The Washington Capitols won when scoring exactly 79 points versus the Cleveland Rebels on March 29, 1947.
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last time an NBA team scored exactly 79 points in a game and won before 1948| 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 |  | Capitols | 3/29/1947 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-69 | 240 | 31 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 |  | Bombers | 3/19/1947 | 1 | 79 | @ | W 79-54 | 240 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 |  | Huskies | 3/11/1947 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-71 | 240 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 |  | Warriors | 2/6/1947 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-61 | 240 | 33 | 13 | 19 | 68.4 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 |  | Rebels | 1/19/1947 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-72 | 240 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 89.5 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 |  | Steam Rollers | 11/30/1946 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-65 | 240 | 35 | 9 | 20 |
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| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
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| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
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| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
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| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
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| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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