The Denver Nuggets came up just a bit short against the Portland Trail Blazers, 101 to 100, in Game 1 of the 1977 Western Conference Semifinals on April 20, 1977.
Final
Trail Blazers
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
37-82
38-87
Field Goal %
45.1
43.7
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
27-33
24-34
Free Throw %
81.8
70.6
Rebounds
46
39
Offensive Rebounds
12
10
Defensive Rebounds
34
29
Assists
19
27
Steals
4
7
Blocks
4
3
Turnovers
Personal Fouls
31
30
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Gross | 43 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 10-11 | 90.9 | 70.1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||||
M. Lucas | 42 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-24 | 45.8 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 46.2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | ||||
B. Walton | 41 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 53.3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | ||||
D. Twardzik | 37 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 73.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
L. Hollins | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 30.4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Gilliam | 20 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 28.6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||
L. Steele | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 52.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
L. Neal | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 50.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
J. Davis | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
R. Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
C. Calhoun | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Issel | 38 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13-23 | 56.5 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 57.6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
P. Silas | 37 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 34.7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||||
D. Thompson | 35 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-17 | 58.8 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 60.7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||||
T. McClain | 30 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-0 | 45.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
B. Jones | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Wise | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 47.5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||
J. Price | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 28.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
M. Webster | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
M. Calvin | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 50.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
B. Beck | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
F. Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
More Nuggets Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
118.4
5th
DRTG
113.0
8th
NETRTG
5.4
4th
3P%
37.4
10th
2023-24 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
2 |  Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
3 |  Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
4 |  Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 |
5 |  Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 |
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