The Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics, 137 to 113, on March 23, 1979.

1978-79 Denver Nuggets

Final

BOS

Celtics

27-45

113

DEN

Nuggets

41-33

137

Team

BOS

DEN

1

23

25

2

27

39

3

33

39

4

30

34

Total

113

137

Celtics

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

51-97

56-100

Field Goal %

52.6

56.0

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

11-18

25-32

Free Throw %

61.1

78.1

Rebounds

40

51

Offensive Rebounds

9

15

Defensive Rebounds

31

36

Assists

31

34

Steals

4

9

Blocks

6

7

Turnovers

19

13

Personal Fouls

26

20

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Bob McAdoo 44 27 6 3 0 4 13-23 1-2 3 1 1 5 56.5 50.0
Cedric Maxwell 36 21 5 5 1 0 8-12 5-9 3 3 1 4 66.7 55.6
Chris Ford 33 13 7 5 1 0 6-12 1-1 2 1 2 5 50.0 100.0
Nate Archibald 32 17 3 9 0 0 8-12 1-1 4 4 0 3 66.7 100.0
Rick Robey 17 4 7 1 0 1 1-3 2-2 2 6 1 6 33.3 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Frankie Sanders 22 10 4 1 0 1 5-12 0-0 0 1 1 3 41.7
Jeff Judkins 17 10 4 3 0 0 5-9 0-1 1 3 2 2 55.6 0.0
Curtis Rowe 16 9 3 0 1 0 4-7 1-2 0 2 1 2 57.1 50.0
Don Chaney 13 0 1 1 1 0 0-1 0-0 1 5 0 1 0.0
Kevin Stacom 10 2 0 3 0 0 1-6 0-0 3 0 0 0 16.7

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
David Thompson 34 31 0 2 2 2 15-21 1-3 1 2 0 0 71.4 33.3
Dan Issel 32 19 13 7 0 1 5-7 9-11 0 0 4 9 71.4 81.8
George McGinnis 29 13 12 7 0 2 6-17 1-2 3 2 4 8 35.3 50.0
Charlie Scott 26 10 3 4 0 1 3-5 4-5 0 1 0 3 60.0 80.0
Bob Wilkerson 24 10 5 5 5 0 4-10 2-3 3 2 0 5 40.0 66.7

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Tom Boswell 31 22 5 3 0 0 9-13 4-4 1 2 2 3 69.2 100.0
Robert Smith 16 10 4 4 0 0 4-10 2-2 0 0 1 3 40.0 100.0
Anthony Roberts 16 8 5 0 0 0 4-8 0-0 2 4 2 3 50.0
Kim Hughes 16 6 3 2 1 1 3-3 0-0 1 5 1 2 100.0
Bo Ellis 10 6 1 0 0 0 2-4 2-2 0 0 1 0 50.0 100.0
John Kuester 6 2 0 0 1 0 1-2 0-0 2 2 0 0 50.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

27.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

15.7

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)
Sat
4/27
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
8:30 PM
Mon
4/29
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
10:00 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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LAL Lakers

0-3

105

Final

112

DEN Nuggets

3-0

Thu 25 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

Playoff APG Leaders

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12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

III

Trey Murphy III

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

4.3

Harden

James Harden

Playoff TS% Leaders

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92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

98.2

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Timberwolves

104.8

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

19.1

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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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

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Magic

52-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

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

Schedule

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