NBA 1982-83Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics119–112Detroit Pistons

Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons

Date: Saturday 4 December 1982
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1982-83Regular season
Meeting: 238th meetingof 446 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Gerald Henderson	20:00	5–12	0–0	2–4	1	0	1	1	3	0	3	2	12
Larry Bird	—	13–26	0–0	4–5	0	16	16	12	2	1	2	4	30
Tiny Archibald	—	8–12	0–0	7–8	0	0	0	7	3	0	4	3	23
Cedric Maxwell	—	7–12	0–0	5–6	2	4	6	2	0	2	1	4	19
Kevin McHale	—	5–8	0–0	4–4	3	2	5	3	0	2	2	5	14
Robert Parish	—	4–9	0–0	0–0	4	4	8	0	0	3	6	6	8
Quinn Buckner	—	2–7	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	4	4
Rick Robey	—	2–5	0–0	0–0	3	4	7	2	0	0	0	2	4
M.L. Carr	—	1–8	0–0	1–2	5	0	5	2	0	0	1	2	3
Danny Ainge	—	1–2	0–0	0–0	2	0	2	3	1	0	1	3	2
Team totals	20:00	48–101	0–0	23–29	20	30	50	33	10	8	23	35	119

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Vinnie Johnson	—	8–14	1–2	8–9	2	0	2	3	2	1	3	4	25
Cliff Levingston	—	6–12	0–0	6–8	7	2	9	1	1	1	2	2	18
Bill Laimbeer	—	5–13	0–1	7–9	7	14	21	0	0	2	4	5	17
Terry Tyler	—	8–16	0–0	0–0	1	3	4	1	3	2	1	4	16
Isiah Thomas	—	3–19	0–1	6–10	0	3	3	9	4	1	6	4	12
John Long	—	5–11	0–0	2–2	2	4	6	1	1	0	2	1	12
Scott May	—	3–8	0–0	0–0	3	1	4	3	0	0	2	2	6
Tom Owens	—	2–7	0–0	2–3	3	3	6	0	0	0	5	5	6
Team totals	—	40–100	1–4	31–41	25	30	55	18	11	7	25	27	112

This season

Detroit Pistons 3, Boston Celtics 3 in NBA 1982-83.

30 Nov 1982Detroit Pistons 123–116 Boston Celtics
4 Dec 1982119–112 this game
15 Dec 1982Boston Celtics 108–104 Detroit Pistons
19 Dec 1982Detroit Pistons 131–114 Boston Celtics
10 Apr 1983Detroit Pistons 113–115 Boston Celtics
13 Apr 1983Boston Celtics 101–113 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 14–4
Detroit Pistons: 12–6

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 165, Boston Celtics 281.

30 Nov 1982Detroit Pistons 123–116 Boston Celtics
15 Dec 1982Boston Celtics 108–104 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.