The Denver Nuggets were defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks, 117 to 112, in Game 5 of the 1978 Western Conference Semifinals on April 28, 1978.

1977-78 Denver Nuggets

Final

MIL

Bucks

2-3

117

DEN

Nuggets

3-2

112

Team

MIL

DEN

1

31

28

2

19

26

3

28

32

4

39

26

Total

117

112

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 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
John Gianelli 40 14 10 2 1 1 5-10 4-5 2 3 3 7 50.0 80.0
Marques Johnson 38 34 17 2 1 1 13-22 8-11 0 5 2 15 59.1 72.7
Brian Winters 36 23 2 9 3 1 9-16 5-6 2 2 0 2 56.3 83.3
Quinn Buckner 33 10 4 9 3 0 5-13 0-0 4 5 0 4 38.5
Dave Meyers 29 15 10 4 0 1 6-14 3-3 3 5 6 4 42.9 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Alex English 19 4 2 1 0 0 2-4 0-2 0 2 0 2 50.0 0.0
Lloyd Walton 14 11 0 3 0 0 3-7 5-6 1 1 0 0 42.9 83.3
Junior Bridgeman 13 4 1 1 2 0 1-6 2-2 0 2 0 1 16.7 100.0
Ernie Grunfeld 10 2 0 3 0 0 1-2 0-0 3 2 0 0 50.0
Kent Benson 8 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Dan Issel 40 21 15 5 1 0 9-19 3-4 3 5 2 13 47.4 75.0
David Thompson 37 23 7 5 2 2 10-23 3-5 3 2 3 4 43.5 60.0
Bob Wilkerson 32 0 4 8 2 0 0-10 0-0 2 2 0 4 0.0
Bobby Jones 31 25 10 1 0 0 9-12 7-11 2 6 7 3 75.0 63.6
Anthony Roberts 24 14 6 4 1 0 5-12 4-5 4 6 3 3 41.7 80.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Darnell Hillman 29 9 6 1 0 0 4-9 1-1 2 5 1 5 44.4 100.0
Ralph Simpson 24 12 3 3 2 0 5-9 2-2 0 1 0 3 55.6 100.0
Bo Ellis 13 2 7 0 0 2 1-2 0-0 1 1 3 4 50.0
Mack Calvin 10 6 0 3 0 0 1-4 4-4 2 3 0 0 25.0 100.0

Explore

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Team Leaders

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PPG

28.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

APG

9.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Team Rankings

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ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

113.0

8th

NETRTG

5.4

4th

3P%

37.4

10th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0

Last Game

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DEN Nuggets

3-4

90

Final

98

MIN Timberwolves

4-3

Sun 19 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

30.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

11.5

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

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8.8

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

James

LeBron James

8.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Booker

Devin Booker

Playoff BPG Leaders

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2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

3.5

DiVincenzo

Donte DiVincenzo

Playoff TS% Leaders

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66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

66.2

Booker

Devin Booker

66.0

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Celtics

120.1

Pacers

120.1

Knicks

118.7

Timberwolves

117.0

76ers

116.9

Mavericks

116.6

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

109.3

Pelicans

111.7

Cavaliers

111.8

Mavericks

112.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Celtics

10.9

Thunder

6.7

Magic

4.7

Timberwolves

4.6

Mavericks

4.4

Pacers

1.1

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

55-34

Mavericks

59-40

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

54-43-2

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
5/29
DAL DAL
@
MIN MIN
124-103
Mon
5/27
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
105-100
Sun
5/26
BOS BOS
@
IND IND
105-102
Sat
5/25
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
107-116
Fri
5/24
BOS BOS
@
IND IND
114-111

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/6
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
8:30 PM
Sun
6/9
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM
Wed
6/12
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Fri
6/14
BOS BOS
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Mon
6/17
DAL DAL
@
BOS BOS
8:30 PM