1978-79 San Antonio Spurs Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 48-34
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 7-7 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Washington Bullets 4-3
Coach: Doug Moe (48-34)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 489,207, Avg. 11,932 in 41 home dates
1978-79 San Antonio Spurs StatisticsTeam Record: 48-34
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 7-7 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Washington Bullets 4-3
Coach: Doug Moe (48-34)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 489,207, Avg. 11,932 in 41 home dates
1978-79 San Antonio Spurs Roster
The San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-7.
San Antonio led the league with 9,780 points. The team yielded 9,355 points. George Gervin scored a team-leading 2,365 points for the Spurs, and Larry Kenon averaged 19 or more per game, too. Larry Kenon contributed 790 rebounds. Mike Gale dished out 374 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Larry Kenon added 154 steals, while Billy Paultz blocked 125 shots.
Doug Moe coached the team. The 1978-79 San Antonio Spurs lost in the conference finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9780
Regular Season Points Against: 9355
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 13, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 117 at Denver Nuggets 118 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 14, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 111 at San Antonio Spurs 153 | W | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 17, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 110 at Phoenix Suns 107 | W | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 18, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 127 at San Diego Clippers 125 | W | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
| October 20, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 117 at Seattle Supersonics 133 | L | 1-0 | 2-2 | 3-2 | ||
| October 22, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 | L | 1-0 | 2-3 | 3-3 | ||
| October 24, 1978 | Boston Celtics 109 at San Antonio Spurs 132 | W | 2-0 | 2-3 | 4-3 | ||
| October 28, 1978 | Detroit Pistons 126 at San Antonio Spurs 150 | W | 3-0 | 2-3 | 5-3 | ||
| October 31, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 139 at San Antonio Spurs 138 | L | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-4 | OT | |
| November 1, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Philadelphia 76ers 116 | L | 3-1 | 2-4 | 5-5 | ||
| November 3, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 110 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 3-1 | 3-4 | 6-5 | ||
| November 4, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 119 at Washington Bullets 124 | L | 3-1 | 3-5 | 6-6 | ||
| November 8, 1978 | San Diego Clippers 125 at San Antonio Spurs 163 | W | 4-1 | 3-5 | 7-6 | ||
| November 10, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 102 at New Orleans Jazz 113 | L | 4-1 | 3-6 | 7-7 | ||
| November 11, 1978 | Washington Bullets 124 at San Antonio Spurs 143 | W | 5-1 | 3-6 | 8-7 | ||
| November 15, 1978 | Phoenix Suns 125 at San Antonio Spurs 119 | L | 5-2 | 3-6 | 8-8 | ||
| November 18, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 120 at Houston Rockets 126 | L | 5-2 | 3-7 | 8-9 | ||
| November 21, 1978 | Indiana Pacers 108 at San Antonio Spurs 103 | L | 5-3 | 3-7 | 8-10 | ||
| November 23, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 116 at Milwaukee Bucks 114 | W | 5-3 | 4-7 | 9-10 | ||
| November 25, 1978 | New Jersey Nets 110 at San Antonio Spurs 151 | W | 6-3 | 4-7 | 10-10 | ||
| November 29, 1978 | Philadelphia 76ers 120 at San Antonio Spurs 114 | L | 6-4 | 4-7 | 10-11 | OT | |
| December 2, 1978 | Denver Nuggets 104 at San Antonio Spurs 93 | L | 6-5 | 4-7 | 10-12 | ||
| December 6, 1978 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at San Antonio Spurs 112 | W | 7-5 | 4-7 | 11-12 | ||
| December 8, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 123 at Golden State Warriors 105 | W | 7-5 | 5-7 | 12-12 | ||
| December 10, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 99 at Seattle Supersonics 112 | L | 7-5 | 5-8 | 12-13 | ||
| December 12, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 103 at Denver Nuggets 107 | L | 7-5 | 5-9 | 12-14 | ||
| December 13, 1978 | New York Knicks 109 at San Antonio Spurs 139 | W | 8-5 | 5-9 | 13-14 | ||
| December 15, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 125 at Indiana Pacers 113 | W | 8-5 | 6-9 | 14-14 | ||
| December 16, 1978 | Golden State Warriors 96 at San Antonio Spurs 104 | W | 9-5 | 6-9 | 15-14 | ||
| December 19, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 113 at Cleveland Cavaliers 106 | W | 9-5 | 7-9 | 16-14 | ||
| December 20, 1978 | Chicago Bulls 102 at San Antonio Spurs 131 | W | 10-5 | 7-9 | 17-14 | ||
| December 22, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 103 at Chicago Bulls 92 | W | 10-5 | 8-9 | 18-14 | ||
| December 23, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 130 at Detroit Pistons 126 | W | 10-5 | 9-9 | 19-14 | ||
| December 26, 1978 | Atlanta Hawks 111 at San Antonio Spurs 124 | W | 11-5 | 9-9 | 20-14 | ||
| December 27, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 107 at Atlanta Hawks 115 | L | 11-5 | 9-10 | 20-15 | ||
| December 28, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks 103 at San Antonio Spurs 112 | W | 12-5 | 9-10 | 21-15 | ||
| December 30, 1978 | San Antonio Spurs 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 94 | W | 12-5 | 10-10 | 22-15 | ||
| January 3, 1979 | New Orleans Jazz 97 at San Antonio Spurs 123 | W | 13-5 | 10-10 | 23-15 | ||
| January 5, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 110 at New Jersey Nets 104 | W | 13-5 | 11-10 | 24-15 | ||
| January 6, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 105 at New York Knicks 108 | L | 13-5 | 11-11 | 24-16 | ||
| January 9, 1979 | Detroit Pistons 114 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | W | 14-5 | 11-11 | 25-16 | ||
| January 11, 1979 | San Diego Clippers 111 at San Antonio Spurs 140 | W | 15-5 | 11-11 | 26-16 | ||
| January 13, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 103 at San Antonio Spurs 117 | W | 16-5 | 11-11 | 27-16 | ||
| January 17, 1979 | Denver Nuggets 101 at San Antonio Spurs 119 | W | 17-5 | 11-11 | 28-16 | ||
| January 19, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 113 at Kansas City Kings 115 | L | 17-5 | 11-12 | 28-17 | ||
| January 20, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers 118 at San Antonio Spurs 113 | L | 17-6 | 11-12 | 28-18 | ||
| January 24, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 95 at San Antonio Spurs 124 | W | 18-6 | 11-12 | 29-18 | ||
| January 26, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 108 at San Antonio Spurs 125 | W | 19-6 | 11-12 | 30-18 | ||
| January 27, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 113 at Atlanta Hawks 120 | L | 19-6 | 11-13 | 30-19 | ||
| January 28, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 110 at Indiana Pacers 123 | L | 19-6 | 11-14 | 30-20 | ||
| January 30, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 112 at Chicago Bulls 108 | W | 19-6 | 12-14 | 31-20 | OT | |
| February 1, 1979 | Washington Bullets 123 at San Antonio Spurs 122 | L | 19-7 | 12-14 | 31-21 | ||
| February 2, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 108 at Phoenix Suns 133 | L | 19-7 | 12-15 | 31-22 | ||
| February 6, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | L | 19-7 | 12-16 | 31-23 | OT | |
| February 7, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 126 at San Diego Clippers 113 | W | 19-7 | 13-16 | 32-23 | ||
| February 9, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 106 at Portland Trail Blazers 125 | L | 19-7 | 13-17 | 32-24 | ||
| February 11, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 125 at Golden State Warriors 107 | W | 19-7 | 14-17 | 33-24 | ||
| February 14, 1979 | Boston Celtics 119 at San Antonio Spurs 149 | W | 20-7 | 14-17 | 34-24 | ||
| February 16, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers 120 at San Antonio Spurs 121 | W | 21-7 | 14-17 | 35-24 | OT | |
| February 18, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 104 at Detroit Pistons 124 | L | 21-7 | 14-18 | 35-25 | ||
| February 20, 1979 | Seattle Supersonics 102 at San Antonio Spurs 118 | W | 22-7 | 14-18 | 36-25 | ||
| February 25, 1979 | Houston Rockets 107 at San Antonio Spurs 127 | W | 23-7 | 14-18 | 37-25 | ||
| February 28, 1979 | New York Knicks 112 at San Antonio Spurs 135 | W | 24-7 | 14-18 | 38-25 | ||
| March 2, 1979 | Kansas City Kings 125 at San Antonio Spurs 129 | W | 25-7 | 14-18 | 39-25 | OT | |
| March 4, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 128 at Washington Bullets 129 | L | 25-7 | 14-19 | 39-26 | ||
| March 6, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 103 at New Jersey Nets 99 | W | 25-7 | 15-19 | 40-26 | ||
| March 10, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 111 at New York Knicks 110 | W | 25-7 | 16-19 | 41-26 | ||
| March 14, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at San Antonio Spurs 125 | W | 26-7 | 16-19 | 42-26 | ||
| March 15, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 122 at New Orleans Jazz 124 | L | 26-7 | 16-20 | 42-27 | ||
| March 16, 1979 | Phoenix Suns 128 at San Antonio Spurs 122 | L | 26-8 | 16-20 | 42-28 | ||
| March 18, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 127 at Milwaukee Bucks 147 | L | 26-8 | 16-21 | 42-29 | ||
| March 20, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 124 at San Antonio Spurs 120 | L | 26-9 | 16-21 | 42-30 | ||
| March 21, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 123 at Kansas City Kings 116 | W | 26-9 | 17-21 | 43-30 | ||
| March 23, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks 115 at San Antonio Spurs 108 | L | 26-10 | 17-21 | 43-31 | ||
| March 25, 1979 | Indiana Pacers 121 at San Antonio Spurs 113 | L | 26-11 | 17-21 | 43-32 | ||
| March 28, 1979 | New Orleans Jazz 94 at San Antonio Spurs 122 | W | 27-11 | 17-21 | 44-32 | ||
| March 30, 1979 | Houston Rockets 117 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | L | 27-12 | 17-21 | 44-33 | ||
| April 1, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 112 at Boston Celtics 110 | W | 27-12 | 18-21 | 45-33 | ||
| April 3, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | W | 27-12 | 19-21 | 46-33 | ||
| April 4, 1979 | New Jersey Nets 103 at San Antonio Spurs 110 | W | 28-12 | 19-21 | 47-33 | ||
| April 7, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 106 at Houston Rockets 123 | L | 28-12 | 19-22 | 47-34 | ||
| April 8, 1979 | Cleveland Cavaliers 101 at San Antonio Spurs 117 | W | 29-12 | 19-22 | 48-34 | ||
| April 15, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 106 at San Antonio Spurs 119 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 17, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 120 at San Antonio Spurs 121 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 20, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Philadelphia 76ers 123 | L | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 22, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 115 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 | W | 2-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | ||
| April 26, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 120 at San Antonio Spurs 97 | L | 2-1 | 1-1 | 3-2 | ||
| April 29, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 90 at Philadelphia 76ers 92 | L | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| May 2, 1979 | Philadelphia 76ers 108 at San Antonio Spurs 111 | W | 3-1 | 1-2 | 4-3 | ||
| May 4, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 118 at Washington Bullets 97 | W | 3-1 | 2-2 | 5-3 | ||
| May 6, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 95 at Washington Bullets 115 | L | 3-1 | 2-3 | 5-4 | ||
| May 9, 1979 | Washington Bullets 114 at San Antonio Spurs 116 | W | 4-1 | 2-3 | 6-4 | ||
| May 11, 1979 | Washington Bullets 102 at San Antonio Spurs 118 | W | 5-1 | 2-3 | 7-4 | ||
| May 13, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 103 at Washington Bullets 107 | L | 5-1 | 2-4 | 7-5 | ||
| May 16, 1979 | Washington Bullets 108 at San Antonio Spurs 100 | L | 5-2 | 2-4 | 7-6 | ||
| May 18, 1979 | San Antonio Spurs 105 at Washington Bullets 107 | L | 5-2 | 2-5 | 7-7 |
