The Cleveland Cavaliers were 30-52 in 1978-79. They finished 5th in the Central Division and 9th in the Eastern Conference.
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Gilgeous-Alexander's 42 points help Thunder to a 124-116 win over the Cavaliers
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 43 points, hits go-ahead 3-pointer in Thunder's 117-112 win over Cavs
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Mobley scores 27, Allen adds 25 as Cavaliers ride 48-point second quarter to get past Bucks 136-111
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Okongwu scores 29 as Hawks beat Cavaliers 114-111
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Onyeka Okongwu has 29 points and 12 rebounds as Hawks beat Cavs 114-111 to snap skid
1978-79 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 240.0 | 106.5 | 42.5 | 21.9 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 43.4 | 92.7 | 46.8 | 19.8 | 25.6 | 77.0 | 51.2 | 15.0 | 27.5 | 16.8 | 24.7 | |||
Team Rank | 21st | 20th | 21st | 21st | 17th | 19th | 14th | 7th | 21st | 17th | 19th | 4th | 21st | 11th | 22nd | 1st | 10th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.0 | 110.2 | 45.2 | 25.1 | 8.0 | 6.1 | 43.9 | 87.2 | 50.3 | 22.4 | 29.5 | 75.8 | 55.0 | 13.7 | 31.5 | 19.0 | 24.4 | |||
Opponent Rank | 21st | 10th | 13th | 6th | 3rd | 18th | 9th | 4th | 21st | 16th | 17th | 17th | 22nd | 4th | 18th | 15th | 17th | ||||
Net | -3.7 | -2.7 | -3.2 | +0.4 | -2.1 | -0.5 | +5.5 | -3.6 | -2.6 | -3.9 | +1.2 | -3.8 | +1.3 | -4.0 | -2.2 | +0.3 | |||||
Net Rank | 18th | 18th | 20th | 8th | 21st | 15th | 3rd | 22nd | 17th | 19th | 8th | 22nd | 6th | 22nd | 3rd | 14th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.0 | |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.5 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.5 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1 | .857 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0.5 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.0 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.0 | |
| 10 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.0 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 |
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