NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Detroit Pistons119–137San Diego Clippers

Detroit Pistons at San Diego Clippers

Date: Tuesday 2 January 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 39th meetingof 130 played

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Earl Tatum	30:00	9–18	2–2	—	—	3	1	1	1	4	6	20
Kevin Porter	30:00	5–14	1–2	—	—	2	5	0	0	4	4	11
Leon Douglas	29:00	3–7	2–2	—	—	13	1	0	1	2	5	8
Bob Lanier	28:00	4–18	4–5	—	—	7	1	2	0	2	6	12
M.L. Carr	28:00	0–8	3–4	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	3
Terry Tyler	25:00	10–13	5–6	—	—	14	0	1	1	2	2	25
Andre Wakefield	18:00	2–9	4–5	—	—	4	1	1	0	3	1	8
John Long	16:00	4–11	1–2	—	—	4	1	0	0	1	2	9
Larry McNeill	14:00	7–11	5–6	—	—	2	1	0	0	1	3	19
Ben Poquette	14:00	1–4	2–4	—	—	2	0	0	1	0	2	4
Essie Hollis	8:00	0–2	0–0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	45–115	29–38	0	0	53	12	6	4	21	33	119

San Diego Clippers

San Diego Clippers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kermit Washington	36:00	1–6	5–10	—	—	17	5	3	6	2	4	7
Randy Smith	35:00	10–21	3–3	—	—	3	3	3	0	2	2	23
World B. Free	33:00	13–24	7–9	—	—	3	4	0	1	3	2	33
Nick Weatherspoon	30:00	9–11	5–6	—	—	6	0	1	2	3	1	23
Swen Nater	24:00	5–8	7–8	—	—	10	3	2	1	1	4	17
Freeman Williams	22:00	10–20	0–0	—	—	1	3	0	0	3	4	20
Sidney Wicks	16:00	3–10	0–1	—	—	2	3	0	2	0	5	6
Jerome Whitehead	15:00	0–4	0–0	—	—	7	1	1	2	1	5	0
Kevin Kunnert	14:00	1–4	2–2	—	—	8	2	1	2	2	4	4
John Olive	9:00	1–4	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Bob Bigelow	6:00	1–2	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2
Team totals	240:00	54–114	29–39	0	0	57	25	11	16	17	33	137

This season

Los Angeles Clippers 2, Detroit Pistons 2 in NBA 1978-79.

2 Dec 1978Detroit Pistons 120–113 San Diego Clippers
29 Dec 1978San Diego Clippers 111–107 Detroit Pistons
2 Jan 1979119–137 this game
28 Jan 1979San Diego Clippers 118–128 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

Detroit Pistons: 12–24
San Diego Clippers: 18–21

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Los Angeles Clippers 57, Detroit Pistons 73.

29 Dec 1978San Diego Clippers 111–107 Detroit Pistons
28 Jan 1979San Diego Clippers 118–128 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.