NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

New Jersey Nets109–113Washington Bullets

New Jersey Nets at Washington Bullets

Date: Tuesday 17 October 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 9th meetingof 216 played

New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bernard King	38:00	10–17	8–11	—	—	7	12	5	28
John Williamson	38:00	9–20	7–9	—	—	4	3	4	25
Eric Money	34:00	6–15	7–8	—	—	4	5	4	19
Bob Elliott	26:00	7–9	1–1	—	—	6	1	4	15
Jan van Breda Kolff	26:00	0–2	0–0	—	—	4	2	6	0
George Johnson	22:00	1–4	0–0	—	—	4	0	6	2
Wilson Washington	21:00	5–8	2–2	—	—	4	1	6	12
Eddie Jordan	15:00	2–4	0–2	—	—	2	0	1	4
Tim Bassett	11:00	0–1	0–0	—	—	6	0	3	0
Winford Boynes	9:00	2–8	0–0	—	—	2	0	1	4
Team totals	240:00	42–88	25–33	—	—	43	24	40	109

Washington Bullets

Washington Bullets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Elvin Hayes	37:00	6–14	3–9	—	—	17	4	5	15
Wes Unseld	32:00	3–5	6–9	—	—	8	7	3	12
Larry Wright	31:00	3–6	7–8	—	—	3	4	2	13
Bob Dandridge	30:00	6–14	7–8	—	—	2	2	4	19
Kevin Grevey	30:00	3–10	8–10	—	—	1	2	5	14
Mitch Kupchak	26:00	8–13	3–4	—	—	9	0	4	19
Tom Henderson	26:00	5–10	3–3	0	0	0	3	1	13
Greg Ballard	19:00	3–5	1–1	—	—	1	1	1	7
Charles Johnson	9:00	0–4	1–1	0	0	0	0	2	1
Team totals	240:00	37–81	39–53	0	0	41	23	27	113

This season

Washington Wizards 3, Brooklyn Nets 1 in NBA 1978-79.

17 Oct 1978109–113 this game
17 Nov 1978Washington Bullets 143–94 New Jersey Nets
8 Dec 1978New Jersey Nets 108–100 Washington Bullets
28 Mar 1979Washington Bullets 127–108 New Jersey Nets

Records going in

New Jersey Nets: 2–0
Washington Bullets: 1–0

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Washington Wizards 113, Brooklyn Nets 103.

26 Mar 1978New Jersey Nets 118–104 Washington Bullets
17 Nov 1978Washington Bullets 143–94 New Jersey Nets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.