Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, David Thompson put up the most points per game for the Nuggets, with 25.7 per game.
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highest ppg with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player for the nuggets in the 1970s| NAME | PPG | GP | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Thompson | 25.7 | 238 | 36.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 19.2 | 51.3 | 6.0 | 7.9 | 76.6 | 56.8 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 8,696 | 6,122 | 998 | 924 | 276 | 234 | 431 | 629 | ||||
| 2 |  | G. McGinnis | 22.6 | 76 | 33.6 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 16.8 | 47.4 | 6.7 | 10.1 | 66.5 | 53.3 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 2,552 | 1,715 | 864 | 283 | 129 | 52 | 346 | 321 | ||||
| 3 | | D. Issel | 20.2 | 242 | 33.5 | 9.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 14.9 | 51.4 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 78.0 | 57.3 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 8,100 | 4,891 | 2,264 | 736 | 252 | 116 | 430 | 758 | ||||
| 4 | | B. Jones | 14.8 | 157 | 30.9 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 10.4 | 57.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 73.3 | 61.0 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 4,859 | 2,326 | 1,314 | 516 | 323 | 288 | 194 | 459 | ||||
| 5 | | C. Scott | 12.0 | 79 | 33.1 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 46.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 74.9 | 49.9 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2,617 | 947 | 210 | 428 | 78 | 30 | 255 | 284 | ||||
| 6 | | B. Wilkerson | 11.4 | 161 | 32.3 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 4.8 | 11.2 | 43.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 72.1 | 46.4 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 5,205 | 1,832 | 888 | 723 | 244 | 42 | 490 | 465 | ||||
| 7 | | T. Boswell | 10.6 | 79 | 27.9 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 53.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 69.7 | 57.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2,201 | 840 | 538 | 242 | 50 | 51 | 185 | 263 | ||||
| 8 | | A. Roberts | 8.8 | 145 | 19.5 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 8.5 | 42.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 71.1 | 46.3 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2,834 | 1,273 | 609 | 212 | 60 | 9 | 183 | 354 | ||||
| 9 | | W. Wise | 8.2 | 75 | 18.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 46.2 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 65.1 | 50.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1,403 | 616 | 253 | 142 | 60 | 18 | 180 | ||||||
| 10 | | T. McClain | 8.2 | 72 | 27.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 44.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 74.4 | 48.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 2,002 | 589 | 229 | 324 | 106 | 13 | 255 | ||||||
| 11 | | M. Calvin | 7.5 | 106 | 15.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 44.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 84.6 | 55.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1,613 | 790 | 133 | 263 | 73 | 6 | 108 | 140 | ||||
| 12 | | J. Price | 7.4 | 104 | 23.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 6.9 | 46.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 78.6 | 49.4 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2,474 | 768 | 343 | 366 | 165 | 18 | 101 | 299 | ||||
| 13 |  | P. Silas | 7.2 | 81 | 24.2 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 36.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 66.7 | 42.5 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 1,959 | 582 | 606 | 132 | 58 | 23 | 183 | ||||||
| 14 | | M. Webster | 6.7 | 80 | 16.0 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 49.5 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 65.0 | 54.2 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 1,276 | 539 | 484 | 62 | 23 | 118 | 149 | ||||||
| 15 | | R. Smith | 5.1 | 127 | 14.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 43.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 88.2 | 52.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1,857 | 648 | 182 | 247 | 76 | 16 | 115 | 217 | ||||
| 16 | | B. Beck | 4.7 | 53 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 43.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 81.8 | 47.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 480 | 250 | 96 | 33 | 15 | 1 | 59 | ||||||
| 17 | | T. LaGarde | 4.0 | 77 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 40.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 76.0 | 50.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 868 | 306 | 214 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 101 | 146 | ||||
| 18 | | F. Taylor | 3.8 | 79 | 19.6 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 42.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 56.9 | 43.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1,548 | 301 | 211 | 288 | 132 | 9 | 202 | ||||||
| 19 | | B. Ellis | 3.8 | 120 | 12.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 42.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 72.1 | 47.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1,482 | 451 | 366 | 83 | 59 | 60 | 121 | 253 | ||||
| 20 | | K. Hughes | 2.6 | 81 | 13.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 53.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 40.0 | 53.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 1,086 | 214 | 335 | 74 | 56 | 102 | 78 | 215 | ||||
| 21 | | M. Towe | 2.5 | 51 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 40.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 72.0 | 43.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 409 | 130 | 34 | 87 | 16 | 0 | 61 |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
Hornets
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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