1978–79 Denver Nuggets season

1978–79 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach Larry Brown
Donnie Walsh
Arena McNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record 4735 (.573)
Place Division: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 1-2)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1978-79 NBA season was the Nuggets' 3rd season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 17 Rod Griffin PF  United States Wake Forest
1 21 Mike Evans PG  United States Kansas State
3 46 Hollis Copeland SF  United States Rutgers
5 106 Michael Edwards  United States Texas-Pan American
6 127 Robert Heard  United States Columbus State
7 148 Jack Gilloon  United States South Carolina
8 166 Larry Vaculik  United States Colorado
9 183 Tom Schneeburger  United States Air Force
10 198 Phil Taylor  United States Arizona

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1978-79 NBA Midwest standings

# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Seattle SuperSonics 52 30 .634
2 y-Kansas City Kings 48 34 .585 4
3 x-Phoenix Suns 50 32 .610 2
4 x-Denver Nuggets 47 35 .573 5
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 47 35 .573 5
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 7
7 San Diego Clippers 43 39 .524 9
8 Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 14
8 Milwaukee Bucks 38 44 .463 14
8 Golden State Warriors 38 44 .463 14
11 Chicago Bulls 31 51 .378 21
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Los Angeles Lakers: Lakers win series 2-1

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

References

See also

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