|| (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) || 4–41 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 46 || January 13 || Boston Celtics || 95–111 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 4–42 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 47 || January 15 || @ Kansas City–Omaha Kings || 108–135 || Municipal Auditorium || 4–43 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 48 || January 16 || @ Milwaukee Bucks || 92–108 || Milwaukee Arena || 4–44 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 49 || January 17 || Atlanta Hawks || 105–122 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 4–45 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 50 || January 19 || N Baltimore Bullets || 94–110 || (Hershey, Pennsylvania) || 4–46 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 51 || January 21 || @ Baltimore Bullets || 97–108 || Baltimore Civic Center || 4–47 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 52 || January 26 || @ Cleveland Cavaliers || 100–105 || Cleveland Arena || 4–48 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 53 || January 28 || Buffalo Braves || 96–101 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 4–49 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 54 || January 30 || @ Buffalo Braves || 104–105 || Buffalo Memorial Auditorium || 4–50 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 55 || January 31 || Golden State Warriors || 115–131 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 4–51 |- |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 56 || February 2 || @ Detroit Pistons || 104–114 || Cobo Hall || 4–52 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 57 || February 3 || Boston Celtics || 100–104 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 4–53 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 58 || February 4 || @ Boston Celtics || 115–123 || Boston Garden || 4–54 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 59 || February 6 || N Houston Rockets || 117–123 || (San Antonio, Texas) || 4–55 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 60 || February 9 || @ Portland Trail Blazers || 105–116 || Memorial Coliseum || 4–56 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 61 || February 10 || @ Phoenix Suns || 121–126 || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 4–57 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 62 || February 11 || @ Los Angeles Lakers || 90–108 || The Forum || 4–58 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || February 14 || Milwaukee Bucks || 106–104 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 5–58 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 64 || February 16 || Detroit Pistons || 119–106 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 6–58 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 65 || February 17 || @ New York Knicks || 89–107 || Madison Square Garden || 6–59 |-align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || February 18 || New York Knicks || 114–98 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 7–59 |-align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 67 || February 23 || N Houston Rockets ||