The Denver Nuggets came up just a bit short against the Chicago Bulls, 111 to 107, on December 28, 1978.
Final
Bulls
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
44-84
43-94
Field Goal %
52.4
45.7
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
23-31
21-30
Free Throw %
74.2
70.0
Rebounds
40
50
Offensive Rebounds
10
19
Defensive Rebounds
30
31
Assists
30
29
Steals
3
6
Blocks
6
2
Turnovers
17
15
Personal Fouls
31
31
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Gilmore | 41 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11-20 | 55.0 | 9-11 | 81.8 | 62.4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |||
O. Johnson | 32 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 61.8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
R. Theus | 27 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 57.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
J. Mengelt | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 49.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
M. Johnson | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Landsberger | 33 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 59.3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||
W. Holland | 31 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
J. Brown | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
C. Dudley | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
S. Lloyd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Scott | 40 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
D. Thompson | 38 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12-25 | 48.0 | 11-13 | 84.6 | 57.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||
D. Issel | 35 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 46.8 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |||
T. Boswell | 32 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 58.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||
G. McGinnis | 31 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 46.5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Wilkerson | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 46.6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
R. Smith | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
K. Hughes | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | ||||
P. Hicks | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
B. Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More Nuggets Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
116.9
6th
DRTG
114.5
19th
NETRTG
2.5
12th
3P%
38.3
4th
2024-25 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |  Mavericks | 17 | 10 | .630 | 5.0 |
5 |  Clippers | 16 | 12 | .571 | 6.5 |
6 |  Nuggets | 14 | 11 | .560 | 7.0 |
7 |  Lakers | 15 | 12 | .556 | 7.0 |
8 |  Timberwolves | 14 | 12 | .538 | 7.5 |
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