The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the Philadelphia 76ers, 91 to 87, on January 21, 1979.
Final
76ers
Celtics
FG Made - Attempted
37-86
36-95
Field Goal %
43.0
37.9
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
17-22
15-23
Free Throw %
77.3
65.2
Rebounds
49
53
Offensive Rebounds
11
19
Defensive Rebounds
38
34
Assists
19
17
Steals
6
4
Blocks
7
5
Turnovers
15
15
Personal Fouls
25
18
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Collins | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 42.9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
C. Jones | 35 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 0-0 | 80.0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | ||||
B. Jones | 33 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 63.6 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 72.3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||
J. Erving | 30 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10-17 | 58.8 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
M. Cheeks | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Bibby | 32 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 30.7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
D. Dawkins | 29 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-13 | 23.1 | 0-0 | 23.1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | ||||
J. Bryant | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 37.1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
R. Simpson | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Maxwell | 46 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 54.7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |||
D. Cowens | 41 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-19 | 36.8 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 37.7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | |||
C. Ford | 39 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 55.6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
J. Jo White | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-18 | 27.8 | 0-0 | 27.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
C. Rowe | 29 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Barnes | 23 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-0 | 16.7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||||
N. Archibald | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 38.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
J. Judkins | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 69.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
T. Barker | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
F. Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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ORTG
121.3
3rd
DRTG
111.4
8th
NETRTG
9.9
3rd
3P%
37.1
12th
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