The Denver Nuggets schooled 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

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

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

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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3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Isaac

Jonathan Isaac

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

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Nuggets

116.3

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

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

Lakers

0-3

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

76ers

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

43-37-4

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
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
89-112
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

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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
Sun
4/28
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
3:30 PM
Sun
4/28
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM