1978 Denver Nuggets: Season and Playoffs

NBA Teams: 1977-78 Nuggets regular season and Playoffs performances with records, stats, awards, players and more.

1978 Denver Nuggets Summary

NBA Playoffs

Playoff Performance
Lost Western Conference Finals
Playoff Record: 6-7 (.462)
Playoffs Series
Nuggets 4-3 Bucks
Nuggets 2-4 Supersonics
Players Used
11 players
(at least 1 game)

NBA Regular Season

Season Record
48-34 (.585)
Standings
2º in Western Conference
1º in Midwest Division
Players Used
15 players
(at least 1 game)
Longest Streaks
Winning Streak: 10 games
Losing Streak: 5 games
Win / Loss Progression
W :  / L :

1
82

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points:
27.2 ppg
Rebounds:
10.1 rpg
Assists:
5.4 apg
Steals:
1.8 spg
Blocks:
1.7 bpg

NBA Playoffs

Points:
25.2 ppg
Rebounds:
10.3 rpg
Assists:
6.0 apg
Steals:
1.5 spg
Blocks:
1.6 bpg

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
2 -
All-NBA 1st Team: David Thompson
All-Defensive 1st Team: Bobby Jones
NBA Leaders
-
none
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 82 14.4 33.4 47.7 26.7 10.0 5.1 21.3 25.8 111.8 110.9
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 43.3 90.7 .477 - - - 25.2 33.0 .765

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NBA Playoffs

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 13 17.1 32.5 49.6 27.5 7.0 4.8 18.8 27.8 110.6 113.6
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 43.8 95.8 .457 - - - 22.9 29.2 .786

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