1979–80 game log Total: 41–41 (home: 29–12; road: 12–29) |
October: 2–7 (home: 2–1; road: 0–6) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 1 | October 12, 1979 | @ Boston | L 106–114 | | | | Boston Garden | 0–1 | 2 | October 13, 1979 7:05 p.m. CDT | @ Philadelphia | L 105–113 | Malone (20) | Jones (10) | Dunleavy (8) | The Spectrum 13,503 | 0–2 | 3 | October 16, 1979 | @ New York | L 121–126 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 0–3 | 4 | October 17, 1979 | Indiana | W 116–112 | | | | The Summit | 1–3 | 5 | October 20, 1979 | Atlanta | W 107–102 | | | | The Summit | 2–3 | 6 | October 24, 1979 | Boston | L 99–100 | | | | The Summit | 2–4 | 7 | October 28, 1979 | @ New Jersey | L 115–120 | | | | Rutgers Athletic Center | 2–5 | 8 | October 30, 1979 | @ Cleveland | L 112–124 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 2–6 | 9 | October 31, 1979 | @ Indiana | L 129–133 (OT) | | | | Market Square Arena | 2–7 | |
November: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 10 | November 3, 1979 | @ Detroit | W 114–111 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 3–7 | 11 | November 7, 1979 | New Jersey | W 106–101 | | | | The Summit | 4–7 | 12 | November 10, 1979 | Detroit | W 112–104 | | | | The Summit | 5–7 | 13 | November 13, 1979 | @ Chicago | W 128–127 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 6–7 | 14 | November 14, 1979 | Golden State | W 133–92 | | | | The Summit | 7–7 | 15 | November 16, 1979 | New York | W 133–130 | | | | The Summit | 8–7 | 16 | November 17, 1979 | @ Atlanta | W 102–100 | | | | The Omni | 9–7 | 17 | November 20, 1979 | @ New York | L 125–130 (OT) | | | | Madison Square Garden | 9–8 | 18 | November 21, 1979 8:05 p.m. CST | Philadelphia | W 97–94 | Murphy (26) | Malone (17) | Henderson, Leavell (4) | The Summit 15,203 | 10–8 | 19 | November 23, 1979 7:05 p.m. CST | @ Philadelphia | L 102–113 | Malone (17) | Malone (11) | Reid (6) | The Spectrum 12,608 | 10–9 | 20 | November 24, 1979 | Washington | L 103–105 | | | | The Summit | 10–10 | 21 | November 27, 1979 | @ Kansas City | L 115–117 | | | | Municipal Auditorium | 10–11 | 22 | November 28, 1979 | Cleveland | W 113–111 (OT) | | | | The Summit | 11–11 | 23 | November 30, 1979 | Atlanta | W 106–95 | | | | The Summit | 12–11 | |
December: 5–9 (home: 4–2; road: 1–7) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 24 | December 1, 1979 | Portland | W 120–112 (OT) | | | | The Summit | 13–11 | 25 | December 5, 1979 8:05 p.m. CST | Los Angeles | L 114–116 | Malone (32) | Malone (15) | Barry (8) | The Summit 15,676 | 13–12 | 26 | December 7, 1979 | Detroit | W 124–109 | | | | The Summit | 14–12 | 27 | December 8, 1979 | @ San Antonio | L 129–138 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 14–13 | 28 | December 12, 1979 | @ San Diego | W 118–107 | | | | San Diego Sports Arena | 15–13 | 29 | December 13, 1979 | @ Phoenix | L 113–121 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 15–14 | 30 | December 14, 1979 | @ Seattle | L 101–109 | | | | Kingdome | 15–15 | 31 | December 16, 1979 | @ Portland | L 101–123 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 15–16 | 32 | December 19, 1979 | Chicago | L 102–108 | | | | The Summit | 15–17 | 33 | December 21, 1979<r>7:05 p.m. CST | @ Philadelphia | L 106–117 | Murphy (37) | Malone (12) | Henderson (8) | The Spectrum 6,649 | 15–18 | 34 | December 22, 1979 | @ Washington | L 114–122 | | | | Capital Centre | 15–19 | 35 | December 26, 1979 | San Antonio | W 143–110 | | | | The Summit | 16–19 | 36 | December 27, 1979 | @ Atlanta | L 110–112 | | | | The Omni | 16–20 | 37 | December 29, 1979 8:05 p.m. CST | Philadelphia | W 104–100 | Murphy (33) | Malone (17) | Henderson (9) | The Summit 14,635 | 17–20 | |
January: 8–8 (home: 6–4; road: 2–4) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 38 | January 2, 1980 | Boston | L 103–111 | | | | The Summit | 17–21 | 39 | January 4, 1980 | @ New Jersey | L 101–104 | | | | Rutgers Athletic Center | 17–22 | 40 | January 5, 1980 | Phoenix | W 111–110 | | | | The Summit | 18–22 | 41 | January 8, 1980 | @ Cleveland | W 118–115 (OT) | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 19–22 | 42 | January 9, 1980 | Denver | W 114–112 | | | | The Summit | 20–22 | 43 | January 12, 1980 | Cleveland | W 112–96 | | | | The Summit | 21–22 | 44 | January 13, 1980 | @ Milwaukee | W 121–117 | | | | MECCA Arena | 22–22 | 45 | January 16, 1980 | New Jersey | L 112–122 | | | | The Summit | 22–23 | 46 | January 18, 1980 | Washington | W 134–111 | | | | The Summit | 22–24 | 47 | January 19, 1980 | @ Detroit | L 110–122 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 22–25 | 48 | January 22, 1980 | @ Boston | L 106–112 | | | | Boston Garden | 23–25 | 49 | January 23, 1980 | San Diego | W 111–110 (2OT) | | | | The Summit | 24–25 | 50 | January 26, 1980 | Seattle | W 123–111 | | | | The Summit | 25–25 | 51 | January 29, 1980 | @ Indiana | L 112–133 | | | | Market Square Arena | 25–26 | 52 | January 30, 1980 | San Antonio | L 111–118 | | | | The Summit | 25–27 | 53 | January 31, 1980 8:05 p.m. CST | Philadelphia | L 105–110 | Malone (36) | Malone (19) | Henderson (6) | The Summit 12,539 | 25–28 | |
February: 8–5 (home: 6–1; road: 2–4) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | All-Star Break | 54 | February 6, 1980 | New Jersey | W 115–114 | | | | The Summit | 26–28 | 55 | February 8, 1980 | Cleveland | W 105–104 | | | | The Summit | 27–28 | 56 | February 9, 1980 | Utah | W 117–95 | | | | The Summit | 28–28 | 57 | February 12, 1980 | @ San Antonio | W 120–118 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 29–28 | 58 | February 13, 1980 | New York | W 122–117 | | | | The Summit | 30–28 | 59 | February 15, 1980 | Milwaukee | L 103–114 | | | | The Summit | 30–29 | 60 | February 17, 1980 | @ Denver | L 99–112 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 30–30 | 61 | February 20, 1980 | @ Golden State | L 102–115 | | | | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 30–31 | 62 | February 22, 1980 | @ Utah | W 94–82 | | | | Salt Palace | 31–31 | 63 | February 24, 1980 4:00 p.m. CST | @ Los Angeles | L 100–112 | Malone (29) | Malone (17) | Paultz (6) | The Forum 15,889 | 31–32 | 64 | February 26, 1980 | Indiana | W 93–88 | | | | The Summit | 32–32 | 65 | February 27, 1980 | Washington | W 110–97 | | | | The Summit | 33–32 | 66 | February 28, 1980 | @ Washington | L 99–105 | | | | Capital Centre | 33–33 | |
March: 8–8 (home: 4–3; road: 4–5) Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record | 67 | March 2, 1980 | Kansas City | L 91–94 | | | | The Summit | 34–33 | 68 | March 4, 1980 | @ Atlanta | W 93–83 | | | | The Omni | 34–34 | 69 | March 5, 1980 | Boston | L 99–103 (OT) | | | | The Summit | 34–35 | 70 | March 7, 1980 | @ New Jersey | W 111–110 (2OT) | | | | Rutgers Athletic Center | 35–35 | 71 | March 8, 1980 | Atlanta | L 79–97 | | | | The Summit | 35–36 | 72 | March 11, 1980 | @ New York | L 109–129 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 35–37 | 73 | March 12, 1980 | @ Boston | L 105–121 | | | | Boston Garden | 35–38 | 74 | March 14, 1980 | @ Washington | L 85–92 | | | | Capital Centre | 35–39 | 75 | March 16, 1980 | @ Detroit | W 102–99 | | | | Pontiac Silverdome | 36–39 | 76 | March 19, 1980 | New York | W 139–113 | | | | The Summit | 37–39 | 77 | March 20, 1980 | @ Cleveland | L 96–109 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 37–40 | 78 | March 22, 1980 | Indiana | W 125–110 | | | | The Summit | 39–39 | 79 | March 25, 1980 | @ San Antonio | L 107–126 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 38–41 | 80 | March 26, 1980 | San Antonio | W 113–101 | | | | The Summit | 39–41 | 81 | March 28, 1980 | Detroit | W 128–112 | | | | The Summit | 40–41 | 82 | March 30, 1980 | @ Indiana | W 121–106 | | | | Market Square Arena | 41–41 | |
1979–80 schedule |