NBA 1977-78Regular season

Final

Buffalo Braves114–131Boston Celtics

Buffalo Braves at Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday 9 April 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1977-78Regular season
Meeting: 60th meetingof 156 played

Buffalo Braves

Buffalo Braves box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Swen Nater	42:00	11–19	6–7	—	—	15	2	—	—	—	2	28
Bird Averitt	42:00	7–26	6–7	—	—	4	7	—	—	—	4	20
Marvin Barnes	28:00	4–13	2–2	—	—	6	2	—	—	—	6	10
Randy Smith	27:00	3–11	4–4	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	1	10
Mike Glenn	27:00	4–11	1–1	—	—	1	5	—	—	—	1	9
Bill Willoughby	26:00	3–9	2–2	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	4	8
Larry McNeill	24:00	6–11	6–8	—	—	6	1	—	—	—	4	18
Wil Jones	15:00	2–7	0–0	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	2	4
Scott Lloyd	6:00	1–4	1–1	—	—	1	0	—	—	—	1	3
Eddie Owens	3:00	1–2	2–2	—	—	2	1	—	0	—	2	4
Team totals	240:00	42–113	30–34	0	0	40	22	—	0	—	27	114

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
John Havlicek	41:00	11–33	7–8	3	2	5	9	0	0	7	4	29
Dave Cowens	39:00	9–16	2–3	2	13	15	3	1	2	3	4	20
Dave Bing	37:00	9–13	6–6	0	4	4	5	1	0	3	4	24
Kermit Washington	34:00	4–5	9–11	4	10	14	2	0	4	2	3	17
Don Chaney	24:00	3–6	1–1	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	7
Cedric Maxwell	23:00	3–4	6–6	4	2	6	1	0	1	1	1	12
Sidney Wicks	15:00	5–6	3–5	3	4	7	2	0	0	1	2	13
Ernie DiGregorio	15:00	2–4	1–1	0	2	2	3	0	0	2	1	5
Tom Boswell	12:00	1–4	2–2	1	2	3	1	1	0	1	4	4
Team totals	240:00	47–91	37–43	17	41	58	27	4	7	21	25	131

This season

Boston Celtics 3, Los Angeles Clippers 1 in NBA 1977-78.

11 Nov 1977Buffalo Braves 103–109 Boston Celtics
19 Nov 1977Boston Celtics 98–102 Buffalo Braves
24 Feb 1978Boston Celtics 106–99 Buffalo Braves
9 Apr 1978114–131 this game

Records going in

Buffalo Braves: 27–54
Boston Celtics: 31–50

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Boston Celtics 105, Los Angeles Clippers 51.

24 Feb 1978Boston Celtics 106–99 Buffalo Braves
26 Nov 1978Boston Celtics 103–105 San Diego Clippers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.