The Portland Trail Blazers were 45-37 in 1978-79. They finished 4th in the Pacific Division and 6th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Phoenix Suns, 2 games to 1.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 108.4 | 45.0 | 23.7 | 9.5 | 6.2 | 43.2 | 89.5 | 48.3 | 22.0 | 28.8 | 76.5 | 53.0 | 15.3 | 29.7 | 20.2 | 26.7 | |||
Team Rank | 6th | 14th | 12th | 18th | 10th | 6th | 15th | 19th | 13th | 10th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 12th | 15th | 19th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 107.1 | 41.8 | 23.9 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 42.0 | 86.1 | 48.8 | 23.0 | 30.5 | 75.5 | 53.8 | 13.2 | 28.7 | 20.1 | 26.9 | |||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 4th | 1st | 5th | 18th | 9th | 3rd | 2nd | 13th | 18th | 18th | 16th | 18th | 1st | 3rd | 8th | 4th | ||||
Net | +1.3 | +3.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +3.4 | -0.6 | -1.0 | -1.7 | +0.9 | -0.8 | +2.1 | +1.0 | +0.1 | -0.2 | |||||
Net Rank | 11th | 4th | 14th | 14th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 14th | 13th | 15th | 10th | 15th | 2nd | 9th | 11th | 12th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 22 | .732 | ||
| 2 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 6 | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 8 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 | |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | |
| 12 | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 | |
| 14 | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 | |
| 13 | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |