Game day: February 8, 1979
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Best of the game day
By game score: points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks add; missed shots and turnovers subtract.
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★11
Moses Malone 42 minutes playedHOU Night MVPHighlights: Double-double · 42 min- PTS
- 32
- REB
- 19
- AST
- 5
- EFF
- 49
Top game score of the night Game & box score -
- PTS
- 36
- REB
- 7
- AST
- 2
- EFF
- 35
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★8
- PTS
- 22
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 13
- EFF
- 28
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- PTS
- 29
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 6
- EFF
- 27
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- PTS
- 29
- REB
- 4
- AST
- 4
- EFF
- 27
Best by category
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Points
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Junior Bridgeman
MIL @ HOU
36
- Moses Malone HOU vs MIL 32
- John Williamson NJN @ DET 29
- Brian Winters MIL @ HOU 29
- Rudy Tomjanovich HOU vs MIL 26
- Bernard King NJN @ DET 24
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Rebounds
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★11
Moses Malone
HOU vs MIL
19
- Leon Douglas DET vs NJN 18
- Terry Tyler DET vs NJN 11
- Rudy Tomjanovich HOU vs MIL 11
- George Johnson NJN @ DET 10
- Jan Van Breda Kolff NJN @ DET 9
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Assists
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★8
Rick Barry
HOU vs MIL
13
- Kevin Porter DET vs NJN 10
- Mike Dunleavy HOU vs MIL 9
- Lloyd Walton MIL @ HOU 8
- Brian Winters MIL @ HOU 6
- Calvin Murphy HOU vs MIL 6
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Efficiency
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★11
Moses Malone
HOU vs MIL
49
- Junior Bridgeman MIL @ HOU 35
- Leon Douglas DET vs NJN 33
- Rudy Tomjanovich HOU vs MIL 28
- Rick Barry HOU vs MIL 28
- Mike Dunleavy HOU vs MIL 28
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Field goals
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★11
Moses Malone
HOU vs MIL
12/17
70.6%
- Kevin Restani MIL @ HOU 7/10 70.0%
- Junior Bridgeman MIL @ HOU 14/21 66.7%
- Leon Douglas DET vs NJN 8/13 61.5%
- Brian Winters MIL @ HOU 14/23 60.9%
- Rudy Tomjanovich HOU vs MIL 12/20 60.0%
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Free throws
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Junior Bridgeman
MIL @ HOU
8/8
100.0%
- John Williamson NJN @ DET 7/7 100.0%
- Mike Dunleavy HOU vs MIL 8/9 88.9%
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Steals
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★11
Moses Malone
HOU vs MIL
3
- Rick Barry HOU vs MIL 3
- Brian Winters MIL @ HOU 2
- Mike Newlin HOU vs MIL 2
- Junior Bridgeman MIL @ HOU 1
- Ernie Grunfeld MIL @ HOU 1
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Blocks
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★11
Moses Malone
HOU vs MIL
1
- Rudy Tomjanovich HOU vs MIL 1
- John Gianelli MIL @ HOU 1
- Robert Reid HOU vs MIL 1
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Minutes
- Leon Douglas DET vs NJN 46:00
- George Johnson NJN @ DET 42:00
- Moses Malone HOU vs MIL 42:00
- John Williamson NJN @ DET 41:00
- Terry Tyler DET vs NJN 41:00
- Brian Winters MIL @ HOU 40:00
Worst by category
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Field goals
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George Johnson
NJN @ DET
3/9
33.3%
- Andre Wakefield DET vs NJN 3/8 37.5%
- Bob Lanier DET vs NJN 3/8 37.5%
- Winford Boynes NJN @ DET 3/8 37.5%
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Free throws
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Wilson Washington
NJN @ DET
1/4
25.0%
- Terry Tyler DET vs NJN 4/8 50.0%
- George Johnson MIL @ HOU 4/6 66.7%
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Turnovers
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Junior Bridgeman
MIL @ HOU
4
- Ernie Grunfeld MIL @ HOU 4
- Moses Malone HOU vs MIL 3
- Brian Winters MIL @ HOU 3
- Rudy Tomjanovich HOU vs MIL 2
- Mike Dunleavy HOU vs MIL 2
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Personal fouls
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John Gianelli
MIL @ HOU
6
- Mike Dunleavy HOU vs MIL 5
- Earl Tatum DET vs NJN 5
- Kevin Porter DET vs NJN 5
- Bernard King NJN @ DET 4
- Jan Van Breda Kolff NJN @ DET 4
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Worst efficiency
- Winford Boynes NJN @ DET 4
- Robert Reid HOU vs MIL 6
- Mike Newlin HOU vs MIL 6
- Earl Tatum DET vs NJN 8
- Bob Lanier DET vs NJN 8
- George Johnson NJN @ DET 10
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Times shown in Madrid time (CET/CEST). Mexico (CDMX): −7 h · Argentina (Buenos Aires): −4 h compared with Madrid.
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