last time an nba team scored exactly 79 points and won before 1992

The Charlotte Hornets won when scoring exactly 79 points versus the 76ers on January 26, 1991.

Interpreted as:

last time an NBA team scored exactly 79 points in a game and won before 1992

		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
1		Hornets	1/26/1991	1	79	CHA	vs	PHI	W 79-75	240	48	16	11	5	31	84	36.9	1	9	11.1	16	22	72.7	42.2	17	31	22	21
2		Celtics	5/30/1988	1	79	BOS	@	DET	W 79-78	240	32	20	4	7	26	65	40.0	5	9	55.6	22	28	78.6	51.1	4	28	18	21
3		Pistons	12/28/1974	1	79	DET	vs	CHI	W 79-70	240	46	21	6	10	29	70	41.4				21	27	77.8	48.2	6	40	19	26
4		Hawks	2/26/1955	1	79	MIL	@	NYK	W 79-72	240					30						19	23	82.6					30
5		Warriors	2/14/1955	1	79	PHI		ROC	W 79-72	240					28						23	38	60.5					20
6		Warriors	12/4/1954	1	79	PHI	vs	SYR	W 79-73	240	80	25			33	109	30.3				13	19	68.4	33.7				16
7		Nationals	11/28/1954	1	79	SYR	vs	NYK	W 79-77	240	53	24			27	81	33.3				25	35	71.4	41.0				25
8		Knicks	11/11/1954	1	79	NYK	vs	ROC	W 79-78	240					29						21	33	63.6					23
9		Lakers	11/6/1954	1	79	MIN		MIL	W 79-67	240					26						27	36	75.0					19
10		Lakers	3/31/1954	1	79	MIN	vs	SYR	W 79-68	240	42	18			32	71	45.1				15	18	83.3	50.1				24
11		Celtics	3/20/1954	1	79	BOS	vs	NYK	W 79-78	240		19			22	61	36.1				35	56	62.5	46.1				49
12		Pistons	2/27/1954	1	79	FTW	@	PHI	W 79-72	240	58	22			25	62	40.3				29	41	70.7	49.4				27
13		Royals	2/24/1954	1	79	ROC	@	BAL	W 79-64	240					28						23	42	54.8					33
14		Warriors	2/22/1954	1	79	PHI		MIN	W 79-72	240					28						23	30	76.7					13
15		Pistons	2/13/1954	1	79	FTW	@	NYK	W 79-73	240					26						27	35	77.1					22
16		Royals	2/11/1954	1	79	ROC		MIL	W 79-68	240					27						25	32	78.1					17
17		Nationals	1/28/1954	1	79	SYR	vs	NYK	W 79-66	240	43	24			26	67	38.8				27	35	77.1	47.9				24
18		Nationals	1/26/1954	1	79	SYR		PHI	W 79-75	240					28						23	35	65.7					32
19		Pistons	1/24/1954	1	79	FTW	vs	BAL	W 79-70	240					33						13	16	81.3					20
20		Nationals	1/7/1954	1	79	SYR	vs	FTW	W 79-67	240	53	19			22	71	31.0				35	55	63.6	41.5				26
21		Royals	1/1/1954	1	79	ROC	vs	PHI	W 79-76	240					28						23	35	65.7					23
22		Lakers	12/27/1953	1	79	MIN	@	FTW	W 79-75	240					27						25	36	69.4					23
23		Knicks	12/27/1953	1	79	NYK	vs	PHI	W 79-76	240					30						19	22	86.4					18
24		Warriors	12/3/1953	1	79	PHI	vs	NYK	W 79-74	240	46	23			27	74	36.5				25	32	78.1	44.8				23
25		Royals	11/19/1953	1	79	ROC		MIL	W 79-69	240					28						23	35	65.7					35

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