The Denver Nuggets couldn't pull it off against the Golden State Warriors, 108 to 106, on October 16, 1979.
Final
Warriors
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
44-90
40-85
Field Goal %
48.9
47.1
3PT Made - Attempted
0-2
1-2
3PT %
0.0
50.0
FT Made - Attempted
20-26
25-33
Free Throw %
76.9
75.8
Rebounds
36
50
Offensive Rebounds
7
17
Defensive Rebounds
29
33
Assists
24
24
Steals
12
5
Blocks
2
6
Turnovers
11
22
Personal Fouls
30
26
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lucas | 39 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 56.9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
S. Parker | 35 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 40.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||
T. Abernethy | 32 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 102.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
J. Jo White | 32 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 53.3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
R. Parish | 32 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 49.1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Short | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 48.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||
C. Ray | 16 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 51.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
R. Townsend | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
B. Wilson | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 30.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
W. Cooper | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
J. Coughran | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 26.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Issel | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 50.8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
D. Thompson | 32 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 44.0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||
G. McGinnis | 30 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 0-0 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 56.7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||
A. Roberts | 26 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 30.0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||
B. Wilkerson | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Scott | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 57.4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
T. Boswell | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 71.4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||
J. Roche | 16 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
B. Ellis | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 78.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
K. Hughes | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
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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