NBA 1977-78Regular season

Final

Detroit Pistons130–125New Jersey Nets

Detroit Pistons at New Jersey Nets

Date: Sunday 12 March 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1977-78Regular season
Meeting: 8th meetingof 216 played

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
John Shumate	40:00	6–15	9–11	—	—	4	2	4	21
M.L. Carr	40:00	4–12	2–3	—	—	10	4	5	10
Jim Price	37:00	10–16	6–6	—	—	3	0	4	26
Leon Douglas	37:00	7–11	11–14	10	9	19	6	6	25
Eric Money	28:00	9–15	3–3	—	—	1	4	4	21
Chris Ford	27:00	7–13	4–5	—	—	4	2	6	18
Bob Lanier	12:00	3–4	1–2	—	—	3	1	1	7
Al Eberhard	7:00	1–2	0–0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Ben Poquette	7:00	0–1	0–0	—	—	2	0	2	0
Al Skinner	4:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Gerard	1:00	0–0	0–0	—	—	1	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	47–89	36–44	10	9	47	19	33	130

New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
John Williamson	40:00	10–29	15–17	—	—	5	2	3	35
Tim Bassett	40:00	4–7	0–2	—	—	7	3	6	8
Kevin Porter	29:00	10–16	0–1	0	0	0	8	6	20
Eddie Jordan	27:00	7–11	11–13	—	—	1	5	0	25
George Johnson	27:00	6–10	0–0	—	—	9	1	5	12
Jan van Breda Kolff	20:00	2–4	5–6	—	—	1	0	2	9
Howard Porter	15:00	3–4	2–2	—	—	5	0	1	8
Wilson Washington	15:00	1–5	3–3	—	—	3	0	6	5
Bernard King	14:00	0–1	3–4	—	—	2	2	1	3
Kim Hughes	13:00	0–0	0–0	—	—	1	0	4	0
Team totals	240:00	43–87	39–48	0	0	34	21	34	125

This season

Brooklyn Nets 1, Detroit Pistons 3 in NBA 1977-78.

18 Oct 1977New Jersey Nets 93–110 Detroit Pistons
10 Feb 1978Detroit Pistons 112–117 New Jersey Nets
13 Feb 1978New Jersey Nets 115–125 Detroit Pistons
12 Mar 1978130–125 this game

Records going in

Detroit Pistons: 30–35
New Jersey Nets: 17–51

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Brooklyn Nets 92, Detroit Pistons 124.

13 Feb 1978New Jersey Nets 115–125 Detroit Pistons
13 Oct 1978New Jersey Nets 107–105 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.