The Detroit Pistons were defeated by the Boston Celtics, 114 to 112, on December 5, 1978.

1978-79 Detroit Pistons

Final

BOS

114

DET

112

1

30

24

2

29

35

3

24

27

4

31

26

Total

114

112

Celtics

Pistons

FG Made - Attempted

42-82

45-97

Field Goal %

51.2

46.4

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

30-40

22-30

Free Throw %

75.0

73.3

Rebounds

53

34

Offensive Rebounds

17

14

Defensive Rebounds

36

20

Assists

26

29

Steals

8

17

Blocks

7

6

Turnovers

31

17

Personal Fouls

27

28

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Billy Knight 38 30 4 0 1 1 14-24 2-4 5 2 0 4 58.3 50.0
Dave Cowens 37 18 20 2 1 2 6-14 6-7 4 6 5 15 42.9 85.7
Jo Jo White 28 10 3 4 2 0 5-9 0-0 3 3 0 3 55.6
Chris Ford 25 6 5 4 1 0 3-8 0-0 4 3 2 3 37.5
Marvin Barnes 21 5 5 3 0 1 1-3 3-5 4 5 2 3 33.3 60.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Cedric Maxwell 38 25 10 1 0 1 8-11 9-10 6 3 5 5 72.7 90.0
Nate Archibald 26 10 1 11 1 0 3-5 4-7 4 1 1 0 60.0 57.1
Jeff Judkins 17 8 1 1 2 1 1-3 6-7 1 1 1 0 33.3 85.7
Don Chaney 9 2 4 0 0 1 1-5 0-0 0 3 1 3 20.0
Dennis Awtrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
M.L. Carr 40 17 6 4 2 0 6-13 5-9 2 4 3 3 46.2 55.6
Leon Douglas 35 24 10 0 4 0 9-15 6-8 4 6 3 7 60.0 75.0
Kevin Porter 34 8 2 17 1 0 4-8 0-0 4 5 0 2 50.0
Earl Tatum 27 16 0 1 3 0 6-13 4-4 1 1 0 0 46.2 100.0
Ben Poquette 19 4 3 0 0 3 2-4 0-0 0 5 1 2 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Terry Tyler 36 24 10 1 4 3 12-22 0-0 5 4 5 5 54.5
John Long 27 14 2 0 0 0 5-14 4-5 1 2 2 0 35.7 80.0
Rickey Green 15 1 1 5 1 0 0-5 1-2 0 0 0 1 0.0 50.0
Essie Hollis 6 4 0 1 2 0 1-3 2-2 0 1 0 0 33.3 100.0
Andre Wakefield 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0

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DRTG

118.8

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34.8

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2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
11
Nets Nets
32 50 .390 32.0
12
Raptors Raptors
25 57 .305 39.0
13
Hornets Hornets
21 61 .256 43.0
14
Wizards Wizards
15 67 .183 49.0
15
Pistons Pistons
14 68 .171 50.0

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SAS Spurs

22-60

123

Final

95

DET Pistons

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NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Thu
4/18
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
91-112
Thu
4/18
SAC SAC
@
NOP NOP
98-105
Tue
4/16
ATL ATL
@
CHI CHI
116-131
Tue
4/16
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
104-105
Mon
4/15
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
94-118

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/20
ORL ORL
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sat
4/20
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
3:30 PM
Sat
4/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
6:00 PM
Sat
4/20
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
8:30 PM
Sun
4/21
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM