1978-79 New Jersey Nets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-45
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Philadelphia 76ers 2-0
Coach: Kevin Loughery (37-45)
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
Attendance: 198,990, Avg. 4,853 in 41 home dates

1978-79 New Jersey Nets Statistics
1978-79 New Jersey Nets Roster

The New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 37 wins and 45 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-2.

New Jersey scored 8,832 points and surrendered 9,174. Bernard King tossed in a team-leading 1,769 points for the Nets, and John Williamson contributed 17 or more per game also. Bernard King accounted for 669 boards. Eddie Jordan dished out 365 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Eddie Jordan added 201 steals, while George Johnson swatted 253 opponent shot attempts.

Kevin Loughery coached the team. The 1978-79 New Jersey Nets lost in the conference first round.

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Regular Season Points For: 8832
Regular Season Points Against: 9174

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 13, 1978	New Jersey Nets 107 at Detroit Pistons 105	W	0-0	1-0	1-0
October 14, 1978	Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New Jersey Nets 102	W	1-0	1-0	2-0
October 17, 1978	New Jersey Nets 109 at Washington Bullets 113	L	1-0	1-1	2-1
October 18, 1978	New Jersey Nets 87 at Houston Rockets 139	L	1-0	1-2	2-2
October 20, 1978	Denver Nuggets 126 at New Jersey Nets 117	L	1-1	1-2	2-3
October 21, 1978	New Jersey Nets 108 at New York Knicks 109	L	1-1	1-3	2-4
October 24, 1978	New Jersey Nets 97 at Indiana Pacers 95	W	1-1	2-3	3-4
October 25, 1978	Golden State Warriors 118 at New Jersey Nets 121	W	2-1	2-3	4-4
October 27, 1978	Cleveland Cavaliers 108 at New Jersey Nets 123	W	3-1	2-3	5-4
October 28, 1978	Boston Celtics 109 at New Jersey Nets 111	W	4-1	2-3	6-4
November 1, 1978	Milwaukee Bucks 110 at New Jersey Nets 131	W	5-1	2-3	7-4
November 3, 1978	Seattle Supersonics 102 at New Jersey Nets 81	L	5-2	2-3	7-5
November 4, 1978	New Jersey Nets 118 at Atlanta Hawks 117	W	5-2	3-3	8-5	OT
November 10, 1978	Portland Trail Blazers 86 at New Jersey Nets 91	W	6-2	3-3	9-5
November 11, 1978	New Jersey Nets 125 at Chicago Bulls 112	W	6-2	4-3	10-5
November 14, 1978	Philadelphia 76ers 108 at New Jersey Nets 124	W	7-2	4-3	11-5
November 17, 1978	Washington Bullets 143 at New Jersey Nets 94	L	7-3	4-3	11-6
November 18, 1978	New Jersey Nets 100 at Kansas City Kings 114	L	7-3	4-4	11-7
November 21, 1978	New Jersey Nets 118 at New Orleans Jazz 140	L	7-3	4-5	11-8
November 22, 1978	Golden State Warriors 92 at New Jersey Nets 100	W	8-3	4-5	12-8
November 24, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 100 at New Jersey Nets 103	W	9-3	4-5	13-8
November 25, 1978	New Jersey Nets 110 at San Antonio Spurs 151	L	9-3	4-6	13-9
November 29, 1978	New Jersey Nets 111 at Seattle Supersonics 125	L	9-3	4-7	13-10
December 1, 1978	New Jersey Nets 120 at Golden State Warriors 110	W	9-3	5-7	14-10
December 3, 1978	New Jersey Nets 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 105	W	9-3	6-7	15-10
December 6, 1978	New Jersey Nets 83 at Denver Nuggets 92	L	9-3	6-8	15-11
December 8, 1978	New Jersey Nets 108 at Washington Bullets 100	W	9-3	7-8	16-11
December 9, 1978	San Diego Clippers 120 at New Jersey Nets 125	W	10-3	7-8	17-11
December 15, 1978	Atlanta Hawks 121 at New Jersey Nets 104	L	10-4	7-8	17-12
December 20, 1978	Houston Rockets 108 at New Jersey Nets 105	L	10-5	7-8	17-13
December 27, 1978	New York Knicks 115 at New Jersey Nets 104	L	10-6	7-8	17-14
December 29, 1978	Kansas City Kings 137 at New Jersey Nets 126	L	10-7	7-8	17-15
December 30, 1978	New Jersey Nets 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104	L	10-7	7-9	17-16
January 3, 1979	New Jersey Nets 122 at Houston Rockets 127	L	10-7	7-10	17-17
January 4, 1979	New Jersey Nets 125 at New Orleans Jazz 112	W	10-7	8-10	18-17
January 5, 1979	San Antonio Spurs 110 at New Jersey Nets 104	L	10-8	8-10	18-18
January 7, 1979	Phoenix Suns 112 at New Jersey Nets 117	W	11-8	8-10	19-18
January 10, 1979	Chicago Bulls 120 at New Jersey Nets 116	L	11-9	8-10	19-19
January 12, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers 117 at New Jersey Nets 116	L	11-10	8-10	19-20
January 14, 1979	New Jersey Nets 110 at Boston Celtics 100	W	11-10	9-10	20-20
January 17, 1979	Detroit Pistons 99 at New Jersey Nets 106	W	12-10	9-10	21-20
January 24, 1979	Cleveland Cavaliers 123 at New Jersey Nets 114	L	12-11	9-10	21-21
January 26, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 104 at New Jersey Nets 110	W	13-11	9-10	22-21		at Princeton, NJ
January 28, 1979	New Jersey Nets 117 at Phoenix Suns 114	W	13-11	10-10	23-21
January 30, 1979	New Jersey Nets 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 127	L	13-11	10-11	23-22
January 31, 1979	New Jersey Nets 104 at San Diego Clippers 112	L	13-11	10-12	23-23
February 1, 1979	New Jersey Nets 102 at Seattle Supersonics 107	L	13-11	10-13	23-24
February 2, 1979	New Jersey Nets 100 at Portland Trail Blazers 117	L	13-11	10-14	23-25
February 6, 1979	New Jersey Nets 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 119	L	13-11	10-15	23-26
February 7, 1979	New Jersey Nets 90 at Indiana Pacers 84	W	13-11	11-15	24-26
February 8, 1979	New Jersey Nets 106 at Detroit Pistons 105	W	13-11	12-15	25-26
February 11, 1979	San Diego Clippers 98 at New Jersey Nets 104	W	14-11	12-15	26-26
February 13, 1979	Kansas City Kings 102 at New Jersey Nets 111	W	15-11	12-15	27-26
February 14, 1979	New Jersey Nets 94 at Milwaukee Bucks 115	L	15-11	12-16	27-27
February 16, 1979	Indiana Pacers 105 at New Jersey Nets 100	L	15-12	12-16	27-28
February 18, 1979	Houston Rockets 124 at New Jersey Nets 126	W	16-12	12-16	28-28	OT
February 21, 1979	Phoenix Suns 112 at New Jersey Nets 123	W	17-12	12-16	29-28
February 23, 1979	Portland Trail Blazers 99 at New Jersey Nets 110	W	18-12	12-16	30-28
February 24, 1979	New Jersey Nets 107 at New York Knicks 111	L	18-12	12-17	30-29
February 25, 1979	New York Knicks 102 at New Jersey Nets 116	W	19-12	12-17	31-29
March 2, 1979	Milwaukee Bucks 91 at New Jersey Nets 99	W	20-12	12-17	32-29
March 6, 1979	San Antonio Spurs 103 at New Jersey Nets 99	L	20-13	12-17	32-30
March 7, 1979	New Jersey Nets 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 133	L	20-13	12-18	32-31
March 9, 1979	Seattle Supersonics 108 at New Jersey Nets 100	L	20-14	12-18	32-32
March 11, 1979	Philadelphia 76ers 103 at New Jersey Nets 104	W	21-14	12-18	33-32
March 13, 1979	New Jersey Nets 102 at Chicago Bulls 105	L	21-14	12-19	33-33
March 14, 1979	New Jersey Nets 100 at Denver Nuggets 120	L	21-14	12-20	33-34
March 16, 1979	New Jersey Nets 102 at Golden State Warriors 117	L	21-14	12-21	33-35
March 17, 1979	New Jersey Nets 113 at Portland Trail Blazers 124	L	21-14	12-22	33-36
March 18, 1979	New Jersey Nets 98 at San Diego Clippers 110	L	21-14	12-23	33-37
March 20, 1979	Detroit Pistons 110 at New Jersey Nets 117	W	22-14	12-23	34-37
March 23, 1979	New Jersey Nets 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 110	L	22-14	12-24	34-38
March 23, 1979	New Jersey Nets 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 123	L	22-14	12-25	34-39		at protested Nov 8 1978 game
March 25, 1979	Chicago Bulls 88 at New Jersey Nets 99	W	23-14	12-25	35-39
March 28, 1979	Washington Bullets 127 at New Jersey Nets 108	L	23-15	12-25	35-40
March 30, 1979	Atlanta Hawks 106 at New Jersey Nets 117	W	24-15	12-25	36-40
April 1, 1979	New Jersey Nets 98 at Atlanta Hawks 109	L	24-15	12-26	36-41
April 3, 1979	Denver Nuggets 110 at New Jersey Nets 97	L	24-16	12-26	36-42
April 4, 1979	New Jersey Nets 103 at San Antonio Spurs 110	L	24-16	12-27	36-43
April 6, 1979	New Jersey Nets 114 at Kansas City Kings 117	L	24-16	12-28	36-44	OT
April 7, 1979	Boston Celtics 112 at New Jersey Nets 126	W	25-16	12-28	37-44
April 8, 1979	New Jersey Nets 101 at Boston Celtics 127	L	25-16	12-29	37-45
April 11, 1979	New Jersey Nets 114 at Philadelphia 76ers 122	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
April 13, 1979	Philadelphia 76ers 111 at New Jersey Nets 101	L	0-1	0-1	0-2