NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

San Antonio Spurs120–126Houston Rockets

San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets

Date: Saturday 18 November 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 9th meetingof 245 played

San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Larry Kenon	43:00	15–22	3–3	—	—	16	1	4	0	2	5	33
George Gervin	35:00	3–13	0–0	—	—	6	1	0	2	9	5	6
James Silas	31:00	6–13	12–13	—	—	1	5	2	0	1	5	24
Mike Gale	29:00	4–10	0–0	—	—	2	3	2	0	1	4	8
Mike Green	27:00	4–12	2–2	—	—	7	0	1	3	0	5	10
Mark Olberding	24:00	5–9	1–1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	11
Coby Dietrick	19:00	6–8	0–1	—	—	2	3	1	2	0	2	12
Billy Paultz	17:00	3–7	2–2	—	—	4	0	0	0	1	0	8
Frankie Sanders	9:00	3–4	0–0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	6
Allan Bristow	5:00	1–2	0–0	—	—	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Louie Dampier	1:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	50–100	20–22	0	0	39	17	12	7	15	31	120

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Moses Malone	43:00	4–5	4–6	—	—	14	2	0	0	5	3	12
Rick Barry	42:00	16–24	6–6	—	—	5	5	1	0	8	2	38
Rudy Tomjanovich	40:00	11–18	2–2	—	—	10	4	0	0	3	4	24
Robert Reid	37:00	5–11	1–2	—	—	7	3	0	1	0	4	11
Mike Dunleavy	34:00	5–7	12–15	—	—	3	8	2	1	2	3	22
Calvin Murphy	20:00	5–9	2–2	—	—	1	2	0	0	3	2	12
Dwight Jones	14:00	2–8	0–0	—	—	4	1	0	0	0	5	4
Mike Newlin	10:00	1–3	1–2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3
Team totals	240:00	49–85	28–35	0	0	44	27	3	2	21	24	126

This season

Houston Rockets 3, San Antonio Spurs 1 in NBA 1978-79.

18 Nov 1978120–126 this game
25 Feb 1979Houston Rockets 107–127 San Antonio Spurs
30 Mar 1979Houston Rockets 117–116 San Antonio Spurs
7 Apr 1979San Antonio Spurs 106–123 Houston Rockets

Records going in

San Antonio Spurs: 8–8
Houston Rockets: 7–6

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Houston Rockets 113, San Antonio Spurs 132.

10 Feb 1978San Antonio Spurs 125–114 Houston Rockets
25 Feb 1979Houston Rockets 107–127 San Antonio Spurs

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.