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1978-79 San Diego Clippers Game-by-Game Results
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 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.
San Diego netted 9,278 points and surrendered 9,424, most in the league. World Free scored a team-best 2,244 points for the Clippers, 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 | ||
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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 |