Suns 97-87 Pistons Box Score, January 18, 1979
Winner: Suns|Loser: Pistons|Difference: 10|Don Buse 10+4+1 vs Kevin Porter 13+1+12

Phoenix Suns
97
Regular SeasonDate:January 18, 1979Away Team:Phoenix SunsHome Team:Detroit Pistons
Head-to-Head: Phoenix Suns vs Detroit Pistons
Pistons vs Suns starting player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| suns | 83 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 37 | -168 | -168 | 9 | 9 | |
| pistons | 71 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 29 | -184 | -184 | 16 | 13 |
Pistons vs Suns bench player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| suns | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 6 | -72 | -72 | 4 | 2 | ||
| pistons | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 7 | -56 | -56 | 2 | 2 |
Line Score:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHO | 16 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 97 |
| DET | 19 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 87 |
Suns Player stats
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Buse | 37:00 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Paul Westphal | 36:00 | 9 | 18 | .500 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 |
| Truck Robinson | 36:00 | 9 | 13 | .692 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| Walter Davis | 35:00 | 12 | 20 | .600 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| Bayard Forrest | 24:00 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Reserves | ||||||||||||||
| Alvin Scott | 18:00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joel Kramer | 17:00 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Mike Bratz | 13:00 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
| Gar Heard | 12:00 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ted McClain | 12:00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 240 | 43 | 85 | .506 | 11 | 13 | .846 | 52 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 97 |
Phoenix Suns starting lineup and bench player statistics comparison.
| PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | 83 | 38 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 66 | 37 | -168 | -168 | 9 | 9 |
| Reserves | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 6 | -72 | -72 | 4 | 2 |
Pistons Player stats
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Porter | 41:00 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Leon Douglas | 41:00 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| M.L. Carr | 38:00 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| Bob Lanier | 36:00 | 8 | 16 | .500 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| John Long | 28:00 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Reserves | ||||||||||||||
| Terry Tyler | 31:00 | 5 | 15 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Earl Tatum | 11:00 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Andre Wakefield | 8:00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Sheppard | 3:00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Larry McNeill | 2:00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Essie Hollis | 1:00 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 240 | 36 | 93 | .387 | 15 | 18 | .833 | 42 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 87 |
Detroit Pistons starting lineup and bench player statistics comparison.
| PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | 71 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 64 | 29 | -184 | -184 | 16 | 13 |
| Reserves | 16 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 7 | -56 | -56 | 2 | 2 |
Pistons and Suns past game records:
- Pistons 104-113 Suns Box Score, December 23, 1980 (Pistons 104-113 Suns)
- Pistons 105-126 Suns Box Score, December 15, 1979 (Pistons 105-126 Suns)
- Pistons 109-119 Suns Box Score, November 30, 1978 (Pistons 109-119 Suns)
- Suns 119-105 Pistons Box Score, November 18, 1978 (Suns 119-105 Pistons)
- Suns 103-98 Pistons Box Score, October 31, 1980 (Suns 103-98 Pistons)
- Pistons 120-109 Suns Box Score, March 24, 1984 (Pistons 120-109 Suns)
- Suns 101-112 Pistons Box Score, February 19, 1983 (Suns 101-112 Pistons)
- Pistons 90-113 Suns Box Score, January 23, 1982 (Pistons 90-113 Suns)
- Suns 110-94 Pistons Box Score, January 7, 1982 (Suns 110-94 Pistons)
- Pistons 98-115 Suns Box Score, December 30, 1982 (Pistons 98-115 Suns)
Phoenix Suns last 10 games:
- Suns 112-95 Nets Box Score, January 9, 1981 (Suns 112-95 Nets)
- Suns 118-123 Bucks Box Score, January 17, 1979 (Suns 118-123 Bucks)
- Warriors 100-113 Suns Box Score, January 9, 1980 (Warriors 100-113 Suns)
- Suns 90-108 Celtics Box Score, January 7, 1981 (Suns 90-108 Celtics)
- Pacers 102-99 Suns Box Score, January 13, 1979 (Pacers 102-99 Suns)
- Suns 113-106 Hawks Box Score, January 6, 1981 (Suns 113-106 Hawks)
- SuperSonics 109-106 Suns Box Score, January 11, 197 (SuperSonics 109-106 Suns)
- Suns 110-111 Rockets Box Score, January 5, 1980 (Suns 110-111 Rockets)
- Suns 133-132 Nuggets Box Score, January 2, 1981 (Suns 133-132 Nuggets)
- Suns 112-117 Nets Box Score, January 7, 1979 (Suns 112-117 Nets)
Detroit Pistons last 10 games:
- Pistons 99-106 Nets Box Score, January 17, 1979 (Pistons 99-106 Nets)
- Lakers 123-100 Pistons Box Score, January 11, 1980 (Lakers 123-100 Pistons)
- Pistons 110-111 Knicks Box Score, January 16, 1979 (Pistons 110-111 Knicks)
- Pistons 94-99 SuperSonics Box Score, January 7, 198 (Pistons 94-99 SuperSonics)
- Pistons 90-110 Trail Blazers Box Score, January 6, (Pistons 90-110 Trail Blazers)
- Pistons 110-124 Jazz Box Score, January 8, 1980 (Pistons 110-124 Jazz)
- Warriors 109-114 Pistons Box Score, January 13, 197 (Warriors 109-114 Pistons)
- Pistons 102-119 Trail Blazers Box Score, January 6, (Pistons 102-119 Trail Blazers)
- Trail Blazers 101-104 Pistons Box Score, January 11 (Trail Blazers 101-104 Pistons)
- Pistons 105-123 SuperSonics Box Score, January 4, 1 (Pistons 105-123 SuperSonics)
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