| 48-34 | Lost Conf Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a 48-34 record. They went 33-8 at home and 15-26 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Denver Nuggets went 54-41. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Seattle SuperSonics.
The 1977-78 Denver Nuggets played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The 1977-78 Denver Nuggets had their best month in January, when they went 10-4 and had a 71.4% win percentage. Their worst month was March, when they went 5-9 and had a 35.7% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '77 | 4-2 | 66.7% | -3 |
| November '77 | 10-6 | 62.5% | +9 |
| December '77 | 7-5 | 58.3% | +49 |
| January '78 | 10-4 | 71.4% | +31 |
| February '78 | 8-6 | 57.1% | -2 |
| March '78 | 5-9 | 35.7% | -42 |
| April '78 | 4-2 | 66.7% | +26 |
Yes, the Denver Nuggets made the Playoffs in 1978. They won their first series against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Western Conference Semifinals. They eventually lost against the Seattle SuperSonics in the Western Conference Finals.
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a point differential of +68. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nuggets could have been expected to have about 43.1 wins, or a 43-39 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1977-78 Denver Nuggets went 13-14.
During the regular season, the 1977-78 Denver Nuggets went 2-4 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1977-78 Denver Nuggets was a 10 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Denver Nuggets had during the 1977-78 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Wed, Oct 19, 1977 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 133 - 115 | ||
| Fri, Oct 21, 1977 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 106 - 101 | ||
| Sat, Oct 22, 1977 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 106 - 126 | ||
| Tue, Oct 25, 1977 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 104 - 129 | ||
| Wed, Oct 26, 1977 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 111 - 108 | ||
| Sat, Oct 29, 1977 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 127 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Nov 1, 1977 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 93 - 110 | ||
| Wed, Nov 2, 1977 | @ Buffalo Braves | Loss 100 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Nov 4, 1977 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 109 - 107 | ||
| Sat, Nov 5, 1977 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 101 - 132 | ||
| Tue, Nov 8, 1977 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 111 - 101 | ||
| Wed, Nov 9, 1977 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 115 - 112 | ||
| Sat, Nov 12, 1977 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 119 - 114 | ||
| Tue, Nov 15, 1977 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 123 - 113 | ||
| Fri, Nov 18, 1977 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 105 - 94 | ||
| Sun, Nov 20, 1977 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 125 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Nov 22, 1977 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 119 - 114 | ||
| Wed, Nov 23, 1977 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 104 - 105 | ||
| Thu, Nov 24, 1977 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Loss 129 - 131 | ||
| Sat, Nov 26, 1977 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 136 - 123 | ||
| Sun, Nov 27, 1977 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 97 - 115 | ||
| Tue, Nov 29, 1977 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 115 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Dec 2, 1977 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 126 - 92 | ||
| Sun, Dec 4, 1977 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 111 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Dec 7, 1977 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 123 - 116 | ||
| Sat, Dec 10, 1977 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 118 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Dec 13, 1977 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 96 - 99 | ||
| Wed, Dec 14, 1977 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 98 - 124 | ||
| Fri, Dec 16, 1977 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 112 - 117 | OT | |
| Tue, Dec 20, 1977 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 88 - 93 | ||
| Fri, Dec 23, 1977 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 93 - 98 | ||
| Mon, Dec 26, 1977 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 127 - 108 | ||
| Wed, Dec 28, 1977 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 130 - 108 | ||
| Fri, Dec 30, 1977 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 106 - 104 | ||
| Tue, Jan 3, 1978 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 101 - 100 | ||
| Wed, Jan 4, 1978 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 119 - 114 | ||
| Sun, Jan 8, 1978 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 109 - 104 | ||
| Tue, Jan 10, 1978 | vs New Orleans Jazz | Win 115 - 110 | OT | |
| Thu, Jan 12, 1978 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 109 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Jan 14, 1978 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 123 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Jan 17, 1978 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 104 - 89 | ||
| Thu, Jan 19, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 109 - 114 | ||
| Sun, Jan 22, 1978 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 141 - 143 | OT | |
| Tue, Jan 24, 1978 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 114 - 131 | ||
| Wed, Jan 25, 1978 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 121 - 119 | OT | |
| Fri, Jan 27, 1978 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 105 - 100 | ||
| Sun, Jan 29, 1978 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 117 - 118 | ||
| Tue, Jan 31, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Win 119 - 115 | ||
| Wed, Feb 1, 1978 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 101 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Feb 3, 1978 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 115 - 102 | ||
| Wed, Feb 8, 1978 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 114 - 109 | ||
| Thu, Feb 9, 1978 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 108 - 119 | ||
| Fri, Feb 10, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 123 - 126 | OT | |
| Sun, Feb 12, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 103 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Feb 14, 1978 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 103 - 98 | ||
| Thu, Feb 16, 1978 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 87 - 119 | ||
| Fri, Feb 17, 1978 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 112 - 105 | ||
| Sun, Feb 19, 1978 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 118 - 115 | ||
| Wed, Feb 22, 1978 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 96 - 99 | ||
| Fri, Feb 24, 1978 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 99 - 109 | ||
| Sat, Feb 25, 1978 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 124 - 115 | ||
| Tue, Feb 28, 1978 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 122 - 106 | ||
| Wed, Mar 1, 1978 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 104 - 110 | ||
| Sat, Mar 4, 1978 | vs Kansas City Kings | Win 123 - 114 | ||
| Tue, Mar 7, 1978 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 112 - 126 | ||
| Fri, Mar 10, 1978 | @ Kansas City Kings | Loss 120 - 126 | ||
| Sun, Mar 12, 1978 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 98 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Mar 15, 1978 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 123 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Mar 17, 1978 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 109 - 111 | OT | |
| Sun, Mar 19, 1978 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 95 - 122 | ||
| Tue, Mar 21, 1978 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 114 - 115 | ||
| Thu, Mar 23, 1978 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 106 - 123 | ||
| Sun, Mar 26, 1978 | @ New Orleans Jazz | Win 109 - 100 | ||
| Tue, Mar 28, 1978 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 103 - 106 | ||
| Wed, Mar 29, 1978 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 109 - 106 | ||
| Fri, Mar 31, 1978 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 109 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Apr 2, 1978 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 109 - 100 | ||
| Mon, Apr 3, 1978 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 104 - 95 | ||
| Wed, Apr 5, 1978 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 129 - 121 | ||
| Thu, Apr 6, 1978 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 111 - 105 | ||
| Fri, Apr 7, 1978 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 93 - 97 | ||
| Sun, Apr 9, 1978 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 137 - 139 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 3) | ||||
| Tue, Apr 18, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 119 - 103 | ||
| Fri, Apr 21, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 127 - 111 | ||
| Sun, Apr 23, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 112 - 143 | ||
| Tue, Apr 25, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 118 - 104 | ||
| Fri, Apr 28, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 112 - 117 | ||
| Sun, Apr 30, 1978 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 91 - 119 | ||
| Wed, May 3, 1978 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 116 - 110 | ||
| Western Conference Finals (Lost 2 - 4) | ||||
| Fri, May 5, 1978 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 116 - 107 | ||
| Sun, May 7, 1978 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 111 - 121 | ||
| Wed, May 10, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 91 - 105 | ||
| Fri, May 12, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 94 - 100 | ||
| Sun, May 14, 1978 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 123 - 114 | ||
| Wed, May 17, 1978 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 108 - 123 | ||
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