The 1978–79 NBA season was the 9th season of the team formerly known as the Buffalo Braves in the NBA. They had moved from Buffalo, New York to San Diego, California and rechristened themselves as the San Diego Clippers.
Draft picks
Roster
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Roster notes
This was Kevin Kunnert's second stint with the franchise; he previously played for the Buffalo Braves in 1973–74.
Regular season
Game log
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || October 13 || @ Suns || L 114–128 || Kermit Washington (25) || Kermit Washington (11)|| Randy Smith (11) || Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 11,217 || 0–1 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || October 14 || @ Warriors || L 89–117 || Tied (21) || Kermit Washington (14)|| Randy Smith (7) || Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 10,254 || 0–2 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 3 || October 15 || Nuggets || L 94–98|| Randy Smith (28) || Swen Nater (12)|| Lloyd Free (4) || San Diego Sports Arena 8,362 || 0–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || October 17 || Bulls || W 99–94 || Lloyd Free (29) || Tied (14)|| Tied (4) || San Diego Sports Arena 4,944 || 1–3 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || October 18 || Spurs || L 125–127 || Lloyd Free (29) || Kermit Washington (16)|| Lloyd Free (8) || San Diego Sports Arena 5,614 || 1–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 6 || October 20 || @ Bulls || W 110–94 || Nick Weatherspoon (19) || Kermit Washington (13)|| World B. Free (9) || Chicago Stadium 12,412 || 2–4 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 7 || October 21 || @ Pacers || L 119–125 || Lloyd Free (35) || Tied (12)|| Lloyd Free (6) || Market Square Arena 9,243 || 2–5 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || October 24 || Lakers || W 124–123 || Lloyd Free (35) || Kevin Kunnert (9)|| Lloyd Free (7) || San Diego Sports Arena 11,637 || 3–5 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 9 || October 25 || Bucks || W 125–116 || Lloyd Free (38) || Swen Nater (15)|| Lloyd Free (9) || San Diego Sports Arena 8,051 || 4–5 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || October 27 || @ Lakers || L 101–113 || Lloyd Free (26) || Swen Nater (10)|| Lloyd Free (5) || The Forum 9,246 || 4–6 || |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 11 || October 29|| SuperSonics || W 103–100 || Randy Smith (26) || Kevin Kunnert (10)|| Randy Smith (6) || San Diego Sports Arena 9,469 || 5–6 || |-