NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Chicago Bulls117–107Detroit Pistons

Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons

Date: Sunday 8 April 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 89th meetingof 324 played

Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Mickey Johnson	41:00	10–15	0–0	7	5	12	6	1	0	2	0	20
Artis Gilmore	38:00	8–15	2–3	3	9	12	3	1	2	2	3	18
Wilbur Holland	37:00	8–15	2–3	2	9	11	11	1	0	3	3	18
Reggie Theus	35:00	11–22	4–5	3	0	3	4	1	0	3	2	26
Ollie Johnson	33:00	7–11	1–2	3	4	7	3	2	0	3	1	15
John Mengelt	16:00	4–8	4–4	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	12
Scott Lloyd	10:00	0–2	0–0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	0
John Brown	8:00	1–4	0–0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Tate Armstrong	8:00	1–4	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Scott May	7:00	2–3	0–0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	4
Mark Landsberger	7:00	0–0	0–2	1	5	6	0	0	0	2	0	0
Team totals	240:00	52–99	13–19	20	36	56	29	6	2	20	13	117

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kevin Porter	43:00	13–19	2–2	0	0	0	9	3	0	2	4	28
M.L. Carr	38:00	8–17	3–5	3	5	8	1	1	0	2	2	19
Terry Tyler	38:00	5–20	2–2	4	9	13	1	3	3	3	1	12
Leon Douglas	36:00	6–13	4–4	5	3	8	4	0	1	3	4	16
John Long	28:00	6–13	2–2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	14
Ben Poquette	25:00	2–5	0–0	0	8	8	1	1	2	2	1	4
Earl Tatum	20:00	5–12	0–0	2	2	4	2	0	1	1	3	10
Jim Brewer	7:00	0–3	0–0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Andre Wakefield	5:00	2–2	0–0	2	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	4
Team totals	240:00	47–104	13–15	17	30	47	21	11	7	14	18	107

This season

Detroit Pistons 2, Chicago Bulls 2 in NBA 1978-79.

3 Nov 1978Detroit Pistons 99–93 Chicago Bulls
10 Nov 1978Chicago Bulls 101–115 Detroit Pistons
27 Feb 1979Detroit Pistons 117–124 Chicago Bulls
8 Apr 1979117–107 this game

Records going in

Chicago Bulls: 30–51
Detroit Pistons: 30–51

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 160, Chicago Bulls 164.

27 Feb 1979Detroit Pistons 117–124 Chicago Bulls
13 Jan 1980Chicago Bulls 102–107 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.