The Denver Nuggets were 47-35 in 1978-79. They finished 2nd in the Midwest Division and 4th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Los Angeles Lakers, 2 games to 1.
Scores & Schedules
See schedule
LAL
PHI
BOSTeam Leaders
See roster
1978-79 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4.0 | |
3 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2.0 | |
4 |  Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 |
5 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 | |
6 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 7.0 |
Kings
Suns
Trail Blazers1978-79 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 240.3 | 110.7 | 47.6 | 26.4 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 42.9 | 89.2 | 48.1 | 25.0 | 34.6 | 72.0 | 53.0 | 15.9 | 31.7 | 20.3 | 25.7 | |||
Team Rank | 18th | 9th | 3rd | 10th | 19th | 11th | 17th | 21st | 14th | 1st | 1st | 20th | 10th | 5th | 5th | 16th | 14th | ||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.3 | 109.5 | 44.5 | 26.5 | 9.0 | 5.7 | 44.3 | 92.9 | 47.7 | 20.9 | 27.8 | 75.2 | 52.1 | 14.9 | 29.6 | 18.6 | 27.6 | |||
Opponent Rank | 18th | 7th | 8th | 13th | 11th | 16th | 11th | 13th | 5th | 10th | 10th | 11th | 7th | 11th | 6th | 17th | 1st | ||||
Net | +1.3 | +3.1 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -3.7 | +0.4 | +4.1 | +6.9 | -3.2 | +1.0 | +1.1 | +2.0 | +1.7 | -1.9 | |||||
Net Rank | 10th | 6th | 12th | 18th | 17th | 19th | 20th | 10th | 2nd | 1st | 20th | 7th | 8th | 4th | 19th | 3rd |
Gallery
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NBA 2025-26 Standings
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 10 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 26 | 15 | .634 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 25 | 18 | .581 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 25 | 19 | .568 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 23 | 18 | .561 | 7.5 | |
| 6 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 8.0 | |
| 7 | 24 | 20 | .545 | 8.0 | |
| 8 | 22 | 20 | .524 | 9.0 | |
| 9 | 20 | 22 | .476 | 11.0 | |
| 10 | 20 | 25 | .444 | 12.5 | |
| 11 | 18 | 24 | .429 | 13.0 | |
| 12 | 16 | 27 | .372 | 15.5 | |
| 13 | 12 | 28 | .300 | 18.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 32 | .238 | 21.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 34 | .227 | 22.0 |
Pistons
Knicks
Raptors
Magic
Cavaliers
Heat
Bulls
Hawks
Bucks
Hornets
Nets
Wizards
Pacers| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 | 8 | .818 | ||
| 2 | 30 | 13 | .698 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 29 | 14 | .674 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 25 | 16 | .610 | 9.5 | |
| 7 | 25 | 17 | .595 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 24 | 19 | .558 | 11.5 | |
| 9 | 22 | 22 | .500 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 19 | 23 | .452 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 18 | 23 | .439 | 16.5 | |
| 12 | 18 | 26 | .409 | 18.0 | |
| 13 | 14 | 29 | .326 | 21.5 | |
| 14 | 12 | 31 | .279 | 23.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 35 | .222 | 26.5 |
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