The Denver Nuggets easily beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 119 to 103, in Game 1 of the 1978 Western Conference Semifinals on April 18, 1978.
Final
Bucks
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
41-87
43-89
Field Goal %
47.1
48.3
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
21-30
33-38
Free Throw %
70.0
86.8
Rebounds
42
47
Offensive Rebounds
16
17
Defensive Rebounds
26
30
Assists
29
26
Steals
7
11
Blocks
6
5
Turnovers
22
16
Personal Fouls
26
25
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Meyers | 40 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 43.5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | |||
B. Winters | 39 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 7-18 | 38.9 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 39.7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||
J. Gianelli | 35 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 43.6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
M. Johnson | 33 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 49.4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||
Q. Buckner | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 47.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bridgeman | 27 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
A. English | 24 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-12 | 83.3 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 83.8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
K. Benson | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
L. Walton | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
E. Grunfeld | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Issel | 41 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-19 | 36.8 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 48.8 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |||
D. Thompson | 38 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10-22 | 45.5 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 52.0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
B. Wilkerson | 34 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 75.2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||
A. Roberts | 32 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 44.4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||||
B. Jones | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 76.7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ellis | 21 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 74.3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | |||
D. Hillman | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||
R. Simpson | 14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
R. Smith | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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ORTG
116.9
6th
DRTG
114.5
18th
NETRTG
2.5
10th
3P%
38.3
5th
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