1978–79 Denver Nuggets season

Nuggets' 3rd season in the NBA August 2023 March 2026 Denver Nuggets 1979 47 35 Midwest 2 4 Larry Brown Donnie Walsh McNichols Sports Arena KWGN-TV KOA West First Round(lost to Lakers 1–2) DEN The 1978–79 Denver Nuggets season was the Nuggets' 3rd season in the NBA and 12th season as a franchise.1978-79 Denver Nuggets In the playoffs, the Nuggets lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in three games in the First Round. The Nuggets would not make the playoffs again until 1982. Draft picks 1978 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 17 Rod Griffin PF Wake Forest 1 21 Mike Evans PG Kansas State 3 46 Hollis Copeland SF Rutgers 5 106 Michael Edwards Texas-Pan American 6 127 Robert Heard Columbus State 7 148 Jack Gilloon South Carolina 8 166 Larry Vaculik Colorado 9 183 Tom Schneeburger Air Force 10 198 Phil Taylor Arizona Roster Denver Nuggets #003EA4 #FDC835 #003EA4 #FDC835 41 Tom Boswell basketball F 6 9 220 South Carolina 22 Geoff Crompton F 6 11 280 North Carolina 31 Bo Ellis F 6 9 197 Marquette 55 Phil Hicks SF 6 7 205 Tulane 35 Kim Hughes basketball C 6 11 220 Wisconsin 44 Dan Issel C 6 9 235 Kentucky 10 John Kuester F 6 2 180 North Carolina 30 George McGinnis F 6 8 230 Indiana 21 Anthony Roberts basketball F 6 5 185 Oral Roberts 5 Robert Smith basketball G 5 11 165 UNLV 11 Charlie Scott basketball G 6 5 175 North Carolina 33 David Thompson basketball SF 6 4 195 North Carolina State 32 Bob Wilkerson G 6 6 195 Indiana Larry Brown, Donnie Walsh Regular season Season standings DEN DEN z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Denver Nuggets 1979 #0000CD #FFD700 Total: 47–35 (home: 29–12; road: 18–23) Denver Nuggets October yes #FFD700 #0000CD 4 0 2 3 |- | 5 | October 21, 1978 | @ Atlanta | L 125–130 | | | | The Omni | 4–1 Denver Nuggets November #FFD700 #0000CD 2 3 2 7 |- | 19 | November 22, 1978 | Atlanta | L 111–113 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 9–10 Denver Nuggets December #FFD700 #0000CD 5 3 2 3 |- | 36 | December 30, 1978 | @ Atlanta | L 87–113 | | | | The Omni | 17–19 Denver Nuggets January #FFD700 #0000CD 7 2 4 4 Denver Nuggets February #FFD700 #0000CD 5 2 2 4 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break Denver Nuggets March #FFD700 #0000CD 6 2 3 0 |- | 72 | March 17, 1979 | Atlanta | W 118–111 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 39–33 Denver Nuggets April #FFD700 #0000CD 0 0 3 2 DEN 1979 Playoffs Denver Nuggets 1979 yes #0000CD #FFD700 Denver Nuggets Western Conference First Round no yes yes #FFD700 #0000CD 1 1 0 1 |- | 1 | April 10 | Los Angeles | W 119–105 | Dan Issel (30) | Dan Issel (10) | Bob Wilkerson (7) | McNichols Sports Arena16,011 | 1–0 |- | 2 | April 13 | @ Los Angeles | L 109–121 | David Thompson (29) | Tom Boswell (12) | Tom Boswell (7) | The Forum14,182 | 1–1 |- | 3 | April 16 | Los Angeles | L 111–112 | David Thompson (28) | Dan Issel (10) | David Thompson (7) | McNichols Sports Arena16,181 | 1–2 |- DEN 1979 yes References Category:Denver Nuggets seasons Denver Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets