NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Washington Bullets114–124Detroit Pistons

Washington Bullets at Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday 23 March 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 118th meetingof 317 played

Washington Bullets

Washington Bullets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Elvin Hayes	37:00	6–17	7–8	—	—	7	0	3	19
Wes Unseld	37:00	8–11	3–4	—	—	14	6	3	19
Bob Dandridge	34:00	7–13	6–7	—	—	4	6	3	20
Larry Wright	29:00	8–13	2–2	—	—	6	7	3	18
Charles Johnson	28:00	4–10	2–2	—	—	1	2	3	10
Tom Henderson	26:00	4–8	0–0	0	0	0	4	4	8
Greg Ballard	23:00	4–13	2–2	—	—	9	1	2	10
Dave Corzine	13:00	1–2	3–4	—	—	5	0	3	5
Phil Chenier	13:00	2–4	1–3	—	—	1	0	0	5
Team totals	240:00	44–91	26–32	0	0	47	26	24	114

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Kevin Porter	41:00	10–17	4–5	—	—	1	12	5	24
John Long	39:00	12–27	3–3	—	—	6	2	2	27
M.L. Carr	38:00	6–13	4–4	—	—	12	2	3	16
Bob Lanier	31:00	10–19	9–11	—	—	11	3	3	29
Leon Douglas	29:00	2–7	2–4	—	—	8	0	3	6
Terry Tyler	26:00	5–13	0–0	—	—	5	0	4	10
Ben Poquette	15:00	2–5	0–0	—	—	6	1	4	4
Earl Tatum	9:00	2–5	0–0	0	0	0	2	0	4
Andre Wakefield	7:00	1–2	0–0	—	—	1	0	0	2
Jim Brewer	5:00	1–1	0–0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Team totals	240:00	51–109	22–27	0	0	50	23	26	124

This season

Detroit Pistons 1, Washington Wizards 3 in NBA 1978-79.

21 Oct 1978Detroit Pistons 99–119 Washington Bullets
15 Dec 1978Washington Bullets 116–114 Detroit Pistons
23 Mar 1979114–124 this game
25 Mar 1979Detroit Pistons 107–116 Washington Bullets

Records going in

Washington Bullets: 49–22
Detroit Pistons: 28–44

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 170, Washington Wizards 147.

15 Dec 1978Washington Bullets 116–114 Detroit Pistons
25 Mar 1979Detroit Pistons 107–116 Washington Bullets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.