The Denver Nuggets couldn't pull it off against the Los Angeles Lakers, 112 to 111, in Game 3 of the 1979 First Round on April 15, 1979.
Lakers
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
45-86
43-95
Field Goal %
52.3
45.3
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
22-31
25-32
Free Throw %
71.0
78.1
Rebounds
47
49
Offensive Rebounds
11
16
Defensive Rebounds
36
33
Assists
29
20
Steals
4
9
Blocks
7
3
Turnovers
13
13
Personal Fouls
26
27
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 48 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 13-19 | 3-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 68.4 | 60.0 | |||
| Jamaal Wilkes | 38 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-16 | 3-5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 62.5 | 60.0 | |||
| Norm Nixon | 38 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3-14 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 21.4 | 50.0 | |||
| Ron Boone | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 5-5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 55.6 | 100.0 | |||
| Don Ford | 21 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 33.3 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Dantley | 30 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | 8-12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 64.3 | 66.7 | |||
| Kenny Carr | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Lou Hudson | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37.5 | 100.0 | |||
| Jim Price | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Thompson | 42 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13-26 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 100.0 | |||
| Dan Issel | 42 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 10-12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 63.6 | 83.3 | |||
| Charlie Scott | 38 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 43.8 | 50.0 | |||
| Tom Boswell | 38 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 6-7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 44.4 | 85.7 | |||
| Bob Wilkerson | 38 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 41.2 | 0.0 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Roberts | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36.4 | 100.0 | |||
| Bo Ellis | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 100.0 | |||
| Kim Hughes | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Robert Smith | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Team Leaders
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Jokic
RPG
Jokic
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Jokic
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118.4
5th
DRTG
113.0
8th
NETRTG
5.4
4th
3P%
37.4
10th
2023-24 Conference Standings
See more| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
| 2 |  Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
| 3 |  Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
| 4 |  Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 |
| 5 |  Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 |
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