| Ratings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | |
| Conf | East | |
| W-L | 3-3 | |
| Off | 11 | |
| Def | 19 | |

| Date | Opponent | Expected | Outcome | Location | Record | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Dec 30 | 
          Pacers
       | 
      L by 4 | L 140-126 | Away | 17-15 | 
| Fri Dec 29 | 
          Magic
       | 
      W by 1 | L 117-108 | Away | 17-14 | 
| Wed Dec 27 | 
          Thunder
       | 
      L by 3.5 | L 129-120 | Away | 17-13 | 
| Mon Dec 25 | 
          Bucks
       | 
      L by 3.5 | W 129-122 | Home | 17-12 | 
| Sat Dec 23 | 
          Bucks
       | 
      L by 2 | L 130-111 | Home | 16-12 | 
| Wed Dec 20 | 
          Nets
       | 
      W by 1 | W 121-102 | Away | 16-11 | 
| Mon Dec 18 | 
          Lakers
       | 
      L by 4.5 | W 114-109 | Away | 15-11 | 
| Sat Dec 16 | 
          Clippers
       | 
      L by 6.5 | L 144-122 | Away | 14-11 | 
| Fri Dec 15 | 
          Suns
       | 
      L by 5 | W 139-122 | Away | 14-10 | 
| Wed Dec 13 | 
          Jazz
       | 
      W by 6 | L 117-113 | Away | 13-10 | 
| Mon Dec 11 | 
          Raptors
       | 
      W by 3.5 | W 136-130 | Home | 13-9 | 
| Fri Dec 8 | 
          Celtics
       | 
      L by 7.5 | L 133-123 | Away | 12-9 | 
| Tue Dec 5 | 
          Bucks
       | 
      L by 4.5 | L 146-122 | Away | 12-8 | 
| Fri Dec 1 | 
          Raptors
       | 
      L by 1.5 | W 119-106 | Away | 12-7 | 
| Thu Nov 30 | 
          Pistons
       | 
      W by 14.5 | W 118-112 | Home | 11-7 | 
| Tue Nov 28 | 
          Hornets
       | 
      W by 11.5 | W 115-91 | Home | 10-7 | 
| Sun Nov 26 | 
          Suns
       | 
      W by 6.5 | L 116-113 | Home | 9-7 | 
| Fri Nov 24 | 
          Heat
       | 
      W by 5.5 | W 100-98 | Home | 9-6 | 
| Mon Nov 20 | 
          Timberwolves
       | 
      L by 2.5 | L 117-100 | Away | 8-6 | 
| Sat Nov 18 | 
          Hornets
       | 
      W by 6.5 | W 122-108 | Away | 8-5 |