The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Boston Celtics 97-90 in Boston on January 12, 1990. San Antonio led 25-22 after one quarter and 56-52 at halftime, then held Boston to only 9 points in the third quarter to build a decisive advantage before the Celtics narrowed the gap in the fourth. No individual milestone, record, debut, retirement, playoff, championship, no-hitter, perfect-game, or other historically notable event could be verified from the available game records.