NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Phoenix Suns103–111Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday 8 April 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 71st meetingof 345 played

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Truck Robinson	32:00	6–17	0–0	3	5	8	6	0	1	4	2	12
Alvan Adams	29:00	5–13	0–0	4	4	8	4	0	1	6	2	10
Walter Davis	28:00	7–14	7–8	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	21
Paul Westphal	25:00	8–13	2–2	0	3	3	4	1	1	4	2	18
Ted McClain	25:00	6–11	4–4	1	3	4	3	0	0	3	4	16
Mike Bratz	23:00	4–9	0–0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	8
Don Buse	23:00	1–2	1–2	0	2	2	6	3	0	1	0	3
Alvin Scott	20:00	3–4	0–0	1	6	7	3	1	1	1	1	6
Bayard Forrest	19:00	1–1	1–2	1	6	7	3	0	1	1	2	3
Joel Kramer	16:00	3–6	0–0	4	3	7	0	0	2	1	1	6
Team totals	240:00	44–90	15–18	15	33	48	34	5	7	23	15	103

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Jim Price	26:00	5–7	2–2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	12
Don Ford	26:00	5–9	0–0	1	3	4	3	1	0	1	1	10
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	24:00	8–14	0–0	0	1	1	4	2	1	1	1	16
Jamaal Wilkes	24:00	7–11	0–0	0	9	9	3	1	0	2	2	14
Dave Robisch	24:00	2–5	1–2	0	2	2	4	0	1	1	1	5
Adrian Dantley	24:00	2–10	0–0	2	4	6	2	2	0	1	3	4
Norm Nixon	22:00	6–10	0–0	1	1	2	11	3	0	1	1	12
Kenny Carr	22:00	5–11	1–3	3	4	7	3	1	0	2	2	11
Ron Boone	22:00	5–10	0–0	0	3	3	5	1	0	2	3	10
Lou Hudson	16:00	7–11	1–2	1	1	2	2	0	1	0	2	15
Ron Carter	10:00	1–3	0–0	2	0	2	3	1	1	1	0	2
Team totals	240:00	53–101	5–9	10	28	38	43	12	4	14	17	111

This season

Los Angeles Lakers 2, Phoenix Suns 2 in NBA 1978-79.

1 Dec 1978Phoenix Suns 122–130 Los Angeles Lakers
16 Dec 1978Los Angeles Lakers 100–119 Phoenix Suns
28 Mar 1979Los Angeles Lakers 106–112 Phoenix Suns
8 Apr 1979103–111 this game

Records going in

Phoenix Suns: 50–31
Los Angeles Lakers: 46–35

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Los Angeles Lakers 195, Phoenix Suns 150.

28 Mar 1979Los Angeles Lakers 106–112 Phoenix Suns
2 Nov 1979Phoenix Suns 110–112 Los Angeles Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.