| 7–16 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 24 | November 25 | @ Houston | L 109–114 | Spencer Haywood (38) | | | Hofheinz Pavilion2,912 | 7–17 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 25 | November 26 | Detroit | W 103–96 | Spencer Haywood (39) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum7,980 | 8–17 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 26 | November 29 | @ Boston | L 98–120 | Spencer Haywood (29) | | | Boston Garden5,263 | 8–18 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 27 | December 1 | @ Buffalo | L 90–93 | Spencer Haywood, Dick Snyder (15) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum16,107 | 8–19 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 28 | December 2 | @ Chicago | L 80–89 | Spencer Haywood (26) | | | Chicago Stadium8,030 | 8–20 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 29 | December 3 | @ Cleveland | L 103–105 (OT) | Spencer Haywood (29) | | | Cleveland Arena2,957 | 8–21 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 30 | December 6 | Milwaukee | W 95–91 | Spencer Haywood (32) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum8,953 | 9–21 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 31 | December 8 | @ Los Angeles | L 100–119 | Spencer Haywood (26) | | | The Forum14,618 | 9–22 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 32 | December 10 | Phoenix | W 110–102 | Spencer Haywood (32) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum10,628 | 10–22 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 33 | December 13 | Milwaukee | L 103–104 (OT) | Spencer Haywood (38) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum8,036 | 10–23 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 34 | December 15 | Portland | L 95–96 | Spencer Haywood (37) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum7,812 | 10–24 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 35 | December 17 | Boston | L 98–123 | Spencer Haywood (34) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum10,633 | 10–25 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 36 | December 19 | @ Milwaukee | L 77–121 | John Brisker (15) | | | Milwaukee Arena 7,407 | 10–26 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 37 | December 20 | @ Kansas City–Omaha | L 110–121 | Isaac Stallworth (32) | | | Omaha, NE4,067 | 10–27 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 38 | December 22 | @ Detroit | L 97–109 | Fred Brown (21) | | | Cobo Arena3,779 | 10–28 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 39 | December 25 | @ Portland | L 113–116 | Spencer Haywood (35) | | | Memorial Coliseum6,818 | 10–29 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 40 | December