The Denver Nuggets couldn't pull it off against the New York Knicks, 115 to 114, on March 21, 1978.

1977-78 Denver Nuggets

Final

NYK

Knicks

37-35

115

DEN

Nuggets

42-29

114

Team

NYK

DEN

1

32

20

2

22

29

3

28

33

4

33

32

Total

115

114

Knicks

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

43-87

46-98

Field Goal %

49.4

46.9

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

29-38

22-28

Free Throw %

76.3

78.6

Rebounds

45

49

Offensive Rebounds

16

18

Defensive Rebounds

29

31

Assists

30

29

Steals

12

13

Blocks

7

10

Turnovers

21

18

Personal Fouls

25

29

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Bob McAdoo 44 35 16 1 0 0 11-23 13-18 4 4 4 12 47.8 72.2
Jim McMillian 31 17 7 2 1 0 7-14 3-3 5 1 5 2 50.0 100.0
Butch Beard 30 10 3 7 4 0 4-6 2-2 3 1 1 2 66.7 100.0
Earl Monroe 29 17 0 5 1 0 7-15 3-3 1 2 0 0 46.7 100.0
Lonnie Shelton 18 9 2 4 1 1 3-4 3-3 2 6 0 2 75.0 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Phil Jackson 29 5 6 1 2 5 1-3 3-4 0 4 1 5 33.3 75.0
Ray Williams 26 10 3 8 1 1 4-10 2-4 5 3 1 2 40.0 50.0
Toby Knight 19 12 7 0 2 0 6-11 0-1 1 4 4 3 54.5 0.0
Jim Cleamons 14 0 1 2 0 0 0-1 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%
Bob Wilkerson 40 10 4 9 3 0 4-13 2-2 3 2 1 3 30.8 100.0
David Thompson 38 29 4 6 1 2 12-22 5-5 2 2 1 3 54.5 100.0
Bobby Jones 37 15 12 5 2 4 6-12 3-7 2 3 6 6 50.0 42.9
Anthony Roberts 34 27 4 2 1 0 10-17 7-8 1 4 2 2 58.8 87.5
Dan Issel 26 12 8 2 1 0 5-10 2-2 7 6 3 5 50.0 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Darnell Hillman 23 9 7 2 2 2 4-9 1-2 2 6 4 3 44.4 50.0
Bo Ellis 15 2 5 0 0 2 1-4 0-0 0 4 1 4 25.0
Robert Smith 15 2 3 2 1 0 1-4 0-0 0 2 0 3 25.0
Ralph Simpson 12 8 2 1 2 0 3-7 2-2 1 0 0 2 42.9 100.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

29.5

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

16.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

APG

9.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Team Rankings

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ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

113.0

8th

NETRTG

5.4

4th

3P%

37.4

10th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM 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

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
4/25
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sat
4/27
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
8:30 PM
Mon
4/29
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Thu
5/2
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
1:00 PM
Sat
5/4
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM

Last Game

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DEN Nuggets

2-0

101

Final

99

LAL Lakers

0-2

Mon 22 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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36.0

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

35.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

34.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

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20.0

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

19.0

Allen

Jarrett Allen

16.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff APG Leaders

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10.0

James

LeBron James

10.0

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

8.5

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff SPG Leaders

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4.0

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

3.0

Beal

Bradley Beal

3.0

Connaughton

Pat Connaughton

Playoff BPG Leaders

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5.0

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

3.0

III

Trey Murphy III

3.0

Lopez

Brook Lopez

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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6.0

Harden

James Harden

6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

5.0

III

Trey Murphy III

Playoff TS% Leaders

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121.4

Wright

Delon Wright

100.0

Hauser

Sam Hauser

85.0

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Celtics

129.5

Timberwolves

124.7

Knicks

119.2

Clippers

117.4

Nuggets

115.8

76ers

113.6

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Cavaliers

89.7

Bucks

96.0

Timberwolves

98.7

Thunder

98.9

Pelicans

101.1

Magic

102.5

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

26.0

Celtics

22.7

Bucks

15.3

Clippers

12.9

Cavaliers

12.7

Nuggets

7.0

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Magic

0-2

Heat

0-1

Pelicans

0-1

Mavericks

0-1

Suns

0-1

Pacers

0-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

51-33

Mavericks

48-35

76ers

49-36

Rockets

45-35-2

Thunder

46-36-1

Pelicans

46-38-1

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Bucks

36-47

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

Suns

36-46-1

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
Sun
4/21
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
101-104
Sun
4/21
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
99-101
Sun
4/21
ORL ORL
@
CLE CLE
86-96
Sat
4/20
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
92-94
Sat
4/20
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
94-114

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
4/23
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
7:30 PM
Tue
4/23
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
8:30 PM
Tue
4/23
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
10:00 PM
Wed
4/24
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Wed
4/24
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
9:30 PM