NBA 1979-80Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics87–88Atlanta Hawks

Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday 14 March 1980
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1979-80Regular season
Meeting: 246th meetingof 471 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Pete Maravich	17:00	2–8	0–0	0–0	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	4	4
Larry Bird	—	7–15	0–1	9–12	3	4	7	3	1	1	5	5	23
Cedric Maxwell	—	6–15	0–0	2–2	5	11	16	3	1	2	4	3	14
Dave Cowens	—	6–11	0–0	1–2	2	6	8	1	0	2	3	2	13
Rick Robey	—	3–7	0–0	7–8	3	8	11	0	0	0	0	2	13
M.L. Carr	—	4–11	0–0	1–3	3	1	4	1	1	2	1	2	9
Tiny Archibald	—	3–7	0–0	2–3	0	3	3	3	0	0	4	1	8
Gerald Henderson	—	1–6	0–0	1–2	1	0	1	1	2	0	2	2	3
Team totals	17:00	32–80	0–1	23–32	19	33	52	12	5	8	20	21	87

Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta Hawks box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
John Brown	6:00	1–2	0–0	0–0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
Eddie Johnson	—	9–20	0–1	2–4	0	2	2	3	2	0	1	3	20
Dan Roundfield	—	6–16	0–0	5–5	2	10	12	2	3	3	5	4	17
John Drew	—	6–11	0–0	4–4	1	3	4	4	1	0	4	4	16
Armond Hill	—	6–10	0–0	2–2	0	0	0	9	2	0	1	3	14
Tree Rollins	—	1–8	0–0	3–4	11	12	23	2	1	10	1	5	5
Charlie Criss	—	1–5	0–1	2–2	0	2	2	3	2	0	1	2	4
Jack Givens	—	2–5	0–0	0–0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	4
Steve Hawes	—	2–5	0–0	0–0	2	4	6	0	2	0	1	2	4
Jim McElroy	—	1–4	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2
Team totals	6:00	35–86	0–2	18–21	16	36	52	24	13	13	15	27	88

This season

Atlanta Hawks 2, Boston Celtics 4 in NBA 1979-80.

27 Oct 1979Boston Celtics 100–95 Atlanta Hawks
24 Nov 1979Boston Celtics 106–101 Atlanta Hawks
5 Dec 1979Atlanta Hawks 120–92 Boston Celtics
11 Jan 1980Atlanta Hawks 93–108 Boston Celtics
26 Feb 1980Atlanta Hawks 97–108 Boston Celtics
14 Mar 198087–88 this game

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 54–17
Atlanta Hawks: 44–28

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Atlanta Hawks 180, Boston Celtics 291.

26 Feb 1980Atlanta Hawks 97–108 Boston Celtics
14 Oct 1980Boston Celtics 116–122 Atlanta Hawks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.