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.
| 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 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | 18 | .719 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 22 | .662 | 3.5 | |
| 3 | 41 | 25 | .621 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 36 | 28 | .563 | 10.0 | |
| 6 | 37 | 29 | .561 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 35 | 28 | .556 | 10.5 | |
| 8 | 35 | 30 | .538 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 34 | 31 | .523 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 33 | 33 | .500 | 14.0 | |
| 11 | 27 | 37 | .422 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 27 | 38 | .415 | 19.5 | |
| 13 | 17 | 48 | .262 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 16 | 48 | .250 | 30.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 50 | .231 | 31.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 15 | .773 | ||
| 2 | 48 | 17 | .738 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | 40 | 24 | .625 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 10.5 | |
| 5 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 39 | 26 | .600 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 38 | 27 | .585 | 12.5 | |
| 8 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 18.0 | |
| 9 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 18.5 | |
| 10 | 31 | 35 | .470 | 20.0 | |
| 11 | 23 | 41 | .359 | 27.0 | |
| 12 | 21 | 44 | .323 | 29.5 | |
| 13 | 21 | 45 | .318 | 30.0 | |
| 14 | 20 | 45 | .308 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 16 | 50 | .242 | 35.0 |