The Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 119 to 103, in Game 1 of the 1978 Western Conference Semifinals on April 18, 1978.

1977-78 Denver Nuggets

Final

MIL

Bucks

0-1

103

DEN

Nuggets

1-0

119

Team

MIL

DEN

1

28

34

2

34

29

3

20

28

4

21

28

Total

103

119

Bucks

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

41-87

43-89

Field Goal %

47.1

48.3

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

21-30

33-38

Free Throw %

70.0

86.8

Rebounds

42

47

Offensive Rebounds

16

17

Defensive Rebounds

26

30

Assists

29

26

Steals

7

11

Blocks

6

5

Turnovers

22

16

Personal Fouls

26

25

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Dave Meyers 40 16 15 4 0 2 5-14 6-10 3 2 7 8 35.7 60.0
Brian Winters 39 15 2 11 0 1 7-18 1-2 5 4 0 2 38.9 50.0
John Gianelli 35 6 3 3 3 1 2-6 2-2 2 3 1 2 33.3 100.0
Marques Johnson 33 16 12 2 3 0 6-14 4-5 4 4 5 7 42.9 80.0
Quinn Buckner 21 6 3 3 0 0 2-5 2-3 3 4 0 3 40.0 66.7

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Junior Bridgeman 27 16 0 3 1 0 8-14 0-0 1 2 0 0 57.1
Alex English 24 26 6 0 0 1 10-12 6-8 1 4 3 3 83.3 75.0
Kent Benson 10 0 1 0 0 1 0-1 0-0 1 3 0 1 0.0
Lloyd Walton 9 2 0 3 0 0 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 100.0
Ernie Grunfeld 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 0.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Dan Issel 41 22 12 5 0 0 7-19 8-8 1 2 3 9 36.8 100.0
David Thompson 38 27 3 6 0 1 10-22 7-9 5 2 1 2 45.5 77.8
Bob Wilkerson 34 16 6 4 2 1 6-8 4-6 2 5 0 6 75.0 66.7
Anthony Roberts 32 16 8 3 3 3 8-18 0-0 2 4 4 4 44.4
Bobby Jones 31 10 3 4 4 0 1-3 8-8 4 3 1 2 33.3 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Bo Ellis 21 12 11 1 1 0 3-5 6-7 1 5 6 5 60.0 85.7
Darnell Hillman 17 0 2 1 0 0 0-3 0-0 0 3 1 1 0.0
Ralph Simpson 14 12 0 1 0 0 6-9 0-0 1 1 0 0 66.7
Robert Smith 12 4 2 1 1 0 2-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 100.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

26.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

12.4

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
4/20
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
8:30 PM
Mon
4/22
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
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

Last Game

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MEM Grizzlies

27-55

111

Final

126

DEN Nuggets

57-25

Sun 14 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

PPG Leaders

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33.9

Doncic

Luka Doncic

30.4

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

30.1

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

RPG Leaders

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13.7

Sabonis

Domantas Sabonis

12.9

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

12.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

APG Leaders

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10.9

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.8

Doncic

Luka Doncic

9.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

SPG Leaders

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2.0

Fox

De'Aaron Fox

2.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

1.7

Thybulle

Matisse Thybulle

BPG Leaders

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3.6

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

2.4

Kessler

Walker Kessler

2.4

Lopez

Brook Lopez

3PM Leaders

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4.8

Curry

Stephen Curry

4.1

Doncic

Luka Doncic

3.6

McCollum

CJ McCollum

TS% Leaders

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73.1

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

67.9

Allen

Grayson Allen

67.7

Toppin

Obi Toppin

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

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Celtics

123.2

Pacers

121.0

Thunder

119.5

Clippers

118.8

Nuggets

118.4

Bucks

118.4

DRtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

109.0

Magic

111.3

Celtics

111.6

Thunder

112.1

Heat

112.2

Cavaliers

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

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Celtics

11.6

Thunder

7.4

Timberwolves

6.6

Nuggets

5.4

Knicks

4.8

Pelicans

4.5

Tank Leaderboard

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Pistons

14-68

Wizards

15-67

Hornets

21-61

Trail Blazers

21-61

Spurs

22-60

Raptors

25-57

Fantasy Basketball 2023-24

FanDuel Points Leaders

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4,608.2

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

4,304.4

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4,193.2

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

DraftKings Points Leaders

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4,818.5

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

4,619.3

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4,326.8

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

USG% Leaders

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35.9

Doncic

Luka Doncic

32.8

Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo

32.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

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37.8

DeRozan

DeMar DeRozan

37.5

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

37.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

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1.71

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

1.68

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

1.64

Doncic

Luka Doncic

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

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1.76

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

1.76

Doncic

Luka Doncic

1.69

Wembanyama

Victor Wembanyama

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

51-31

Mavericks

48-34

76ers

48-35

Thunder

46-35-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Knicks

44-37-1

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Bucks

35-47

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

Suns

36-45-1

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
Tue
4/16
ATL ATL
@
CHI CHI
116-131
Tue
4/16
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
104-105
Mon
4/15
GSW GSW
@
SAC SAC
94-118
Mon
4/15
LAL LAL
@
NOP NOP
110-106
Sat
4/13
HOU HOU
@
LAC LAC
116-105

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/19
CHI CHI
@
MIA MIA
7:00 PM
Fri
4/19
SAC SAC
@
NOP NOP
9:30 PM
Sat
4/20
ORL ORL
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sat
4/20
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
3:30 PM
Sat
4/20
PHI PHI
@
NYK NYK
6:00 PM