Dave Cowens 1978-79 Advanced Game Log

Pronunciation: \COW-ens\

David William Cowens

(Big Red, Dave the Rave)

Position: Center and Power Forward ▪ Shoots: Left

6-9, 230lb (206cm, 104kg)

Born: October 25, 1948 in Newport, Kentucky us

College: Florida State

High School: Central Catholic in Newport, Kentucky

Draft: Boston Celtics, 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall), 1970 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 13, 1970

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1991 (Full List)

Career Length: 11 years

Hall of Fame
8x All Star
2x NBA Champ
3x All-NBA
1970-71 All-Rookie
1970-71 ROY
1972-73 AS MVP
1972-73 MVP
3x All-Defensive
NBA 75th Anniv. Team

SUMMARY

Career

766

PTS

17.6

TRB

13.6

AST

3.8

FG%

46.0

FG3%

7.1

FT%

78.3

eFG%

46.0

PER

17.0

86.3

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1978-79 Regular Season

1978-79 Regular Season Table
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
1	1	1978-10-13	29-353	BOS		CLE	L (-14)	1	44:00	.576											10.2
2	2	1978-10-14	29-354	BOS		HOU	L (-6)	1	31:00	.730											17.2
3	3	1978-10-18	29-358	BOS	@	ATL	W (+17)	1	38:00	.276											8.6
4	4	1978-10-19	29-359	BOS	@	NOJ	L (-5)	1	46:00	.607											26.4
5	5	1978-10-21	29-361	BOS	@	HOU	L (-17)	1	38:00	.510											8.6
6	6	1978-10-24	29-364	BOS	@	SAS	L (-23)	1	39:00	.612											13.0
7	7	1978-10-28	30-003	BOS	@	NJN	L (-2)	1	45:00	.628											18.8
8	8	1978-11-01	30-007	BOS		CHI	W (+6)	1	30:00	.833											16.9
9	9	1978-11-07	30-013	BOS	@	MIL	L (-17)	1	33:00	.333											8.6
10	10	1978-11-08	30-014	BOS		POR	L (-3)	1	45:00	.615											13.4
11	11	1978-11-10	30-016	BOS		ATL	L (-12)	1	46:00	.441											9.8
12	12	1978-11-11	30-017	BOS	@	NYK	L (-13)	1	32:00	.559											11.7
13	13	1978-11-12	30-018	BOS		DET	L (-5)	1	45:00	.701											26.3
14	14	1978-11-17	30-023	BOS		DEN	W (+2)	1	33:00	.375											8.8
15	15	1978-11-18	30-024	BOS	@	CLE	W (+2)	1	45:00	.464											12.3
16	16	1978-11-22	30-028	BOS		WSB	L (-16)	1	41:00	.503											19.1
17	17	1978-11-24	30-030	BOS		NYK	W (+11)	1	46:00	.538											13.1
18	18	1978-11-26	30-032	BOS	@	SDC	L (-2)	1	35:00	.415											11.5
19	19	1978-11-28	30-034	BOS	@	POR	L (-5)	1	33:00	.400											8.3
20	20	1978-11-30	30-036	BOS	@	KCK	L (-14)	1	39:00	.375											5.5
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
21	21	1978-12-01	30-037	BOS		SEA	W (+7)	1	35:00	.581
22	22	1978-12-02	30-038	BOS	@	IND	W (+7)	1	45:00	.409											13.3
23	23	1978-12-05	30-041	BOS	@	DET	W (+2)	1	37:00	.527											15.6
24	24	1978-12-06	30-042	BOS		SDC	W (+6)	1	40:00	.498											16.9
25	25	1978-12-08	30-044	BOS		PHO	L (-20)	1	35:00	.550											14.6
26	26	1978-12-12	30-048	BOS	@	HOU	L (-7)	1	14:00	.307											0.1
27	27	1978-12-13	30-049	BOS		NOJ	W (+6)	0	33:00	.356											8.6
28	28	1978-12-15	30-051	BOS		KCK	L (-4)	0	36:00	.388											10.3
29	29	1978-12-16	30-052	BOS	@	WSB	L (-8)	1	38:00	.406											14.0
30	30	1978-12-20	30-056	BOS		IND	W (+16)	1	35:00	.460											14.6
31	31	1978-12-22	30-058	BOS		ATL	W (+19)	1	38:00	.647											21.1
32	32	1978-12-27	30-063	BOS	@	KCK	W (+9)	1	47:00	.700											14.9
33	33	1978-12-30	30-066	BOS	@	PHO	L (-3)	1	23:00	.628											7.5
34	34	1979-01-03	30-070	BOS	@	SEA	L (-7)	1	32:00	.385											8.0
35	35	1979-01-05	30-072	BOS	@	GSW	L (-15)	1	34:00	.551											11.0
36	36	1979-01-06	30-073	BOS	@	DEN	L (-29)	1	31:00	.500											5.6
37	37	1979-01-10	30-077	BOS		LAL	L (-10)	1	38:00	.397											11.5
38	38	1979-01-12	30-079	BOS		POR	W (+3)	1	36:00	.630											16.5
39	39	1979-01-14	30-081	BOS		NJN	L (-10)	1	43:00	.441											9.5
40	40	1979-01-17	30-084	BOS		KCK	L (-21)	1	41:00	.426											12.9
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
41	41	1979-01-19	30-086	BOS		MIL	W (+1)	1	37:00	.727											15.5
42	42	1979-01-20	30-087	BOS	@	PHI	W (+6)	1	44:00	.394											10.9
43	43	1979-01-21	30-088	BOS		PHI	L (-4)	1	41:00	.377											8.0
44	44	1979-01-23	30-090	BOS	@	CHI	L (-10)	1	43:00	.751											16.3
45	45	1979-01-24	30-091	BOS		WSB	L (-22)	1	25:00	.500											5.1
46	46	1979-01-26	30-093	BOS	@	IND	L (-13)	1	41:00	.656											27.5
47	47	1979-01-28	30-095	BOS		GSW	W (+1)	1	35:00	.569											11.2
48	48	1979-01-31	30-098	BOS		HOU	W (+17)	1	40:00	.619											16.8
49	49	1979-02-02	30-100	BOS		CLE	W (+14)	1	38:00	.545											10.8
50	50	1979-02-06	30-104	BOS	@	ATL	L (-3)	1	45:00	.500											12.8
51	51	1979-02-07	30-105	BOS		SEA	W (+7)	1	31:00	.578											18.9
52	52	1979-02-09	30-107	BOS		IND	W (+11)	1	35:00	.724											18.3
53	53	1979-02-10	30-108	BOS	@	NYK	W (+4)	1	36:00	.500											9.7
54	54	1979-02-11	30-109	BOS		NYK	W (+5)	1	42:00	.680											24.7
55	55	1979-02-14	30-112	BOS	@	SAS	L (-30)	1	23:00	.405											4.1
56	56	1979-02-18	30-116	BOS	@	POR	L (-7)	0	26:00	.400											4.1
57	57	1979-02-21	30-119	BOS	@	GSW	W (+4)	0	36:00	.727											18.8
58	58	1979-02-23	30-121	BOS	@	LAL	L (-9)	0	36:00	.504											20.0
59	59	1979-02-25	30-123	BOS	@	SDC	L (-15)	0	18:00	.597											7.2
60	60	1979-02-28	30-126	BOS		NOJ	W (+10)	1	43:00	.547											15.3
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
61	61	1979-03-02	30-128	BOS		SDC	L (-7)	1	45:00	.452											10.9
62	62	1979-03-04	30-130	BOS		MIL	L (-13)	1	40:00	.333											4.7
63	63	1979-03-07	30-133	BOS	@	PHI	L (-7)	1	35:00	.315											2.2
64	64	1979-03-09	30-135	BOS	@	DET	L (-43)	1	28:00	.375											8.9
65	65	1979-03-11	30-137	BOS		LAL	W (+2)	1	37:00	.679											19.9
66	66	1979-03-14	30-140	BOS		PHO	L (-9)	1	40:00	.573											17.5
67	67	1979-03-16	30-142	BOS		DET	W (+1)	1	46:00	.419											7.6
68	68	1979-03-18	30-144	BOS	@	LAL	L (-11)	1	38:00	.307											7.7

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