NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Houston Rockets117–116San Antonio Spurs

Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday 30 March 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 11th meetingof 245 played

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Moses Malone	40:00	12–20	12–14	12	7	19	2	0	3	5	2	36
Calvin Murphy	40:00	6–25	2–2	—	—	4	7	2	0	3	3	14
Mike Newlin	35:00	10–16	1–2	—	—	3	6	2	0	3	4	21
Rudy Tomjanovich	32:00	4–13	0–2	—	—	11	2	0	1	0	1	8
Robert Reid	29:00	10–18	1–2	—	—	3	3	2	1	2	5	21
Dwight Jones	22:00	3–5	0–1	—	—	6	2	0	3	1	4	6
Rick Barry	21:00	3–5	2–2	—	—	1	3	1	1	2	2	8
Mike Dunleavy	11:00	0–2	0–0	—	—	1	6	0	0	1	1	0
Slick Watts	10:00	1–3	1–2	—	—	1	3	0	0	2	4	3
Team totals	240:00	49–107	19–27	12	7	49	34	7	9	19	26	117

San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Larry Kenon	38:00	14–25	3–3	—	—	10	6	4	0	4	0	31
George Gervin	35:00	15–24	16–18	—	—	5	1	0	2	3	3	46
Billy Paultz	34:00	6–10	0–0	—	—	11	3	0	2	4	4	12
James Silas	34:00	2–8	3–4	—	—	6	8	1	1	3	3	7
Allan Bristow	32:00	3–5	2–2	—	—	5	2	0	0	3	3	8
Mark Olberding	18:00	0–6	4–4	—	—	5	0	1	1	1	1	4
Mike Gale	16:00	3–6	0–0	—	—	2	4	1	0	0	5	6
Mike Green	14:00	0–6	0–2	—	—	5	1	0	1	1	3	0
Louie Dampier	11:00	0–3	0–0	—	—	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Coby Dietrick	8:00	1–4	0–0	—	—	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
Team totals	240:00	44–97	28–33	—	—	53	27	8	7	19	23	116

This season

San Antonio Spurs 1, Houston Rockets 3 in NBA 1978-79.

18 Nov 1978San Antonio Spurs 120–126 Houston Rockets
25 Feb 1979Houston Rockets 107–127 San Antonio Spurs
30 Mar 1979117–116 this game
7 Apr 1979San Antonio Spurs 106–123 Houston Rockets

Records going in

Houston Rockets: 42–33
San Antonio Spurs: 44–32

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: San Antonio Spurs 132, Houston Rockets 113.

25 Feb 1979Houston Rockets 107–127 San Antonio Spurs
7 Apr 1979San Antonio Spurs 106–123 Houston Rockets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.