The Denver Nuggets managed to stay ahead of the Golden State Warriors, 109 to 106, on January 20, 1979.
Final
Warriors
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
47-94
39-78
Field Goal %
50.0
50.0
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
12-18
31-38
Free Throw %
66.7
81.6
Rebounds
43
46
Offensive Rebounds
11
11
Defensive Rebounds
32
35
Assists
32
31
Steals
10
11
Blocks
2
9
Turnovers
16
23
Personal Fouls
31
26
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lucas | 42 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 63.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
P. Smith | 40 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10-17 | 58.8 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 58.6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |||
S. Parker | 34 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 0-0 | 43.8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||
R. Parish | 30 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11-16 | 68.8 | 0-0 | 68.8 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | ||||
P. Short | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Ray | 31 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 60.1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | |||
R. Townsend | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 54.6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
N. Williams | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-0 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
W. Cox | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
T. Abernethy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. McGinnis | 40 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 11-16 | 68.8 | 61.3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |||
C. Scott | 38 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2-11 | 18.2 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 31.3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |||
D. Thompson | 36 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10-17 | 58.8 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 61.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
D. Issel | 34 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 59.7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
B. Wilkerson | 19 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 40.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Smith | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 54.1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
T. Boswell | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 86.8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
A. Roberts | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ||||
K. Hughes | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
More Nuggets Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
114.5
9th
DRTG
113.1
16th
NETRTG
1.4
12th
3P%
38.0
7th
2024-25 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |  Lakers | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1.0 |
4 |  Rockets | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 |
5 |  Nuggets | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.5 |
6 |  Timberwolves | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.0 |
7 |  Suns | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.0 |
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