1978–79 Cleveland Cavaliers season

1978–79 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Bill Fitch
Arena	Coliseum at Richfield

Results
Record	30–52 (.366)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WUAB
Radio	WWWE
Cleveland Cavaliers seasons
< 1977–78	1979–80 >

The 1978-79 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 9th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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Contents:	Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season Playoffs Game log Player stats Awards and records Transactions See also References

Offseason

Free Agents

Trades

Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team

Roster

Regular Depth Chart

Player Salaries

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	–	29–12	19–22	11–9
x-Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	1	30–11	17–24	12–8
x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	2	34–7	12–29	14–6
Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	18	20–21	10–31	6–14
Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	18	22–19	8–33	9–11
New Orleans Jazz	26	56	.317	22	21–20	8–33	9–15

Game log

November

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
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December

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record

January

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record

February

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record

March

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record

April

Record: ; Home: ; Road:

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points

Regular Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

Development League

References

1978–79 NBA season by team

1978 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington

Central	Atlanta • Cleveland • Detroit • Houston • New Orleans • San Antonio

Western

Midwest	Chicago • Denver • Indiana • Kansas City • Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State • Los Angeles • Phoenix • Portland • San Diego • Seattle


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