| 14–30 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 45 | January 7 | @ Phoenix | L 112–116 | Three players (23) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum2,875 | 14–31 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 46 | January 9 | Cincinnati | W 119–110 | Bob Rule (32) | | | Cleveland, OH2,017 | 15–31 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 47 | January 10 | @ Milwaukee | L 104–115 | Bob Rule, Al Tucker (17) | | | Milwaukee Arena4,150 | 15–32 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 48 | January 11 | @ Chicago | L 86–119 | Lenny Wilkens (21) | | | Chicago Stadium3,870 | 15–33 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 49 | January 17 | New York | L 94–114 | Bob Rule (16) | | | Philadelphia, PA | 15–34 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 50 | January 18 | @ Boston | L 97–111 | Bob Rule (29) | | | Boston Garden9,320 | 15–35 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 51 | January 21 | @ New York | L 106–113 | Lenny Wilkens (31) | | | Madison Square Garden11,227 | 15–36 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 52 | January 22 | @ Baltimore | W 98–94 | Lenny Wilkens (22) | | | Baltimore Civic Center3,619 | 16–36 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 53 | January 27 | Milwaukee | W 128–107 | Bob Rule (31) | | | Tacoma, WA4,150 | 17–36 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 54 | January 29 | Boston | W 124–122 (OT) | Bob Rule (26) | | | Philadelphia, PA | 18–36 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 55 | January 30 | Detroit | L 118–144 | Bob Rule (26) | | | Baltimore, MD | 18–37 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 56 | January 31 | @ Atlanta | W 119–112 | Bob Rule (32) | | | Alexander Memorial Coliseum3,550 | 19–37 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 57 | February 1 | @ Cincinnati | L 96–111 | Bob Rule (20) | | | Cincinnati Gardens6,114 | 19–38 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 58 | February 3 | Los Angeles | W 114–107 | Bob Rule (38) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum7,721 | 20–38 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 59 | February 4 | @ San Francisco Warriors | W 116–111 | Lenny Wilkens (28) | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena2,145 | 21–38 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 60 | February 5 | Philadelphia | L 115–119 | Art Harris, Rule (27) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum4,956 | 21–39 |- bgcolor=#cfc |