The Denver Nuggets fell to the Kansas City Kings, 108 to 101, on January 3, 1979.

1978-79 Denver Nuggets

Final

KCK

Kings

21-15

108

DEN

Nuggets

18-20

101

Team

KCK

DEN

1

28

20

2

22

27

3

29

30

4

29

24

Total

108

101

Kings

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

39-77

32-85

Field Goal %

50.6

37.6

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

30-41

37-53

Free Throw %

73.2

69.8

Rebounds

43

49

Offensive Rebounds

13

22

Defensive Rebounds

30

27

Assists

21

19

Steals

11

11

Blocks

6

2

Turnovers

30

26

Personal Fouls

39

33

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Phil Ford 34 26 1 5 4 0 10-17 6-9 5 2 1 0 58.8 66.7
Sam Lacey 32 10 10 5 3 2 4-7 2-3 3 4 3 7 57.1 66.7
Otis Birdsong 28 20 4 2 0 0 7-13 6-7 5 4 3 1 53.8 85.7
Bill Robinzine 27 5 7 1 0 2 1-6 3-4 0 5 2 5 16.7 75.0
Scott Wedman 25 10 4 1 0 0 4-9 2-3 1 6 2 2 44.4 66.7

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Bob Nash 23 10 3 0 2 0 4-6 2-2 2 2 0 3 66.7 100.0
Marlon Redmond 20 6 1 2 1 1 2-4 2-2 7 6 0 1 50.0 100.0
Darnell Hillman 18 3 3 1 0 0 0-1 3-5 2 6 0 3 0.0 60.0
Tom Burleson 16 15 8 0 1 1 6-12 3-5 3 2 2 6 50.0 60.0
Billy McKinney 14 3 1 4 0 0 1-2 1-1 1 1 0 1 50.0 100.0
Gus Gerard 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
David Thompson 42 26 3 4 1 0 6-17 14-18 3 3 1 2 35.3 77.8
Bob Wilkerson 39 13 6 2 2 1 4-9 5-9 5 3 0 6 44.4 55.6
Dan Issel 38 18 8 3 2 0 7-15 4-4 2 1 5 3 46.7 100.0
Charlie Scott 31 8 4 1 0 1 4-11 0-0 5 5 3 1 36.4
George McGinnis 16 14 11 0 0 0 4-14 6-9 2 6 5 6 28.6 66.7

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Tom Boswell 26 4 6 1 0 0 0-3 4-6 3 6 3 3 0.0 66.7
Robert Smith 16 6 1 2 1 0 3-8 0-0 2 2 0 1 37.5
Kim Hughes 15 5 6 5 3 0 1-2 3-5 1 3 3 3 50.0 60.0
Phil Hicks 9 4 2 0 1 0 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 50.0
John Kuester 5 2 0 1 1 0 1-1 0-0 3 2 0 0 100.0
Bo Ellis 3 1 2 0 0 0 0-1 1-2 0 1 1 1 0.0 50.0

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