| Don Smith (17) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum 11,953 | 22–15 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 38 | December 25 | @ Phoenix | L 86–116 | Lenny Wilkens (19) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6,565 | 22–16 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 39 | December 26 | Chicago | L 102–103 | Spencer Haywood (26) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum 10,240 | 22–17 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 40 | December 30 | Los Angeles | L 106–122 | Spencer Haywood (34) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,106 | 22–18 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 41 | January 1 | Buffalo | W 97–83 | Don Smith (23) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum 8,676 | 23–18 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 42 | January 4 | @ Houston | L 110–119 | Spencer Haywood, Lee Winfield (22) | | | Hofheinz Pavilion 2,786 | 23–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 43 | January 5 | Atlanta | W 127–116 | Lee Winfield (24) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum8,120 | 24–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 44 | January 7 | Cleveland | W 125–111 | Spencer Haywood (48) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum 8,169 | 25–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 45 | January 9 | Boston | W 125–119 | Spencer Haywood (33) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum 11,108 | 26–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 46 | January 11 | Houston | W 141–126 | Spencer Haywood (35) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum6,404 | 27–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 47 | January 13 | Baltimore | W 112–107 | Spencer Haywood (35) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum 9,868 | 28–19 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 48 | January 15 | Phoenix | W 118–110 | Spencer Haywood (34) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum 12,693 | 29–19 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 49 | January 21 | Phoenix | L 113–128 | Spencer Haywood (32) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum 12,751 | 29–20 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 50 | January 23 | New York | L 99–101 | Dick Snyder (26) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum 12,261 | 29–21 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 51 | January 25 | @ Milwaukee | L 91–123 | Spencer Haywood (15) | | | Milwaukee Arena 9,046 | 29–22 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 52 | January 26 | @ Atlanta | W 131–119 | Spencer Haywood (28) | | | Alexander Memorial Coliseum 6,249 | 30–22 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 53 | January 28 | @