NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Detroit Pistons114–116San Antonio Spurs

Detroit Pistons at San Antonio Spurs

Date: Tuesday 9 January 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 9th meetingof 113 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	7–15	4–5	—	—	12	4	2	0	2	2	18
Kevin Porter	38:00	6–9	2–3	—	—	2	15	4	0	5	6	14
Bob Lanier	36:00	12–19	6–7	—	—	4	2	1	0	5	6	30
Leon Douglas	27:00	3–6	5–8	—	—	7	1	0	1	3	3	11
Terry Tyler	24:00	4–7	1–2	—	—	4	0	1	1	0	5	9
John Long	23:00	5–15	0–0	—	—	1	2	1	1	5	3	10
Earl Tatum	19:00	5–9	0–0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	10
Ben Poquette	17:00	2–4	2–2	—	—	6	1	1	0	1	1	6
Andre Wakefield	10:00	1–1	4–4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	6
Larry McNeill	2:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Team totals	240:00	45–85	24–31	0	0	36	28	11	4	23	32	114

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	11–22	7–8	—	—	8	8	2	2	4	2	29
George Gervin	38:00	14–23	4–4	—	—	5	3	2	1	6	3	32
Coby Dietrick	34:00	4–10	2–4	—	—	9	7	0	0	5	3	10
James Silas	31:00	6–11	3–4	—	—	1	4	3	0	5	5	15
Billy Paultz	29:00	4–11	2–5	—	—	8	4	0	1	1	4	10
Mike Gale	24:00	3–6	6–6	0	0	0	4	2	0	2	3	12
Mike Green	23:00	2–3	0–0	—	—	4	5	0	0	0	4	4
Allan Bristow	14:00	1–3	0–2	—	—	3	1	1	0	2	0	2
Louie Dampier	4:00	1–1	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Team totals	240:00	46–90	24–33	0	0	38	36	10	4	25	24	116

This season

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

28 Oct 1978Detroit Pistons 126–150 San Antonio Spurs
23 Dec 1978San Antonio Spurs 130–126 Detroit Pistons
9 Jan 1979114–116 this game
18 Feb 1979San Antonio Spurs 104–124 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

Detroit Pistons: 12–27
San Antonio Spurs: 24–16

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

23 Dec 1978San Antonio Spurs 130–126 Detroit Pistons
18 Feb 1979San Antonio Spurs 104–124 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.