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NBA 1979-80Regular season

Final

New York Knicks115–129Detroit Pistons

New York Knicks at Detroit Pistons

Date
Arena
Not recorded
Season
NBA 1979-80Regular season
Meeting
216th meetingof 425 played

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
PlayerMINFG3PFTORBDRBTRBASTPFPTS
Jim Cleamons12:002–41–31–1000126
Toby Knight—10–210–01–1——93121
Larry Demic—9–150–01–1——92419
Ray Williams—7–190–03–3——68317
Geoff Huston—6–100–02–2——22114
Bill Cartwright—5–150–02–2——51512
Michael Ray Richardson—5–100–00–0——23410
Sly Williams—4–100–02–2——20110
Joe Meriweather—2–50–00–0——3054
Mike Glenn—1–40–00–0000202
Hollis Copeland—0–20–00–0——1110
Team totals12:0051–1151–312–1200392327115

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
PlayerMINFG3PFTORBDRBTRBASTPFPTS
John Shumate24:001–40–00–0——9012
Jim McElroy—11–200–09–13——19431
Bob Lanier—10–180–05–6——103325
Greg Kelser—8–160–02–2——112118
John Long—7–100–11–10001015
Terry Tyler—7–110–00–0——93214
Roy Hamilton—3–30–03–5——2319
Terry Duerod—2–80–02–3——3406
Phil Hubbard—1–10–03–4000005
Leon Douglas—2–30–00–0——9234
Team totals24:0052–940–125–3400542715129

This season

Detroit Pistons 2, New York Knicks 4 in NBA 1979-80.

Records going in

New York Knicks
2–1
Detroit Pistons
2–1

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 192, New York Knicks 233.

Every meeting

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.