The Denver Nuggets couldn't pull it off against the Boston Celtics, 120 to 118, on February 15, 1981.

1980-81 Denver Nuggets

Final

BOS

Celtics

47-14

120

DEN

Nuggets

23-37

118

Team

BOS

DEN

1

39

26

2

24

37

3

27

33

4

30

22

Total

120

118

Celtics

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

45-87

48-107

Field Goal %

51.7

44.9

3PT Made - Attempted

0-3

0-0

3PT %

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

30-39

22-25

Free Throw %

76.9

88.0

Rebounds

45

52

Offensive Rebounds

12

25

Defensive Rebounds

33

27

Assists

34

27

Steals

8

11

Blocks

10

4

Turnovers

23

20

Personal Fouls

25

32

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Larry Bird 44 28 14 8 2 4 13-25 0-2 2-2 3 3 5 9 52.0 0.0 100.0
Cedric Maxwell 43 34 12 3 0 2 13-19 0-0 8-12 2 2 5 7 68.4 66.7
Nate Archibald 41 16 1 12 1 0 6-11 0-0 4-5 5 1 0 1 54.5 80.0
Chris Ford 37 14 1 2 2 5-10 0-1 4-4 2 3 0 1 50.0 0.0 100.0
Robert Parish 17 14 6 3 0 1 5-11 0-0 4-4 2 6 1 5 45.5 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Rick Robey 24 7 4 0 2 3-3 0-0 1-3 3 3 0 4 100.0 33.3
Kevin McHale 12 4 4 0 0 0-4 0-0 4-4 0 4 1 3 0.0 100.0
M.L. Carr 12 3 2 2 0 0-1 0-0 3-5 3 2 0 2 0.0 60.0
Gerald Henderson 10 0 1 4 1 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 0.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Alex English 36 23 10 3 0 2 11-28 0-0 1-1 4 4 8 2 39.3 100.0
Dan Issel 35 27 10 1 2 0 9-18 0-0 9-10 2 2 3 7 50.0 90.0
Kenny Higgs 27 4 0 8 1 0 1-4 0-0 2-2 1 4 0 0 25.0 100.0
David Thompson 19 10 1 3 0 0 3-10 0-0 4-4 2 5 1 0 30.0 100.0
Cedrick Hordges 17 13 5 1 0 0 6-9 0-0 1-2 1 4 2 3 66.7 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
T.R. Dunn 28 10 6 1 3 0 5-6 0-0 0-0 2 5 4 2 83.3
Kiki VanDeWeghe 25 13 8 1 1 2 5-12 0-0 3-3 4 2 3 5 41.7 100.0
Billy McKinney 22 8 3 2 3 0 4-9 0-0 0-0 2 3 1 2 44.4
Dave Robisch 19 8 4 3 1 0 3-9 0-0 2-3 0 0 1 3 33.3 66.7
Glen Gondrezick 12 2 5 4 0 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 3 2 3 50.0

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Team Leaders

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PPG

28.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

APG

9.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Team Rankings

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ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

113.0

8th

NETRTG

5.4

4th

3P%

37.4

10th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0

Last Game

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DEN Nuggets

3-4

90

Final

98

MIN Timberwolves

4-3

Sun 19 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

30.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

11.5

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

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9.1

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

James

LeBron James

8.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Booker

Devin Booker

Playoff BPG Leaders

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2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

3.5

DiVincenzo

Donte DiVincenzo

Playoff TS% Leaders

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66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

66.2

Booker

Devin Booker

66.2

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Celtics

120.1

Pacers

120.1

Knicks

118.7

Timberwolves

117.8

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

109.3

Timberwolves

111.4

Pelicans

111.7

Cavaliers

111.8

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Celtics

10.9

Thunder

6.7

Timberwolves

6.4

Magic

4.7

Mavericks

3.2

Pacers

1.1

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

55-34

Mavericks

58-40

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

54-43-2

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/27
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
105-100
Sun
5/26
BOS BOS
@
IND IND
105-102
Sat
5/25
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
107-116
Fri
5/24
BOS BOS
@
IND IND
114-111
Thu
5/23
DAL DAL
@
MIN MIN
109-108

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/30
DAL DAL
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sat
6/1
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
8:30 PM
Mon
6/3
DAL DAL
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM