|| 112–98 || 7–3 || Win 2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 11 || November 15 || Boston Celtics || 110–112 || 7–4 || Loss 1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || November 18 || Los Angeles Lakers || 120–106 || 8–4 || Win 1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || November 20 ||@ Cleveland Cavaliers || 118–115 (OT) || 9–4 || Win 2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 14 || November 21 ||@ Detroit Pistons || 94–104 || 9–5 || Loss 1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 15 || November 22 || Portland Trail Blazers || 104–109 || 9–6 || Loss 2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 16 || November 26 ||@ Phoenix Suns || 106–107 || 9–7 || Loss 3 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 17 || November 28 ||@ Los Angeles Lakers || 105–126 || 9–8 || Loss 4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 18 || November 29 ||@ Portland Trail Blazers || 115–130 || 9–9 || Loss 5 |- |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 19 || December 2 ||New Orleans Jazz || 96–108 || 9–10 || Loss 6 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || December 5 ||Cleveland Cavaliers || 125–88 || 10–10 || Win 1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 21 || December 6 ||@ New York Knicks || 98–108 || 10–11 || Loss 1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || December 9 ||Kansas City Kings || 126–107 || 11–11 || Win 1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 23 || December 11 ||@ Atlanta Hawks || 99–122 || 11–12 || Loss 1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 24 || December 12 ||New York Knicks || 123–110 || 12–12 || Win 1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 25 || December 13 ||@ Chicago Bulls || 103–101 || 13–12 || Win 2 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 26 || December 16 ||@ Washington Bullets || 94–100 || 13–13 || Loss 1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || December 17 ||Houston Rockets || 88–85 || 14–13 || Win 1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || December 19 ||Washington Bullets || 104–88 || 15–13 || Win 2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || December 20 ||@ Kansas City Kings || 117–110 || 16–13 || Win 3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 30 || December 23 ||Boston Celtics || 101–92 || 17–13 || Win 4 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 31 || December 26 ||@ Philadelphia 76ers || 95–96 || 17–14 || Loss 1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 32 || December 27 || Philadelphia 76ers || 130–105 || 18–14 || Win 1 |- bgcolor="ffcccc" | 33 || December 28 ||@ Cleveland Cavaliers || 88–111 || 18–15 ||