NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

San Antonio Spurs130–126Detroit Pistons

San Antonio Spurs at Detroit Pistons

Date: Saturday 23 December 1978
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 8th meetingof 113 played

San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Larry Kenon	41:00	10–22	5–7	—	—	10	2	2	0	0	25
George Gervin	40:00	13–22	8–9	—	—	3	3	0	3	3	34
Mark Olberding	40:00	8–13	1–3	—	—	8	4	2	0	4	17
Mike Green	37:00	5–7	3–3	—	—	10	4	1	2	3	13
James Silas	33:00	7–14	9–10	—	—	3	6	0	0	4	23
Mike Gale	22:00	3–8	0–0	—	—	1	2	0	2	3	6
Allan Bristow	15:00	4–6	0–0	—	—	3	3	0	0	0	8
Billy Paultz	11:00	2–4	0–0	—	—	2	0	0	0	5	4
Louie Dampier	1:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	52–96	26–32	0	0	40	24	5	7	22	130

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
Kevin Porter	45:00	3–7	4–5	—	—	1	22	2	0	5	10
M.L. Carr	44:00	9–17	4–4	—	—	10	3	3	0	4	22
Bob Lanier	30:00	9–22	5–8	—	—	14	2	1	0	5	23
Terry Tyler	28:00	2–5	0–0	—	—	5	1	3	5	1	4
John Long	25:00	8–15	4–4	—	—	2	1	2	1	3	20
Ben Poquette	24:00	8–14	2–2	—	—	15	0	2	1	4	18
Leon Douglas	23:00	6–9	0–2	—	—	5	0	0	1	5	12
Earl Tatum	18:00	7–13	1–1	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	15
Dennis Boyd	2:00	0–1	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Andre Wakefield	1:00	1–1	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Team totals	240:00	53–104	20–26	0	0	52	31	13	9	33	126

This season

Detroit Pistons 1, San Antonio Spurs 3 in NBA 1978-79.

28 Oct 1978Detroit Pistons 126–150 San Antonio Spurs
23 Dec 1978130–126 this game
9 Jan 1979Detroit Pistons 114–116 San Antonio Spurs
18 Feb 1979San Antonio Spurs 104–124 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

San Antonio Spurs: 18–14
Detroit Pistons: 11–20

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 42, San Antonio Spurs 71.

28 Oct 1978Detroit Pistons 126–150 San Antonio Spurs
9 Jan 1979Detroit Pistons 114–116 San Antonio Spurs

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.