The Chicago Bulls defeated the Denver Nuggets, 123 to 117, on December 29, 1978.

1978-79 Chicago Bulls

Final

DEN

Nuggets

17-18

117

CHI

Bulls

15-21

123

1

28

27

2

24

24

3

34

32

4

31

40

Total

117

123

Nuggets

Bulls

FG Made - Attempted

42-98

40-84

Field Goal %

42.9

47.6

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

33-45

43-52

Free Throw %

73.3

82.7

Rebounds

48

52

Offensive Rebounds

23

17

Defensive Rebounds

25

35

Assists

29

25

Steals

8

5

Blocks

4

7

Turnovers

12

16

Personal Fouls

33

33

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
David Thompson 39 21 2 0 0 1 7-17 7-10 1 3 1 1 41.2 70.0
Tom Boswell 38 12 14 2 2 3 4-9 4-7 0 5 7 7 44.4 57.1
Dan Issel 37 10 9 9 1 0 4-13 2-2 2 4 4 5 30.8 100.0
George McGinnis 33 27 13 4 1 0 7-16 13-17 3 5 6 7 43.8 76.5
Charlie Scott 23 10 1 3 1 0 5-12 0-0 1 6 1 0 41.7

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Bob Wilkerson 36 26 5 5 2 0 11-21 4-5 2 5 2 3 52.4 80.0
John Kuester 11 8 0 4 0 0 3-4 2-2 0 3 0 0 75.0 100.0
Robert Smith 11 0 1 0 0 0 0-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0.0
Kim Hughes 9 1 3 2 1 0 0-2 1-2 0 1 1 2 0.0 50.0
Bo Ellis 3 2 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 100.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Artis Gilmore 38 18 15 5 0 5 5-15 8-11 1 6 4 11 33.3 72.7
Reggie Theus 34 18 3 5 0 0 5-11 8-9 4 4 0 3 45.5 88.9
Mickey Johnson 30 33 9 2 1 2 12-19 9-10 3 6 5 4 63.2 90.0
Ollie Johnson 27 11 2 1 0 0 3-8 5-5 4 2 0 2 37.5 100.0
John Mengelt 17 2 0 2 0 0 1-4 0-1 0 2 0 0 25.0 0.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Wilbur Holland 26 18 4 5 2 0 5-12 8-9 0 4 2 2 41.7 88.9
Mark Landsberger 26 12 8 0 0 0 6-8 0-0 1 3 2 6 75.0
John Brown 22 10 11 3 0 0 3-6 4-5 1 4 4 7 50.0 80.0
Charles Dudley 20 1 0 2 2 0 0-1 1-2 2 2 0 0 0.0 50.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

27.5

White

Coby White

RPG

13.0

Vucevic

Nikola Vucevic

APG

6.5

DeRozan

DeMar DeRozan

Team Rankings

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ORTG

114.8

19th

DRTG

116.3

21st

NETRTG

-1.5

20th

3P%

35.8

20th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
7
76ers 76ers
47 35 .573 17.0
8
Heat Heat
46 36 .561 18.0
9
Bulls Bulls
39 43 .476 25.0
10
Hawks Hawks
36 46 .439 28.0
11
Nets Nets
32 50 .390 32.0

Last Game

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MIA Heat

1-1

112

Final

91

CHI Bulls

1-1

Fri 19 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

NBA 2023-24 Betting

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
4/27
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
97-92
Sat
4/27
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
116-111
Fri
4/26
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
106-85
Fri
4/26
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
104-84
Fri
4/26
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
108-119

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Sun
4/28
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
9:30 PM
Mon
4/29
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
4/29
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
8:30 PM
Mon
4/29
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM