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.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 4.0 | |
3 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2.0 | |
4 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 | |
5 | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 | |
6 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 7.0 |
| 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 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 16 | .738 | ||
| 2 | 42 | 21 | .667 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 41 | 23 | .641 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 35 | 27 | .565 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 34 | 28 | .548 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 35 | 29 | .547 | 11.5 | |
| 8 | 33 | 28 | .541 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 32 | 31 | .508 | 14.0 | |
| 10 | 32 | 32 | .500 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 26 | 35 | .426 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 26 | 37 | .413 | 20.0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 46 | .258 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 15 | 47 | .242 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 48 | .238 | 31.0 |