Civic Center4,631 | 19–24 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 44 | January 6 | @ Boston | L 112–137 |Dick Snyder (26) | | | Boston Garden4,152 | 19–25 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 45 | January 8 | @ Buffalo | W 110–102 |Lenny Wilkens (30) | | | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium3,024 | 20–25 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 46 | January 9 | @ Cincinnati | W 114–110 |Don Kojis (29) | | | Cincinnati Gardens3,879 | 21–25 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 47 | January 14 | Baltimore | W 114–110 |Lenny Wilkens (34) | | | Clarence S. "Hec" Edmundson Pavilion7,093 | 22–25 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 48 | January 17 | Baltimore | L 96–111 |Lenny Wilkens (20) | | | Clarence S. "Hec" Edmundson Pavilion7,557 | 22–26 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 49 | January 19 | @ Detroit | L 102–106 |Spencer Haywood (24) | | | Cobo Arena5,287 | 22–27 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 50 | January 20 | @ Atlanta | W 112–108 |Lenny Wilkens (24) | | | Alexander Memorial Coliseum4,661 | 23–27 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 51 | January 22 | Cincinnati | W 132–131 (OT) |Spencer Haywood (30) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum12,657 | 24–27 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 52 | January 24 | Philadelphia | L 119–145 |Spencer Haywood (30) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum12,841 | 24–28 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 53 | January 28 | Buffalo | W 120–110 |Dick Snyder (35) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum7,452 | 25–28 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 54 | January 29 | @ Los Angeles | L 115–122 |Dick Snyder (26) | | | The Forum12,547 | 25–29 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 55 | January 30 | @ Phoenix | L 116–134 |Spencer Haywood (29) | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,412 | 25–30 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 56 | February 2 | @ Chicago | L 101–118 |Dick Snyder (24) | | | Chicago Stadium8,813 | 25–31 |- bgcolor=#cfc | 57 | February 3 | @ Cleveland | W 98–95 |Lenny Wilkens (30) | | | Cleveland Arena2,515 | 26–31 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 58 | February 5 | Atlanta | L 120–121 (OT) |Lenny Wilkens (30) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,136 | 26–32 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 59 | February 7 | San Diego | L 107–124 |Spencer Haywood (25) | | | Seattle Center Coliseum8,259 | 26–33 |- bgcolor=#fcc | 60 | February 9 | @ San Diego | L 115–132 |Spencer Haywood