NBA 1979-80Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics123–120New York Knicks

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

Date: Saturday 15 March 1980
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1979-80Regular season
Meeting: 331st meetingof 569 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Pete Maravich	5:00	3–4	0–0	2–2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	8
Larry Bird	—	12–22	0–0	5–5	4	8	12	5	1	2	2	4	29
Dave Cowens	—	9–17	0–0	7–9	3	8	11	6	0	0	0	5	25
Rick Robey	—	10–15	0–0	3–3	1	3	4	0	0	0	1	3	23
Tiny Archibald	—	3–6	0–0	5–7	0	1	1	8	0	0	1	4	11
M.L. Carr	—	3–6	0–0	3–5	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	4	9
Cedric Maxwell	—	2–4	0–0	4–4	0	3	3	4	2	0	1	4	8
Gerald Henderson	—	4–4	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	4	8
Jeff Judkins	—	1–2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Don Chaney	—	0–2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Team totals	5:00	47–82	0–0	29–35	8	25	33	26	5	3	13	33	123

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Ray Williams	—	11–19	0–0	12–13	2	4	6	8	0	0	3	5	34
Bill Cartwright	—	10–19	0–0	4–7	5	7	12	2	0	0	2	4	24
Michael Ray Richardson	—	6–14	1–2	11–16	0	5	5	16	1	0	3	1	24
Toby Knight	—	6–13	0–0	0–0	5	1	6	0	2	2	2	4	12
Hollis Copeland	—	5–7	0–0	0–0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	10
Mike Glenn	—	2–4	0–0	2–2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6
Joe Meriweather	—	1–2	0–0	2–2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	4
Larry Demic	—	2–5	0–0	0–0	1	7	8	1	0	1	2	6	4
Earl Monroe	—	1–4	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Marvin Webster	—	0–2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0
Team totals	—	44–89	1–2	31–40	14	25	39	29	4	4	14	30	120

This season

New York Knicks 1, Boston Celtics 5 in NBA 1979-80.

17 Nov 1979Boston Celtics 109–113 New York Knicks
30 Nov 1979New York Knicks 97–100 Boston Celtics
15 Dec 1979Boston Celtics 99–96 New York Knicks
9 Jan 1980New York Knicks 95–112 Boston Celtics
15 Mar 1980123–120 this game
26 Mar 1980New York Knicks 121–129 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 54–18
New York Knicks: 36–37

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: New York Knicks 226, Boston Celtics 343.

9 Jan 1980New York Knicks 95–112 Boston Celtics
26 Mar 1980New York Knicks 121–129 Boston Celtics

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.