Head coach Larry Brown Record 48–34 (.585) | Arena McNichols Sports Arena | |
Place Division: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western) Playoff finish West Conference Finals
(eliminated 2–4) | ||
The 1977–78 NBA season was the Nuggets' 2nd season in the NBA and 11th season as a franchise.
Contents
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Game 1 @ Denver: Denver 119, Milwaukee 103
Game 2 @ Denver: Denver 127, Milwaukee 111
Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 143, Denver 112
Game 4 @ Milwaukee: Denver 118, Milwaukee 114
Game 5 @ Denver: Milwaukee 117, Denver 112
Game 6 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 119, Denver 91
Game 7 @ Denver: Denver 116, Milwaukee 110
Game 1 @ Denver: Denver 116, Seattle 107
Game 2 @ Denver: Seattle 121, Denver 111
Game 3 @ Seattle: Seattle 105, Denver 91
Game 4 @ Seattle: Seattle 100, Denver 94
Game 5 @ Denver: Denver 123, Seattle 114
Game 6 @ Seattle: Seattle 123, Denver 108
David Thompson, All-NBA First Team
Bobby Jones, NBA All-Defensive First Team
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
Awards and records
References
1977–78 Denver Nuggets season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA