The Denver Nuggets couldn't pull it off against the Milwaukee Bucks, 117 to 112, in Game 5 of the 1978 Western Conference Semifinals on April 28, 1978.
Final
Bucks
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
45-94
44-100
Field Goal %
47.9
44.0
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
27-35
24-32
Free Throw %
77.1
75.0
Rebounds
47
58
Offensive Rebounds
12
19
Defensive Rebounds
35
39
Assists
34
30
Steals
10
8
Blocks
4
4
Turnovers
16
19
Personal Fouls
30
31
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Gianelli | 40 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 57.4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |||
M. Johnson | 38 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13-22 | 59.1 | 8-11 | 72.7 | 63.3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 5 | |||
B. Winters | 36 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9-16 | 56.3 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 61.7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
Q. Buckner | 33 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 0-0 | 38.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||
D. Meyers | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 49.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. English | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
L. Walton | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
J. Bridgeman | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 29.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
E. Grunfeld | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||
K. Benson | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Issel | 40 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9-19 | 47.4 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 50.6 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 5 | |||
D. Thompson | 37 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10-23 | 43.5 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 45.6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||
B. Wilkerson | 32 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0-10 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
B. Jones | 31 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 7-11 | 63.6 | 74.2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||
A. Roberts | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 49.3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Hillman | 29 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 47.7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |||
R. Simpson | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 60.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
B. Ellis | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
M. Calvin | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 52.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
114.5
9th
DRTG
113.1
16th
NETRTG
1.4
12th
3P%
38.0
7th
2024-25 Conference Standings
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3 |  Lakers | 10 | 4 | .714 | 1.0 |
4 |  Rockets | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 |
5 |  Nuggets | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2.5 |
6 |  Timberwolves | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.0 |
7 |  Suns | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.0 |
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