The Cleveland Cavaliers squeaked out a win over the Denver Nuggets, 108 to 107, on January 23, 1979.
Final
Nuggets
Cavaliers
FG Made - Attempted
38-76
42-94
Field Goal %
50.0
44.7
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
31-41
24-27
Free Throw %
75.6
88.9
Rebounds
45
40
Offensive Rebounds
18
19
Defensive Rebounds
27
21
Assists
20
18
Steals
10
9
Blocks
2
2
Turnovers
21
12
Personal Fouls
23
26
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Scott | 42 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 47.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
D. Thompson | 39 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-18 | 66.7 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 67.4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
G. McGinnis | 36 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 54.5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |||
D. Issel | 34 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 82.8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |||
B. Wilkerson | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Boswell | 29 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 39.1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||
R. Smith | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 70.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
K. Hughes | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
A. Roberts | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-0 | 14.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Russell | 36 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-18 | 66.7 | 10-11 | 90.9 | 74.4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
F. Walker | 35 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 52.8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
J. Chones | 32 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 0-0 | 30.0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | ||||
A. Carr | 24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-0 | 45.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
B. Smith | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brewer | 31 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-8 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
T. Furlow | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 59.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
M. Mitchell | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 33.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
J. Lambert | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 58.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
K. Higgs | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 53.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
123.8
1st
DRTG
111.5
8th
NETRTG
12.3
1st
3P%
41.6
1st
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