NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

San Antonio Spurs116–112Cleveland Cavaliers

San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Tuesday 3 April 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 11th meetingof 113 played

San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
George Gervin	40:00	18–27	10–11	3	3	6	1	0	3	3	3	46
Larry Kenon	32:00	6–17	3–4	3	4	7	2	0	0	2	4	15
James Silas	29:00	2–6	4–4	1	2	3	3	0	0	3	4	8
Mike Gale	27:00	4–8	2–2	1	3	4	5	0	0	2	2	10
Billy Paultz	26:00	3–9	0–0	0	8	8	3	0	0	1	1	6
Allan Bristow	25:00	2–7	0–0	0	4	4	3	1	0	0	3	4
Mike Green	22:00	4–7	0–0	3	5	8	1	0	2	0	3	8
Mark Olberding	21:00	6–7	3–3	1	3	4	1	1	0	4	3	15
Coby Dietrick	18:00	2–4	0–0	0	6	6	3	2	2	1	1	4
Team totals	240:00	47–92	22–24	12	38	50	22	4	7	16	24	116

Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Austin Carr	36:00	9–16	4–4	0	3	3	7	1	0	0	6	22
Mike Mitchell	34:00	11–18	1–2	0	3	3	0	0	2	4	5	23
Jim Chones	34:00	8–12	0–2	6	11	17	2	1	1	3	2	16
Bingo Smith	27:00	5–15	0–0	2	1	3	3	0	0	0	3	10
Butch Lee	24:00	4–12	5–6	0	1	1	4	3	0	0	0	13
Foots Walker	24:00	2–10	4–4	1	2	3	6	3	1	1	4	8
Harry Davis	19:00	4–7	2–2	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	3	10
John Lambert	17:00	2–4	0–0	2	4	6	0	0	0	0	2	4
Elmore Smith	14:00	2–6	0–1	3	4	7	0	0	1	3	1	4
Campy Russell	11:00	1–5	0–0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2
Team totals	240:00	48–105	16–21	14	30	44	22	10	8	12	26	112

This season

Cleveland Cavaliers 0, San Antonio Spurs 4 in NBA 1978-79.

19 Dec 1978San Antonio Spurs 113–106 Cleveland Cavaliers
13 Jan 1979Cleveland Cavaliers 103–117 San Antonio Spurs
3 Apr 1979116–112 this game
8 Apr 1979Cleveland Cavaliers 101–117 San Antonio Spurs

Records going in

San Antonio Spurs: 45–33
Cleveland Cavaliers: 30–48

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Cleveland Cavaliers 43, San Antonio Spurs 70.

13 Jan 1979Cleveland Cavaliers 103–117 San Antonio Spurs
8 Apr 1979Cleveland Cavaliers 101–117 San Antonio Spurs

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.