NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics109–111New Jersey Nets

Boston Celtics at New Jersey Nets

Date: Saturday 28 October 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 9th meetingof 242 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Dave Cowens	45:00	14–23	2–2	3	5	8	1	0	2	4	6	30
Cedric Maxwell	37:00	4–14	12–16	4	9	13	1	3	2	4	3	20
Jo Jo White	37:00	7–21	1–1	1	5	6	2	1	0	0	5	15
Billy Knight	33:00	2–12	0–0	3	4	7	3	2	0	7	3	4
Tiny Archibald	26:00	6–8	6–7	1	2	3	7	1	0	4	4	18
Dennis Awtrey	20:00	2–8	0–0	2	2	4	2	0	0	0	1	4
Jeff Judkins	19:00	5–8	0–0	2	2	4	1	1	0	1	1	10
Chris Ford	17:00	2–6	0–0	1	2	3	3	1	0	0	2	4
Earl Williams	6:00	2–5	0–0	3	1	4	0	2	0	2	3	4
Team totals	240:00	44–105	21–26	20	32	52	20	11	4	22	28	109

New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Bernard King	43:00	12–18	1–1	3	12	15	5	2	0	3	5	25
Eric Money	40:00	9–18	1–2	1	4	5	8	0	2	6	0	19
Wilson Washington	36:00	4–7	0–1	1	5	6	1	0	3	2	4	8
George Johnson	33:00	5–11	0–0	3	6	9	1	2	7	6	4	10
John Williamson	32:00	10–22	8–10	0	1	1	6	3	0	3	4	28
Winford Boynes	16:00	2–7	6–7	1	3	4	1	0	0	3	1	10
Bob Elliott	15:00	1–2	2–5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4
Jan van Breda Kolff	9:00	1–2	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Tim Bassett	8:00	1–3	1–1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Eddie Jordan	8:00	0–2	2–2	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	2
Team totals	240:00	45–92	21–29	11	32	43	24	9	12	24	23	111

This season

Brooklyn Nets 3, Boston Celtics 1 in NBA 1978-79.

28 Oct 1978109–111 this game
14 Jan 1979New Jersey Nets 110–100 Boston Celtics
7 Apr 1979Boston Celtics 112–126 New Jersey Nets
8 Apr 1979New Jersey Nets 101–127 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 1–5
New Jersey Nets: 5–4

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Brooklyn Nets 87, Boston Celtics 155.

26 Feb 1978Boston Celtics 94–92 New Jersey Nets
14 Jan 1979New Jersey Nets 110–100 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.