The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the Kansas City Kings, 105 to 101, on December 15, 1978.
Final
Kings
Celtics
FG Made - Attempted
41-82
34-77
Field Goal %
50.0
44.2
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
23-33
33-36
Free Throw %
69.7
91.7
Rebounds
36
42
Offensive Rebounds
10
11
Defensive Rebounds
26
31
Assists
23
19
Steals
8
6
Blocks
3
Turnovers
19
28
Personal Fouls
33
37
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. Birdsong | 39 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 52.9 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 57.3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
S. Wedman | 38 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 53.6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
S. Lacey | 38 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 63.7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||
P. Ford | 28 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 75.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
B. Robinzine | 23 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 25.3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hillman | 22 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 64.4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||
B. McKinney | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 58.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
B. Nash | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
T. Burleson | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 26.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
M. Redmond | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Maxwell | 44 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 15-17 | 88.2 | 93.2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
C. Ford | 43 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10-20 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 52.7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||
D. Chaney | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||
J. Judkins | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
D. Awtrey | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cowens | 36 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 8-21 | 38.1 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 38.8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | ||||
N. Archibald | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 70.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||
M. Barnes | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 52.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
J. Jo White | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
B. Knight | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
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ORTG
120.4
3rd
DRTG
110.3
9th
NETRTG
10.1
3rd
3P%
36.6
15th
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