The Rochester Royals won when scoring exactly 78 points against the Fort Wayne Pistons on March 6, 1949.
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last time an NBA team scored exactly 78 points in a game and won before 1950| TEAM | DATE | W | PTS | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
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| 1 |  | Royals | 3/6/1949 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-66 | 240 | 24 | 30 | 39 | 76.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  | Lakers | 2/3/1949 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-76 | 240 | 7 | 29 | 94 | 30.9 | 20 | 25 | 80.0 | 37.1 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | Warriors | 1/29/1949 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-73 | 240 | 11 | 30 | 93 | 32.3 | 18 | 33 | 54.5 | 36.3 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Jets | 1/1/1949 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-77 | 240 | 35 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  | Stags | 12/10/1948 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-70 | 240 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 81.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | Lakers | 12/5/1948 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-68 | 240 | 30 | 18 | 28 | 64.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  | Bullets | 11/7/1948 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-77 | 240 | 24 | 30 | 44 | 68.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | | Bullets | 4/17/1948 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-75 | 240 | 5 | 26 | 74 | 35.1 | 26 | 35 | 74.3 | 43.6 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 9 | | Bullets | 2/28/1948 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-56 | 240 | 29 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  | Bombers | 2/19/1948 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-69 | 240 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 |  | Knicks | 2/14/1948 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-47 | 240 | 36 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | | Knicks | 2/3/1948 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-62 | 240 | 33 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | | Stags | 1/27/1948 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-74 | 240 | 27 | 24 | 35 | 68.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  | Capitols | 1/17/1948 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-62 | 240 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | | Bullets | 1/8/1948 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-75 | 240 | 28 | 22 | 31 | 71.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 |  | Celtics | 12/19/1947 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-70 | 240 | 27 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | | Warriors | 12/9/1947 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-74 | 265 | 5 | 27 | 112 | 24.1 | 24 | 32 | 75.0 | 30.9 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | Capitols | 3/15/1947 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-63 | 240 | 33 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | | Knicks | 3/13/1947 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-74 | 290 | 29 | 20 | 34 | 58.8 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 20 |  | Rebels | 3/11/1947 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-72 | 240 | 32 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | | Warriors | 2/20/1947 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-66 | 240 | 30 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 |  | Steam Rollers | 1/14/1947 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-74 | 240 | 31 | 16 | 31 | 51.6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | | Steam Rollers | 1/4/1947 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-74 | 240 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | | Capitols | 1/4/1947 | 1 | 78 | vs | W 78-64 | 240 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| 25 | | Capitols | 12/26/1946 | 1 | 78 | @ | W 78-66 | 240 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
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