Coliseum14,082 || 38–39 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 78 | March 30 | Portland | W 98–88 | Spencer Haywood (40) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum14,082 || 39–39 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 79 | April 2 | Kansas City-Omaha | W 99–96 | Spencer Haywood (25) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum13,628 || 40–39 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 80 | April 4 | @ Los Angeles | W 111–102 | Tommy Burleson (25) | || || The Forum10,946 || 41–39 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 81 | April 5 | @ Golden State | W 109–108 | Tommy Burleson (26) | || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena11,064 || 42–39 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 82 | April 6 | Phoenix | W 114–111 | Archie Clark (31) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum14,082 || 43–39 Playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 8 | Detroit | W 90–77 | Fred Brown (23) | Spencer Haywood (14) | Slick Watts (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,082 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 10 | @ Detroit | L 106–122 | Fred Brown (30) | Tommy Burleson (10) | Slick Watts (8) | Cobo Arena10,490 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 12 | Detroit | W 100–93 | Tommy Burleson (23) | Tommy Burleson (16) | Slick Watts (6) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,082 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 14 | @ Golden State | L 96–123 | Leonard Gray (20) | Leonard Gray (8) | Watts, Brown (4) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena12,279 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 16 | @ Golden State | W 100–99 | Spencer Haywood (28) | Spencer Haywood (15) | Slick Watts (7) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena12,787 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 17 | @ Golden State | L 96–105 | Tommy Burleson (25) | Tommy Burleson (11) | Slick Watts (9) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,082 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 19 | Golden State | W 111–94 | Fred Brown (37) | Tommy Burleson (15) | Slick Watts (10) | Seattle Center Coliseum14,082 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 22 | @ Golden State | L 100–124 | three players tied (15) | Tommy Burleson (8) | Leonard Gray (5) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena12,787 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | April 24 | Golden State | L 96–105 |