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 < 1977–78 1979–80 >

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

Key Dates

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club Team

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

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Washington Bullets	54	28	.659	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	6
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	7
4	x-Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	7
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	8
6	x-New Jersey Nets	37	45	.451	17
7	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	23
8	Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	24
8	Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	24
10	Boston Celtics	29	53	.354	25
11	New Orleans Jazz	26	56	.317	28

Notes

• z, y – division champions
• x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

November

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December

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January

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February

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March

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April

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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

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

Cleveland Cavaliers Founded in 1970 Based in Cleveland, Ohio Franchise Franchise History 1970 Expansion Draft All-time roster Seasons Head coaches Arenas Cleveland Arena Richfield Coliseum Quicken Loans Arena Culture and lore "Cleveland Rocks" Cleveland sports curse Joe Tait Ted Stepien Rule The Decision The Miracle of Richfield The Shot Rivalries Chicago Bulls Detroit Pistons Key personnel Owner: Dan Gilbert General manager: David Griffin Head coach: David Blatt Playoff appearances (19) 1976 1977 1978 1985 1988 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015 Central Division titles (4) 1976 2009 2010 2015 Eastern Conference titles (1) 2007 Retired numbers 7 11 22 25 34 42 43 Hall of Fame inductees Wayne Embry Nate Thurmond Lenny Wilkens D-League affiliate Canton Charge Media Broadcasters WTAM WMMS WLFM-LP Cavaliers Radio Network Fox Sports Ohio

Cleveland Cavaliers seasons Franchise History Seasons 1970s 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1980s 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1990s 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2000s 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2010s 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15