NBA 1978-79Regular season

Final

Washington Bullets90–121Denver Nuggets

Washington Bullets at Denver Nuggets

Date: Tuesday 9 January 1979
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1978-79Regular season
Meeting: 10th meetingof 104 played

Washington Bullets

Washington Bullets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Elvin Hayes	31:00	7–15	4–5	1	6	7	0	0	1	3	4	18
Bob Dandridge	29:00	3–10	0–0	0	5	5	4	1	1	2	5	6
Mitch Kupchak	27:00	1–8	7–8	0	2	2	2	0	0	3	0	9
Kevin Grevey	25:00	3–15	0–0	1	2	3	2	0	0	2	1	6
Wes Unseld	24:00	4–4	1–4	1	3	4	2	0	0	3	4	9
Charles Johnson	23:00	4–9	1–3	1	2	3	2	2	0	1	2	9
Tom Henderson	22:00	4–9	0–0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	2	8
Greg Ballard	21:00	1–7	4–4	4	4	8	0	0	1	1	1	6
Larry Wright	16:00	3–8	0–0	0	3	3	2	2	0	1	1	6
Dave Corzine	12:00	3–6	1–2	4	4	8	0	1	0	0	0	7
Roger Phegley	10:00	1–3	4–5	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	6
Team totals	240:00	34–94	22–31	13	32	45	16	6	4	20	21	90

Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
David Thompson	31:00	8–13	6–6	0	3	3	2	2	1	3	2	22
Dan Issel	29:00	4–8	1–1	2	8	10	4	2	0	0	1	9
Bob Wilkerson	27:00	7–11	6–6	0	2	2	4	2	0	2	2	20
Robert Smith	25:00	7–11	0–0	0	3	3	2	1	1	2	4	14
Kim Hughes	25:00	1–1	0–0	1	12	13	1	0	6	2	6	2
Charlie Scott	24:00	6–11	2–3	1	4	5	4	1	0	2	2	14
George McGinnis	21:00	6–12	4–6	2	8	10	2	3	1	2	4	16
Tom Boswell	18:00	3–7	2–2	1	0	1	2	1	1	3	1	8
John Kuester	15:00	2–7	2–2	1	1	2	4	2	0	1	1	6
Phil Hicks	13:00	1–5	0–0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	2	2
Bo Ellis	12:00	4–5	0–0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	8
Team totals	240:00	49–91	23–26	8	43	51	25	15	11	20	26	121

This season

Denver Nuggets 1, Washington Wizards 3 in NBA 1978-79.

18 Nov 1978Denver Nuggets 114–119 Washington Bullets
9 Jan 197990–121 this game
11 Mar 1979Washington Bullets 119–98 Denver Nuggets
1 Apr 1979Denver Nuggets 89–105 Washington Bullets

Records going in

Washington Bullets: 27–12
Denver Nuggets: 20–20

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Denver Nuggets 61, Washington Wizards 43.

18 Nov 1978Denver Nuggets 114–119 Washington Bullets
11 Mar 1979Washington Bullets 119–98 Denver Nuggets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.