1977–78 Denver Nuggets season

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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.

z – clinched division titley – clinched division titlex – clinched playoff spot

West First Round

The Nuggets had a first round bye.

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

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

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

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

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