NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Detroit Pistons104–111Atlanta Hawks

Detroit Pistons at Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday 21 March 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 259th meetingof 487 played

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	BLK	PF	PTS
Kevin Porter	46:00	10–19	0–1	—	—	2	13	0	3	20
M.L. Carr	44:00	7–17	7–8	—	—	8	1	0	2	21
John Long	39:00	10–15	0–0	—	—	2	2	0	1	20
Bob Lanier	35:00	9–22	4–4	—	—	14	7	0	3	22
Terry Tyler	28:00	5–9	2–2	—	—	7	2	5	2	12
Leon Douglas	23:00	1–9	3–3	—	—	9	0	0	3	5
Ben Poquette	9:00	1–2	0–0	—	—	1	0	0	0	2
Earl Tatum	9:00	0–4	2–2	—	—	1	0	0	0	2
Jim Brewer	5:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andre Wakefield	2:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals	240:00	43–97	18–20	0	0	44	25	5	14	104

Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	BLK	PF	PTS
Steve Hawes	42:00	9–16	1–2	—	—	13	4	0	3	19
Dan Roundfield	36:00	5–14	0–0	—	—	18	1	6	5	10
John Drew	35:00	11–21	1–1	5	3	8	2	0	2	23
Eddie Johnson	31:00	11–15	6–6	—	—	2	3	0	1	28
Armond Hill	29:00	2–9	0–0	—	—	4	8	0	2	4
Terry Furlow	24:00	7–10	0–0	—	—	5	4	0	1	14
Tom McMillen	13:00	1–2	2–2	—	—	4	1	0	0	4
Jack Givens	13:00	1–6	1–2	—	—	2	0	0	1	3
Charlie Criss	12:00	1–4	0–0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2
Tree Rollins	5:00	2–3	0–0	—	—	3	0	0	4	4
Team totals	240:00	50–100	11–13	5	3	59	27	6	19	111

This season

Atlanta Hawks 3, Detroit Pistons 1 in NBA 1978-79.

14 Oct 1978Detroit Pistons 114–122 Atlanta Hawks
24 Nov 1978Atlanta Hawks 117–119 Detroit Pistons
21 Mar 1979104–111 this game
6 Apr 1979Atlanta Hawks 112–96 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

Detroit Pistons: 28–43
Atlanta Hawks: 40–33

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Atlanta Hawks 240, Detroit Pistons 247.

24 Nov 1978Atlanta Hawks 117–119 Detroit Pistons
6 Apr 1979Atlanta Hawks 112–96 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.