Denver Nuggets

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

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 4/15	vs	LAL	L 111-112
Fri 4/13	@	LAL	L 109-121
Tue 4/10	vs	LAL	W 110-105
Sun 4/8	@	PHI	L 111-112
Fri 4/6	@	BOS	W 107-101

Team Leaders

See roster

PPG

24.0

Thompson

RPG

11.4

McGinnis

APG

5.4

Scott

1978-79 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
2	Kings	48	34	.585	4.0
3	Suns	50	32	.610	2.0
4	Nuggets	47	35	.573	5.0
5	Lakers	47	35	.573	5.0
6	Trail Blazers	45	37	.549	7.0

1978-79 Stats

See stats

	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	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

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

32.5

Dončić

31.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.5

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.5

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

3.0

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Ball

TS% Leaders

68.0

Jokić

67.5

Gobert

67.3

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.4

120.6

119.5

118.8

118.4

118.3

DRtg Rankings

107.3

109.4

111.0

112.3

112.5

112.6

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

7.9

7.3

6.9

6.7

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

14-50

15-48

15-47

16-46

19-44

20-45

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,003.8

Maxey

2,970

Jokić

2,886.1

Dončić

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,164

Jokić

3,062.5

Dončić

3,028.3

Maxey

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.3

Brown

33.6

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.7

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-23

37-25-1

38-26

37-26

36-27

36-29

Worst Record ATS

24-40

25-35-1

26-36

27-36

27-34

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	16	.738
2	Celtics	42	21	.667	4.0
3	Knicks	41	23	.641	5.5
4	Cavaliers	39	24	.619	7.0
5	Raptors	35	27	.565	10.5
6	76ers	34	28	.548	11.5
7	Heat	35	29	.547	11.5
8	Magic	33	28	.541	12.0
9	Hawks	32	31	.508	14.0
10	Hornets	32	32	.500	14.5
11	Bucks	26	35	.426	19.0
12	Bulls	26	37	.413	20.0
13	Wizards	16	46	.258	29.5
14	Nets	15	47	.242	30.5
15	Pacers	15	48	.238	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	49	15	.766
2	Spurs - x	46	17	.730	2.5
3	Timberwolves	40	23	.635	8.5
4	Rockets	39	23	.629	9.0
5	Nuggets	39	25	.609	10.0
6	Lakers	38	25	.603	10.5
7	Suns	36	27	.571	12.5
8	Warriors	32	30	.516	16.0
9	Clippers	30	32	.484	18.0
10	Trail Blazers	30	34	.469	19.0
11	Grizzlies	23	38	.377	24.5
12	Mavericks	21	42	.333	27.5
13	Pelicans	20	45	.308	29.5
14	Jazz	19	44	.302	29.5
15	Kings	14	50	.219	35.0