The Denver Nuggets came up just a bit short against the Los Angeles Lakers, 112 to 111, in Game 3 of the 1979 First Round on April 15, 1979.

1978-79 Denver Nuggets

Final

LAL

Lakers

2-1

112

DEN

Nuggets

1-2

111

Team

LAL

DEN

1

31

28

2

27

26

3

27

32

4

27

25

Total

112

111

Lakers

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

45-86

43-95

Field Goal %

52.3

45.3

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

22-31

25-32

Free Throw %

71.0

78.1

Rebounds

47

49

Offensive Rebounds

11

16

Defensive Rebounds

36

33

Assists

29

20

Steals

4

9

Blocks

7

3

Turnovers

13

13

Personal Fouls

26

27

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 48 29 16 8 0 6 13-19 3-5 5 2 1 15 68.4 60.0
Jamaal Wilkes 38 23 10 3 0 1 10-16 3-5 1 4 4 6 62.5 60.0
Norm Nixon 38 7 4 12 1 0 3-14 1-2 2 4 1 3 21.4 50.0
Ron Boone 23 15 3 0 1 0 5-9 5-5 0 5 1 2 55.6 100.0
Don Ford 21 4 5 1 2 0 2-6 0-0 0 4 0 5 33.3

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Adrian Dantley 30 26 6 0 0 0 9-14 8-12 3 3 3 3 64.3 66.7
Kenny Carr 17 0 1 1 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1
Lou Hudson 15 8 1 2 0 0 3-8 2-2 1 2 1 0 37.5 100.0
Jim Price 10 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
David Thompson 42 28 8 7 2 0 13-26 2-2 4 5 4 4 50.0 100.0
Dan Issel 42 24 10 4 0 0 7-11 10-12 3 5 2 8 63.6 83.3
Charlie Scott 38 17 7 1 1 1 7-16 3-6 2 4 1 6 43.8 50.0
Tom Boswell 38 14 8 3 1 2 4-9 6-7 2 5 4 4 44.4 85.7
Bob Wilkerson 38 14 9 4 1 0 7-17 0-1 2 0 2 7 41.2 0.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Anthony Roberts 22 10 3 1 1 0 4-11 2-2 0 3 2 1 36.4 100.0
Bo Ellis 10 4 2 0 0 0 1-2 2-2 0 2 0 2 50.0 100.0
Kim Hughes 6 0 1 0 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1
Robert Smith 4 0 1 0 2 0 0-3 0-0 0 0 1 0 0.0

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More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

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PPG

29.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

APG

10.0

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)
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

1-3

119

Final

108

DEN Nuggets

3-1

Sat 27 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

31.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

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12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

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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3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff TS% Leaders

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80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

71.7

Lowry

Kyle Lowry

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Celtics

120.1

Pacers

117.1

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

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
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
Fri
4/26
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
89-112
Thu
4/25
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
126-109

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
4/28
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
3:30 PM
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