The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the Detroit Pistons, 128 to 123, on November 12, 1978.

1978-79 Boston Celtics

Final

DET

Pistons

6-10

128

BOS

Celtics

2-12

123

Team

1

28

29

2

34

32

3

32

36

4

34

26

Total

128

123

Team Stats

Player Stats

Pistons

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

54-94

49-82

Field Goal %

57.4

59.8

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

20-28

25-34

Free Throw %

71.4

73.5

Rebounds

27

44

Offensive Rebounds

10

13

Defensive Rebounds

17

31

Assists

25

28

Steals

11

5

Blocks

2

1

Turnovers

8

26

Personal Fouls

27

26

Pistons

Celtics

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Terry Tyler	39	9	3	2	0	2	4-7		1-4	2	5		0	3	57.1		25.0
Kevin Porter	37	22	2	7	3	0	10-18		2-3	2	3		0	2	55.6		66.7
M.L. Carr	35	17	6	2	5	0	5-8		7-9	2	3		4	2	62.5		77.8
Ben Poquette	32	10	6	3	1	0	5-13		0-0	0	5		3	3	38.5
Earl Tatum	14	7	1	2	0	0	3-8		1-1	0	2		0	1	37.5		100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
John Long	34	24	4	3	2	0	12-17		0-0	2	1		1	3	70.6
Rickey Green	17	11	0	3	0	0	5-10		1-2	0	2		0	0	50.0		50.0
Otis Howard	15	16	2	1	0	0	6-7		4-4	0	3		1	1	85.7		100.0
Leon Douglas	10	5	3	1	0	0	1-3		3-4	0	2		1	2	33.3		75.0
Andre Wakefield	7	7	0	1	0	0	3-3		1-1	0	1		0	0	100.0		100.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Dave Cowens	45	32	13	4	1	0	11-18		10-11	4	5		3	10	61.1		90.9
Chris Ford	36	18	2	4	1	0	9-14		0-1	2	4		1	1	64.3		0.0
Jo Jo White	35	10	3	7	2	0	4-10		2-2	3	5		0	3	40.0		100.0
Billy Knight	31	17	3	3	0	0	7-11		3-4	7	2		1	2	63.6		75.0
Marvin Barnes	12	2	3	2	0	0	1-2		0-0	2	3		0	3	50.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Cedric Maxwell	39	20	14	6	0	1	8-10		4-8	4	2		5	9	80.0		50.0
Jeff Judkins	30	16	4	2	1	0	5-12		6-8	4	5		1	3	41.7		75.0
Don Chaney	8	8	2	0	0	0	4-5		0-0	0	0		2	0	80.0
Curtis Rowe	4	0	0	0	0	0	0-0		0-0	0	0		0	0

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.3

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 5/1	MIA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 5/3	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

MIA

1-2

84

Final

104

BOS

2-1

Sat 27 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

31.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff TS% Leaders

80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

71.7

Lowry

Kyle Lowry

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Celtics

120.1

Pacers

117.1

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 4/26	OKC	@	NOP	106-85
Fri 4/26	BOS	@	MIA	104-84
Fri 4/26	DEN	@	LAL	108-119
Fri 4/26	CLE	@	ORL	89-112
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 4/28	LAC	@	DAL	3:30 PM
Sun 4/28	MIL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 4/28	MIN	@	PHX	9:30 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM