The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn't pull it off against the Boston Celtics, 92 to 90, on November 18, 1978.
Final
Celtics
Cavaliers
FG Made - Attempted
31-76
34-84
Field Goal %
40.8
40.5
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
30-36
22-32
Free Throw %
83.3
68.8
Rebounds
50
39
Offensive Rebounds
12
9
Defensive Rebounds
38
30
Assists
16
17
Steals
5
10
Blocks
2
2
Turnovers
21
17
Personal Fouls
23
25
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cowens | 45 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-17 | 41.2 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 46.4 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 4 | |||
J. Jo White | 41 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 53.6 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||
B. Knight | 40 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 30.8 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 39.5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||
N. Archibald | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-11 | 18.2 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 33.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
E. Williams | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Maxwell | 35 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 75.4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||
C. Ford | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 44.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
J. Judkins | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
M. Barnes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Russell | 44 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 15-17 | 88.2 | 70.8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | |||
F. Walker | 42 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 48.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
J. Chones | 38 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-18 | 33.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 32.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
A. Carr | 35 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-20 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
J. Brewer | 33 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 61.5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lambert | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
T. Furlow | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-10 | 10.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 13.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
B. Smith | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-0 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
K. Higgs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
M. Mitchell | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 29.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
123.8
1st
DRTG
111.5
8th
NETRTG
12.3
1st
3P%
41.6
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