1977–78 Denver Nuggets season

1977–78 Denver Nuggets season
Midwest Division Champions
Head coach Larry Brown
Arena McNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record 48–34 (.585)
Place Division: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Finals
(eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1976–77 1978–79 >

The 1977-78 NBA season was the Nuggets' 2nd season in the NBA and 11th season as a franchise.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 9 Tom LaGarde C/PF  United States North Carolina
1 21 Anthony Roberts SF/SG  United States Oral Roberts
3 65 Robert Smith PG  United States Nevada-Las Vegas
5 109 John Billups  United States Mississippi
6 130 Jim Town  United States Massachusetts Amherst
7 150 Willie High  United States Alabama State
8 169 Len Saunders  United States Florida

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1977-78 NBA Midwest standings

# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers 58 24 .707 –
2 y-Denver Nuggets 48 34 .585 10
3 x-Phoenix Suns 49 33 .598 9
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 .573 11
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers 45 37 .549 13
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 14
7 Golden State Warriors 43 39 .524 15
8 Chicago Bulls 40 42 .488 18
9 Detroit Pistons 38 44 .463 20
10 Indiana Pacers 31 51 .378 27
10 Kansas City Kings 31 51 .378 27
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

The Nuggets had a first round bye.

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks: Nuggets win series 4-3

West Conference Finals

(2) Denver Nuggets vs. (4) Seattle SuperSonics: Sonics win series 4-2

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1977-78 Denver Nuggets

See also