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1977-78 Denver Nuggets Team Game Log

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Record: 48-34, Finished 1st in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Larry Brown (48-34)

PTS/G: 111.8 (6th of 22) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 110.9 (16th of 22)
SRS: 0.80 (8th of 22) ▪ Pace: 108.5 (6th of 22)
Off Rtg: 102.3 (5th of 22) ▪ Def Rtg: 101.5 (15th of 22)
Expected W-L: 43-39 (8th of 22)

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena ▪ Attendance: 657,673 (1st of 21)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (4-2) versus Seattle SuperSonics
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Milwaukee Bucks

Regular Season

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1977-10-19 MIL W 240 49 35 45 133 48 19 37 115
2 2 1977-10-21 LAL W 240 39 28 34 106 37 27 34 101
3 3 1977-10-22 @ DET L 240 43 20 24 106 48 30 43 126
4 4 1977-10-25 @ IND L 240 38 28 35 104 52 25 33 129
5 5 1977-10-26 POR W 240 39 33 43 111 40 28 31 108
6 6 1977-10-29 BUF W 240 51 25 32 127 38 35 49 111
7 7 1977-11-01 @ CLE L 240 36 21 33 93 45 20 24 110
8 8 1977-11-02 @ BUF L 240 41 18 24 100 36 32 40 104
9 9 1977-11-04 @ BOS W 240 43 23 30 109 44 19 33 107
10 10 1977-11-05 @ PHI L 240 42 17 23 101 57 18 27 132
11 11 1977-11-08 @ MIL W 240 45 21 28 111 42 17 25 101
12 12 1977-11-09 NOJ W 240 51 13 18 115 46 20 24 112
13 13 1977-11-12 KCK W 240 45 29 38 119 48 18 27 114
14 14 1977-11-15 DET W 240 51 21 27 123 45 23 29 113
15 15 1977-11-18 SAS W 240 46 13 17 105 36 22 30 94
16 16 1977-11-20 @ NJN W 240 46 33 44 125 46 26 33 118
17 17 1977-11-22 @ WSB W 240 49 21 22 119 47 20 30 114
18 18 1977-11-23 @ ATL L 240 36 32 36 104 44 17 23 105
19 19 1977-11-24 @ NOJ L 240 52 25 36 129 50 31 37 131
20 20 1977-11-26 IND W 240 50 36 47 136 47 29 42 123
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1977-11-27 @ PHO L 240 35 27 38 97 49 17 24 115
22 22 1977-11-29 SEA W 240 43 29 35 115 41 17 21 99
23 23 1977-12-02 NJN W 240 49 28 38 126 39 14 24 92
24 24 1977-12-04 @ LAL W 240 49 13 24 111 46 17 23 109
25 25 1977-12-07 ATL W 240 41 41 47 123 43 30 38 116
26 26 1977-12-10 MIL W 240 46 26 35 118 45 21 30 111
27 27 1977-12-13 @ CHI L 240 38 20 36 96 35 29 36 99
28 28 1977-12-14 @ KCK L 240 36 26 35 98 50 24 29 124
29 29 1977-12-16 WSB L 265 48 16 19 112 49 19 30 117
30 30 1977-12-20 @ SEA L 240 31 26 34 88 38 17 28 93
31 31 1977-12-23 @ GSW L 240 33 27 32 93 40 18 25 98
32 32 1977-12-26 PHO W 240 45 37 43 127 45 18 28 108
33 33 1977-12-28 GSW W 240 50 30 41 130 42 24 29 108
34 34 1977-12-30 @ ATL W 240 34 38 44 106 35 34 39 104
35 35 1978-01-03 @ WSB W 240 44 13 21 101 40 20 31 100
36 36 1978-01-04 @ SAS W 240 44 31 41 119 48 18 22 114
37 37 1978-01-08 CHI W 240 46 17 26 109 38 28 33 104
38 38 1978-01-10 NOJ W 265 43 29 38 115 44 22 29 110
39 39 1978-01-12 @ HOU W 240 41 27 32 109 46 14 16 106
40 40 1978-01-14 LAL W 240 52 19 25 123 49 14 19 112
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1978-01-17 CLE W 240 45 14 20 104 37 15 18 89
42 42 1978-01-19 @ MIL L 240 40 29 37 109 44 26 35 114
43 43 1978-01-22 NYK L 265 47 47 59 141 58 27 37 143
44 44 1978-01-24 @ CHI L 240 48 18 25 114 51 29 40 131
45 45 1978-01-25 BUF W 265 50 21 26 121 50 19 26 119
46 46 1978-01-27 HOU W 240 39 27 34 105 49 2 4 100
47 47 1978-01-29 PHI L 240 46 25 28 117 50 18 26 118
48 48 1978-01-31 @ NYK W 240 47 25 32 119 50 15 23 115
49 49 1978-02-01 @ PHI L 240 39 23 32 101 32 40 52 104
50 50 1978-02-03 DET W 240 47 21 27 115 37 28 36 102
51 51 1978-02-08 ATL W 240 40 34 41 114 46 17 18 109
52 52 1978-02-09 @ GSW L 240 46 16 20 108 54 11 13 119
53 53 1978-02-10 @ SEA L 265 50 23 37 123 56 14 22 126
54 54 1978-02-12 @ POR W 240 38 27 33 103 45 11 20 101
55 55 1978-02-14 WSB W 240 43 17 26 103 42 14 18 98
56 56 1978-02-16 @ CLE L 240 34 19 29 87 51 17 18 119
57 57 1978-02-17 POR W 240 40 32 37 112 44 17 26 105
58 58 1978-02-19 BOS W 240 51 16 19 118 50 15 21 115
59 59 1978-02-22 IND L 240 37 22 35 96 42 15 24 99
60 60 1978-02-24 @ LAL L 240 41 17 21 99 48 13 20 109
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1978-02-25 PHI W 240 46 32 39 124 43 29 36 115
62 62 1978-02-28 @ IND W 240 48 26 33 122 43 20 26 106
63 63 1978-03-01 CLE L 240 37 30 41 104 42 26 36 110
64 64 1978-03-04 KCK W 240 44 35 47 123 51 12 14 114
65 65 1978-03-07 PHO L 240 43 26 35 112 50 26 30 126
66 66 1978-03-10 @ KCK L 240 41 38 49 120 48 30 36 126
67 67 1978-03-12 CHI W 240 35 28 38 98 37 21 27 95
68 68 1978-03-15 GSW W 240 45 33 45 123 45 21 29 111
69 69 1978-03-17 @ NJN L 265 42 25 32 109 49 13 20 111
70 70 1978-03-19 @ BOS L 240 31 33 41 95 49 24 37 122
71 71 1978-03-21 NYK L 240 46 22 28 114 43 29 37 115
72 72 1978-03-23 @ SAS L 240 48 10 15 106 51 21 28 123
73 73 1978-03-26 @ NOJ W 240 45 19 26 109 42 16 27 100
74 74 1978-03-28 @ NYK L 240 44 15 21 103 44 18 19 106
75 75 1978-03-29 BOS W 240 42 25 29 109 43 20 36 106
76 76 1978-03-31 SEA L 240 44 21 28 109 40 31 42 111
77 77 1978-04-02 HOU W 240 41 27 36 109 39 22 26 100
78 78 1978-04-03 @ BUF W 240 39 26 34 104 37 21 26 95
79 79 1978-04-05 NJN W 240 49 31 43 129 50 21 33 121
80 80 1978-04-06 @ PHO W 240 46 19 26 111 47 11 22 105
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1978-04-07 @ POR L 240 29 35 47 93 35 27 36 97
82 82 1978-04-09 @ DET L 240 55 27 32 137 56 27 33 139

Playoffs

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1978-04-18 MIL W 240 43 33 38 119 41 21 30 103
2 2 1978-04-21 MIL W 240 50 27 32 127 46 19 23 111
3 3 1978-04-23 @ MIL L 240 47 18 27 112 64 15 22 143
4 4 1978-04-25 @ MIL W 240 44 30 38 118 40 24 39 104
5 5 1978-04-28 MIL L 240 44 24 32 112 45 27 34 117
6 6 1978-04-30 @ MIL L 240 40 11 18 91 53 13 18 119
7 7 1978-05-03 MIL W 240 44 28 35 116 43 24 35 110
8 8 1978-05-05 SEA W 240 45 26 34 116 30 47 62 107
9 9 1978-05-07 SEA L 240 45 21 26 111 43 35 49 121
10 10 1978-05-10 @ SEA L 240 35 21 26 91 41 23 30 105
11 11 1978-05-12 @ SEA L 240 40 14 16 94 38 24 33 100
12 12 1978-05-14 SEA W 240 52 19 26 123 49 16 20 114
13 13 1978-05-17 @ SEA L 240 41 26 33 108 48 27 43 123