The Denver Nuggets defeated the Houston Rockets, 138 to 127, on March 15, 1981.

1980-81 Denver Nuggets

Final

HOU

Rockets

36-39

127

DEN

Nuggets

31-43

138

Team

1

26

34

2

40

33

3

33

33

4

28

38

Total

127

138

Team Stats

Player Stats

Rockets

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

50-117

46-91

Field Goal %

42.7

50.5

3PT Made - Attempted

0-0

0-2

3PT %

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

27-35

46-52

Free Throw %

77.1

88.5

Rebounds

55

52

Offensive Rebounds

26

16

Defensive Rebounds

29

36

Assists

26

28

Steals

6

5

Blocks

6

9

Turnovers

12

16

Personal Fouls

36

31

Rockets

Nuggets

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Moses Malone	41	31	23	3	1	3	13-30	0-0	5-8	3	4		13	10	43.3		62.5
Robert Reid	34	17	6	6	1	1	7-15	0-0	3-5	0	4		4	2	46.7		60.0
Mike Dunleavy	33	16	4	3	1	0	6-19	0-0	4-5	2	4		2	2	31.6		80.0
Billy Paultz	20	8	4	0	0	1	4-7	0-0	0-0	0	5		1	3	57.1
Allen Leavell	17	12	2	6	0	0	4-7	0-0	4-4	1	2		0	2	57.1		100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bill Willoughby	30	12	8	2	1	0	3-8	0-0	6-7	2	5		2	6	37.5		85.7
Tom Henderson	21	8	1	3	2	0	4-9	0-0	0-0	0	2		0	1	44.4
Calvin Murphy	19	14	1	2	0	0	5-16	0-0	4-4	1	5		1	0	31.3		100.0
Calvin Garrett	14	0	2	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	4		0	2
Major Jones	11	9	4	0	0	0	4-6	0-0	1-2	0	1		3	1	66.7		50.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
David Thompson	44	27	5	4	2	2	10-20	0-1	7-8	3	3		1	4	50.0	0.0	87.5
Dave Robisch	34	21	10	1	0	1	6-13	0-0	9-10	0	4		2	8	46.2		90.0
Alex English	34	18	5	5	2	4	6-14	0-0	6-6	2	5		3	2	42.9		100.0
Kenny Higgs	27	14	4	8	0	0	3-4	0-0	8-9	3	3		0	4	75.0		88.9
Dan Issel	18	21	8	1	0	0	9-13	0-1	3-4	1	5		2	6	69.2	0.0	75.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Kiki VanDeWeghe	31	16	10	3	0	1	5-12	0-0	6-8	4	3		6	4	41.7		75.0
Glen Gondrezick	27	6	10	0	0	0	2-4	0-0	2-2	3	5		2	8	50.0		100.0
Billy McKinney	21	15	0	6	1	1	5-10	0-0	5-5	0	3		0	0	50.0		100.0
T.R. Dunn	4	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0		0	0	0.0

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More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.2

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

12.9

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

APG

9.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

113.0

8th

NETRTG

5.4

4th

3P%

37.4

10th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/19	MIN	@	DEN	8:00 PM

Last Game

MIN

3-3

115

Final

70

DEN

3-3

Thu 16 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

33.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

30.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

12.9

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

11.8

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

9.1

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.8

James

LeBron James

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Booker

Devin Booker

Playoff BPG Leaders

2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff 3PM Leaders

3.7

White

Derrick White

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.3

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

Playoff TS% Leaders

67.0

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

66.6

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Pacers

120.2

Celtics

119.5

Timberwolves

118.9

Knicks

118.7

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

106.9

Timberwolves

109.4

Mavericks

111.4

Pelicans

111.7

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Celtics

12.6

Timberwolves

9.6

Thunder

6.7

Magic

4.7

Mavericks

3.6

Pacers

2.1

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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

Magic

55-34

Mavericks

55-39

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

48-40-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

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	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 5/17	OKC	@	DAL	116-117
Thu 5/16	NYK	@	IND	103-116
Wed 5/15	DEN	@	MIN	70-115
Tue 5/14	CLE	@	BOS	98-113
Tue 5/14	DAL	@	OKC	104-92

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/19	IND	@	NYK	3:30 PM
Sun 5/19	MIN	@	DEN	8:00 PM