| Milwaukee | W 120–108 | Andrew Toney (31) | Caldwell Jones (9) | Maurice Cheeks (8) | Spectrum14,716 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 1 | @ Milwaukee | L 91–92 | Maurice Cheeks (19) | Caldwell Jones (6) | Maurice Cheeks (8) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 2 | @ Milwaukee | W 100–93 | Julius Erving (21) | Julius Erving (11) | Julius Erving (9) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 5 | Milwaukee | L 98–110 | Julius Erving (28) | Julius Erving (10) | Maurice Cheeks (9) | Spectrum16,668 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | May 7 | @ Milwaukee | W 102–90 | Maurice Cheeks (26) | Caldwell Jones (12) | Julius Erving (7) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 4–2 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 9 | @ Boston | L 81–121 | Andrew Toney (15) | four players tied (7) | Andrew Toney (4) | Boston Garden15,320 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 12 | @ Boston | W 121–113 | Andrew Toney (30) | Caldwell Jones (11) | Maurice Cheeks (14) | Boston Garden15,320 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 15 | Boston | W 99–97 | Julius Erving (19) | Caldwell Jones (12) | Maurice Cheeks (10) | Spectrum18,364 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 16 | Boston | W 119–94 | Andrew Toney (39) | Caldwell Jones (11) | Maurice Cheeks (11) | Spectrum18,364 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | May 19 | @ Boston | L 85–114 | Andrew Toney (18) | Darryl Dawkins (10) | Lionel Hollins (7) | Boston Garden15,320 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 21 | Boston | L 75–88 | Julius Erving (24) | Caldwell Jones (17) | Maurice Cheeks (7) | Spectrum18,364 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | May 23 | @ Boston | W 120–106 | Andrew Toney (34) | Caldwell Jones (10) | Maurice Cheeks (11) | Boston Garden15,320 | 4–3 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 27 | Los Angeles | L 117–124 | Julius Erving (27) | Caldwell Jones (11) | Cheeks, Toney (9) | Spectrum18,364 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 30 | Los Angeles | W