NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Detroit Pistons110–117New Jersey Nets

Detroit Pistons at New Jersey Nets

Date: Tuesday 20 March 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 12th meetingof 216 played

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
M.L. Carr	40:00	6–14	5–5	—	—	6	4	3	17
Bob Lanier	39:00	10–21	6–8	—	—	6	2	6	26
John Long	31:00	7–19	7–11	—	—	9	0	4	21
Terry Tyler	30:00	8–10	0–0	—	—	10	0	5	16
Kevin Porter	30:00	4–10	1–2	—	—	3	17	6	9
Leon Douglas	27:00	1–3	5–6	—	—	3	1	5	7
Earl Tatum	22:00	5–12	0–0	—	—	3	2	4	10
Andre Wakefield	12:00	1–4	0–0	—	—	2	2	5	2
Jim Brewer	6:00	1–1	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Ben Poquette	3:00	0–1	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	43–95	24–32	0	0	42	28	38	110

New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
John Williamson	46:00	12–22	11–11	—	—	3	7	5	35
Eddie Jordan	43:00	10–21	9–11	—	—	5	7	2	29
Jan van Breda Kolff	41:00	4–8	3–4	—	—	9	2	2	11
Bernard King	34:00	5–11	0–2	—	—	7	2	3	10
George Johnson	29:00	2–9	0–0	—	—	14	4	5	4
Harvey Catchings	18:00	4–4	7–7	—	—	3	0	6	15
Phil Jackson	12:00	1–3	6–7	—	—	3	0	2	8
Tim Bassett	9:00	0–2	0–0	—	—	1	1	3	0
Ralph Simpson	7:00	1–3	3–4	0	0	0	1	0	5
Wilson Washington	1:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	39–83	39–46	0	0	45	24	28	117

This season

Brooklyn Nets 4, Detroit Pistons 0 in NBA 1978-79.

13 Oct 1978New Jersey Nets 107–105 Detroit Pistons
17 Jan 1979Detroit Pistons 99–106 New Jersey Nets
8 Feb 1979New Jersey Nets 106–105 Detroit Pistons
20 Mar 1979110–117 this game

Records going in

Detroit Pistons: 28–42
New Jersey Nets: 33–38

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Brooklyn Nets 92, Detroit Pistons 124.

8 Feb 1979New Jersey Nets 106–105 Detroit Pistons
17 Nov 1979New Jersey Nets 98–93 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.