1978-79 New Orleans Jazz Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 26-56
Finishing 6th in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Elgin Baylor (26-56)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 364,205, Avg. 8,883 in 41 home dates

1978-79 New Orleans Jazz Statistics
1978-79 New Orleans Jazz Roster

The New Orleans Jazz of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 26 wins and 56 losses, finishing sixth in the NBA's Central Division of the Eastern Conference.

New Orleans scored 8,882 points and surrendered 9,394. Jim McElroy tossed in a team-leading 1,337 points for the Jazz, and Rich Kelley contributed 1,026 boards. Jim McElroy dished out 453 assists for the squad.

On defense, Jim McElroy added 148 steals, while Rich Kelley blocked 166 shots.

Elgin Baylor coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 8882
Regular Season Points Against: 9394

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 13, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 101 at Washington Bullets 117	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
October 15, 1978	Milwaukee Bucks 123 at New Orleans Jazz 112	L	0-1	0-1	0-2
October 17, 1978	Detroit Pistons 109 at New Orleans Jazz 114	W	1-1	0-1	1-2
October 19, 1978	Boston Celtics 115 at New Orleans Jazz 120	W	2-1	0-1	2-2
October 21, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 130	L	2-1	0-2	2-3
October 24, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 104 at Cleveland Cavaliers 122	L	2-1	0-3	2-4
October 25, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 109 at Kansas City Kings 114	L	2-1	0-4	2-5
October 26, 1978	New York Knicks 111 at New Orleans Jazz 123	W	3-1	0-4	3-5
October 31, 1978	Chicago Bulls 92 at New Orleans Jazz 97	W	4-1	0-4	4-5
November 2, 1978	Phoenix Suns 106 at New Orleans Jazz 99	L	4-2	0-4	4-6
November 4, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 116 at Milwaukee Bucks 108	W	4-2	1-4	5-6
November 7, 1978	San Diego Clippers 121 at New Orleans Jazz 115	L	4-3	1-4	5-7
November 10, 1978	San Antonio Spurs 102 at New Orleans Jazz 113	W	5-3	1-4	6-7
November 12, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 122 at Phoenix Suns 128	L	5-3	1-5	6-8
November 14, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 103 at Portland Trail Blazers 123	L	5-3	1-6	6-9
November 15, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 118 at Seattle Supersonics 135	L	5-3	1-7	6-10
November 17, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 121	L	5-3	1-8	6-11
November 18, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 111 at San Diego Clippers 114	L	5-3	1-9	6-12
November 21, 1978	New Jersey Nets 118 at New Orleans Jazz 140	W	6-3	1-9	7-12
November 23, 1978	Golden State Warriors 98 at New Orleans Jazz 106	W	7-3	1-9	8-12
November 24, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 100 at New Jersey Nets 103	L	7-3	1-10	8-13
November 25, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 96 at New York Knicks 103	L	7-3	1-11	8-14
November 28, 1978	Philadelphia 76ers 103 at New Orleans Jazz 107	W	8-3	1-11	9-14
November 30, 1978	Denver Nuggets 105 at New Orleans Jazz 111	W	9-3	1-11	10-14
December 1, 1978	Washington Bullets 117 at New Orleans Jazz 115	L	9-4	1-11	10-15
December 2, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 94 at Atlanta Hawks 128	L	9-4	1-12	10-16
December 5, 1978	Los Angeles Lakers 114 at New Orleans Jazz 102	L	9-5	1-12	10-17
December 8, 1978	Houston Rockets 110 at New Orleans Jazz 106	L	9-6	1-12	10-18
December 12, 1978	Indiana Pacers 103 at New Orleans Jazz 109	W	10-6	1-12	11-18
December 13, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 96 at Boston Celtics 102	L	10-6	1-13	11-19
December 16, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 100 at Kansas City Kings 128	L	10-6	1-14	11-20
December 17, 1978	Golden State Warriors 104 at New Orleans Jazz 96	L	10-7	1-14	11-21
December 20, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 112 at Denver Nuggets 121	L	10-7	1-15	11-22
December 23, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 103 at Indiana Pacers 127	L	10-7	1-16	11-23
December 26, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 125 at Los Angeles Lakers 123	W	10-7	2-16	12-23
December 27, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 103 at Seattle Supersonics 122	L	10-7	2-17	12-24
December 29, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 106 at Golden State Warriors 118	L	10-7	2-18	12-25
January 2, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers 105 at New Orleans Jazz 109	W	11-7	2-18	13-25
January 3, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 97 at San Antonio Spurs 123	L	11-7	2-19	13-26
January 4, 1979	New Jersey Nets 125 at New Orleans Jazz 112	L	11-8	2-19	13-27
January 6, 1979	Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at New Orleans Jazz 94	L	11-9	2-19	13-28
January 9, 1979	San Diego Clippers 114 at New Orleans Jazz 107	L	11-10	2-19	13-29
January 10, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 112 at Philadelphia 76ers 123	L	11-10	2-20	13-30
January 12, 1979	Philadelphia 76ers 89 at New Orleans Jazz 100	W	12-10	2-20	14-30
January 13, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 106 at Houston Rockets 117	L	12-10	2-21	14-31
January 16, 1979	Denver Nuggets 104 at New Orleans Jazz 100	L	12-11	2-21	14-32
January 17, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 102 at Washington Bullets 112	L	12-11	2-22	14-33
January 19, 1979	Portland Trail Blazers 101 at New Orleans Jazz 107	W	13-11	2-22	15-33
January 20, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 94 at Atlanta Hawks 118	L	13-11	2-23	15-34
January 21, 1979	Atlanta Hawks 87 at New Orleans Jazz 108	W	14-11	2-23	16-34
January 23, 1979	Kansas City Kings 116 at New Orleans Jazz 118	W	15-11	2-23	17-34
January 26, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 104 at New Jersey Nets 110	L	15-11	2-24	17-35		at Princeton, NJ
February 2, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 110 at Chicago Bulls 116	L	15-11	2-25	17-36
February 7, 1979	New York Knicks 123 at New Orleans Jazz 125	W	16-11	2-25	18-36	OT
February 9, 1979	Houston Rockets 106 at New Orleans Jazz 99	L	16-12	2-25	18-37
February 10, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 107 at Detroit Pistons 105	W	16-12	3-25	19-37
February 13, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 101 at Portland Trail Blazers 120	L	16-12	3-26	19-38
February 14, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 101 at Golden State Warriors 113	L	16-12	3-27	19-39
February 15, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 112 at San Diego Clippers 122	L	16-12	3-28	19-40
February 17, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 112 at Phoenix Suns 136	L	16-12	3-29	19-41
February 18, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 112 at Denver Nuggets 115	L	16-12	3-30	19-42
February 21, 1979	Seattle Supersonics 96 at New Orleans Jazz 94	L	16-13	3-30	19-43
February 23, 1979	Chicago Bulls 102 at New Orleans Jazz 111	W	17-13	3-30	20-43
February 24, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 105 at Cleveland Cavaliers 96	W	17-13	4-30	21-43
February 28, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 112 at Boston Celtics 122	L	17-13	4-31	21-44
March 3, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 101 at Detroit Pistons 110	L	17-13	4-32	21-45
March 7, 1979	Portland Trail Blazers 103 at New Orleans Jazz 102	L	17-14	4-32	21-46
March 10, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 109 at Houston Rockets 124	L	17-14	4-33	21-47
March 13, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 91 at New York Knicks 104	L	17-14	4-34	21-48
March 14, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 102 at Milwaukee Bucks 158	L	17-14	4-35	21-49
March 15, 1979	San Antonio Spurs 122 at New Orleans Jazz 124	W	18-14	4-35	22-49
March 16, 1979	Kansas City Kings 120 at New Orleans Jazz 112	L	18-15	4-35	22-50
March 18, 1979	Phoenix Suns 117 at New Orleans Jazz 121	W	19-15	4-35	23-50
March 20, 1979	Washington Bullets 126 at New Orleans Jazz 107	L	19-16	4-35	23-51
March 23, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 99 at Chicago Bulls 116	L	19-16	4-36	23-52
March 24, 1979	Cleveland Cavaliers 117 at New Orleans Jazz 139	W	20-16	4-36	24-52
March 27, 1979	Indiana Pacers 104 at New Orleans Jazz 101	L	20-17	4-36	24-53
March 28, 1979	New Orleans Jazz 94 at San Antonio Spurs 122	L	20-17	4-37	24-54
March 31, 1979	Atlanta Hawks 107 at New Orleans Jazz 109	W	21-17	4-37	25-54
April 3, 1979	Boston Celtics 125 at New Orleans Jazz 141	W	22-17	4-37	26-54
April 5, 1979	Detroit Pistons 120 at New Orleans Jazz 104	L	22-18	4-37	26-55
April 6, 1979	Milwaukee Bucks 140 at New Orleans Jazz 131	L	22-19	4-37	26-56