NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Atlanta Hawks116–120Houston Rockets

Atlanta Hawks at Houston Rockets

Date: Saturday 24 March 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 72nd meetingof 170 played

Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Dan Roundfield	37:00	4–7	4–4	—	—	9	2	1	1	1	4	12
Terry Furlow	36:00	10–19	1–2	—	—	4	8	0	1	4	3	21
John Drew	34:00	8–16	8–11	—	—	2	1	0	0	6	5	24
Armond Hill	26:00	3–9	4–4	—	—	4	5	0	0	1	3	10
Tom McMillen	21:00	7–9	0–0	—	—	7	1	0	1	1	1	14
Charlie Criss	20:00	4–7	0–0	0	0	0	7	2	0	1	2	8
Tree Rollins	20:00	3–4	1–2	—	—	5	0	1	2	0	4	7
Steve Hawes	17:00	3–6	0–0	—	—	3	0	0	0	0	3	6
Eddie Johnson	14:00	2–6	4–4	—	—	3	4	0	0	2	0	8
Jack Givens	13:00	1–1	2–2	—	—	1	1	0	1	0	2	4
Rick Wilson	2:00	0–0	2–3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Team totals	240:00	45–84	26–32	0	0	38	29	4	6	16	27	116

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Calvin Murphy	43:00	15–27	8–8	—	—	2	2	3	1	2	5	38
Rudy Tomjanovich	37:00	3–14	6–8	—	—	15	1	1	0	1	0	12
Moses Malone	35:00	11–15	6–6	—	—	13	2	0	1	4	4	28
Mike Newlin	35:00	6–13	2–2	—	—	4	5	0	0	3	2	14
Rick Barry	34:00	3–9	2–2	—	—	3	12	1	1	0	4	8
Robert Reid	21:00	4–6	0–0	—	—	3	6	1	0	0	4	8
Mike Dunleavy	18:00	0–3	2–2	—	—	1	1	0	0	2	1	2
Dwight Jones	17:00	3–8	4–4	—	—	5	2	2	1	2	5	10
Team totals	240:00	45–95	30–32	—	—	46	31	8	4	14	25	120

This season

Houston Rockets 1, Atlanta Hawks 5 in NBA 1978-79.

5 Jan 1979Atlanta Hawks 109–106 Houston Rockets
14 Jan 1979Houston Rockets 105–115 Atlanta Hawks
27 Feb 1979Houston Rockets 111–125 Atlanta Hawks
24 Mar 1979116–120 this game
11 Apr 1979Atlanta Hawks 109–106 Houston Rockets
13 Apr 1979Houston Rockets 91–100 Atlanta Hawks

Records going in

Atlanta Hawks: 42–33
Houston Rockets: 40–32

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Houston Rockets 86, Atlanta Hawks 84.

27 Feb 1979Houston Rockets 111–125 Atlanta Hawks
11 Apr 1979Atlanta Hawks 109–106 Houston Rockets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.