The Golden State Warriors came up just a bit short against the Denver Nuggets, 107 to 103, on December 22, 1978.

1978-79 Golden State Warriors

Final

DEN

Nuggets

17-15

107

GSW

Warriors

17-16

103

Team

DEN

GSW

1

31

28

2

16

30

3

25

23

4

35

22

Total

107

103

Nuggets

Warriors

FG Made - Attempted

41-91

41-81

Field Goal %

45.1

50.6

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

25-34

21-23

Free Throw %

73.5

91.3

Rebounds

52

38

Offensive Rebounds

20

7

Defensive Rebounds

32

31

Assists

24

24

Steals

9

15

Blocks

8

6

Turnovers

24

22

Personal Fouls

24

26

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
David Thompson 43 22 6 2 0 2 10-22 2-3 3 3 3 3 45.5 66.7
Tom Boswell 43 19 10 5 1 0 8-18 3-6 5 4 8 2 44.4 50.0
George McGinnis 42 29 17 3 4 2 9-23 11-14 5 4 3 14 39.1 78.6
Dan Issel 40 20 7 2 1 1 7-11 6-7 2 5 2 5 63.6 85.7
Charlie Scott 31 9 5 11 2 1 3-12 3-4 5 4 1 4 25.0 75.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Robert Smith 23 4 0 0 0 1 2-3 0-0 1 3 0 0 66.7
Kim Hughes 11 4 5 0 1 1 2-2 0-0 0 0 1 4 100.0
Phil Hicks 5 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0
John Kuester 2 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Phil Smith 48 23 6 6 1 0 8-13 7-8 3 4 0 6 61.5 87.5
John Lucas 37 15 0 11 1 0 6-13 3-3 8 4 0 0 46.2 100.0
Robert Parish 33 8 9 0 2 4 4-8 0-0 3 3 0 9 50.0
Sonny Parker 31 20 3 2 4 0 6-12 8-8 3 4 1 2 50.0 100.0
Purvis Short 19 6 7 1 0 0 3-10 0-0 2 3 3 4 30.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Clifford Ray 19 5 6 1 3 1 2-2 1-2 2 3 1 5 100.0 50.0
Nate Williams 16 9 0 2 2 0 4-9 1-1 0 3 0 0 44.4 100.0
Wesley Cox 13 7 3 0 2 0 3-7 1-1 1 1 1 2 42.9 100.0
Wayne Cooper 13 6 3 0 0 1 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 60.0
Raymond Townsend 11 4 1 1 0 0 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 1 100.0

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