NBA 1977-78Regular season

Final

Buffalo Braves100–113Detroit Pistons

Buffalo Braves at Detroit Pistons

Date: Wednesday 18 January 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1977-78Regular season
Meeting: 35th meetingof 130 played

Buffalo Braves

Buffalo Braves box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Randy Smith	40:00	15–29	2–2	—	—	6	5	2	32
Billy Knight	38:00	9–17	4–4	—	—	11	4	0	22
Swen Nater	33:00	5–10	0–0	—	—	3	1	5	10
Marvin Barnes	31:00	2–7	0–0	—	—	4	2	3	4
Ted McClain	27:00	6–9	1–1	—	—	6	4	4	13
Bill Willoughby	22:00	0–2	0–0	—	—	1	2	0	0
Chuck Williams	21:00	4–6	1–1	—	—	3	5	0	9
Scott Lloyd	10:00	2–4	2–2	—	—	3	1	5	6
Wil Jones	10:00	1–6	0–0	—	—	4	2	4	2
Mike Glenn	8:00	1–2	0–0	—	—	2	0	0	2
Team totals	240:00	45–92	10–10	—	—	43	26	23	100

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Eric Money	40:00	9–19	1–1	0	0	0	9	1	19
John Shumate	37:00	7–13	4–5	—	—	8	0	1	18
Bob Lanier	35:00	10–19	10–13	—	—	14	8	3	30
Chris Ford	31:00	2–4	0–0	—	—	4	4	3	4
M.L. Carr	29:00	4–10	2–4	—	—	7	1	3	10
Al Skinner	25:00	6–13	2–3	—	—	7	1	3	14
Leon Douglas	24:00	2–4	4–4	—	—	6	2	5	8
Gus Gerard	19:00	5–9	0–0	—	—	1	0	2	10
Team totals	240:00	45–91	23–30	0	0	47	25	21	113

This season

Detroit Pistons 3, Los Angeles Clippers 1 in NBA 1977-78.

17 Dec 1977Buffalo Braves 126–122 Detroit Pistons
30 Dec 1977Detroit Pistons 103–87 Buffalo Braves
18 Jan 1978100–113 this game
28 Mar 1978Detroit Pistons 123–118 Buffalo Braves

Records going in

Buffalo Braves: 16–23
Detroit Pistons: 17–23

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 73, Los Angeles Clippers 57.

30 Dec 1977Detroit Pistons 103–87 Buffalo Braves
28 Mar 1978Detroit Pistons 123–118 Buffalo Braves

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.