The Milwaukee Bucks lost to the Denver Nuggets, 118 to 104, in Game 4 of the 1978 Western Conference Semifinals on April 25, 1978.
Final
Nuggets
Bucks
FG Made - Attempted
44-93
40-94
Field Goal %
47.3
42.6
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
30-38
24-39
Free Throw %
78.9
61.5
Rebounds
47
45
Offensive Rebounds
15
17
Defensive Rebounds
32
28
Assists
25
28
Steals
7
15
Blocks
5
6
Turnovers
19
16
Personal Fouls
27
25
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Thompson | 37 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11-25 | 44.0 | 12-14 | 85.7 | 54.6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
D. Issel | 35 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10-17 | 58.8 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 61.1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||
B. Wilkerson | 34 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 38.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
A. Roberts | 33 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 47.0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | |||
B. Jones | 28 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 77.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hillman | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||
R. Simpson | 19 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 50.5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
B. Ellis | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 25.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||
M. Calvin | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 52.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
T. LaGarde | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
R. Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 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 | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Johnson | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 46.8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
Q. Buckner | 29 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 63.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
B. Winters | 27 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6-17 | 35.3 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 37.3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||
D. Meyers | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 40.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
J. Gianelli | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 29.6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Bridgeman | 23 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 40.7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |||
E. Grunfeld | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 75.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
A. English | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
K. Benson | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 34.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
L. Walton | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 62.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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ORTG
113.8
12th
DRTG
113.4
13th
NETRTG
0.5
15th
3P%
38.8
3rd
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