The Denver Nuggets easily beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 127 to 111, in Game 2 of the 1978 Western Conference Semifinals on April 21, 1978.
Final
Bucks
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
46-93
50-86
Field Goal %
49.5
58.1
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
19-23
27-32
Free Throw %
82.6
84.4
Rebounds
25
48
Offensive Rebounds
11
15
Defensive Rebounds
14
33
Assists
33
36
Steals
15
10
Blocks
4
3
Turnovers
24
30
Personal Fouls
27
28
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Johnson | 35 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 61.5 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 66.6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||
B. Winters | 31 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 0-0 | 43.8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||
D. Meyers | 30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6-18 | 33.3 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 36.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
Q. Buckner | 19 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 74.3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||
J. Gianelli | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bridgeman | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 62.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
A. English | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
L. Walton | 22 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||
K. Benson | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
E. Grunfeld | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 54.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
J. Eakins | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Thompson | 31 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 63.5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |||
B. Jones | 28 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10-13 | 76.9 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 78.1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||
D. Issel | 27 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 60.8 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | |||
A. Roberts | 27 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 69.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
B. Wilkerson | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 21.8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ellis | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 0-0 | 71.4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
D. Hillman | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 42.9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | ||||
R. Simpson | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 70.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||
M. Calvin | 18 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 69.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
T. LaGarde | 14 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||
R. Smith | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 106.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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114.5
18th
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2.5
10th
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