The Denver Nuggets squeaked out a win over the Los Angeles Lakers, 130 to 128, on December 22, 1979.
Final
Lakers
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
57-102
51-88
Field Goal %
55.9
58.0
3PT Made - Attempted
1-3
3-6
3PT %
33.3
50.0
FT Made - Attempted
13-18
25-34
Free Throw %
72.2
73.5
Rebounds
36
41
Offensive Rebounds
15
14
Defensive Rebounds
21
27
Assists
39
35
Steals
7
9
Blocks
4
5
Turnovers
15
19
Personal Fouls
24
25
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Wilkes | 40 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11-19 | 57.9 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 57.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
N. Nixon | 40 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 56.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
K. Abdul-Jabbar | 39 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10-14 | 71.4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 71.4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||
M. Johnson | 38 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 48.4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
J. Chones | 25 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 33.8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Cooper | 27 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 63.6 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 73.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
S. Haywood | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 85.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
D. Ford | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wilkerson | 44 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 47.1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 48.7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
D. Issel | 37 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 51.1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
G. Johnson | 34 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 67.1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
G. McGinnis | 28 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12-15 | 80.0 | 0-0 | 9-13 | 69.2 | 79.6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||
D. Thompson | 26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 56.8 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Roche | 29 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 79.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
G. Gondrezick | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 80.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
K. Hughes | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
B. Ellis | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
G. Garland | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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ORTG
118.5
5th
DRTG
115.6
21st
NETRTG
2.8
11th
3P%
40.4
2nd
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