 112 L 14-13 6-18 20-31
February 6, 1979 New Jersey Nets 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 119 W 15-13 6-18 21-31
February 7, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Denver Nuggets 120 L 15-13 6-19 21-32
February 9, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 L 15-13 6-20 21-33
February 11, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at Phoenix Suns 136 L 15-13 6-21 21-34
February 13, 1979 Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 117 W 16-13 6-21 22-34
February 15, 1979 Philadelphia 76ers 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 113 W 17-13 6-21 23-34
February 17, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 127 at New York Knicks 117 W 17-13 7-21 24-34
February 20, 1979 Atlanta Hawks 119 at Cleveland Cavaliers 109 L 17-14 7-21 24-35
February 22, 1979 Kansas City Kings 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 W 18-14 7-21 25-35
February 24, 1979 New Orleans Jazz 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96 L 18-15 7-21 25-36
February 25, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at Chicago Bulls 108 W 18-15 8-21 26-36
February 28, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at Milwaukee Bucks 139 L 18-15 8-22 26-37
March 2, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Seattle Supersonics 109 W 18-15 9-22 27-37
March 4, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 102 at Portland Trail Blazers 106 L 18-15 9-23 27-38
March 7, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at Golden State Warriors 101 W 18-15 10-23 28-38
March 10, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at San Diego Clippers 121 L 18-15 10-24 28-39
March 13, 1979 Phoenix Suns 124 at Cleveland Cavaliers 120 L 18-16 10-24 28-40
March 15, 1979 Seattle Supersonics 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 98 L 18-17 10-24 28-41
March 17, 1979 Washington Bullets 117 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 L 18-18 10-24 28-42
March 18, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 112 at Washington Bullets 126 L 18-18 10-25 28-43
March 20, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at Atlanta Hawks 115 L 18-18 10-26 28-44
March 22, 1979 Indiana Pacers 108 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 L 18-19 10-26 28-45
March 24, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at New Orleans Jazz 139 L 18-19 10-27 28-46
March 27, 1979 Boston Celtics 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 W 19-19 10-27 29-46
March 29, 1979 Portland Trail Blazers 120 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103 L 19-20 10-27 29-47
March 30, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 129 L 19-20 10-28 29-48
April 1, 1979 Houston Rockets 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 114 W 20-20 10-28 30-48
April 3, 1979 San Antonio Spurs 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 L 20-21 10-28 30-49
April 4, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 95 at Indiana Pacers 102 L 20-21 10-29 30-50
April 6, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at Houston Rockets 112 L 20-21 10-30 30-51
April 8, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at San Antonio Spurs 117 L 20-21 10-31 30-52


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