Knicks 143-141 Nuggets (Jan 21, 1978)

NYK

DEN

1

31

32

2

21

23

3

38

37

4

37

35

OT

16

14

143

141

Top Performers

Points

39

McAdoo

NYK

Rebounds

19

McAdoo

NYK

Assists

10

Williams

NYK

Team Stats

DEN

58-98 (59.2%)

FG%

47-97 (48.5%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

27-37 (73.0%)

FTM

47-59 (79.7%)

48

Rebounds

37

39

Assists

29

31

Turnovers

24

1977-78 Eastern Standings

NYKDEN

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers - z	55	27	.671
2	Spurs - y	52	30	.634	3.0
3	Bullets - x	44	38	.537	11.0
4	Cavaliers - x	43	39	.524	12.0
5	Knicks - x	43	39	.524	12.0
6	Hawks - x	41	41	.500	14.0
7	Jazz - e	39	43	.476	16.0
8	Celtics - e	32	50	.390	23.0
9	Rockets - e	28	54	.341	27.0
10	Braves - e	27	55	.329	28.0
11	Nets - e	24	58	.293	31.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Trail Blazers - z	58	24	.707
2	Nuggets - y	48	34	.585	10.0
3	Suns - x	49	33	.598	9.0
4	SuperSonics - x	47	35	.573	11.0
5	Lakers - x	45	37	.549	13.0
6	Bucks - x	44	38	.537	14.0
7	Warriors - e	43	39	.524	15.0
8	Bulls - e	40	42	.488	18.0
9	Pistons - e	38	44	.463	20.0
10	Kings - e	31	51	.378	27.0
11	Pacers - e	31	51	.378	27.0

Game Summary

The Denver Nuggets couldn't pull it off against the New York Knicks, 143 to 141, on January 22, 1978.

Game Info

January 21, 1978

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Jim McMillian J. McMillian #5	37	8	4 (1)	3	1	0	0	4	4-10	0-0	40.0
Spencer Haywood S. Haywood #24	25	20	3 (2)	1	0	1	3	6	10-15	0-0	66.7
Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo #11	42	39	19 (5)	4	2	2	3	5	13-22	13-16	67.1
Earl Monroe E. Monroe #15	34	20	3 (1)	9	2	0	3	5	6-10	8-10	69.4
Jim Cleamons J. Cleamons #35	27	6	2 (1)	4	0	0	1	1	3-4	0-0	75.0

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Ray Williams R. Williams #13	32	16	2 (0)	10	2	1	5	5	7-16	2-3	46.2
Lonnie Shelton L. Shelton #8	20	13	4 (0)	3	2	2	4	6	6-6	1-2	94.5
Glen Gondrezick G. Gondrezick #22	18	4	8 (1)	2	2	0	3	4	2-4	0-1	45.0
Butch Beard B. Beard #21	11	5	1 (0)	3	0	0	3	3	2-4	1-2	51.2
Phil Jackson P. Jackson #18	10	2	0 (0)	0	0	1	2	2	0-0	2-3	75.8
Toby Knight T. Knight #43	9	10	2 (0)	0	0	0	4	1	5-7	0-0	71.4

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	NYK		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

Starters	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Bob Wilkerson B. Wilkerson #32	45	18	2 (0)	7	3	0	3	3	6-10	6-6	71.2
Bobby Jones B. Jones #24	37	12	6 (2)	9	0	0	4	6	5-12	2-2	46.6
Dan Issel D. Issel #44	39	36	8 (5)	3	2	0	4	4	12-22	12-15	62.9
David Thompson D. Thompson #33	46	37	6 (3)	3	5	2	3	4	11-22	15-21	59.2
Jim Price J. Price #15	35	4	6 (1)	2	0	0	4	5	2-11	0-0	18.2

Bench	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	TOV	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Mack Calvin M. Calvin #20	19	16	2 (1)	2	2	1	1	5-7	6-6	83.0
Bo Ellis B. Ellis #31	16	8	2 (0)	2	0	3	5	3-4	2-2	82.0
Anthony Roberts A. Roberts #21	15	7	5 (2)	0	1	2	1	2-6	3-5	42.7
Tom LaGarde T. LaGarde #25	8	1	0 (0)	1	1	0	1	0-2	1-2	17.4
Robert Smith R. Smith #5	5	2	0 (0)	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	100.0

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	DEN		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

NYK

Team Stats

DEN

58-98 (59.2%)

FG%

47-97 (48.5%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

27-37 (73.0%)

FTM

47-59 (79.7%)

48

Rebounds

37

11

Offensive Rebounds

14

37

Defensive Rebounds

23

39

Assists

29

11

Steals

14

7

Blocks

2

31

Turnovers

24

Points Off Turnovers

Fastbreak Points

Points In Paint

Second Chance Points

42

Fouls

31

Technical Fouls

Flagrant Fouls

23-21 NYK

DEN 28-15

Top Performers

Team Stats

1977-78 Eastern Standings

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats