NBA 1977-78Regular season

Final

Detroit Pistons118–117San Antonio Spurs

Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs

Date: Tuesday 20 December 1977
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1977-78Regular season
Meeting: 5th meetingof 113 played

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
John Shumate	42:00	10–13	4–6	—	—	12	3	0	0	5	2	24
Eric Money	41:00	11–22	2–2	—	—	1	7	5	0	6	2	24
Bob Lanier	36:00	14–22	4–6	—	—	4	3	1	0	2	2	32
Chris Ford	36:00	5–12	0–0	—	—	4	9	1	2	3	6	10
Gus Gerard	33:00	5–7	4–4	—	—	7	0	2	0	1	3	14
Leon Douglas	18:00	3–6	2–5	—	—	3	2	1	0	2	6	8
Al Skinner	16:00	1–1	2–2	—	—	1	3	1	0	3	6	4
M.L. Carr	11:00	1–5	0–0	—	—	3	0	0	0	2	3	2
Al Eberhard	7:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	50–88	18–25	0	0	35	28	11	2	24	30	118

San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
George Gervin	33:00	11–19	10–13	—	—	6	6	1	2	1	1	32
Larry Kenon	32:00	7–17	2–3	—	—	6	1	5	0	6	0	16
Billy Paultz	29:00	6–12	6–6	—	—	7	3	0	3	3	3	18
Mike Gale	26:00	5–10	3–4	—	—	3	6	2	0	1	2	13
Mark Olberding	26:00	4–7	2–2	—	—	4	2	0	0	0	4	10
Coby Dietrick	22:00	5–7	0–0	—	—	6	1	0	0	2	2	10
Louie Dampier	22:00	3–4	0–0	—	—	1	2	0	0	1	2	6
Mike Green	19:00	3–6	2–2	—	—	3	1	0	0	3	4	8
Allan Bristow	16:00	1–3	0–0	—	—	3	1	1	0	3	0	2
Mo Layton	15:00	1–5	0–0	—	—	1	4	2	0	1	2	2
Team totals	240:00	46–90	25–30	—	—	40	27	11	5	21	20	117

This season

San Antonio Spurs 2, Detroit Pistons 1 in NBA 1977-78.

11 Nov 1977San Antonio Spurs 107–104 Detroit Pistons
20 Dec 1977118–117 this game
15 Mar 1978San Antonio Spurs 135–106 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

Detroit Pistons: 10–17
San Antonio Spurs: 16–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: San Antonio Spurs 71, Detroit Pistons 42.

11 Nov 1977San Antonio Spurs 107–104 Detroit Pistons
15 Mar 1978San Antonio Spurs 135–106 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.