1978-79 San Diego Clippers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 43-39
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Gene Shue (43-39)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 311,789, Avg. 7,605 in 41 home dates

1978-79 San Diego Clippers Statistics
1978-79 San Diego Clippers Roster

The San Diego Clippers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

The Clippers netted 9,278 points and surrendered 9,424, most in the league. World Free scored a team-best 2,244 points for San Diego, while Randy Smith averaged 18 or more per game, too. Kermit Washington racked up 800 rebounds. Randy Smith dished out 395 assists for the squad.

On defense, Randy Smith added 177 steals.

Gene Shue coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 9278
Regular Season Points Against: 9424

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 13, 1978	San Diego Clippers 114 at Phoenix Suns 128	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
October 14, 1978	San Diego Clippers 89 at Golden State Warriors 117	L	0-0	0-2	0-2
October 15, 1978	Denver Nuggets 98 at San Diego Clippers 94	L	0-1	0-2	0-3
October 17, 1978	Chicago Bulls 94 at San Diego Clippers 99	W	1-1	0-2	1-3
October 18, 1978	San Antonio Spurs 127 at San Diego Clippers 125	L	1-2	0-2	1-4
October 20, 1978	San Diego Clippers 110 at Chicago Bulls 94	W	1-2	1-2	2-4
October 21, 1978	San Diego Clippers 119 at Indiana Pacers 125	L	1-2	1-3	2-5
October 24, 1978	Los Angeles Lakers 123 at San Diego Clippers 124	W	2-2	1-3	3-5
October 25, 1978	Milwaukee Bucks 116 at San Diego Clippers 125	W	3-2	1-3	4-5
October 27, 1978	San Diego Clippers 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 113	L	3-2	1-4	4-6
October 29, 1978	Seattle Supersonics 100 at San Diego Clippers 103	W	4-2	1-4	5-6
November 2, 1978	New York Knicks 127 at San Diego Clippers 122	L	4-3	1-4	5-7
November 3, 1978	San Diego Clippers 98 at Portland Trail Blazers 119	L	4-3	1-5	5-8
November 4, 1978	Cleveland Cavaliers 112 at San Diego Clippers 106	L	4-4	1-5	5-9
November 7, 1978	San Diego Clippers 121 at New Orleans Jazz 115	W	4-4	2-5	6-9
November 8, 1978	San Diego Clippers 125 at San Antonio Spurs 163	L	4-4	2-6	6-10
November 9, 1978	San Diego Clippers 101 at Atlanta Hawks 125	L	4-4	2-7	6-11
November 11, 1978	San Diego Clippers 123 at Houston Rockets 136	L	4-4	2-8	6-12
November 14, 1978	Indiana Pacers 106 at San Diego Clippers 109	W	5-4	2-8	7-12
November 16, 1978	Golden State Warriors 109 at San Diego Clippers 112	W	6-4	2-8	8-12
November 18, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 111 at San Diego Clippers 114	W	7-4	2-8	9-12
November 21, 1978	Atlanta Hawks 113 at San Diego Clippers 107	L	7-5	2-8	9-13
November 24, 1978	San Diego Clippers 120 at Philadelphia 76ers 134	L	7-5	2-9	9-14
November 25, 1978	San Diego Clippers 87 at Kansas City Kings 86	W	7-5	3-9	10-14
November 26, 1978	Boston Celtics 103 at San Diego Clippers 105	W	8-5	3-9	11-14
November 30, 1978	Houston Rockets 113 at San Diego Clippers 104	L	8-6	3-9	11-15
December 2, 1978	Detroit Pistons 120 at San Diego Clippers 113	L	8-7	3-9	11-16
December 6, 1978	San Diego Clippers 111 at Boston Celtics 117	L	8-7	3-10	11-17
December 9, 1978	San Diego Clippers 120 at New Jersey Nets 125	L	8-7	3-11	11-18
December 10, 1978	San Diego Clippers 107 at Milwaukee Bucks 106	W	8-7	4-11	12-18
December 12, 1978	San Diego Clippers 105 at New York Knicks 103	W	8-7	5-11	13-18
December 13, 1978	San Diego Clippers 117 at Washington Bullets 134	L	8-7	5-12	13-19
December 17, 1978	Phoenix Suns 110 at San Diego Clippers 116	W	9-7	5-12	14-19
December 19, 1978	Philadelphia 76ers 124 at San Diego Clippers 113	L	9-8	5-12	14-20
December 25, 1978	San Diego Clippers 123 at Seattle Supersonics 118	W	9-8	6-12	15-20
December 26, 1978	Chicago Bulls 109 at San Diego Clippers 115	W	10-8	6-12	16-20
December 28, 1978	San Diego Clippers 114 at Cleveland Cavaliers 116	L	10-8	6-13	16-21
December 29, 1978	San Diego Clippers 111 at Detroit Pistons 107	W	10-8	7-13	17-21
December 30, 1978	San Diego Clippers 114 at Indiana Pacers 111	W	10-8	8-13	18-21
January 2, 1979	Detroit Pistons 119 at San Diego Clippers 137	W	11-8	8-13	19-21
January 4, 1979	San Diego Clippers 99 at Kansas City Kings 108	L	11-8	8-14	19-22
January 6, 1979	San Diego Clippers 93 at Milwaukee Bucks 104	L	11-8	8-15	19-23
January 9, 1979	San Diego Clippers 114 at New Orleans Jazz 107	W	11-8	9-15	20-23
January 11, 1979	San Diego Clippers 111 at San Antonio Spurs 140	L	11-8	9-16	20-24
January 13, 1979	San Diego Clippers 119 at Atlanta Hawks 124	L	11-8	9-17	20-25
January 14, 1979	San Diego Clippers 91 at Washington Bullets 125	L	11-8	9-18	20-26
January 17, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers 117 at San Diego Clippers 119	W	12-8	9-18	21-26
January 24, 1979	Portland Trail Blazers 121 at San Diego Clippers 122	W	13-8	9-18	22-26
January 26, 1979	San Diego Clippers 107 at Chicago Bulls 91	W	13-8	10-18	23-26
January 27, 1979	San Diego Clippers 111 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110	W	13-8	11-18	24-26
January 28, 1979	San Diego Clippers 118 at Detroit Pistons 128	L	13-8	11-19	24-27
January 30, 1979	Milwaukee Bucks 113 at San Diego Clippers 117	W	14-8	11-19	25-27
January 31, 1979	New Jersey Nets 104 at San Diego Clippers 112	W	15-8	11-19	26-27
February 2, 1979	Denver Nuggets 100 at San Diego Clippers 124	W	16-8	11-19	27-27
February 7, 1979	San Antonio Spurs 126 at San Diego Clippers 113	L	16-9	11-19	27-28
February 9, 1979	San Diego Clippers 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 117	L	16-9	11-20	27-29
February 11, 1979	San Diego Clippers 98 at New Jersey Nets 104	L	16-9	11-21	27-30
February 13, 1979	Washington Bullets 138 at San Diego Clippers 136	L	16-10	11-21	27-31	2OT
February 15, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 112 at San Diego Clippers 122	W	17-10	11-21	28-31
February 16, 1979	San Diego Clippers 118 at Denver Nuggets 104	W	17-10	12-21	29-31
February 18, 1979	Atlanta Hawks 101 at San Diego Clippers 116	W	18-10	12-21	30-31
February 23, 1979	Philadelphia 76ers 116 at San Diego Clippers 117	W	19-10	12-21	31-31
February 25, 1979	Boston Celtics 116 at San Diego Clippers 131	W	20-10	12-21	32-31
February 27, 1979	Indiana Pacers 107 at San Diego Clippers 124	W	21-10	12-21	33-31
February 28, 1979	Kansas City Kings 120 at San Diego Clippers 122	W	22-10	12-21	34-31
March 2, 1979	San Diego Clippers 106 at Boston Celtics 99	W	22-10	13-21	35-31
March 3, 1979	San Diego Clippers 108 at New York Knicks 111	L	22-10	13-22	35-32
March 7, 1979	Houston Rockets 115 at San Diego Clippers 138	W	23-10	13-22	36-32
March 10, 1979	Cleveland Cavaliers 115 at San Diego Clippers 121	W	24-10	13-22	37-32
March 14, 1979	Portland Trail Blazers 105 at San Diego Clippers 110	W	25-10	13-22	38-32
March 17, 1979	Golden State Warriors 102 at San Diego Clippers 107	W	26-10	13-22	39-32
March 18, 1979	New Jersey Nets 98 at San Diego Clippers 110	W	27-10	13-22	40-32
March 20, 1979	San Diego Clippers 109 at Portland Trail Blazers 115	L	27-10	13-23	40-33
March 21, 1979	San Diego Clippers 106 at Golden State Warriors 103	W	27-10	14-23	41-33
March 23, 1979	San Diego Clippers 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 156	L	27-10	14-24	41-34
March 27, 1979	San Diego Clippers 109 at Seattle Supersonics 115	L	27-10	14-25	41-35
March 29, 1979	Kansas City Kings 116 at San Diego Clippers 111	L	27-11	14-25	41-36
March 30, 1979	San Diego Clippers 121 at Denver Nuggets 130	L	27-11	14-26	41-37
April 1, 1979	New York Knicks 116 at San Diego Clippers 126	W	28-11	14-26	42-37
April 4, 1979	Seattle Supersonics 115 at San Diego Clippers 107	L	28-12	14-26	42-38
April 6, 1979	San Diego Clippers 117 at Phoenix Suns 118	L	28-12	14-27	42-39
April 7, 1979	Phoenix Suns 116 at San Diego Clippers 120	W	29-12	14-27	43-39