NBA 1977-78Regular season

Final

San Antonio Spurs111–101Buffalo Braves

San Antonio Spurs at Buffalo Braves

Date: Saturday 5 November 1977
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1977-78Regular season
Meeting: 5th meetingof 205 played

San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
George Gervin	40:00	12–17	5–6	—	—	3	6	2	1	2	4	29
Larry Kenon	39:00	11–18	0–0	—	—	7	4	3	0	1	1	22
Billy Paultz	38:00	7–14	4–10	—	—	12	2	1	1	3	2	18
Mike Gale	35:00	6–12	0–0	0	0	0	9	1	0	5	2	12
Mark Olberding	29:00	3–7	4–6	—	—	7	1	1	2	0	1	10
Coby Dietrick	22:00	2–5	0–0	—	—	2	3	0	0	3	1	4
Louie Dampier	21:00	6–9	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	12
Jim Eakins	10:00	1–3	2–3	—	—	2	1	0	0	1	5	4
Allan Bristow	6:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	48–85	15–25	0	0	33	27	8	4	15	16	111

Buffalo Braves

Buffalo Braves box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Billy Knight	45:00	14–24	0–0	—	—	5	7	1	0	3	2	28
Randy Smith	44:00	18–27	4–4	—	—	3	2	1	0	5	1	40
Chuck Williams	37:00	3–7	0–0	—	—	3	3	0	0	2	2	6
John Shumate	36:00	3–8	2–2	—	—	10	6	0	0	3	4	8
Swen Nater	29:00	6–12	0–0	—	—	11	5	0	0	1	5	12
Wil Jones	23:00	1–6	0–0	—	—	6	1	2	0	2	3	2
Ted McClain	15:00	1–2	2–2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	4	4
Jim McDaniels	8:00	0–2	1–2	—	—	4	2	1	1	0	1	1
Gus Gerard	3:00	0–1	0–0	—	—	1	2	0	1	2	1	0
Team totals	240:00	46–89	9–10	0	0	43	29	6	2	20	23	101

This season

Los Angeles Clippers 1, San Antonio Spurs 3 in NBA 1977-78.

5 Nov 1977111–101 this game
17 Nov 1977Buffalo Braves 108–111 San Antonio Spurs
2 Mar 1978Buffalo Braves 107–128 San Antonio Spurs
14 Mar 1978San Antonio Spurs 115–123 Buffalo Braves

Records going in

San Antonio Spurs: 4–5
Buffalo Braves: 4–4

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Los Angeles Clippers 62, San Antonio Spurs 143.

5 Mar 1977San Antonio Spurs 120–109 Buffalo Braves
17 Nov 1977Buffalo Braves 108–111 San Antonio Spurs

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.