NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

San Antonio Spurs106–123Houston Rockets

San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets

Date: Saturday 7 April 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 12th meetingof 245 played

San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio Spurs box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
George Gervin	35:00	6–15	3–3	—	—	6	1	0	1	2	1	15
Larry Kenon	35:00	4–13	4–5	—	—	7	6	2	1	4	1	12
Mike Gale	29:00	1–9	1–2	—	—	2	5	1	1	2	3	3
Billy Paultz	26:00	1–7	0–0	—	—	4	1	0	5	2	2	2
Mark Olberding	25:00	5–8	3–4	—	—	9	3	1	2	2	4	13
Allan Bristow	23:00	4–7	2–2	—	—	4	2	1	0	2	1	10
James Silas	22:00	8–16	5–8	—	—	3	4	0	0	5	4	21
Mike Green	18:00	7–11	6–6	—	—	6	2	0	1	3	4	20
Coby Dietrick	17:00	3–3	0–2	—	—	3	2	0	0	0	6	6
Louie Dampier	10:00	2–4	0–0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	4
Team totals	240:00	41–93	24–32	0	0	44	28	5	11	22	28	106

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Moses Malone	39:00	11–22	7–7	15	11	26	0	2	3	4	3	29
Rudy Tomjanovich	36:00	7–15	2–2	—	—	5	0	1	0	3	3	16
Calvin Murphy	35:00	9–25	0–0	—	—	2	5	1	0	1	3	18
Robert Reid	34:00	4–19	3–3	—	—	14	7	3	2	2	3	11
Slick Watts	29:00	2–6	1–2	—	—	3	7	0	0	3	5	5
Rick Barry	26:00	9–13	2–2	—	—	1	4	0	0	3	4	20
Mike Newlin	25:00	6–8	7–8	—	—	2	6	1	0	3	4	19
Mike Dunleavy	8:00	2–3	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	4
Dwight Jones	8:00	0–0	1–2	—	—	5	2	0	1	0	3	1
Team totals	240:00	50–111	23–26	15	11	58	32	8	6	20	30	123

This season

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

18 Nov 1978San Antonio Spurs 120–126 Houston Rockets
25 Feb 1979Houston Rockets 107–127 San Antonio Spurs
30 Mar 1979Houston Rockets 117–116 San Antonio Spurs
7 Apr 1979106–123 this game

Records going in

San Antonio Spurs: 47–33
Houston Rockets: 45–35

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

30 Mar 1979Houston Rockets 117–116 San Antonio Spurs
8 Dec 1979Houston Rockets 129–138 San Antonio Spurs

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.