NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics112–126New Jersey Nets

Boston Celtics at New Jersey Nets

Date: Saturday 7 April 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 11th meetingof 242 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Chris Ford	46:00	10–28	2–2	—	—	3	13	—	—	—	3	22
Rick Robey	44:00	6–15	6–9	—	—	10	5	—	—	—	4	18
Jeff Judkins	42:00	7–13	0–0	—	—	6	3	—	—	—	5	14
Cedric Maxwell	39:00	9–14	10–10	3	9	12	4	0	0	1	6	28
Kevin Stacom	25:00	6–13	0–0	—	—	1	4	—	0	—	1	12
Don Chaney	24:00	4–10	0–0	—	—	6	2	—	—	—	5	8
Tiny Archibald	20:00	5–11	0–0	0	0	0	3	—	—	—	3	10
Team totals	240:00	47–104	18–21	3	9	38	34	0	0	1	27	112

New Jersey Nets

New Jersey Nets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
John Williamson	38:00	13–26	8–8	—	—	2	6	—	—	—	2	34
Eddie Jordan	38:00	8–18	3–5	—	—	6	8	—	—	—	1	19
Bernard King	35:00	13–19	9–16	—	—	15	6	—	—	—	3	35
Harvey Catchings	31:00	4–11	1–2	—	—	9	0	—	—	—	2	9
Winford Boynes	25:00	5–6	0–0	—	—	6	1	—	—	—	0	10
Jan van Breda Kolff	24:00	2–5	2–2	—	—	9	9	—	—	—	3	6
Ralph Simpson	20:00	2–4	1–2	—	—	3	6	—	—	—	0	5
Phil Jackson	17:00	2–4	2–2	—	—	4	2	—	—	—	2	6
George Johnson	11:00	1–2	0–0	—	—	2	0	—	—	—	2	2
Tim Bassett	1:00	0–1	0–0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	0	0
Team totals	240:00	50–96	26–37	0	0	56	38	—	—	—	15	126

This season

Brooklyn Nets 3, Boston Celtics 1 in NBA 1978-79.

28 Oct 1978Boston Celtics 109–111 New Jersey Nets
14 Jan 1979New Jersey Nets 110–100 Boston Celtics
7 Apr 1979112–126 this game
8 Apr 1979New Jersey Nets 101–127 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 28–52
New Jersey Nets: 36–44

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Brooklyn Nets 87, Boston Celtics 155.

14 Jan 1979New Jersey Nets 110–100 Boston Celtics
8 Apr 1979New Jersey Nets 101–127 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.