NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Detroit Pistons114–122Atlanta Hawks

Detroit Pistons at Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday 14 October 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 257th meetingof 487 played

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Bob Lanier	—	10–15	12–14	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	32
Chris Ford	—	9–16	4–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22
Terry Tyler	—	5–9	3–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13
M.L. Carr	—	5–8	2–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	12
John Long	—	3–8	4–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Leon Douglas	—	5–7	0–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
Rickey Green	—	2–8	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
Ben Poquette	—	0–1	4–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Gus Gerard	—	1–2	1–2	—	—	—	0	—	0	0	3
Kevin Porter	—	1–4	0–2	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	2
Ron Behagen	—	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team totals	—	41–78	32–44	0	0	8	10	0	0	7	114

Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Jack Givens	18:00	6–13	2–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14
John Drew	—	8–22	8–9	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	24
Eddie Johnson	—	8–13	6–9	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	22
Dan Roundfield	—	7–15	4–8	—	—	14	3	—	—	—	18
Tom McMillen	—	3–5	4–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	10
Butch Lee	—	4–5	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Armond Hill	—	3–10	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	8
Steve Hawes	—	3–8	2–4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
Rick Wilson	—	2–4	1–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
Tree Rollins	—	2–3	0–0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
Team totals	18:00	46–98	30–46	—	—	14	8	—	0	12	122

This season

Atlanta Hawks 3, Detroit Pistons 1 in NBA 1978-79.

14 Oct 1978114–122 this game
24 Nov 1978Atlanta Hawks 117–119 Detroit Pistons
21 Mar 1979Detroit Pistons 104–111 Atlanta Hawks
6 Apr 1979Atlanta Hawks 112–96 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

Detroit Pistons: 0–1
Atlanta Hawks: 0–1

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Atlanta Hawks 240, Detroit Pistons 247.

7 Mar 1978Detroit Pistons 109–123 Atlanta Hawks
24 Nov 1978Atlanta Hawks 117–119 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.