NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Detroit Pistons96–98Portland Trail Blazers

Detroit Pistons at Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday 5 January 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 39th meetingof 136 played

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
M.L. Carr	44:00	10–15	2–3	6	4	10	0	4	0	3	4	22
Kevin Porter	44:00	7–17	0–0	0	2	2	8	2	0	4	3	14
Bob Lanier	41:00	6–12	10–12	3	6	9	4	3	3	4	4	22
Terry Tyler	25:00	4–7	6–9	4	3	7	1	2	4	3	3	14
John Long	23:00	7–14	0–0	2	1	3	0	3	0	3	5	14
Leon Douglas	23:00	1–5	2–3	0	3	3	0	0	2	2	3	4
Earl Tatum	20:00	2–8	0–0	0	3	3	2	2	0	1	1	4
Ben Poquette	15:00	1–2	0–0	2	1	3	0	0	1	1	4	2
Andre Wakefield	4:00	0–2	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Larry McNeill	1:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team totals	240:00	38–82	20–27	17	23	40	15	16	10	22	27	96

Portland Trail Blazers

Portland Trail Blazers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Maurice Lucas	38:00	9–24	8–9	5	9	14	1	3	0	4	3	26
Lionel Hollins	38:00	8–16	3–3	3	3	6	6	1	1	7	1	19
T.R. Dunn	33:00	3–5	2–3	3	6	9	1	1	0	3	1	8
Tom Owens	32:00	2–9	6–8	3	3	6	5	0	2	3	6	10
Ron Brewer	25:00	4–13	2–2	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	1	10
Larry Steele	17:00	3–10	0–0	3	4	7	1	1	0	0	4	6
Jim McMillian	17:00	1–2	1–2	1	3	4	4	1	0	0	1	3
Mychal Thompson	15:00	1–5	0–0	2	0	2	2	1	0	2	0	2
Bob Gross	14:00	2–2	2–2	0	2	2	3	0	0	1	2	6
Clemon Johnson	11:00	4–7	0–0	6	1	7	0	0	1	2	5	8
Team totals	240:00	37–93	24–29	26	31	57	24	8	7	24	24	98

This season

Portland Trail Blazers 3, Detroit Pistons 1 in NBA 1978-79.

31 Oct 1978Detroit Pistons 96–112 Portland Trail Blazers
5 Jan 197996–98 this game
11 Jan 1979Portland Trail Blazers 101–104 Detroit Pistons
25 Feb 1979Portland Trail Blazers 126–119 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

Detroit Pistons: 12–26
Portland Trail Blazers: 18–17

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Portland Trail Blazers 72, Detroit Pistons 64.

31 Oct 1978Detroit Pistons 96–112 Portland Trail Blazers
11 Jan 1979Portland Trail Blazers 101–104 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.