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1976-77 Denver Nuggets Roster and Statistics

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50-32, Finished 1st in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Larry Brown (50-32)

Points Per Game: 112.6 (2nd of 22) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 107.4 (14th of 22)
Pythagorean W-L: 54-28 (2nd of 22)

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena ▪ Attendance: 703,133 (1st of 22)

SRS: 4.95 (2nd of 22) ▪ Pace Factor: 111.2 (2nd of 22)
Offensive Rating: 100.7 (7th of 22) ▪ Defensive Rating: 96.1 (1st of 22)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Portland Trail Blazers

1976-77 Denver Nuggets:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
40 Byron Beck C-F 6-9 225 January 25, 1945 9 University of Denver
20 Mack Calvin G 6-0 165 July 27, 1947 7 University of Southern California
22 Gus Gerard F-G 6-8 200 July 27, 1953 2 University of Virginia
25-44 Dan Issel C-F 6-9 235 October 25, 1948 6 University of Kentucky
24 Bobby Jones F 6-9 210 December 18, 1951 2 University of North Carolina
12 Ted McClain G 6-1 180 August 30, 1946 5 Tennessee State University
11-15 Jim Price G 6-3 195 November 27, 1949 4 University of Louisville
35 Paul Silas F-C 6-7 220 July 12, 1943 12 Creighton University
21 Fatty Taylor G 6-0 175 March 13, 1946 7 La Salle University
33 David Thompson G-F 6-4 195 July 13, 1954 1 North Carolina State University
13 Monte Towe G 5-7 150 September 27, 1953 1 North Carolina State University
10 Marvin Webster C 7-1 225 April 13, 1952 1 Morgan State University
11 Chuck Williams G 6-2 175 June 6, 1946 6 University of Colorado
42 Willie Wise F 6-5 210 March 3, 1947 7 Drake University

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19780 3590 7471 .481 2053 2783 .738 1288 2700 3988 2262 953 471 2011 2142 9233 112.6
Opponent 82 19780 3585 7743 .463 1635 2231 .733 1269 2481 3750 2082 941 470 1944 2285 8805 107.4

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 David Thompson 22 82 3001 824 1626 .507 477 623 .766 138 196 334 337 114 53 236 2125
2 Dan Issel 28 79 2507 660 1282 .515 445 558 .797 211 485 696 177 91 29 246 1765
3 Bobby Jones 25 82 2419 501 879 .570 236 329 .717 174 504 678 264 186 162 238 1238
4 Willie Wise 29 75 1403 237 513 .462 142 218 .651 76 177 253 142 60 18 180 616
5 Ted McClain 30 72 2002 245 551 .445 99 133 .744 52 177 229 324 106 13 255 589
6 Paul Silas 33 81 1959 206 572 .360 170 255 .667 236 370 606 132 58 23 183 582
7 Marvin Webster 24 80 1276 198 400 .495 143 220 .650 152 332 484 62 23 118 149 539
8 Jim Price 27 55 1384 188 422 .445 59 74 .797 41 143 184 208 96 14 181 435
9 Mack Calvin 29 29 625 100 225 .444 123 144 .854 19 30 49 115 27 1 53 323
10 Fatty Taylor 30 79 1548 132 314 .420 37 65 .569 90 121 211 288 132 9 202 301
11 Byron Beck 32 53 480 107 246 .435 36 44 .818 45 51 96 33 15 1 59 250
12 Gus Gerard 23 24 456 101 210 .481 38 56 .679 38 62 100 49 21 30 73 240
13 Monte Towe 23 51 409 56 138 .406 18 25 .720 8 26 34 87 16 0 61 130
14 Chuck Williams 30 21 311 35 93 .376 30 39 .769 8 26 34 44 8 0 26 100

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 David Thompson 22 82 36.6 10.0 19.8 .507 5.8 7.6 .766 1.7 2.4 4.1 4.1 1.4 0.6 2.9 25.9
2 Dan Issel 28 79 31.7 8.4 16.2 .515 5.6 7.1 .797 2.7 6.1 8.8 2.2 1.2 0.4 3.1 22.3
3 Bobby Jones 25 82 29.5 6.1 10.7 .570 2.9 4.0 .717 2.1 6.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.0 2.9 15.1
4 Mack Calvin 29 29 21.6 3.4 7.8 .444 4.2 5.0 .854 0.7 1.0 1.7 4.0 0.9 0.0 1.8 11.1
5 Gus Gerard 23 24 19.0 4.2 8.8 .481 1.6 2.3 .679 1.6 2.6 4.2 2.0 0.9 1.3 3.0 10.0
6 Willie Wise 29 75 18.7 3.2 6.8 .462 1.9 2.9 .651 1.0 2.4 3.4 1.9 0.8 0.2 2.4 8.2
7 Ted McClain 30 72 27.8 3.4 7.7 .445 1.4 1.8 .744 0.7 2.5 3.2 4.5 1.5 0.2 3.5 8.2
8 Jim Price 27 55 25.2 3.4 7.7 .445 1.1 1.3 .797 0.7 2.6 3.3 3.8 1.7 0.3 3.3 7.9
9 Paul Silas 33 81 24.2 2.5 7.1 .360 2.1 3.1 .667 2.9 4.6 7.5 1.6 0.7 0.3 2.3 7.2
10 Marvin Webster 24 80 16.0 2.5 5.0 .495 1.8 2.8 .650 1.9 4.2 6.1 0.8 0.3 1.5 1.9 6.7
11 Chuck Williams 30 21 14.8 1.7 4.4 .376 1.4 1.9 .769 0.4 1.2 1.6 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.2 4.8
12 Byron Beck 32 53 9.1 2.0 4.6 .435 0.7 0.8 .818 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 0.0 1.1 4.7
13 Fatty Taylor 30 79 19.6 1.7 4.0 .420 0.5 0.8 .569 1.1 1.5 2.7 3.6 1.7 0.1 2.6 3.8
14 Monte Towe 23 51 8.0 1.1 2.7 .406 0.4 0.5 .720 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 1.2 2.5

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 David Thompson 22 82 3001 9.9 19.5 .507 5.7 7.5 .766 1.7 2.4 4.0 4.0 1.4 0.6 2.8 25.5
2 Dan Issel 28 79 2507 9.5 18.4 .515 6.4 8.0 .797 3.0 7.0 10.0 2.5 1.3 0.4 3.5 25.3
3 Gus Gerard 23 24 456 8.0 16.6 .481 3.0 4.4 .679 3.0 4.9 7.9 3.9 1.7 2.4 5.8 18.9
4 Byron Beck 32 53 480 8.0 18.5 .435 2.7 3.3 .818 3.4 3.8 7.2 2.5 1.1 0.1 4.4 18.7
5 Mack Calvin 29 29 625 5.8 13.0 .444 7.1 8.3 .854 1.1 1.7 2.8 6.6 1.6 0.1 3.1 18.6
6 Bobby Jones 25 82 2419 7.5 13.1 .570 3.5 4.9 .717 2.6 7.5 10.1 3.9 2.8 2.4 3.5 18.4
7 Willie Wise 29 75 1403 6.1 13.2 .462 3.6 5.6 .651 2.0 4.5 6.5 3.6 1.5 0.5 4.6 15.8
8 Marvin Webster 24 80 1276 5.6 11.3 .495 4.0 6.2 .650 4.3 9.4 13.7 1.7 0.6 3.3 4.2 15.2
9 Chuck Williams 30 21 311 4.1 10.8 .376 3.5 4.5 .769 0.9 3.0 3.9 5.1 0.9 0.0 3.0 11.6
10 Monte Towe 23 51 409 4.9 12.1 .406 1.6 2.2 .720 0.7 2.3 3.0 7.7 1.4 0.0 5.4 11.4
11 Jim Price 27 55 1384 4.9 11.0 .445 1.5 1.9 .797 1.1 3.7 4.8 5.4 2.5 0.4 4.7 11.3
12 Paul Silas 33 81 1959 3.8 10.5 .360 3.1 4.7 .667 4.3 6.8 11.1 2.4 1.1 0.4 3.4 10.7
13 Ted McClain 30 72 2002 4.4 9.9 .445 1.8 2.4 .744 0.9 3.2 4.1 5.8 1.9 0.2 4.6 10.6
14 Fatty Taylor 30 79 1548 3.1 7.3 .420 0.9 1.5 .569 2.1 2.8 4.9 6.7 3.1 0.2 4.7 7.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Bobby Jones 25 82 2419 21.1 .605 .570 7.5 20.8 14.3 15.6 3.3 3.4 90 5.5 5.5 11.0
2 Dan Issel 28 79 2507 21.2 .578 .515 8.8 19.3 14.2 11.0 1.6 0.6 96 7.1 3.8 10.9
3 David Thompson 22 82 3001 19.8 .559 .507 4.8 6.5 5.7 17.7 1.6 0.9 99 7.6 3.1 10.7
4 Marvin Webster 24 80 1276 16.7 .542 .495 12.5 25.9 19.4 6.5 0.8 4.7 92 1.4 2.5 3.9
5 Ted McClain 30 72 2002 10.9 .483 .445 2.7 8.8 5.8 20.6 2.3 0.3 98 0.2 2.5 2.7
6 Willie Wise 29 75 1403 13.3 .506 .462 5.7 12.6 9.2 13.7 1.8 0.7 97 0.7 1.9 2.5
7 Paul Silas 33 81 1959 10.8 .425 .360 12.6 18.8 15.8 8.4 1.3 0.6 97 -0.2 2.8 2.5
8 Jim Price 27 55 1384 11.8 .478 .445 3.1 10.3 6.8 19.5 3.0 0.5 96 0.1 2.1 2.2
9 Fatty Taylor 30 79 1548 11.1 .439 .420 6.1 7.8 7.0 22.6 3.7 0.3 95 -0.3 2.5 2.1
10 Mack Calvin 29 29 625 17.0 .560 .444 3.2 4.8 4.0 24.6 1.9 0.1 100 1.2 0.6 1.8
11 Gus Gerard 23 24 456 16.9 .511 .481 8.7 13.6 11.2 15.7 2.0 3.4 95 0.3 0.8 1.1
12 Byron Beck 32 53 480 13.2 .471 .435 9.8 10.6 10.2 10.0 1.3 0.1 99 0.3 0.5 0.8
13 Chuck Williams 30 21 311 9.8 .454 .376 2.7 8.3 5.6 17.8 1.1 0.0 101 0.0 0.3 0.3
14 Monte Towe 23 51 409 10.3 .436 .406 2.1 6.3 4.2 27.6 1.7 0.0 100 -0.3 0.4 0.1

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 David Thompson 22 6 237 56 121 36 53 13 31 24 9 4 22 148 .463 .679 39.5 24.7 5.2 4.0
2 Dan Issel 28 6 222 49 96 34 45 18 58 17 5 4 20 132 .510 .756 37.0 22.0 9.7 2.8
3 Bobby Jones 25 6 187 31 64 10 17 11 35 21 17 14 25 72 .484 .588 31.2 12.0 5.8 3.5
4 Mack Calvin 29 6 112 19 40 24 29 1 9 13 1 0 13 62 .475 .828 18.7 10.3 1.5 2.2
5 Willie Wise 29 6 106 14 41 17 25 6 28 3 0 1 16 45 .341 .680 17.7 7.5 4.7 0.5
6 Ted McClain 30 6 170 19 46 6 8 5 14 27 10 2 12 44 .413 .750 28.3 7.3 2.3 4.5
7 Jim Price 27 6 158 19 53 5 8 6 24 25 12 1 18 43 .358 .625 26.3 7.2 4.0 4.2
8 Paul Silas 33 6 141 14 33 13 24 16 40 16 2 4 23 41 .424 .542 23.5 6.8 6.7 2.7
9 Marvin Webster 24 6 96 13 26 4 6 14 40 3 2 11 12 30 .500 .667 16.0 5.0 6.7 0.5
10 Byron Beck 32 5 29 3 9 2 2 2 6 1 0 0 5 8 .333 1.000 5.8 1.6 1.2 0.2
11 Monte Towe 23 1 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .667 6.0 4.0 0.0 1.0
12 Fatty Taylor 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Dan Issel 28 6 222 19.3 .570 .510 8.4 19.6 13.8 12.9 1.0 1.0 99 0.6 0.2 0.9
2 David Thompson 22 6 237 17.5 .513 .463 5.7 8.2 6.9 17.5 1.7 0.9 101 0.4 0.2 0.6
3 Bobby Jones 25 6 187 16.7 .504 .484 6.1 13.9 9.9 17.3 4.1 4.1 92 0.1 0.4 0.5
4 Mack Calvin 29 6 112 15.4 .588 .475 0.9 7.8 4.3 18.0 0.4 0.0 104 0.3 0.1 0.3
5 Marvin Webster 24 6 96 16.0 .524 .500 15.1 29.4 22.1 4.6 0.9 6.3 93 0.1 0.2 0.3
6 Ted McClain 30 6 170 11.0 .444 .413 3.0 5.7 4.4 22.6 2.7 0.6 100 0.0 0.2 0.2
7 Paul Silas 33 6 141 11.9 .471 .424 11.7 18.5 15.0 15.8 0.6 1.6 100 0.0 0.1 0.2
8 Jim Price 27 6 158 10.7 .380 .358 3.9 12.4 8.0 22.8 3.4 0.3 97 -0.2 0.2 0.1
9 Fatty Taylor 30 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 107 0.0 0.0 0.0
10 Byron Beck 32 5 29 5.6 .405 .333 7.1 15.0 11.0 4.8 0.0 0.0 103 0.0 0.0 0.0
11 Willie Wise 29 6 106 9.1 .433 .341 5.9 22.5 14.0 4.1 0.0 0.5 101 -0.1 0.1 0.0
12 Monte Towe 23 1 6 20.8 .667 .667 0.0 0.0 0.0 34.6 0.0 0.0 107 0.0 0.0 0.0