NBA 1977-78Regular season

Final

Indiana Pacers123–120Boston Celtics

Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday 2 April 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1977-78Regular season
Meeting: 6th meetingof 234 played

Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Mike Bantom	37:00	9–14	6–8	—	—	6	3	—	—	—	4	24
James Edwards	35:00	6–20	5–7	—	—	11	0	2	—	—	3	17
Ricky Sobers	33:00	3–11	4–4	—	—	6	9	2	—	—	5	10
Dan Roundfield	29:00	10–16	0–5	—	—	9	1	—	—	—	3	20
Ron Behagen	26:00	7–12	6–7	—	—	8	1	2	—	—	3	20
Bob Carrington	26:00	3–7	1–1	—	—	2	2	2	—	—	2	7
Earl Tatum	24:00	5–9	0–0	0	0	0	3	—	—	—	2	10
Mike Flynn	15:00	2–7	5–7	—	—	7	3	—	—	—	1	9
Steve Green	15:00	2–3	2–5	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	3	6
Team totals	240:00	47–99	29–44	0	0	49	24	8	—	—	26	123

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Sidney Wicks	38:00	8–13	4–6	2	8	10	4	1	1	0	4	20
Dave Cowens	34:00	12–19	2–3	2	15	17	4	1	2	0	2	26
Dave Bing	33:00	7–21	3–4	1	0	1	5	1	0	4	5	17
John Havlicek	31:00	6–14	1–1	1	1	2	4	1	0	3	1	13
Tom Boswell	30:00	4–8	3–4	3	3	6	3	1	0	1	4	11
Kermit Washington	21:00	6–10	0–2	2	1	3	1	0	1	2	6	12
Kevin Stacom	19:00	6–10	0–1	1	2	3	4	0	0	6	3	12
Cedric Maxwell	17:00	2–5	0–0	2	3	5	1	1	0	0	2	4
Don Chaney	10:00	0–0	3–4	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	3
Ernie DiGregorio	7:00	1–3	0–0	0	0	0	5	1	0	1	0	2
Team totals	240:00	52–103	16–25	14	34	48	32	7	4	19	29	120

This season

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

31 Jan 1978Indiana Pacers 94–104 Boston Celtics
7 Feb 1978Boston Celtics 92–89 Indiana Pacers
2 Apr 1978123–120 this game

Records going in

Indiana Pacers: 29–49
Boston Celtics: 31–45

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

7 Feb 1978Boston Celtics 92–89 Indiana Pacers
2 Dec 1978Boston Celtics 117–110 Indiana Pacers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.