Nuggets 97-122 Rockets (Feb 27, 1979)

DEN

HOU

1

24

28

2

22

37

3

25

30

4

26

27

97

122

Top Performers

Points

23

McGinnis

DEN

Rebounds

16

Malone

HOU

Assists

9

Newlin

HOU

DEN

Team Stats

HOU

40-107 (37.4%)

FG%

54-107 (50.5%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

17-23 (73.9%)

FTM

14-16 (87.5%)

55

Rebounds

56

23

Assists

39

18

Turnovers

13

1978-79 Western Conference

DEN HOU

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	SuperSonics	52	30	.634
2	Kings	48	34	.585	4.0
3	Suns	50	32	.610	2.0
4	Nuggets	47	35	.573	5.0
5	Lakers	47	35	.573	5.0
6	Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	7.0
7	Clippers	43	39	.524	9.0
8	Bucks	38	44	.463	14.0
9	Warriors	38	44	.463	14.0
10	Pacers	38	44	.463	14.0
11	Bulls	31	51	.378	21.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Bullets	54	28	.659
2	Spurs	48	34	.585	6.0
3	76ers	47	35	.573	7.0
4	Rockets	47	35	.573	7.0
5	Hawks	46	36	.561	8.0
6	Nets	37	45	.451	17.0
7	Knicks	31	51	.378	23.0
8	Pistons	30	52	.366	24.0
9	Cavaliers	30	52	.366	24.0
10	Celtics	29	53	.354	25.0
11	Jazz	26	56	.317	28.0

Game Summary

The Houston Rockets crushed the Denver Nuggets, 122 to 97, on February 28, 1979.

Game Info

January 18, 2025

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Dan Issel D. Issel #44	28	7	7 (2)	3	2	0	2	4	3-8	0-0	1-2	39.4
George McGinnis G. McGinnis #30	28	23	8 (4)	3	1	0	4	3	9-14	0-0	5-8	65.6
Charlie Scott C. Scott #33	28	6	1 (0)	2	0	0	3	1	2-9	0-0	2-2	30.4
David Thompson D. Thompson #33	26	8	7 (3)	3	0	1	2	2	3-16	0-0	2-2	23.7
Robert Smith R. Smith #5	25	8	4 (2)	3	0	0	0	1	3-7	0-0	2-3	48.1
Tom Boswell T. Boswell #41	23	6	5 (4)	3	0	2	2	0	3-8	0-0	0-0	37.5
Bob Wilkerson B. Wilkerson #32	23	10	8 (3)	3	0	0	4	3	4-14	0-0	2-2	33.6
Anthony Roberts A. Roberts #30	21	11	3 (1)	0	1	0	1	0	4-11	0-0	3-4	43.1
Kim Hughes K. Hughes #35	20	14	9 (7)	1	1	1	0	2	7-12	0-0	0-0	58.3
John Kuester J. Kuester #5	11	2	1 (1)	2	0	0	0	0	1-6	0-0	0-0	16.7
Bo Ellis B. Ellis #31	7	2	2 (0)	0	1	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	50.0

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	DEN	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3P	FT	TS%
Moses Malone M. Malone #24	33	19	16 (8)	2	2	2	3	0	8-20	0-0	3-4	43.7
Mike Dunleavy M. Dunleavy #10	31	21	3 (0)	8	0	1	4	3	8-9	0-0	5-5	93.8
Calvin Murphy C. Murphy #23	31	17	3 (1)	5	3	0	1	5	8-15	0-0	1-1	55.1
Rick Barry R. Barry #24	28	17	5 (1)	5	0	1	0	3	8-15	0-0	1-1	55.1
Mike Newlin M. Newlin #14	28	8	0 (0)	9	0	1	1	1	4-10	0-0	0-0	40.0
Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich #45	28	19	7 (3)	5	0	0	1	2	9-16	0-0	1-1	57.8
Robert Reid R. Reid #33	25	10	8 (0)	4	1	0	2	4	4-6	0-0	2-2	72.7
Dwight Jones D. Jones #13	18	4	9 (6)	0	0	1	1	3	2-10	0-0	0-0	20.0
Jacky Dorsey J. Dorsey #34	9	7	2 (2)	0	0	0	0	1	3-4	0-0	1-2	71.7
Slick Watts S. Watts #13	6	0	1 (1)	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0.0
Alonzo Bradley A. Bradley #22	3	0	2 (0)	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0.0

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	HOU	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0

DEN

Team Stats

HOU

40-107 (37.4%)

FG%

54-107 (50.5%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

17-23 (73.9%)

FTM

14-16 (87.5%)

55

Rebounds

56

27

Offensive Rebounds

22

28

Defensive Rebounds

34

23

Assists

39

6

Steals

6

4

Blocks

6

18

Turnovers

13

Points Off Turnovers

Fastbreak Points

Points In Paint

Second Chance Points

17

Fouls

22

Technical Fouls

Flagrant Fouls

35-31 DEN

HOU 34-28

Top Performers

Team Stats

1978-79 Western Conference

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats