| || || Cobo Arena 3,096 | 32–32 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 65 | March 5 | @ Kansas City | L 93–111 |Fred Brown (17) | || || Kemper Arena 5,852 | 32–33 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 66 | March 7 | @ New Orleans | L 106–124 |Leonard Gray (16) | || || Louisiana Superdome 8,008 | 32–34 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 67 | March 9 | @ Chicago | L 101–102 |Fred Brown (26) | || || Chicago Stadium 4,614 | 32–35 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 68 | March 10 | @ Milwaukee | W 110–105 |Fred Brown (26) | || || MECCA Arena9,587 | 33–35 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 69 | March 14 | New York | W 113–103 |Fred Brown (20) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,096 | 34–35 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 70 | March 17 | Buffalo | W 122–111 |Fred Brown (37) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,096 | 35–35 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 71 | March 21 | Houston | W 117–107 |Fred Brown, Tommy Burleson (24) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,096 | 36–35 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 72 | March 23 | @ Phoenix | L 97–104 |Fred Brown (32) | || || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,589 | 36–36 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 73 | March 24 | Milwaukee | W 135–110 |Bruce Seals (27) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,096 | 37–36 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 74 | March 28 | Atlanta | W 127–112 |Fred Brown (27) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,096 | 38–36 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 75 | March 31 | Los Angeles | W 120–109 |Fred Brown, Herm Gilliam (22) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,096 | 39–36 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 76 | April 2 | @ Los Angeles | L 105–113 |Tommy Burleson (32) | || || The Forum 10,784 | 39–37 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 77 | April 3 | @ Golden State | L 115–130 |Willie Norwood (20) | || || Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,787 | 39–38 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 78 | April 4 | Phoenix | W 117–89 |Fred Brown (33) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,096 | 40–38 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 79 | April 7 | Chicago | W 115–114 |Willie Norwood (24) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,096 | 41–38 |-bgcolor=#cfc | 80 | April 9 | Golden State | W 119–103 |Fred Brown (26) | || || Seattle Center Coliseum 14,096 | 42–38 |-bgcolor=#fcc | 81 | April 10 | @ Phoenix |