NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

San Antonio Spurs110–107Phoenix Suns

San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns

Date: Tuesday 17 October 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 9th meetingof 240 played

San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Mike Gale	42:00	5–7	0–0	0	2	2	9	8	2	6	2	10
Larry Kenon	39:00	15–23	9–10	1	10	11	1	1	0	4	3	39
Mike Green	37:00	4–10	2–2	2	6	8	3	1	2	4	4	10
George Gervin	30:00	8–17	9–10	1	5	6	2	3	1	4	4	25
Mark Olberding	29:00	2–11	8–11	3	4	7	3	2	0	4	5	12
Coby Dietrick	22:00	3–3	4–4	1	2	3	1	3	0	2	1	10
James Silas	16:00	1–4	0–0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	3	2
Billy Paultz	11:00	1–2	0–0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2
Louie Dampier	8:00	0–0	0–0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0
Allan Bristow	6:00	0–1	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Team totals	240:00	39–78	32–37	8	33	41	21	19	5	29	26	110

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Paul Westphal	33:00	11–20	2–2	2	2	4	5	1	0	4	2	24
Walter Davis	31:00	10–23	3–4	1	1	2	0	2	0	6	4	23
Don Buse	30:00	3–4	2–4	0	2	2	5	4	0	0	4	8
Gar Heard	28:00	5–11	1–1	3	11	14	0	3	3	2	4	11
Alvan Adams	28:00	3–14	0–2	6	1	7	3	2	0	5	2	6
Ron Lee	25:00	6–12	0–2	3	2	5	6	2	0	4	3	12
Alvin Scott	20:00	4–7	0–0	2	4	6	2	2	0	3	3	8
Bayard Forrest	20:00	1–2	2–2	1	3	4	4	0	2	0	2	4
Marty Byrnes	10:00	2–3	1–3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	5
Mike Bratz	8:00	0–1	2–2	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	2
Joel Kramer	7:00	2–2	0–0	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	4
Team totals	240:00	47–99	13–22	20	27	47	29	18	5	29	30	107

This season

Phoenix Suns 3, San Antonio Spurs 1 in NBA 1978-79.

17 Oct 1978110–107 this game
15 Nov 1978Phoenix Suns 125–119 San Antonio Spurs
2 Feb 1979San Antonio Spurs 108–133 Phoenix Suns
16 Mar 1979Phoenix Suns 128–122 San Antonio Spurs

Records going in

San Antonio Spurs: 1–1
Phoenix Suns: 2–0

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Phoenix Suns 113, San Antonio Spurs 127.

4 Apr 1978Phoenix Suns 119–125 San Antonio Spurs
15 Nov 1978Phoenix Suns 125–119 San Antonio Spurs

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.