NBA 1977-78Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics102–112Cleveland Cavaliers

Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Thursday 16 March 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1977-78Regular season
Meeting: 44th meetingof 284 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Dave Cowens	46:00	7–15	0–0	2	13	15	7	0	2	1	1	14
John Havlicek	43:00	9–18	2–2	1	2	3	2	1	0	5	1	20
Dave Bing	41:00	15–25	0–2	4	0	4	3	1	0	4	5	30
Sidney Wicks	33:00	7–16	8–8	4	7	11	6	2	2	4	2	22
Kevin Stacom	24:00	5–12	0–0	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	10
Don Chaney	24:00	1–7	0–0	0	1	1	4	1	0	1	3	2
Kermit Washington	20:00	2–4	0–1	2	5	7	0	2	1	0	3	4
Tom Boswell	9:00	0–4	0–0	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	0
Team totals	240:00	46–101	10–13	15	32	47	25	7	5	16	17	102

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Jim Chones	40:00	3–14	0–0	2	11	13	1	1	1	3	1	6
Austin Carr	31:00	9–14	3–4	1	5	6	2	3	0	3	0	21
Campy Russell	31:00	8–16	5–6	5	5	10	4	2	0	1	0	21
Foots Walker	31:00	6–11	2–4	1	4	5	5	4	0	2	2	14
Elmore Smith	30:00	6–10	2–3	0	5	5	1	1	3	3	4	14
Jim Brewer	26:00	2–6	0–0	1	5	6	1	0	3	1	2	4
Terry Furlow	25:00	9–14	0–0	2	2	4	3	0	0	2	1	18
Bingo Smith	17:00	5–10	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10
Dick Snyder	9:00	2–2	0–0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	4
Team totals	240:00	50–97	12–17	12	38	50	19	11	7	15	11	112

This season

Cleveland Cavaliers 3, Boston Celtics 1 in NBA 1977-78.

29 Oct 1977Boston Celtics 98–103 Cleveland Cavaliers
2 Nov 1977Cleveland Cavaliers 104–101 Boston Celtics
16 Mar 1978102–112 this game
22 Mar 1978Cleveland Cavaliers 99–105 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 25–39
Cleveland Cavaliers: 33–35

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Cleveland Cavaliers 114, Boston Celtics 170.

2 Nov 1977Cleveland Cavaliers 104–101 Boston Celtics
22 Mar 1978Cleveland Cavaliers 99–105 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.