104–89 || Madison Square Garden || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 2 || October 30 || New Jersey Nets || 110–99 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 2–0 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || November 3 || San Diego Clippers || 130–111 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || November 5 || @ Detroit Pistons || 120–109 || Pontiac Silverdome || 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || November 6 || Boston Celtics || 119–115 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || November 10 || Chicago Bulls || 145–108 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 7 || November 12 || Indiana Pacers || 108–117 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 6–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 8 || November 13 || @ New Jersey Nets || 110–100 || Brendan Byrne Arena || 7–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 9 || November 14 || Washington Bullets || 102–93 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 8–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 10 || November 17 || Detroit Pistons || 120–103 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 9–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || November 19 || Milwaukee Bucks || 121–109 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 12 || November 23 || Portland Trail Blazers || 103–106 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || November 24 || @ Indiana Pacers || 121–106 || Market Square Arena || 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 14 || November 26 || @ Cleveland Cavaliers || 120–102 || Coliseum at Richfield || 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || November 27 || Utah Jazz || 126–113 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 13–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 16 || November 30 || @ Atlanta Hawks || 97–111 || Omni Coliseum || 13–3 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 17 || December 2 || @ Phoenix Suns || 116–108 || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum || 14–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || December 3 || @ San Diego Clippers || 127–110 || San Diego Sports Arena || 15–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || December 5 || @ Los Angeles Lakers || 114–104 || The Forum || 16–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || December 8 || Atlanta Hawks || 132–85 || Philadelphia Spectrum || 17–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" | 21 || December 10 || @ Boston Celtics || 97–123 || Boston Garden || 17–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 22 || December 11 ||