Denver Nuggets 1978-79 Season Review (NBA/ABA)

Denver Nuggets 1978-79 Season Review

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Denver Nuggets 1978-79 Season Review

Regular Season Record: 47-35

	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Points	OReb	DReb	Assists	Steals	TO	Blocks	Fouls
Team Stats	7311	3517	2841	2046	0	0	9080	1307	2596	2166	673	1666	416	2106
Opponents Stats	7616	3631	2277	1713	0	0	8975	1218	2429	2173	738	1529	471	2262

1978-79 Regular Season Scoring

Name	Games	Minutes	Pts	Reb	Asst	Steals	TO	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Fouls
Tom Boswell	79	2201	840	538	242	50	185	603	321	284	198	0	0	263
Geoff Crompton	20	88	26	23	5	0	12	26	10	12	6	0	0	19
Bo Ellis	42	269	113	62	10	10	22	92	42	36	29	0	0	45
Phil Hicks	20	128	39	28	8	5	13	43	18	5	3	0	0	20
Kim Hughes	81	1086	214	335	74	56	78	182	98	45	18	0	0	215
Dan Issel	81	2742	1380	738	255	61	171	1030	532	419	316	0	0	233
John Kuester	33	212	45	13	37	18	20	52	16	14	13	0	0	29
George McGinnis	76	2552	1715	864	283	129	346	1273	603	765	509	0	0	321
Anthony Roberts	63	1236	498	258	107	20	65	498	211	110	76	0	0	142
Charlie Scott	79	2617	947	210	428	78	255	854	393	215	161	0	0	284
Robert Smith	82	1479	527	146	208	58	95	436	184	180	159	0	0	165
David Thompson	76	2670	1825	274	225	70	186	1353	693	583	439	0	0	180
Bob Wilkerson	80	2425	911	414	284	118	196	869	396	173	119	0	0	190

1978-79 Playoffs Scoring

Name	Games	Minutes	Pts	Reb	Asst	Steals	TO	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Fouls
Tom Boswell	3	120	52	27	16	3	6	35	21	13	10			10
Bo Ellis	3	24	6	4	1	2	0	6	2	2	2			2
Kim Hughes	3	35	3	11	0	2	3	2	1	2	1			8
Dan Issel	3	109	73	28	10	0	9	45	24	31	25			15
Anthony Roberts	3	80	33	13	6	2	3	33	13	11	7			9
Charlie Scott	3	104	48	14	10	2	10	42	20	14	8			11
Robert Smith	3	25	2	2	4	2	2	7	0	2	2			2
David Thompson	3	122	84	21	12	4	12	69	38	11	8			12
Bob Wilkerson	3	101	29	26	15	3	6	34	14	3	1			7

Denver Nuggets 1978 - 79 Games

Game	Date	Location	Opponent	Outcome	Points For	Points Against
1	Fri, Oct 13, 1978		San Antonio Spurs	W	118	117
2	Sun, Oct 15, 1978	@	San Diego Clippers	W	98	94
3	Wed, Oct 18, 1978		Portland Trail Blazers	W	125	113
4	Fri, Oct 20, 1978	@	New Jersey Nets	W	126	117
5	Sat, Oct 21, 1978	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	125	130
6	Wed, Oct 25, 1978		Phoenix Suns	W	108	104
7	Fri, Oct 27, 1978	@	Indiana Pacers	L	99	112
8	Sun, Oct 29, 1978		Houston Rockets	W	134	121
9	Tue, Oct 31, 1978	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	107	134
10	Fri, Nov 3, 1978		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	110	93
11	Sat, Nov 4, 1978	@	Kansas City Kings	L	107	109
12	Thu, Nov 9, 1978		New York Knicks	W	116	109
13	Fri, Nov 10, 1978	@	Phoenix Suns	W	150	132
14	Sat, Nov 11, 1978		Kansas City Kings	L	113	117
15	Tue, Nov 14, 1978	@	New York Knicks	L	100	106
16	Wed, Nov 15, 1978	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	103	109
17	Fri, Nov 17, 1978	@	Boston Celtics	L	118	120
18	Sat, Nov 18, 1978	@	Washington Bullets	L	114	119
19	Wed, Nov 22, 1978		Atlanta Hawks	L	111	113
20	Fri, Nov 24, 1978	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	103	100
21	Sat, Nov 25, 1978		Seattle SuperSonics	L	104	110
22	Tue, Nov 28, 1978	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	100	117
23	Thu, Nov 30, 1978	@	New Orleans Jazz	L	105	111
24	Fri, Dec 1, 1978		Detroit Pistons	W	125	120
25	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	@	San Antonio Spurs	W	104	93
26	Wed, Dec 6, 1978		New Jersey Nets	W	92	83
27	Sat, Dec 9, 1978		Milwaukee Bucks	W	113	103
28	Tue, Dec 12, 1978		San Antonio Spurs	W	107	103
29	Fri, Dec 15, 1978		Portland Trail Blazers	L	113	116
30	Sun, Dec 17, 1978	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	110	123
31	Wed, Dec 20, 1978		New Orleans Jazz	W	121	112
32	Fri, Dec 22, 1978	@	Golden State Warriors	W	107	103
33	Tue, Dec 26, 1978		Phoenix Suns	L	102	106
34	Thu, Dec 28, 1978		Chicago Bulls	L	107	111
35	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	@	Chicago Bulls	L	117	123
36	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	87	113
37	Tue, Jan 2, 1979	@	Kansas City Kings	W	99	97
38	Wed, Jan 3, 1979		Kansas City Kings	L	101	108
39	Fri, Jan 5, 1979	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	95	92
40	Sat, Jan 6, 1979		Boston Celtics	W	127	98
41	Tue, Jan 9, 1979		Washington Bullets	W	121	90
42	Fri, Jan 12, 1979		New York Knicks	W	126	119
43	Sun, Jan 14, 1979		Indiana Pacers	W	111	109
44	Tue, Jan 16, 1979	@	New Orleans Jazz	W	104	100
45	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	101	119
46	Fri, Jan 19, 1979	@	Indiana Pacers	W	101	98
47	Sat, Jan 20, 1979		Golden State Warriors	W	109	106
48	Mon, Jan 22, 1979		Detroit Pistons	L	117	121
49	Tue, Jan 23, 1979	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L	107	108
50	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	@	Houston Rockets	L	116	117
51	Fri, Jan 26, 1979		Los Angeles Lakers	W	119	107
52	Sun, Jan 28, 1979		Chicago Bulls	W	98	87
53	Tue, Jan 30, 1979	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	76	82
54	Fri, Feb 2, 1979	@	San Diego Clippers	L	100	124
55	Wed, Feb 7, 1979		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	120	105
56	Fri, Feb 9, 1979	@	Golden State Warriors	W	106	104
57	Sun, Feb 11, 1979	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	87	126
58	Tue, Feb 13, 1979	@	Chicago Bulls	W	104	94
59	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	@	Detroit Pistons	L	107	111
60	Fri, Feb 16, 1979		San Diego Clippers	L	104	118
61	Sun, Feb 18, 1979		New Orleans Jazz	W	115	112
62	Wed, Feb 21, 1979		Indiana Pacers	W	114	109
63	Sat, Feb 24, 1979		Milwaukee Bucks	W	132	117
64	Sun, Feb 25, 1979		Philadelphia 76ers	L	111	119
65	Tue, Feb 27, 1979		Seattle SuperSonics	W	121	106
66	Wed, Feb 28, 1979	@	Houston Rockets	L	97	122
67	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	@	Phoenix Suns	W	119	105
68	Sun, Mar 4, 1979	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W	113	99
69	Tue, Mar 6, 1979		Houston Rockets	L	118	119
70	Sun, Mar 11, 1979		Washington Bullets	L	98	119
71	Wed, Mar 14, 1979		New Jersey Nets	W	120	100
72	Sat, Mar 17, 1979		Atlanta Hawks	W	118	111
73	Tue, Mar 20, 1979		Golden State Warriors	W	113	102
74	Fri, Mar 23, 1979		Boston Celtics	W	137	113
75	Sun, Mar 25, 1979		Los Angeles Lakers	W	123	113
76	Wed, Mar 28, 1979	@	Detroit Pistons	W	115	110
77	Fri, Mar 30, 1979		San Diego Clippers	W	130	121
78	Sun, Apr 1, 1979	@	Washington Bullets	L	89	105
79	Tue, Apr 3, 1979	@	New Jersey Nets	W	110	97
80	Thu, Apr 5, 1979	@	New York Knicks	W	114	107
81	Fri, Apr 6, 1979	@	Boston Celtics	W	107	101
82	Sun, Apr 8, 1979	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	111	112