NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

New York Knicks114–138Milwaukee Bucks

New York Knicks at Milwaukee Bucks

Date: Sunday 21 January 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 54th meetingof 243 played

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Bob McAdoo	35:00	13–19	2–3	—	—	5	4	0	4	3	4	28
Toby Knight	35:00	6–13	0–0	—	—	4	0	0	3	3	4	12
Joe Meriweather	34:00	7–8	3–5	—	—	5	0	0	0	0	3	17
Ray Williams	31:00	9–16	5–8	—	—	3	10	2	0	4	3	23
Jim Cleamons	29:00	5–13	2–2	—	—	2	9	1	0	3	2	12
Glen Gondrezick	23:00	1–2	0–0	—	—	8	3	0	1	3	4	2
Michael Ray Richardson	21:00	2–7	1–2	—	—	3	5	3	0	0	4	5
John Rudd	13:00	2–6	2–4	—	—	0	2	1	0	3	0	6
Earl Monroe	11:00	2–3	0–0	—	—	1	3	0	2	2	4	4
Mike Glenn	8:00	2–2	1–3	0	3	3	1	1	0	0	2	5
Team totals	240:00	49–89	16–27	0	3	34	37	8	10	21	30	114

Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kent Benson	35:00	9–15	6–7	—	—	10	6	2	2	0	2	24
Marques Johnson	31:00	12–23	9–10	—	—	7	3	1	0	1	4	33
Junior Bridgeman	31:00	15–21	0–0	—	—	3	4	3	0	2	4	30
Quinn Buckner	31:00	2–6	2–2	—	—	5	14	3	2	4	2	6
John Gianelli	25:00	3–7	2–2	—	—	4	1	0	0	1	2	8
Kevin Restani	22:00	3–7	0–0	—	—	4	1	0	0	1	1	6
Ernie Grunfeld	21:00	6–10	5–6	—	—	3	4	1	0	4	2	17
George Johnson	20:00	4–11	4–4	—	—	7	0	1	0	1	3	12
Lloyd Walton	14:00	1–3	0–3	—	—	3	3	0	0	1	1	2
Norm Van Lier	10:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	5	0
Team totals	240:00	55–103	28–34	0	0	46	39	11	4	16	26	138

This season

Milwaukee Bucks 1, New York Knicks 3 in NBA 1978-79.

20 Oct 1978New York Knicks 115–105 Milwaukee Bucks
18 Nov 1978Milwaukee Bucks 100–102 New York Knicks
21 Jan 1979114–138 this game
20 Mar 1979Milwaukee Bucks 110–118 New York Knicks

Records going in

New York Knicks: 22–24
Milwaukee Bucks: 21–28

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Milwaukee Bucks 127, New York Knicks 116.

18 Nov 1978Milwaukee Bucks 100–102 New York Knicks
20 Mar 1979Milwaukee Bucks 110–118 New York Knicks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.