| Los Angeles | L 115–139 | Spencer Haywood (24) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,170 | 13–8 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 22 | November 27 | Detroit | W 124–102 | Spencer Haywood (26) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum12,565 | 14–8 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 23 | November 28 | @ Los Angeles | L 121–138 | Spencer Haywood (29) | | | The Forum15,544 | 14–9 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 24 | November 30 | @ New York | W 110–109 | Lenny Wilkens (29) | | | Madison Square Garden18,111 | 15–9 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 25 | December 1 | @ Philadelphia | L 98–102 | Spencer Haywood (36) | | | The Spectrum4,507 | 15–10 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 26 | December 3 | @ Baltimore | W 117–106 | Spencer Haywood (35) | | | Baltimore Civic Center3,480 | 16–10 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 27 | December 4 | @ Cincinnati | W 100–98 | Spencer Haywood (25) | | | Cincinnati Gardens2,643 | 17–10 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 28 | December 5 | @ Cleveland | W 99–91 | Lenny Wilkens (27) | | | Cleveland Arena5,029 | 18–10 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 29 | December 7 | @ Milwaukee | L 83–116 | Don Smith (21) | | | Milwaukee Arena 9,061 | 18–11 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 30 | December 10 | Golden State | W 105–94 | Spencer Haywood, Lenny Wilkens (21) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum12,928 | 19–11 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 31 | December 12 | @ Houston | L 98–100 | Dick Snyder (23) | | | Hofheinz Pavilion2,751 | 19–12 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 32 | December 14 | @ Detroit | W 103–86 | Spencer Haywood (31) | | | Cobo Arena3,465 | 20–12 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 33 | December 15 | @ Boston | L 100–112 | Spencer Haywood (20) | | | Boston Garden9,225 | 20–13 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 34 | December 17 | @ Milwaukee | L 113–120 | Spencer Haywood (36) | | | Milwaukee Arena9,360 | 20–14 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 35 | December 18 | Portland | W 107–105 | Spencer Haywood (32) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum7,532 | 21–14 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 36 | December 19 | Phoenix | W 130–127 (OT) | Spencer Haywood (35) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum9,189 | 22–14 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 37 | December 22 | New York | L 104–120