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

31.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.6

Jokić

11.8

Towns

11.5

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.3

Jokić

9.8

Cunningham

8.6

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Leonard

BPG Leaders

2.9

Wembanyama

2.0

Holmgren

1.9

Huff

3PM Leaders

3.7

Dončić

3.5

Knueppel

3.5

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

67.6

Jokić

67.3

Ayton

67.2

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.6

120.9

119.4

118.7

118.6

118.2

DRtg Rankings

107.4

108.9

111.4

112.4

112.6

112.7

NetRtg Rankings

11.2

8.3

7.9

6.2

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

14-48

15-46

15-45

16-44

18-43

19-43

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,918.8

Maxey

2,853

Jokić

2,714.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,039

Jokić

2,945.3

Maxey

2,875.5

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.3

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.7

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.5

Maxey

36.9

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.91

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

39-22

36-23-1

36-25

35-26

33-26-1

34-26

Worst Record ATS

24-38

24-34-1

26-36

26-35

26-34

26-34-1

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	45	14	.763
2	Celtics	41	20	.672	5.0
3	Knicks	39	22	.639	7.0
4	Cavaliers	38	24	.613	8.5
5	Raptors	35	25	.583	10.5
6	76ers	33	27	.550	12.5
7	Magic	31	28	.525	14.0
8	Heat	32	29	.525	14.0
9	Hawks	31	31	.500	15.5
10	Hornets	30	31	.492	16.0
11	Bucks	26	34	.433	19.5
12	Bulls	25	36	.410	21.0
13	Wizards	16	44	.267	29.5
14	Nets	15	45	.250	30.5
15	Pacers	15	46	.246	31.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	47	15	.758
2	Spurs	43	17	.717	3.0
3	Rockets	38	22	.633	8.0
4	Timberwolves	38	23	.623	8.5
5	Nuggets	38	24	.613	9.0
6	Lakers	36	24	.600	10.0
7	Suns	34	26	.567	12.0
8	Warriors	31	29	.517	15.0
9	Clippers	28	31	.475	17.5
10	Trail Blazers	29	33	.468	18.0
11	Grizzlies	23	36	.390	22.5
12	Mavericks	21	39	.350	25.0
13	Pelicans	19	43	.306	28.0
14	Jazz	18	43	.295	28.5
15	Kings	14	48	.226	33.0