The Los Angeles Lakers couldn't pull it off against the Denver Nuggets, 111 to 109, on December 4, 1977.

1977-78 Los Angeles Lakers

Final

DEN

Nuggets

16-8

111

LAL

Lakers

8-14

109

Team

1

28

37

2

33

21

3

29

32

4

21

19

Total

111

109

Team Stats

Player Stats

Nuggets

Lakers

FG Made - Attempted

49-92

46-93

Field Goal %

53.3

49.5

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

13-24

17-23

Free Throw %

54.2

73.9

Rebounds

41

52

Offensive Rebounds

12

21

Defensive Rebounds

29

31

Assists

33

28

Steals

10

8

Blocks

2

5

Turnovers

15

21

Personal Fouls

25

23

Nuggets

Lakers

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
David Thompson	39	27	3	4	1	0	12-20		3-8	2	3		0	3	60.0		37.5
Dan Issel	38	23	9	7	2	0	11-20		1-3	2	2		4	5	55.0		33.3
Bobby Jones	33	16	10	5	2	2	8-12		0-0	1	3		2	8	66.7
Bob Wilkerson	31	8	3	7	1	0	4-6		0-0	2	3		0	3	66.7
Brian Taylor	22	7	1	5	0	0	3-7		1-2	1	2		0	1	42.9		50.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jim Price	29	12	2	1	2	0	5-7		2-2	4	2		0	2	71.4		100.0
Bo Ellis	15	4	5	1	0	0	2-5		0-0	2	4		2	3	40.0
Anthony Roberts	15	4	4	1	2	0	1-6		2-2	0	3		2	2	16.7		100.0
Tom LaGarde	10	6	4	0	0	0	2-7		2-3	0	2		2	2	28.6		66.7
Mack Calvin	8	4	0	2	0	0	1-2		2-4	1	1		0	0	50.0		50.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Norm Nixon	39	17	1	6	1	0	8-13		1-4	4	2		0	1	61.5		25.0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	38	21	14	4	2	3	10-22		1-2	3	1		3	11	45.5		50.0
Earl Tatum	35	12	2	5	1	0	6-14		0-0	4	4		1	1	42.9
Jamaal Wilkes	29	18	8	2	1	0	8-14		2-3	1	3		3	5	57.1		66.7
Kermit Washington	24	8	12	1	2	0	3-8		2-2	1	3		8	4	37.5		100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Tom Abernethy	22	13	4	3	0	1	4-6		5-5	0	2		2	2	66.7		100.0
Don Ford	19	5	4	2	0	0	1-5		3-4	2	2		1	3	20.0		75.0
Lou Hudson	13	5	2	4	1	0	2-6		1-1	1	2		1	1	33.3		100.0
James Edwards	10	4	3	0	0	1	2-3		0-0	2	2		1	2	66.7
Ernie DiGregorio	9	6	1	1	0	0	2-2		2-2	3	2		0	1	100.0		100.0
Kenny Carr	2	0	1	0	0	0	0-0		0-0	0	0		1	0

Explore

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

RPG

15.0

Davis

Anthony Davis

APG

9.7

James

LeBron James

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

15th

DRTG

115.3

16th

NETRTG

0.6

19th

3P%

37.7

8th

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0
7	Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0
8	Pelicans	49	33	.598	8.0
9	Kings	46	36	.561	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Mon 4/29	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 5/2	DEN	@	LAL	1:00 PM
Sat 5/4	LAL	@	DEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

LAL

0-3

105

Final

112

DEN

3-0

Thu 25 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

III

Trey Murphy III

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

4.3

Harden

James Harden

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Timberwolves

104.8

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.1

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-3

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109
Thu 4/25	LAC	@	DAL	90-101
Thu 4/25	MIL	@	IND	118-121
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	DEN	@	LAL	112-105

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Sat 4/27	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM