1978-79 Denver Nuggets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 47-35
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-2 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 2-1
Coach: Larry Brown (28-25)
Coach: Donnie Walsh (19-10)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 603,356, Avg. 14,716 in 41 home dates
1978-79 Denver Nuggets Statistics
1978-79 Denver Nuggets Roster

The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-2.

Denver scored 9,080 points and yielded 8,975. David Thompson tossed in a team-best 1,825 points for the Nuggets, and George McGinnis averaged 18 or more per game also. George McGinnis racked up 864 boards. Charlie Scott dished out 428 assists for the squad.

On defense, George McGinnis added 129 steals.

Larry Brown and Donnie Walsh coached the team. The 1978-79 Denver Nuggets lost in the conference first round.

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Regular Season Points For: 9080
Regular Season Points Against: 8975

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 13, 1978 San Antonio Spurs 117 at Denver Nuggets 118 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 15, 1978 Denver Nuggets 98 at San Diego Clippers 94 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
October 18, 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 113 at Denver Nuggets 125 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
October 20, 1978 Denver Nuggets 126 at New Jersey Nets 117 W 2-0 2-0 4-0
October 21, 1978 Denver Nuggets 125 at Atlanta Hawks 130 L 2-0 2-1 4-1
October 25, 1978 Phoenix Suns 104 at Denver Nuggets 108 W 3-0 2-1 5-1
October 27, 1978 Denver Nuggets 99 at Indiana Pacers 112 L 3-0 2-2 5-2
October 29, 1978 Houston Rockets 121 at Denver Nuggets 134 W 4-0 2-2 6-2
October 31, 1978 Denver Nuggets 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 L 4-0 2-3 6-3
November 3, 1978 Cleveland Cavaliers 93 at Denver Nuggets 110 W 5-0 2-3 7-3
November 4, 1978 Denver Nuggets 107 at Kansas City Kings 109 L 5-0 2-4 7-4
November 9, 1978 New York Knicks 109 at Denver Nuggets 116 W 6-0 2-4 8-4
November 10, 1978 Denver Nuggets 150 at Phoenix Suns 132 W 6-0 3-4 9-4
November 11, 1978 Kansas City Kings 117 at Denver Nuggets 113 L 6-1 3-4 9-5
November 14, 1978 Denver Nuggets 100 at New York Knicks 106 L 6-1 3-5 9-6
November 15, 1978 Denver Nuggets 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 L 6-1 3-6 9-7 OT
November 17, 1978 Denver Nuggets 118 at Boston Celtics 120 L 6-1 3-7 9-8
November 18, 1978 Denver Nuggets 114 at Washington Bullets 119 L 6-1 3-8 9-9
November 22, 1978 Atlanta Hawks 113 at Denver Nuggets 111 L 6-2 3-8 9-10
November 24, 1978 Denver Nuggets 103 at Seattle Supersonics 100 W 6-2 4-8 10-10
November 25, 1978 Seattle Supersonics 110 at Denver Nuggets 104 L 6-3 4-8 10-11
November 28, 1978 Denver Nuggets 100 at Milwaukee Bucks 117 L 6-3 4-9 10-12
November 30, 1978 Denver Nuggets 105 at New Orleans Jazz 111 L 6-3 4-10 10-13
December 1, 1978 Detroit Pistons 120 at Denver Nuggets 125 W 7-3 4-10 11-13
December 2, 1978 Denver Nuggets 104 at San Antonio Spurs 93 W 7-3 5-10 12-13
December 6, 1978 New Jersey Nets 83 at Denver Nuggets 92 W 8-3 5-10 13-13
December 9, 1978 Milwaukee Bucks 103 at Denver Nuggets 113 W 9-3 5-10 14-13
December 12, 1978 San Antonio Spurs 103 at Denver Nuggets 107 W 10-3 5-10 15-13
December 15, 1978 Portland Trail Blazers 116 at Denver Nuggets 113 L 10-4 5-10 15-14
December 17, 1978 Denver Nuggets 110 at Portland Trail Blazers 123 L 10-4 5-11 15-15
December 20, 1978 New Orleans Jazz 112 at Denver Nuggets 121 W 11-4 5-11 16-15
December 22, 1978 Denver Nuggets 107 at Golden State Warriors 103 W 11-4 6-11 17-15
December 26, 1978 Phoenix Suns 106 at Denver Nuggets 102 L 11-5 6-11 17-16
December 28, 1978 Chicago Bulls 111 at Denver Nuggets 107 L 11-6 6-11 17-17
December 29, 1978 Denver Nuggets 117 at Chicago Bulls 123 L 11-6 6-12 17-18
December 30, 1978 Denver Nuggets 87 at Atlanta Hawks 113 L 11-6 6-13 17-19
January 2, 1979 Denver Nuggets 99 at Kansas City Kings 97 W 11-6 7-13 18-19
January 3, 1979 Kansas City Kings 108 at Denver Nuggets 101 L 11-7 7-13 18-20
January 5, 1979 Denver Nuggets 95 at Seattle Supersonics 92 W 11-7 8-13 19-20
January 6, 1979 Boston Celtics 98 at Denver Nuggets 127 W 12-7 8-13 20-20
January 9, 1979 Washington Bullets 90 at Denver Nuggets 121 W 13-7 8-13 21-20
January 12, 1979 New York Knicks 119 at Denver Nuggets 126 W 14-7 8-13 22-20
January 14, 1979 Indiana Pacers 109 at Denver Nuggets 111 W 15-7 8-13 23-20
January 16, 1979 Denver Nuggets 104 at New Orleans Jazz 100 W 15-7 9-13 24-20
January 17, 1979 Denver Nuggets 101 at San Antonio Spurs 119 L 15-7 9-14 24-21
January 19, 1979 Denver Nuggets 101 at Indiana Pacers 98 W 15-7 10-14 25-21
January 20, 1979 Golden State Warriors 106 at Denver Nuggets 109 W 16-7 10-14 26-21
January 22, 1979 Detroit Pistons 121 at Denver Nuggets 117 L 16-8 10-14 26-22
January 23, 1979 Denver Nuggets 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 L 16-8 10-15 26-23
January 24, 1979 Denver Nuggets 116 at Houston Rockets 117 L 16-8 10-16 26-24
January 26, 1979 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Denver Nuggets 119 W 17-8 10-16 27-24
January 28, 1979 Chicago Bulls 87 at Denver Nuggets 98 W 18-8 10-16 28-24
January 30, 1979 Denver Nuggets 76 at Portland Trail Blazers 82 L 18-8 10-17 28-25
February 2, 1979 Denver Nuggets 100 at San Diego Clippers 124 L 18-8 10-18 28-26
February 7, 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at Denver Nuggets 120 W 19-8 10-18 29-26
February 9, 1979 Denver Nuggets 106 at Golden State Warriors 104 W 19-8 11-18 30-26
February 11, 1979 Denver Nuggets 87 at Milwaukee Bucks 126 L 19-8 11-19 30-27
February 13, 1979 Denver Nuggets 104 at Chicago Bulls 94 W 19-8 12-19 31-27
February 14, 1979 Denver Nuggets 107 at Detroit Pistons 111 L 19-8 12-20 31-28
February 16, 1979 San Diego Clippers 118 at Denver Nuggets 104 L 19-9 12-20 31-29
February 18, 1979 New Orleans Jazz 112 at Denver Nuggets 115 W 20-9 12-20 32-29
February 21, 1979 Indiana Pacers 109 at Denver Nuggets 114 W 21-9 12-20 33-29
February 24, 1979 Milwaukee Bucks 117 at Denver Nuggets 132 W 22-9 12-20 34-29
February 25, 1979 Philadelphia 76ers 119 at Denver Nuggets 111 L 22-10 12-20 34-30
February 27, 1979 Seattle Supersonics 106 at Denver Nuggets 121 W 23-10 12-20 35-30
February 28, 1979 Denver Nuggets 97 at Houston Rockets 122 L 23-10 12-21 35-31
March 2, 1979 Denver Nuggets 119 at Phoenix Suns 105 W 23-10 13-21 36-31
March 4, 1979 Denver Nuggets 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 W 23-10 14-21 37-31
March 6, 1979 Houston Rockets 119 at Denver Nuggets 118 L 23-11 14-21 37-32
March 11, 1979 Washington Bullets 119 at Denver Nuggets 98 L 23-12 14-21 37-33
March 14, 1979 New Jersey Nets 100 at Denver Nuggets 120 W 24-12 14-21 38-33
March 17, 1979 Atlanta Hawks 111 at Denver Nuggets 118 W 25-12 14-21 39-33
March 20, 1979 Golden State Warriors 102 at Denver Nuggets 113 W 26-12 14-21 40-33
March 23, 1979 Boston Celtics 113 at Denver Nuggets 137 W 27-12 14-21 41-33
March 25, 1979 Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Denver Nuggets 123 W 28-12 14-21 42-33
March 28, 1979 Denver Nuggets 115 at Detroit Pistons 110 W 28-12 15-21 43-33
March 30, 1979 San Diego Clippers 121 at Denver Nuggets 130 W 29-12 15-21 44-33
April 1, 1979 Denver Nuggets 89 at Washington Bullets 105 L 29-12 15-22 44-34
April 3, 1979 Denver Nuggets 110 at New Jersey Nets 97 W 29-12 16-22 45-34
April 5, 1979 Denver Nuggets 114 at New York Knicks 107 W 29-12 17-22 46-34
April 6, 1979 Denver Nuggets 107 at Boston Celtics 101 W 29-12 18-22 47-34
April 8, 1979 Denver Nuggets 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 L 29-12 18-23 47-35
April 10, 1979 Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Denver Nuggets 110 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 13, 1979 Denver Nuggets 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
April 15, 1979 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Denver Nuggets 111 L 1-1 0-1 1-2


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