The Denver Nuggets were defeated by the Phoenix Suns, 106 to 102, on December 26, 1978.

1978-79 Denver Nuggets

Final

PHX

Suns

22-13

106

DEN

Nuggets

17-16

102

Team

PHX

DEN

1

32

31

2

22

28

3

21

21

4

31

22

Total

106

102

Suns

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

49-98

36-81

Field Goal %

50.0

44.4

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

8-20

30-46

Free Throw %

40.0

65.2

Rebounds

40

52

Offensive Rebounds

11

18

Defensive Rebounds

29

34

Assists

36

21

Steals

14

12

Blocks

5

6

Turnovers

24

31

Personal Fouls

29

24

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Don Buse 40 8 2 6 2 1 4-7 0-0 0 2 0 2 57.1
Alvan Adams 38 10 6 8 2 2 5-11 0-0 3 5 1 5 45.5
Walter Davis 32 31 4 6 2 1 14-20 3-6 4 3 1 3 70.0 50.0
Paul Westphal 30 17 2 4 2 0 7-23 3-7 4 4 1 1 30.4 42.9
Alvin Scott 25 13 6 3 1 0 6-9 1-2 1 1 1 5 66.7 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Joel Kramer 21 8 8 2 3 1 4-8 0-0 2 4 3 5 50.0
Marty Byrnes 16 9 4 1 1 0 4-7 1-1 1 1 1 3 57.1 100.0
Ron Lee 16 6 1 2 1 0 3-9 0-0 3 2 0 1 33.3
Mike Bratz 10 4 1 3 0 0 2-2 0-1 4 5 1 0 100.0 0.0
Bayard Forrest 10 0 6 1 0 0 0-2 0-3 2 1 2 4 0.0 0.0
Gar Heard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
George McGinnis 43 27 14 5 4 1 10-19 7-15 5 5 4 10 52.6 46.7
David Thompson 39 17 7 5 3 1 5-15 7-15 3 1 2 5 33.3 46.7
Charlie Scott 39 14 4 3 2 0 5-12 4-4 8 4 0 4 41.7 100.0
Dan Issel 35 22 8 2 1 2 8-14 6-6 6 4 4 4 57.1 100.0
Tom Boswell 34 12 13 3 1 1 5-11 2-2 4 4 6 7 45.5 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Bob Wilkerson 24 6 4 1 0 0 2-5 2-2 2 3 1 3 40.0 100.0
John Kuester 9 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0
Robert Smith 8 4 0 1 0 1 1-3 2-2 1 0 0 0 33.3 100.0
Kim Hughes 5 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1
Phil Hicks 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0.0
Bo Ellis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

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