NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Phoenix Suns128–122San Antonio Spurs

Phoenix Suns at San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday 16 March 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 12th meetingof 240 played

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Paul Westphal	36:00	15–22	13–14	1	3	4	11	0	0	2	2	43
Alvan Adams	34:00	14–20	4–5	2	7	9	6	2	2	2	3	32
Walter Davis	29:00	7–15	3–4	2	4	6	4	1	0	4	4	17
Gar Heard	28:00	1–4	3–6	1	8	9	0	0	1	2	4	5
Mike Bratz	24:00	3–11	2–2	1	0	1	4	0	0	3	5	8
Joel Kramer	23:00	1–5	2–2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	4
Don Buse	20:00	2–5	2–2	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	3	6
Alvin Scott	16:00	2–6	0–0	3	2	5	1	0	0	2	0	4
Ted McClain	16:00	0–1	1–2	1	2	3	4	0	0	2	3	1
Bayard Forrest	14:00	4–5	0–2	3	2	5	0	0	0	0	1	8
Team totals	240:00	49–94	30–39	15	29	44	32	3	4	18	29	128

San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Larry Kenon	41:00	12–21	0–0	4	11	15	3	3	0	4	1	24
George Gervin	39:00	13–28	11–12	1	2	3	1	2	3	2	4	37
Mark Olberding	30:00	3–4	9–12	1	3	4	1	0	0	4	4	15
Mike Green	25:00	4–6	1–1	2	2	4	2	0	5	2	2	9
Mike Gale	24:00	2–6	2–2	2	0	2	5	1	0	2	6	6
Billy Paultz	23:00	3–11	0–0	1	3	4	1	0	1	2	1	6
Allan Bristow	19:00	5–7	3–3	4	1	5	4	0	2	1	4	13
James Silas	18:00	3–10	2–2	1	1	2	3	1	0	1	5	8
Louie Dampier	15:00	1–4	0–0	1	3	4	1	2	0	0	1	2
Coby Dietrick	6:00	1–4	0–0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
Team totals	240:00	47–101	28–32	18	26	44	21	9	11	19	28	122

This season

San Antonio Spurs 1, Phoenix Suns 3 in NBA 1978-79.

17 Oct 1978San Antonio Spurs 110–107 Phoenix Suns
15 Nov 1978Phoenix Suns 125–119 San Antonio Spurs
2 Feb 1979San Antonio Spurs 108–133 Phoenix Suns
16 Mar 1979128–122 this game

Records going in

Phoenix Suns: 41–28
San Antonio Spurs: 42–27

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: San Antonio Spurs 127, Phoenix Suns 113.

2 Feb 1979San Antonio Spurs 108–133 Phoenix Suns
30 Oct 1979San Antonio Spurs 109–142 Phoenix Suns

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.