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

33.6

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

30.5

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.4

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.2

Leonard

2.2

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.1

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.6

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Porter

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.9

Williams

69.3

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

123.5

122.2

120.7

120.4

119.6

118.8

DRtg Rankings

106.4

110.3

112.1

112.8

112.9

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.2

6.8

6.6

6.5

5.7

5.4

Tank Leaderboard

9-32

10-33

10-29

11-30

11-27

14-27

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

2,033.9

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,921.3

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

2,040.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,031

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.4

Maxey

37.1

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

29-12

25-16

23-15-1

24-17

23-18

Worst Record ATS

14-28

15-24

16-25

17-24

17-23

18-23

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	29	10	.744
2	Celtics	25	15	.625	4.5
3	Knicks	25	16	.610	5.0
4	Raptors	25	17	.595	5.5
5	76ers	22	17	.564	7.0
6	Magic	23	18	.561	7.0
7	Cavaliers	23	19	.548	7.5
8	Heat	21	20	.512	9.0
9	Bulls	19	21	.475	10.5
10	Hawks	20	23	.465	11.0
11	Bucks	17	24	.415	13.0
12	Hornets	15	26	.366	15.0
13	Nets	11	27	.289	17.5
14	Wizards	10	29	.256	19.0
15	Pacers	9	32	.220	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	35	7	.833
2	Spurs	28	13	.683	6.5
3	Nuggets	28	13	.683	6.5
4	Timberwolves	27	14	.659	7.5
5	Lakers	24	15	.615	9.5
6	Rockets	23	15	.605	10.0
7	Suns	24	17	.585	10.5
8	Warriors	23	19	.548	12.0
9	Trail Blazers	20	22	.476	15.0
10	Grizzlies	17	23	.425	17.0
11	Clippers	17	23	.425	17.0
12	Mavericks	16	26	.381	19.0
13	Jazz	14	27	.341	20.5
14	Kings	11	30	.268	23.5
15	Pelicans	10	33	.233	25.5