106–98 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 42–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 24 | @ Denver | L 115–129 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 42–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 26 | Los Angeles | W 110–105 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 43–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 27 | @ Utah | W 114–110 | | | | Salt Palace Acord Arena | 44–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | March 30 | Golden State | L 107–113 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 44–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | April 1 | @ Portland | L 105–109 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 44–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | April 2 | @ Seattle | L 86–111 | | | | Kingdome | 44–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 75 | April 4 | Houston | L 93–95 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 44–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 7 | Kansas City | W 118–113 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 45–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 10 | @ Houston | L 100–105 | | | | The Summit | 45–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 11 | @ Kansas City | W 126–121 | | | | Kemper Arena | 46–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 13 | Denver | W 144–137 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 47–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 80 | April 14 | @ Phoenix | L 92–104 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 47–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 16 | @ Dallas | W 118–106 | | | | Reunion Arena | 48–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 18 | Utah | L 120–128 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 48–34 Playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 27 | @ Seattle | W 95–93 | George Gervin (31) | Mike Mitchell (11) | Johnny Moore (8) | Kingdome14,457 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 28 | @ Seattle | L 99–114 | George Gervin (24) | Johnson, Corzine (8) | Johnny Moore (14) | Kingdome19,403 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 30 | Seattle | W 99–97 | George Gervin (36) | Mike Mitchell