en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Denver_Nuggets_season
2 corrections found
April 23
Game 2 of the Nuggets–Trail Blazers series was played on April 22, 1977, not April 23.
Full reasoning
The date shown for Game 2 is off by one day.
The Denver Nuggets' official media guide lists the second game of the 1977 Portland series as:
- 4/22/77 — @Denver 121, Portland 110
That matches the linked box-score date format as well, but the article text says April 23. The correct game date was April 22, 1977.
1 source
- Denver Nuggets Media Guide (Playoffs Records)
1976-77 ... 4/20/77 Portland 101, @Denver 100 ... 4/22/77 @Denver 121, Portland 110 ... 4/24/77 @Portland 110, Denver 106.
in six games in the First Round.
Denver did lose to Portland 4–2, but that series was the Western Conference semifinals, not the first round.
Full reasoning
The article correctly says Denver lost to Portland in six games, but it mislabels the round.
Official NBA sources list the 1976–77 Nuggets' only playoff series as the Western Conference semifinals:
- The NBA's season review for 1976–77 lists: "Western Conference semifinals — Portland defeated Denver (4-2)."
- The Denver Nuggets' official media guide lists the 1976–77 playoffs as: "WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (ELIMINATED 2-4)."
So the Nuggets' 1977 playoff exit was not in the first round.
2 sources
- Season Review: 1976-77 | NBA.com
Western Conference semifinals — Portland defeated Denver (4-2).
- Denver Nuggets Media Guide (Playoffs Records)
1976-77 ... WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (ELIMINATED 2-4) ... 4/20/77 Portland 101, @Denver 100 ... 5/2/77 @Portland 108, Denver 92.