1978-79 Denver Nuggets Schedule and Results

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Record: 47-35, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Larry Brown (28-25), Donnie Walsh (19-10)

Executive: Carl Scheer

PTS/G: 110.7 (9th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 109.5 (7th of 22)

SRS: 1.24 (10th of 22) Pace: 105.9 (13th of 22)

Off Rtg: 104.4 (10th of 22) Def Rtg: 103.2 (11th of 22) Net Rtg: +1.2 (11th of 22)

Expected W-L: 44-38 (11th of 22)

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena

NBA 1979 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (1-2) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 13, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		118	117	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, Oct 15, 1978	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	W		98	94	2	0	W 2
3	Wed, Oct 18, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		125	113	3	0	W 3
4	Fri, Oct 20, 1978	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		126	117	4	0	W 4
5	Sat, Oct 21, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		125	130	4	1	L 1
6	Wed, Oct 25, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		108	104	5	1	W 1
7	Fri, Oct 27, 1978	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		99	112	5	2	L 1
8	Sun, Oct 29, 1978	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		134	121	6	2	W 1
9	Tue, Oct 31, 1978	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		107	134	6	3	L 1
10	Fri, Nov 3, 1978	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		110	93	7	3	W 1
11	Sat, Nov 4, 1978	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	L		107	109	7	4	L 1
12	Thu, Nov 9, 1978	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		116	109	8	4	W 1
13	Fri, Nov 10, 1978	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		150	132	9	4	W 2
14	Sat, Nov 11, 1978	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		113	117	9	5	L 1
15	Tue, Nov 14, 1978	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		100	106	9	6	L 2
16	Wed, Nov 15, 1978	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L	OT	103	109	9	7	L 3
17	Fri, Nov 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		118	120	9	8	L 4	14,636	2:17
18	Sat, Nov 18, 1978	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		114	119	9	9	L 5
19	Wed, Nov 22, 1978	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		111	113	9	10	L 6
20	Fri, Nov 24, 1978	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		103	100	10	10	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Nov 25, 1978	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		104	110	10	11	L 1
22	Tue, Nov 28, 1978	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	117	10	12	L 2
23	Thu, Nov 30, 1978	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	L		105	111	10	13	L 3
24	Fri, Dec 1, 1978	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		125	120	11	13	W 1
25	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		104	93	12	13	W 2
26	Wed, Dec 6, 1978	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		92	83	13	13	W 3
27	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		113	103	14	13	W 4
28	Tue, Dec 12, 1978	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		107	103	15	13	W 5
29	Fri, Dec 15, 1978	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		113	116	15	14	L 1
30	Sun, Dec 17, 1978	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		110	123	15	15	L 2
31	Wed, Dec 20, 1978	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		121	112	16	15	W 1
32	Fri, Dec 22, 1978	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		107	103	17	15	W 2
33	Tue, Dec 26, 1978	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		102	106	17	16	L 1
34	Thu, Dec 28, 1978	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		107	111	17	17	L 2
35	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		117	123	17	18	L 3
36	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		87	113	17	19	L 4
37	Tue, Jan 2, 1979	Box Score	@	Kansas City Kings	W		99	97	18	19	W 1
38	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	Box Score		Kansas City Kings	L		101	108	18	20	L 1
39	Fri, Jan 5, 1979	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		95	92	19	20	W 1
40	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		127	98	20	20	W 2	15,109	1:47
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 9, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		121	90	21	20	W 3
42	Fri, Jan 12, 1979	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		126	119	22	20	W 4
43	Sun, Jan 14, 1979	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		111	109	23	20	W 5
44	Tue, Jan 16, 1979	Box Score	@	New Orleans Jazz	W		104	100	24	20	W 6
45	Wed, Jan 17, 1979	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		101	119	24	21	L 1
46	Fri, Jan 19, 1979	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		101	98	25	21	W 1
47	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		109	106	26	21	W 2
48	Mon, Jan 22, 1979	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		117	121	26	22	L 1
49	Tue, Jan 23, 1979	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		107	108	26	23	L 2
50	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		116	117	26	24	L 3
51	Fri, Jan 26, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		119	107	27	24	W 1
52	Sun, Jan 28, 1979	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		98	87	28	24	W 2
53	Tue, Jan 30, 1979	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		76	82	28	25	L 1
54	Fri, Feb 2, 1979	Box Score	@	San Diego Clippers	L		100	124	28	26	L 2
55	Wed, Feb 7, 1979	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		120	105	29	26	W 1
56	Fri, Feb 9, 1979	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		106	104	30	26	W 2
57	Sun, Feb 11, 1979	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		87	126	30	27	L 1
58	Tue, Feb 13, 1979	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		104	94	31	27	W 1
59	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		107	111	31	28	L 1
60	Fri, Feb 16, 1979	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	L		104	118	31	29	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 18, 1979	Box Score		New Orleans Jazz	W		115	112	32	29	W 1
62	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		114	109	33	29	W 2
63	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		132	117	34	29	W 3
64	Sun, Feb 25, 1979	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		111	119	34	30	L 1
65	Tue, Feb 27, 1979	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		121	106	35	30	W 1
66	Wed, Feb 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		97	122	35	31	L 1
67	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		119	105	36	31	W 1
68	Sun, Mar 4, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		113	99	37	31	W 2
69	Tue, Mar 6, 1979	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		118	119	37	32	L 1
70	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	Box Score		Washington Bullets	L		98	119	37	33	L 2
71	Wed, Mar 14, 1979	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		120	100	38	33	W 1
72	Sat, Mar 17, 1979	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		118	111	39	33	W 2
73	Tue, Mar 20, 1979	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		113	102	40	33	W 3
74	Fri, Mar 23, 1979	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		137	113	41	33	W 4	14,922	1:43
75	Sun, Mar 25, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		123	113	42	33	W 5
76	Wed, Mar 28, 1979	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		115	110	43	33	W 6
77	Fri, Mar 30, 1979	Box Score		San Diego Clippers	W		130	121	44	33	W 7
78	Sun, Apr 1, 1979	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		89	105	44	34	L 1
79	Tue, Apr 3, 1979	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		110	97	45	34	W 1
80	Thu, Apr 5, 1979	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		114	107	46	34	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 6, 1979	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		107	101	47	34	W 3	7,831	1:51
82	Sun, Apr 8, 1979	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		111	112	47	35	L 1

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak
1	Tue, Apr 10, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	110	105	1	0	W 1
2	Fri, Apr 13, 1979	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	109	121	1	1	L 1
3	Sun, Apr 15, 1979	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	111	112	1	2	L 2

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