The Milwaukee Bucks humiliated the Denver Nuggets, 143 to 112, in Game 3 of the 1978 Western Conference Semifinals on April 23, 1978.
Final
Nuggets
Bucks
FG Made - Attempted
47-97
64-97
Field Goal %
48.5
66.0
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
18-27
15-22
Free Throw %
66.7
68.2
Rebounds
40
30
Offensive Rebounds
18
8
Defensive Rebounds
22
22
Assists
30
46
Steals
5
9
Blocks
0
13
Turnovers
21
14
Personal Fouls
27
26
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Issel | 35 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 50.4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||
D. Thompson | 34 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-20 | 30.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 36.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
B. Wilkerson | 32 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 57.1 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
B. Jones | 28 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | ||||
A. Roberts | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 54.9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Ellis | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 57.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||
R. Simpson | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 53.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
M. Calvin | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
D. Hillman | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
R. Smith | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
T. LaGarde | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 86.8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Johnson | 39 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16-21 | 76.2 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 74.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
B. Winters | 32 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10-19 | 52.6 | 0-0 | 52.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Q. Buckner | 29 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 0-0 | 58.3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
J. Gianelli | 29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 69.4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |||
D. Meyers | 23 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 60.2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. English | 27 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 0-0 | 87.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
L. Walton | 19 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 50.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
J. Bridgeman | 16 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11-14 | 78.6 | 0-0 | 78.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||
K. Benson | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
E. Grunfeld | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 72.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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ORTG
112.9
17th
DRTG
113.0
15th
NETRTG
-0.1
17th
3P%
36.7
14th
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