The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Denver Nuggets, 121 to 109, in Game 2 of the 1979 First Round on April 13, 1979.
Final
Nuggets
Lakers
FG Made - Attempted
45-92
48-95
Field Goal %
48.9
50.5
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
19-28
25-32
Free Throw %
67.9
78.1
Rebounds
52
40
Offensive Rebounds
20
12
Defensive Rebounds
32
28
Assists
26
29
Steals
3
10
Blocks
3
3
Turnovers
22
15
Personal Fouls
27
25
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Boswell | 43 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 56.3 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 57.8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||
D. Thompson | 41 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-24 | 58.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 58.3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
C. Scott | 37 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 48.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
D. Issel | 33 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 9-13 | 69.2 | 56.8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |||
B. Wilkerson | 33 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 45.5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Roberts | 28 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 0-0 | 46.2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||
K. Hughes | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
R. Smith | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 34.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
B. Ellis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Nixon | 43 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 47.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |||
J. Wilkes | 40 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9-22 | 40.9 | 8-13 | 61.5 | 46.9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||
K. Abdul-Jabbar | 35 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12-19 | 63.2 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 71.0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||
D. Ford | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 60.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
R. Boone | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 20.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 19.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Dantley | 25 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10-13 | 76.9 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 82.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
J. Price | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
D. Robisch | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 113.6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||||
L. Hudson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
K. Carr | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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ORTG
117.4
5th
DRTG
117.9
26th
NETRTG
-0.5
17th
3P%
37.5
9th
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