NBA 1977-78Regular season

Final

Indiana Pacers94–104Boston Celtics

Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday 31 January 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1977-78Regular season
Meeting: 4th meetingof 234 played

Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Earl Tatum	40:00	12–22	1–2	—	—	4	3	6	—	—	—	25
Len Elmore	35:00	2–9	5–6	—	—	15	1	—	2	—	—	9
Mike Bantom	35:00	4–14	0–0	—	—	9	2	—	—	—	6	8
Mike Flynn	32:00	5–17	1–2	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	—	11
Ron Behagen	29:00	4–14	4–4	—	—	8	2	—	—	—	—	12
Bob Carrington	24:00	4–10	6–8	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	14
Dan Roundfield	21:00	4–14	0–0	—	—	5	1	—	—	—	—	8
Steve Green	13:00	1–3	2–2	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	4
James Edwards	11:00	1–3	1–2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	3
Team totals	240:00	37–106	20–26	0	0	47	14	6	2	—	6	94

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Dave Cowens	45:00	4–16	6–8	1	13	14	7	3	2	4	3	14
Sidney Wicks	38:00	10–19	3–6	3	5	8	2	0	0	7	5	23
Kevin Stacom	33:00	7–13	0–0	0	3	3	3	1	0	1	1	14
John Havlicek	31:00	4–11	10–11	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	2	18
Dave Bing	31:00	2–7	4–4	0	1	1	3	1	1	7	6	8
Cedric Maxwell	30:00	2–3	4–6	3	9	12	3	1	2	3	4	8
Tom Boswell	28:00	8–13	3–5	3	2	5	0	0	1	6	4	19
Fred Saunders	4:00	0–0	0–0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	37–82	30–40	12	37	49	20	6	6	28	25	104

This season

Boston Celtics 2, Indiana Pacers 1 in NBA 1977-78.

31 Jan 197894–104 this game
7 Feb 1978Boston Celtics 92–89 Indiana Pacers
2 Apr 1978Indiana Pacers 123–120 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Indiana Pacers: 19–27
Boston Celtics: 14–30

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Boston Celtics 134, Indiana Pacers 100.

26 Jan 1977Boston Celtics 101–121 Indiana Pacers
7 Feb 1978Boston Celtics 92–89 Indiana Pacers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.