NBA 1977-78Regular season

Final

Phoenix Suns104–101Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday 23 October 1977
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1977-78Regular season
Meeting: 64th meetingof 345 played

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Alvan Adams	38:00	6–25	0–0	8	5	13	3	2	1	2	6	12
Don Buse	36:00	1–8	0–0	1	5	6	5	5	0	3	0	2
Paul Westphal	33:00	10–21	6–10	0	0	0	5	3	0	3	4	26
Gar Heard	31:00	6–13	4–4	5	6	11	2	1	2	0	1	16
Walter Davis	26:00	5–10	7–8	1	5	6	1	1	0	1	3	17
Ron Lee	19:00	3–6	3–4	1	1	2	3	3	0	2	2	9
Curtis Perry	16:00	4–7	4–4	2	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	12
Greg Griffin	15:00	1–7	0–0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	4	2
Dennis Awtrey	10:00	3–3	0–0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6
Alvin Scott	8:00	1–2	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Mike Bratz	8:00	0–3	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	40–105	24–30	18	25	43	22	16	3	13	23	104

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kermit Washington	43:00	7–11	2–6	3	18	21	2	2	1	3	5	16
Jamaal Wilkes	32:00	6–19	1–2	2	9	11	8	4	1	5	4	13
Earl Tatum	31:00	10–13	0–0	0	3	3	5	1	1	2	5	20
Brad Davis	28:00	2–8	0–0	0	1	1	5	0	0	6	2	4
Don Ford	27:00	4–6	2–2	2	2	4	1	0	0	1	2	10
Tom Abernethy	24:00	3–5	4–6	2	3	5	1	2	0	2	2	10
Lou Hudson	22:00	5–12	2–2	1	0	1	6	0	0	2	2	12
James Edwards	18:00	5–8	2–2	2	4	6	0	0	0	3	6	12
Ernie DiGregorio	11:00	1–1	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2
Don Chaney	4:00	1–1	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	2
Team totals	240:00	44–84	13–20	12	40	52	29	9	3	30	30	101

This season

Los Angeles Lakers 1, Phoenix Suns 3 in NBA 1977-78.

23 Oct 1977104–101 this game
22 Nov 1977Los Angeles Lakers 107–118 Phoenix Suns
11 Mar 1978Los Angeles Lakers 114–120 Phoenix Suns
12 Mar 1978Phoenix Suns 112–128 Los Angeles Lakers

Records going in

Phoenix Suns: 1–0
Los Angeles Lakers: 1–2

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Los Angeles Lakers 195, Phoenix Suns 150.

26 Mar 1977Los Angeles Lakers 109–102 Phoenix Suns
22 Nov 1977Los Angeles Lakers 107–118 Phoenix Suns

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.