Bob Lanier 1978-79 Advanced Game Log

Pronunciation: \luh-NEER\

Robert Jerry Lanier Jr.

(Dobber, Moses, Bob-A-Dob)

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Left

6-11, 250lb (211cm, 113kg)

Born: September 10, 1948 in Buffalo, New York us

Died: May 10, 2022

College: St. Bonaventure

High School: Bennett in Buffalo, New York

Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 1970 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 14, 1970

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1992 (Full List)

Career Length: 14 years

Hall of Fame
8x All Star
1970-71 All-Rookie
1973-74 AS MVP

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SUMMARY

Career

959

PTS

20.1

TRB

10.1

AST

3.1

FG%

51.4

FG3%

15.4

FT%

76.7

eFG%

51.4

PER

21.7

117.1

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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	30-033	DET		NJN	L (-2)	1	39:00	.566
2	2	1978-10-14	30-034	DET	@	ATL	L (-8)	1		.756
3	3	1978-10-17	30-037	DET	@	NOJ	L (-5)	1	41:00	.416
4	4	1978-10-20	30-040	DET		PHI	L (-9)	1	34:00	.574
5	5	1978-10-21	30-041	DET	@	WSB	L (-20)	1	39:00	.535
6	6	1978-10-25	30-045	DET		CLE	W (+5)	1	42:00	.662											21.3
7	7	1978-10-27	30-047	DET		KCK	W (+5)	1	39:00	.462
8	8	1978-10-28	30-048	DET	@	SAS	L (-24)	1	32:00	.486
9	9	1978-10-31	30-051	DET	@	POR	L (-16)	1	43:00	.543											12.8
10	10	1978-11-02	30-053	DET		SEA	L (-1)	1	39:00	.502
11	11	1978-11-03	30-054	DET	@	CHI	W (+6)	1	36:00	.486											15.0
12	12	1978-11-04	30-055	DET		GSW	L (-8)	1	40:00	.512											21.4
13	13	1978-11-08	30-059	DET		MIL	W (+11)	1	36:00	.636
14	14	1978-11-10	30-061	DET		CHI	W (+14)	1	36:00	.703											27.9
15	15	1978-11-11	30-062	DET	@	PHI	L (-23)	1	3:00	1.000
16	16	1978-11-21	30-072	DET	@	NYK	L (-17)	1	30:00	.450
17	17	1978-11-24	30-075	DET		ATL	W (+2)	1	48:00	.653
18	18	1978-12-21	30-102	DET		IND	W (+13)	1	31:00	.542
19	19	1978-12-23	30-104	DET		SAS	L (-4)	1	30:00	.451
20	20	1978-12-26	30-107	DET	@	MIL	L (-59)	1	13:00	.250
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
21	21	1978-12-27	30-108	DET		HOU	W (+12)	1	23:00	.703
22	22	1978-12-29	30-110	DET		SDC	L (-4)	1	40:00	.598
23	23	1978-12-30	30-111	DET	@	HOU	L (-11)	1	32:00	.710
24	24	1979-01-02	30-114	DET	@	SDC	L (-18)	1	28:00	.297
25	25	1979-01-03	30-115	DET	@	GSW	L (-15)	1	34:00	.416											6.4
26	26	1979-01-05	30-117	DET	@	POR	L (-2)	1	41:00	.637											21.4
27	27	1979-01-09	30-121	DET	@	SAS	L (-2)	1	36:00	.679
28	28	1979-01-11	30-123	DET		POR	W (+3)	1	34:00	.645											17.1
29	29	1979-01-13	30-125	DET		GSW	W (+5)	1	37:00	.598											28.0
30	30	1979-01-16	30-128	DET	@	NYK	L (-1)	1	40:00	.566
31	31	1979-01-17	30-129	DET	@	NJN	L (-7)	1	41:00	.529
32	32	1979-01-18	30-130	DET		PHO	L (-10)	1	36:00	.535											16.9
33	33	1979-01-20	30-132	DET		KCK	W (+12)	1	41:00	.658
34	34	1979-01-22	30-134	DET	@	DEN	W (+4)	1	38:00	.591											24.4
35	35	1979-01-25	30-137	DET		LAL	W (+35)	1	27:00	.612											21.8
36	36	1979-01-28	30-140	DET		SDC	W (+10)	1	34:00	.627
37	37	1979-01-31	30-143	DET		NYK	L (-22)	1	39:00	.580
38	38	1979-02-01	30-144	DET	@	CLE	W (+4)	1	37:00	.556											19.3
39	39	1979-02-02	30-145	DET	@	KCK	L (-16)	1	25:00	.508
40	40	1979-02-06	30-149	DET	@	HOU	L (-5)	1	38:00	.618
Rk	G	Date	Age	Tm		Opp		GS	MP	TS%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	GmSc
41	41	1979-02-07	30-150	DET	@	PHI	L (-11)	1	42:00	.533
42	42	1979-02-08	30-151	DET		NJN	L (-1)	1	17:00	.375
43	43	1979-02-21	30-164	DET		PHI	W (+7)	1	38:00	.346
44	44	1979-03-09	30-180	DET		BOS	W (+43)	1	24:00	.711											18.9
45	45	1979-03-11	30-182	DET	@	MIL	W (+10)	1	37:00	.812
46	46	1979-03-13	30-184	DET	@	IND	L (-2)	1	42:00	.495
47	47	1979-03-15	30-186	DET		NYK	W (+5)	1	38:00	.577
48	48	1979-03-16	30-187	DET	@	BOS	L (-1)	1	39:00	.465											14.4
49	49	1979-03-17	30-188	DET		IND	W (+7)	1	30:00	.521
50	50	1979-03-20	30-191	DET	@	NJN	L (-7)	1	39:00	.530
51	51	1979-03-21	30-192	DET	@	ATL	L (-7)	1	35:00	.463
52	52	1979-03-23	30-194	DET		WSB	W (+10)	1	31:00	.608
53	53	1979-03-28	30-199	DET		DEN	L (-5)	1	35:00	.772											20.0

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