NBA 1977-78Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics98–95Phoenix Suns

Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns

Date: Thursday 16 February 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1977-78Regular season
Meeting: 51st meetingof 147 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Dave Cowens	47:00	4–11	1–2	5	8	13	5	0	1	3	4	9
John Havlicek	42:00	7–22	1–1	2	3	5	3	1	0	3	3	15
Cedric Maxwell	37:00	4–8	12–15	5	10	15	1	2	2	3	5	20
Dave Bing	34:00	9–22	5–7	2	5	7	3	1	1	3	2	23
Sidney Wicks	30:00	7–13	0–0	0	4	4	2	2	0	7	6	14
Kermit Washington	27:00	2–5	2–2	4	7	11	1	1	0	3	4	6
Kevin Stacom	13:00	2–5	3–3	1	1	2	2	0	0	4	1	7
Ernie DiGregorio	5:00	0–3	4–4	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	4
Don Chaney	5:00	0–3	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Team totals	240:00	35–92	28–34	20	40	60	17	8	4	27	27	98

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Don Buse	37:00	5–12	2–2	0	3	3	2	1	0	2	1	12
Walter Davis	36:00	11–17	5–8	3	5	8	2	1	0	2	2	27
Alvan Adams	33:00	3–13	3–5	1	6	7	4	1	1	6	4	9
Paul Westphal	32:00	7–19	1–1	0	0	0	4	0	1	2	4	15
Gar Heard	28:00	7–12	0–0	1	8	9	2	7	2	1	2	14
Dennis Awtrey	27:00	0–1	2–2	1	2	3	2	0	0	2	2	2
Ron Lee	17:00	2–8	3–3	0	2	2	1	2	0	1	4	7
Alvin Scott	12:00	0–0	2–2	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	4	2
Mike Bratz	10:00	1–2	0–0	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	4	2
Bayard Forrest	5:00	1–1	0–2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Greg Griffin	3:00	1–1	1–2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Team totals	240:00	38–86	19–27	6	29	35	21	12	4	18	27	95

This season

Phoenix Suns 2, Boston Celtics 2 in NBA 1977-78.

23 Dec 1977Boston Celtics 110–129 Phoenix Suns
5 Jan 1978Phoenix Suns 121–111 Boston Celtics
16 Feb 197898–95 this game
17 Mar 1978Phoenix Suns 108–115 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 19–31
Phoenix Suns: 36–17

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Phoenix Suns 62, Boston Celtics 85.

5 Jan 1978Phoenix Suns 121–111 Boston Celtics
17 Mar 1978Phoenix Suns 108–115 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.