The Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Bullets, 121 to 90, on January 9, 1979.

1978-79 Denver Nuggets

Final

WAS

Bullets

27-13

90

DEN

Nuggets

21-20

121

Team

WAS

DEN

1

19

31

2

16

30

3

24

34

4

31

26

Total

90

121

Bullets

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

34-94

49-91

Field Goal %

36.2

53.8

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

22-31

23-26

Free Throw %

71.0

88.5

Rebounds

45

51

Offensive Rebounds

13

8

Defensive Rebounds

32

43

Assists

16

25

Steals

6

15

Blocks

4

11

Turnovers

20

20

Personal Fouls

21

26

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Elvin Hayes 31 18 7 0 0 1 7-15 4-5 3 4 1 6 46.7 80.0
Bob Dandridge 29 6 5 4 1 1 3-10 0-0 2 5 0 5 30.0
Kevin Grevey 25 6 3 2 0 0 3-15 0-0 2 1 1 2 20.0
Wes Unseld 24 9 4 2 0 0 4-4 1-4 3 4 1 3 100.0 25.0
Tom Henderson 22 8 1 2 0 0 4-9 0-0 2 2 0 1 44.4

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Mitch Kupchak 27 9 2 2 0 0 1-8 7-8 3 0 0 2 12.5 87.5
Charles Johnson 23 9 3 2 2 0 4-9 1-3 1 2 1 2 44.4 33.3
Greg Ballard 21 6 8 0 0 1 1-7 4-4 1 1 4 4 14.3 100.0
Larry Wright 16 6 3 2 2 0 3-8 0-0 1 1 0 3 37.5
Dave Corzine 12 7 8 0 1 0 3-6 1-2 0 0 4 4 50.0 50.0
Roger Phegley 10 6 1 0 0 1 1-3 4-5 2 1 1 0 33.3 80.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
David Thompson 31 22 3 2 2 1 8-13 6-6 3 2 0 3 61.5 100.0
Dan Issel 29 9 10 4 2 0 4-8 1-1 0 1 2 8 50.0 100.0
Bob Wilkerson 27 20 2 4 2 0 7-11 6-6 2 2 0 2 63.6 100.0
Charlie Scott 24 14 5 4 1 0 6-11 2-3 2 2 1 4 54.5 66.7
George McGinnis 21 16 10 2 3 1 6-12 4-6 2 4 2 8 50.0 66.7

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Robert Smith 25 14 3 2 1 1 7-11 0-0 2 4 0 3 63.6
Kim Hughes 25 2 13 1 0 6 1-1 0-0 2 6 1 12 100.0
Tom Boswell 18 8 1 2 1 1 3-7 2-2 3 1 1 0 42.9 100.0
John Kuester 15 6 2 4 2 0 2-7 2-2 1 1 1 1 28.6 100.0
Phil Hicks 13 2 1 0 1 0 1-5 0-0 2 2 0 1 20.0
Bo Ellis 12 8 1 0 0 1 4-5 0-0 1 1 0 1 80.0

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