NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics101–118Houston Rockets

Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets

Date: Saturday 21 October 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 65th meetingof 178 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Dave Cowens	38:00	2–5	2–2	1	4	5	5	2	1	2	2	6
Billy Knight	37:00	10–16	1–4	2	1	3	3	1	0	6	2	21
Cedric Maxwell	29:00	6–8	4–5	2	5	7	2	1	0	5	3	16
Jo Jo White	28:00	6–14	0–0	0	5	5	3	0	0	4	3	12
Tiny Archibald	27:00	7–15	6–8	0	2	2	5	1	0	5	2	20
Don Chaney	23:00	1–9	0–0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	3	2
Chris Ford	21:00	5–7	4–5	0	1	1	1	1	0	5	2	14
Marvin Barnes	19:00	1–4	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	4	2
Earl Williams	10:00	1–3	0–0	0	4	4	1	0	0	0	3	2
Jeff Judkins	8:00	2–4	2–2	0	3	3	1	1	0	1	2	6
Team totals	240:00	41–85	19–26	6	28	34	22	7	1	30	26	101

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Calvin Murphy	46:00	11–20	5–5	0	1	1	8	6	1	5	4	27
Rick Barry	40:00	7–17	4–4	1	4	5	13	5	1	4	2	18
Rudy Tomjanovich	38:00	14–18	2–2	2	6	8	1	0	0	0	4	30
Robert Reid	33:00	8–12	1–1	2	5	7	4	0	1	1	5	17
Moses Malone	29:00	6–11	2–2	4	8	12	1	1	1	4	2	14
Dwight Jones	21:00	2–5	2–2	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	3	6
Mike Dunleavy	21:00	1–4	2–2	1	1	2	6	1	0	2	2	4
Alonzo Bradley	9:00	1–4	0–0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	2
Slick Watts	2:00	0–1	0–0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Tom Barker	1:00	0–1	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	50–93	18–18	11	27	38	33	15	4	21	26	118

This season

Houston Rockets 3, Boston Celtics 1 in NBA 1978-79.

14 Oct 1978Houston Rockets 114–108 Boston Celtics
21 Oct 1978101–118 this game
12 Dec 1978Boston Celtics 105–112 Houston Rockets
31 Jan 1979Houston Rockets 102–119 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 1–3
Houston Rockets: 3–1

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Houston Rockets 63, Boston Celtics 115.

14 Oct 1978Houston Rockets 114–108 Boston Celtics
12 Dec 1978Boston Celtics 105–112 Houston Rockets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.