NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics105–112Houston Rockets

Boston Celtics at Houston Rockets

Date: Tuesday 12 December 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 66th meetingof 178 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Billy Knight	35:00	10–16	1–2	0	5	5	6	3	0	4	2	21
Cedric Maxwell	31:00	4–7	10–11	1	7	8	1	2	0	6	2	18
Chris Ford	30:00	6–8	3–4	0	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	15
Jo Jo White	27:00	4–11	1–1	2	3	5	4	1	0	2	1	9
Tiny Archibald	25:00	3–8	6–7	0	2	2	5	1	0	2	2	12
Dennis Awtrey	25:00	1–2	3–3	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	2	5
Jeff Judkins	14:00	5–8	2–2	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	3	12
Marvin Barnes	14:00	2–7	0–0	3	3	6	0	0	0	1	5	4
Dave Cowens	14:00	1–4	1–2	1	4	5	1	1	1	2	6	3
Don Chaney	13:00	0–5	0–0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	3	0
Curtis Rowe	12:00	3–5	0–0	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	6
Team totals	240:00	39–81	27–32	12	32	44	25	10	3	22	29	105

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Moses Malone	43:00	9–20	10–14	7	13	20	0	0	1	5	3	28
Rudy Tomjanovich	41:00	10–19	5–7	3	3	6	0	0	0	3	5	25
Calvin Murphy	38:00	5–11	5–8	0	1	1	9	4	0	3	4	15
Rick Barry	35:00	5–14	4–4	0	1	1	6	1	1	5	4	14
Slick Watts	30:00	2–6	0–0	2	4	6	9	1	0	1	4	4
Mike Newlin	21:00	5–6	2–2	1	1	2	2	0	0	2	4	12
Robert Reid	20:00	3–7	2–3	1	6	7	1	0	0	0	2	8
Mike Dunleavy	7:00	0–1	2–2	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	2
Dwight Jones	5:00	2–2	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	4
Team totals	240:00	41–86	30–40	15	30	45	30	7	2	21	29	112

This season

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

14 Oct 1978Houston Rockets 114–108 Boston Celtics
21 Oct 1978Boston Celtics 101–118 Houston Rockets
12 Dec 1978105–112 this game
31 Jan 1979Houston Rockets 102–119 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 9–17
Houston Rockets: 12–12

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

21 Oct 1978Boston Celtics 101–118 Houston Rockets
31 Jan 1979Houston Rockets 102–119 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.