The Detroit Pistons couldn't pull it off against the Boston Celtics, 108 to 104, on December 15, 1982.
Final
Celtics
Pistons
FG Made - Attempted
38-83
39-90
Field Goal %
45.8
43.3
3PT Made - Attempted
0-1
0-3
3PT %
0.0
0.0
FT Made - Attempted
32-41
26-37
Free Throw %
78.0
70.3
Rebounds
44
49
Offensive Rebounds
14
19
Defensive Rebounds
30
30
Assists
23
16
Steals
8
9
Blocks
0
0
Turnovers
21
21
Personal Fouls
36
29
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Bird | 40 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-23 | 34.8 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 42.7 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 5 | ||
C. Maxwell | 30 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 0-0 | 12-14 | 85.7 | 62.6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
R. Robey | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||
Q. Buckner | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 58.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
D. Ainge | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. McHale | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 55.7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
N. Archibald | 31 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 53.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
M.L. Carr | 21 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 61.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
G. Henderson | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
C. Bradley | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Thomas | 43 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9-19 | 47.4 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 48.2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
B. Laimbeer | 40 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 56.0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | |
T. Tyler | 35 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 51.1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||
E. Jones | 21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 56.4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
J. Long | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 38.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Johnson | 31 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 56.8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||
S. May | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
C. Levingston | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 23.7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
T. Owens | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
W. Russell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
111.6
19th
DRTG
114.5
19th
NETRTG
-2.9
20th
3P%
36.3
16th
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