NBA 1968-69Regular season

Final

New York Knicks135–87Detroit Pistons

New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday 20 December 1968
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1968-69Regular season
Meeting: 168th meetingof 425 played

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dave DeBusschere	9–15	3–6	15	6	3	21
Nate Bowman	9–12	0–1	7	1	6	18
Dick Barnett	6–16	4–6	3	4	2	16
Walt Frazier	8–12	0–0	4	8	4	16
Phil Jackson	7–11	1–4	4	1	5	15
Willis Reed	5–9	2–3	8	0	4	12
Cazzie Russell	4–16	2–2	4	0	2	10
Bill Bradley	3–7	3–4	2	6	3	9
Bill Hosket	3–3	0–0	4	0	0	6
Don May	3–4	0–0	2	1	0	6
Mike Riordan	2–4	2–2	1	1	0	6
Team totals	59–109	17–28	54	28	29	135

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Walt Bellamy	8–16	2–4	13	1	6	18
Happy Hairston	5–11	6–12	14	1	3	16
Dave Bing	5–13	3–3	1	2	3	13
Terry Dischinger	5–10	2–2	4	1	2	12
Otto Moore	3–5	1–1	4	0	0	7
Eddie Miles	3–5	0–0	2	2	2	6
Rich Niemann	2–5	2–2	4	0	0	6
Howard Komives	0–4	3–4	4	2	2	3
Jimmy Walker	1–6	0–1	2	3	2	2
McCoy McLemore	0–8	2–2	3	0	1	2
Sonny Dove	1–6	0–0	1	1	2	2
Team totals	33–89	21–31	52	13	23	87

This season

Detroit Pistons 3, New York Knicks 4 in NBA 1968-69.

2 Nov 1968New York Knicks 104–112 Detroit Pistons
30 Nov 1968Detroit Pistons 108–120 New York Knicks
20 Dec 1968135–87 this game
4 Jan 1969Detroit Pistons 103–111 New York Knicks
24 Jan 1969New York Knicks 106–107 Detroit Pistons
4 Mar 1969Detroit Pistons 99–102 New York Knicks
5 Mar 1969New York Knicks 120–128 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

New York Knicks: 18–17
Detroit Pistons: 11–18

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 192, New York Knicks 233.

30 Nov 1968Detroit Pistons 108–120 New York Knicks
4 Jan 1969Detroit Pistons 103–111 New York Knicks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.