The Cleveland Cavaliers came up just a bit short against the Phoenix Suns, 124 to 120, on March 13, 1979.
Final
Suns
Cavaliers
FG Made - Attempted
46-86
48-97
Field Goal %
53.5
49.5
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
32-44
24-28
Free Throw %
72.7
85.7
Rebounds
34
46
Offensive Rebounds
11
19
Defensive Rebounds
23
27
Assists
23
24
Steals
9
6
Blocks
6
6
Turnovers
17
20
Personal Fouls
29
30
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Westphal | 39 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13-27 | 48.1 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 53.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
D. Buse | 34 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||
A. Adams | 28 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 42.1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |||
G. Heard | 26 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 52.7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
W. Davis | 24 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13-16 | 81.3 | 10-13 | 76.9 | 82.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Kramer | 26 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 61.0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | |||
A. Scott | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||
B. Forrest | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 50.8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||
M. Bratz | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
T. McClain | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carr | 45 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-15 | 33.3 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 41.8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
C. Russell | 44 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16-27 | 59.3 | 9-11 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |||
B. Smith | 37 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-19 | 57.9 | 0-0 | 57.9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | ||||
J. Chones | 35 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-12 | 25.0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 38.7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||
K. Higgs | 26 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 70.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 76.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Lee | 25 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 20.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||
M. Mitchell | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 43.6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||
J. Lambert | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 106.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
E. Smith | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
122.6
1st
DRTG
110.0
6th
NETRTG
12.6
3rd
3P%
42.1
2nd
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