The New York Knicks won when scoring exactly 79 points in Game 4 of the 1999 Eastern Conference Semifinals versus the Hawks on May 24, 1999.
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last time an NBA team scored exactly 79 points in a game and won before 2000| 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 |  | Knicks | 5/24/1999 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-66 | 240 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 65 | 46.2 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 51.7 | 7 | 37 | 20 | 23 | ||
| 2 |  | Spurs | 5/19/1999 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-76 | 240 | 38 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 69 | 43.5 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 17 | 18 | 94.4 | 51.4 | 7 | 31 | 17 | 27 | ||
| 3 |  | Pistons | 5/12/1999 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-63 | 240 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 76 | 40.8 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 47.3 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 25 | ||
| 4 |  | Magic | 5/11/1999 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-68 | 240 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 70 | 40.0 | 2 | 15 | 13.3 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 48.2 | 10 | 30 | 21 | 23 | ||
| 5 |  | Bucks | 4/23/1999 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-75 | 240 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 68 | 41.2 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 21 | 23 | 91.3 | 50.6 | 16 | 29 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 6 |  | Bulls | 4/18/1999 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-77 | 240 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 72 | 41.7 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 49.4 | 8 | 30 | 17 | 21 | ||
| 7 |  | Trail Blazers | 3/23/1999 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-72 | 240 | 50 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 73 | 35.6 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 24 | 30 | 80.0 | 45.8 | 16 | 34 | 18 | 17 | ||
| 8 | | Knicks | 2/21/1999 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-63 | 240 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 66 | 48.5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | 54.7 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 9 |  | Suns | 2/17/1999 | 1 | 79 | @ | W 79-76 | 240 | 40 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 80 | 40.0 | 2 | 11 | 18.2 | 13 | 17 | 76.5 | 45.2 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 10 |  | Nets | 2/7/1999 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-69 | 240 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 65 | 40.0 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 25 | 33 | 75.8 | 49.7 | 14 | 32 | 23 | 27 | ||
| 11 | | Trail Blazers | 4/6/1998 | 1 | 79 | @ | W 79-75 | 240 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 75 | 46.7 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 49.5 | 10 | 29 | 13 | 22 | ||
| 12 |  | Heat | 3/15/1998 | 1 | 79 | @ | W 79-76 | 240 | 34 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 76 | 35.5 | 5 | 20 | 25.0 | 20 | 23 | 87.0 | 45.9 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | | Spurs | 3/10/1998 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-78 | 240 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 66 | 45.5 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 15 | 25 | 60.0 | 51.3 | 12 | 29 | 25 | 23 | ||
| 14 |  | 76ers | 2/27/1998 | 1 | 79 | @ | W 79-78 | 240 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 78 | 39.7 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 | 45.5 | 19 | 26 | 14 | 21 | ||
| 15 | | Bucks | 2/22/1998 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-71 | 240 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 67 | 46.3 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 51.2 | 10 | 27 | 18 | 24 | ||
| 16 |  | Jazz | 2/21/1998 | 1 | 79 | @ | W 79-77 | 240 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 66 | 37.9 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 28 | 33 | 84.8 | 49.1 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 26 | ||
| 17 | | Knicks | 12/22/1997 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-67 | 240 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 86 | 40.7 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 44.3 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 18 |  | Hornets | 12/12/1997 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-77 | 240 | 37 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 35 | 77 | 45.5 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 48.0 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 25 | ||
| 19 |  | Cavaliers | 12/11/1997 | 1 | 79 | @ | W 79-77 | 240 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 61 | 45.9 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 20 | 31 | 64.5 | 52.9 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 21 | ||
| 20 | | Bulls | 11/15/1997 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-70 | 240 | 44 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 33 | 83 | 39.8 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 43.7 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 21 | ||
| 21 | | Heat | 3/2/1997 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-72 | 240 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 70 | 44.3 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 9 | 17 | 52.9 | 51.0 | 9 | 31 | 13 | 23 | ||
| 22 |  | Hawks | 2/26/1997 | 1 | 79 | @ | W 79-72 | 240 | 44 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 74 | 35.1 | 5 | 15 | 33.3 | 22 | 26 | 84.6 | 46.2 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 17 | ||
| 23 | | Cavaliers | 2/4/1997 | 1 | 79 | @ | W 79-78 | 240 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 64 | 48.4 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 51.5 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 27 | ||
| 24 |  | Lakers | 12/11/1996 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-76 | 240 | 44 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 74 | 39.2 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 45.5 | 10 | 34 | 13 | 21 | ||
| 25 |  | Timberwolves | 11/30/1996 | 1 | 79 | vs | W 79-70 | 240 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 70 | 40.0 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 48.0 | 11 | 31 | 19 | 24 | ||
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