Points
30
Knight
BOS

Rebounds
20
Cowens
BOS

Assists
17
Porter
DET

The Detroit Pistons couldn't pull it off against the Boston Celtics, 114 to 112, on December 5, 1978.
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Knight #25 | 38 | 30 | 4 (0) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14-24 | 2-4 | 58.2 | ||
M. Barnes #8 | 21 | 5 | 5 (2) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 48.1 | ||
D. Cowens #18 | 37 | 18 | 20 (5) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6-14 | 6-7 | 52.7 | ||
C. Ford #42 | 25 | 6 | 5 (2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 37.5 | ||
J. Jo White #10 | 28 | 10 | 3 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 55.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Maxwell #30 | 38 | 25 | 10 (5) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8-11 | 9-10 | 81.2 | ||
N. Archibald #10 | 26 | 10 | 1 (1) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3-5 | 4-7 | 61.9 | ||
J. Judkins #32 | 17 | 8 | 1 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 65.8 | ||
D. Chaney #12 | 9 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 20.0 | ||
D. Awtrey #21 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M.L. Carr #30 | 40 | 17 | 6 (3) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-13 | 5-9 | 50.1 | ||
B. Poquette #50 | 19 | 4 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 50.0 | ||
L. Douglas #13 | 35 | 24 | 10 (3) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9-15 | 6-8 | 64.8 | ||
E. Tatum #43 | 27 | 16 | 0 (0) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 4-4 | 54.2 | ||
K. Porter #10 | 34 | 8 | 2 (0) | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tyler #41 | 36 | 24 | 10 (5) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 54.5 | ||
J. Long #25 | 27 | 14 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-14 | 4-5 | 43.2 | ||
R. Green #14 | 15 | 1 | 1 (0) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 8.5 | ||
E. Hollis #22,24 | 6 | 4 | 0 (0) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 51.5 | ||
A. Wakefield #26 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DET | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
42-82 (51.2%)
FG%
45-97 (46.4%)
- (%)
3PM
- (%)
30-40 (75.0%)
FTM
22-30 (73.3%)
53
Rebounds
34
17
Offensive Rebounds
14
36
Defensive Rebounds
20
26
Assists
29
8
Steals
17
7
Blocks
6
31
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
27
Fouls
28
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls