The Denver Nuggets came up just a bit short against the Portland Trail Blazers, 116 to 113, on December 15, 1978.
Final
Trail Blazers
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
44-87
46-81
Field Goal %
50.6
56.8
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
28-34
21-28
Free Throw %
82.4
75.0
Rebounds
40
36
Offensive Rebounds
13
9
Defensive Rebounds
27
27
Assists
24
25
Steals
14
10
Blocks
2
4
Turnovers
20
24
Personal Fouls
26
31
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Hollins | 39 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 59.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |||
T. Owens | 39 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 57.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
M. Lucas | 38 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14-25 | 56.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 59.8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||
D. Twardzik | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 54.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
L. Steele | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 53.3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Brewer | 20 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
J. McMillian | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
M. Thompson | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 90.6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
C. Johnson | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
T.R. Dunn | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. McGinnis | 39 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12-21 | 57.1 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 62.5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | |||
T. Boswell | 37 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 67.6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
D. Issel | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 50.9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||
D. Thompson | 30 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15-19 | 78.9 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 83.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
C. Scott | 27 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wilkerson | 32 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 44.4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||
R. Smith | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 63.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
J. Kuester | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 113.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
K. Hughes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
G. Crompton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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