The Denver Nuggets pulled it off against the Los Angeles Lakers, 110 to 105, in Game 1 of the 1979 First Round on April 10, 1979.

1978-79 Denver Nuggets

Final

LAL

Lakers

0-1

105

DEN

Nuggets

1-0

110

Team

LAL

DEN

1

26

29

2

26

31

3

28

31

4

25

19

Total

105

110

Lakers

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

45-86

45-86

Field Goal %

52.3

52.3

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

15-17

20-29

Free Throw %

88.2

69.0

Rebounds

37

45

Offensive Rebounds

6

11

Defensive Rebounds

31

34

Assists

29

28

Steals

9

8

Blocks

8

5

Turnovers

16

16

Personal Fouls

25

22

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 42 23 12 4 2 7 7-14 9-11 2 3 3 9 50.0 81.8
Norm Nixon 39 16 3 11 0 0 8-15 0-0 4 3 0 3 53.3
Jamaal Wilkes 36 17 8 3 3 0 7-14 3-3 3 4 2 6 50.0 100.0
Ron Boone 19 10 0 0 0 0 5-8 0-0 1 0 0 0 62.5
Don Ford 17 2 4 1 0 0 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 4 33.3

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Adrian Dantley 24 15 3 2 2 0 7-11 1-1 0 3 0 3 63.6 100.0
Jim Price 22 2 2 6 2 0 1-4 0-0 2 2 0 2 25.0
Lou Hudson 16 10 0 0 0 0 5-9 0-0 0 3 0 0 55.6
Kenny Carr 14 6 1 0 0 1 2-5 2-2 2 4 1 0 40.0 100.0
Dave Robisch 11 4 4 2 0 0 2-3 0-0 2 2 0 4 66.7

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
David Thompson 39 27 8 4 2 1 11-19 5-7 4 2 1 7 57.9 71.4
Tom Boswell 39 19 7 6 2 3 8-10 3-5 0 2 4 3 80.0 60.0
Dan Issel 34 30 10 4 0 0 12-23 6-6 0 5 2 8 52.2 100.0
Bob Wilkerson 30 6 8 7 1 0 3-8 0-0 1 3 3 5 37.5
Charlie Scott 29 14 3 5 0 0 7-12 0-0 6 4 0 3 58.3

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Anthony Roberts 30 11 3 1 1 0 3-9 5-9 1 2 0 3 33.3 55.6
Robert Smith 15 0 1 1 0 0 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 1 0.0
Kim Hughes 14 1 4 0 1 0 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 4 50.0
Bo Ellis 10 2 1 0 1 1 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 0 33.3

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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

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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