1977-78 New Jersey Nets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 24-58
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Kevin Loughery (24-58)
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
Attendance: 199,090, Avg. 4,856 in 41 home dates

1977-78 New Jersey Nets Statistics
1977-78 New Jersey Nets Roster

The New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1977-78 season with a record of 24 wins and 58 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The Nets racked up 8,746 points and surrendered 9,223. Bernard King tossed in a team-leading 1,909 points for New Jersey, and George Johnson accounted for 779 boards. Kevin Porter dished out 801 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Bernard King added 122 steals, while George Johnson swatted 274 opponent shot attempts.

Kevin Loughery coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 8746
Regular Season Points Against: 9223

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 18, 1977	New Jersey Nets 93 at Detroit Pistons 110	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
October 21, 1977	New Orleans Jazz 111 at New Jersey Nets 103	L	0-1	0-1	0-2
October 22, 1977	New Jersey Nets 96 at Buffalo Braves 101	L	0-1	0-2	0-3
October 26, 1977	Atlanta Hawks 113 at New Jersey Nets 110	L	0-2	0-2	0-4	OT
October 28, 1977	Boston Celtics 109 at New Jersey Nets 116	W	1-2	0-2	1-4
November 2, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 107 at New Jersey Nets 102	L	1-3	0-2	1-5
November 4, 1977	Philadelphia 76ers 107 at New Jersey Nets 104	L	1-4	0-2	1-6
November 5, 1977	New Jersey Nets 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105	L	1-4	0-3	1-7
November 9, 1977	New Jersey Nets 107 at Philadelphia 76ers 130	L	1-4	0-4	1-8
November 11, 1977	Chicago Bulls 89 at New Jersey Nets 91	W	2-4	0-4	2-8
November 12, 1977	New Jersey Nets 90 at New York Knicks 101	L	2-4	0-5	2-9
November 16, 1977	Milwaukee Bucks 116 at New Jersey Nets 106	L	2-5	0-5	2-10
November 18, 1977	Indiana Pacers 124 at New Jersey Nets 116	L	2-6	0-5	2-11
November 19, 1977	New Jersey Nets 114 at Atlanta Hawks 129	L	2-6	0-6	2-12
November 20, 1977	Denver Nuggets 125 at New Jersey Nets 118	L	2-7	0-6	2-13
November 23, 1977	New Jersey Nets 119 at San Antonio Spurs 132	L	2-7	0-7	2-14
November 25, 1977	New Jersey Nets 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 129	L	2-7	0-8	2-15
November 26, 1977	New Jersey Nets 102 at Portland Trail Blazers 114	L	2-7	0-9	2-16
November 27, 1977	New Jersey Nets 99 at Seattle Supersonics 96	W	2-7	1-9	3-16
November 29, 1977	New Jersey Nets 101 at Golden State Warriors 110	L	2-7	1-10	3-17
December 2, 1977	New Jersey Nets 92 at Denver Nuggets 126	L	2-7	1-11	3-18
December 3, 1977	New Jersey Nets 115 at Kansas City Kings 118	L	2-7	1-12	3-19	OT	at Omaha, NE
December 4, 1977	New Jersey Nets 118 at Milwaukee Bucks 134	L	2-7	1-13	3-20	OT
December 7, 1977	San Antonio Spurs 125 at New Jersey Nets 122	L	2-8	1-13	3-21
December 8, 1977	New Jersey Nets 78 at Chicago Bulls 104	L	2-8	1-14	3-22
December 9, 1977	Kansas City Kings 114 at New Jersey Nets 122	W	3-8	1-14	4-22
December 11, 1977	New Jersey Nets 106 at Washington Bullets 95	W	3-8	2-14	5-22
December 13, 1977	New Jersey Nets 108 at Boston Celtics 122	L	3-8	2-15	5-23		at Hartford, CT
December 14, 1977	Golden State Warriors 104 at New Jersey Nets 108	W	4-8	2-15	6-23
December 16, 1977	Cleveland Cavaliers 106 at New Jersey Nets 116	W	5-8	2-15	7-23	OT
December 21, 1977	Houston Rockets 103 at New Jersey Nets 93	L	5-9	2-15	7-24
December 22, 1977	New Jersey Nets 110 at New Orleans Jazz 131	L	5-9	2-16	7-25
December 23, 1977	Buffalo Braves 102 at New Jersey Nets 103	W	6-9	2-16	8-25
December 29, 1977	New York Knicks 109 at New Jersey Nets 101	L	6-10	2-16	8-26
January 4, 1978	Phoenix Suns 83 at New Jersey Nets 115	W	7-10	2-16	9-26
January 5, 1978	New Jersey Nets 94 at Cleveland Cavaliers 110	L	7-10	2-17	9-27
January 6, 1978	San Antonio Spurs 110 at New Jersey Nets 105	L	7-11	2-17	9-28
January 8, 1978	Washington Bullets 99 at New Jersey Nets 98	L	7-12	2-17	9-29
January 11, 1978	Golden State Warriors 103 at New Jersey Nets 92	L	7-13	2-17	9-30
January 13, 1978	New Jersey Nets 111 at Boston Celtics 114	L	7-13	2-18	9-31	OT
January 14, 1978	Philadelphia 76ers 136 at New Jersey Nets 120	L	7-14	2-18	9-32
January 16, 1978	New Jersey Nets 112 at Indiana Pacers 120	L	7-14	2-19	9-33	OT
January 17, 1978	New Jersey Nets 109 at Milwaukee Bucks 119	L	7-14	2-20	9-34
January 18, 1978	Portland Trail Blazers 127 at New Jersey Nets 101	L	7-15	2-20	9-35
January 22, 1978	Kansas City Kings 105 at New Jersey Nets 97	L	7-16	2-20	9-36
January 26, 1978	New Jersey Nets 77 at Portland Trail Blazers 112	L	7-16	2-21	9-37
January 27, 1978	New Jersey Nets 90 at Seattle Supersonics 95	L	7-16	2-22	9-38
January 29, 1978	New Jersey Nets 100 at Phoenix Suns 131	L	7-16	2-23	9-39
January 31, 1978	New Jersey Nets 92 at Golden State Warriors 103	L	7-16	2-24	9-40
February 1, 1978	New Jersey Nets 103 at Houston Rockets 124	L	7-16	2-25	9-41
February 3, 1978	Los Angeles Lakers 105 at New Jersey Nets 99	L	7-17	2-25	9-42	OT
February 8, 1978	Indiana Pacers 138 at New Jersey Nets 140	W	8-17	2-25	10-42	OT
February 10, 1978	Detroit Pistons 112 at New Jersey Nets 117	W	9-17	2-25	11-42
February 12, 1978	New York Knicks 110 at New Jersey Nets 112	W	10-17	2-25	12-42
February 13, 1978	New Jersey Nets 115 at Detroit Pistons 125	L	10-17	2-26	12-43
February 16, 1978	Seattle Supersonics 92 at New Jersey Nets 101	W	11-17	2-26	13-43
February 17, 1978	Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at New Jersey Nets 96	L	11-18	2-26	13-44
February 19, 1978	New Jersey Nets 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 120	L	11-18	2-27	13-45
February 22, 1978	Seattle Supersonics 94 at New Jersey Nets 83	L	11-19	2-27	13-46
February 24, 1978	Houston Rockets 112 at New Jersey Nets 126	W	12-19	2-27	14-46
February 26, 1978	Boston Celtics 94 at New Jersey Nets 92	L	12-20	2-27	14-47
March 1, 1978	Atlanta Hawks 95 at New Jersey Nets 97	W	13-20	2-27	15-47
March 4, 1978	New Jersey Nets 107 at Buffalo Braves 111	L	13-20	2-28	15-48
March 5, 1978	Buffalo Braves 103 at New Jersey Nets 109	W	14-20	2-28	16-48
March 7, 1978	New Jersey Nets 98 at San Antonio Spurs 129	L	14-20	2-29	16-49
March 8, 1978	New Jersey Nets 123 at Kansas City Kings 121	W	14-20	3-29	17-49
March 10, 1978	New Orleans Jazz 105 at New Jersey Nets 99	L	14-21	3-29	17-50
March 11, 1978	New Jersey Nets 117 at New York Knicks 126	L	14-21	3-30	17-51
March 12, 1978	Detroit Pistons 130 at New Jersey Nets 125	L	14-22	3-30	17-52
March 15, 1978	Phoenix Suns 98 at New Jersey Nets 117	W	15-22	3-30	18-52
March 17, 1978	Denver Nuggets 109 at New Jersey Nets 111	W	16-22	3-30	19-52	OT
March 18, 1978	New Jersey Nets 106 at Houston Rockets 104	W	16-22	4-30	20-52
March 21, 1978	New Jersey Nets 114 at New Orleans Jazz 117	L	16-22	4-31	20-53
March 22, 1978	Chicago Bulls 99 at New Jersey Nets 105	W	17-22	4-31	21-53
March 24, 1978	Washington Bullets 107 at New Jersey Nets 104	L	17-23	4-31	21-54
March 26, 1978	New Jersey Nets 118 at Washington Bullets 104	W	17-23	5-31	22-54
March 31, 1978	Milwaukee Bucks 114 at New Jersey Nets 122	W	18-23	5-31	23-54
April 2, 1978	New Jersey Nets 113 at Atlanta Hawks 124	L	18-23	5-32	23-55
April 4, 1978	New Jersey Nets 129 at Indiana Pacers 121	W	18-23	6-32	24-55
April 5, 1978	New Jersey Nets 121 at Denver Nuggets 129	L	18-23	6-33	24-56
April 7, 1978	New Jersey Nets 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 114	L	18-23	6-34	24-57
April 8, 1978	New Jersey Nets 109 at Phoenix Suns 120	L	18-23	6-35	24-58