The Detroit Pistons couldn't pull it off against the Cleveland Cavaliers, 127 to 125, on November 1, 1979.
Final
Cavaliers
Pistons
FG Made - Attempted
47-104
50-89
Field Goal %
45.2
56.2
3PT Made - Attempted
1-1
0-1
3PT %
100.0
0.0
FT Made - Attempted
32-38
25-34
Free Throw %
84.2
73.5
Rebounds
43
46
Offensive Rebounds
20
18
Defensive Rebounds
23
28
Assists
21
27
Steals
7
13
Blocks
7
10
Turnovers
15
21
Personal Fouls
27
30
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Russell | 33 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 90.0 | 54.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
M. Mitchell | 32 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13-18 | 72.2 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 74.3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | ||
R. Smith | 28 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 53.9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
J. Lambert | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 39.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
F. Walker | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carr | 30 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-19 | 42.1 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 10-11 | 90.9 | 56.6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
K. Carr | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 59.5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | ||
D. Robisch | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 28.6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
W. Smith | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
B. Willoughby | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 17.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McAdoo | 42 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 81.8 | 63.5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||
R. Hamilton | 40 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5-15 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 45.9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
B. Lanier | 37 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 55.9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ||
J. McElroy | 26 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 87.2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
G. Kelser | 25 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10-11 | 90.9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 90.9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Tyler | 23 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 66.6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | ||
T. Duerod | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 50.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
L. Douglas | 15 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
E. Evans | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 20.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
110.8
24th
DRTG
114.0
17th
NETRTG
-3.2
21st
3P%
36.2
15th
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