The Denver Nuggets couldn't pull it off against the Phoenix Suns, 124 to 119, in Game 3 of the 1982 First Round on April 24, 1982.

1981-82 Denver Nuggets

Final

PHX

Suns

2-1

124

DEN

Nuggets

1-2

119

Team

PHX

DEN

1

36

31

2

30

39

3

36

25

4

22

24

Total

124

119

Suns

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

49-83

47-100

Field Goal %

59.0

47.0

3PT Made - Attempted

1-3

0-1

3PT %

33.3

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

25-29

25-30

Free Throw %

86.2

83.3

Rebounds

35

45

Offensive Rebounds

6

17

Defensive Rebounds

29

28

Assists

32

20

Steals

9

7

Blocks

12

3

Turnovers

13

12

Personal Fouls

25

24

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Truck Robinson 39 23 9 3 4 0 11-17 0-0 1-4 0 3 2 7 64.7 25.0
Kyle Macy 39 8 3 5 1 0 3-7 0-1 2-2 2 4 0 3 42.9 0.0 100.0
Dennis Johnson 38 26 4 3 1 0 9-14 0-0 8-8 4 3 0 4 64.3 100.0
Rich Kelley 33 18 6 7 1 1 7-11 0-0 4-4 2 4 2 4 63.6 100.0
Alvan Adams 33 11 6 3 1 4 5-8 0-0 1-2 3 5 0 6 62.5 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Walter Davis 28 30 4 5 0 0 10-17 1-1 9-9 0 3 2 2 58.8 100.0 100.0
Alvin Scott 18 8 3 3 1 5 4-6 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 3 66.7 0.0
Jeff Cook 6 0 0 2 0 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Larry Nance 5 0 0 1 0 1 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0.0
Dudley Bradley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Alex English 42 18 7 7 1 1 9-18 0-0 0-0 2 3 1 6 50.0
Kiki VanDeWeghe 40 24 7 5 1 0 8-15 0-0 8-8 1 2 1 6 53.3 100.0
Dan Issel 37 26 10 1 1 1 11-23 0-0 4-4 1 4 5 5 47.8 100.0
Billy McKinney 34 16 0 2 1 0 6-12 0-1 4-6 2 3 0 0 50.0 0.0 66.7
T.R. Dunn 34 10 10 4 3 1 4-8 0-0 2-2 0 3 5 5 50.0 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
David Thompson 14 10 3 1 0 0 4-7 0-0 2-4 3 2 1 2 57.1 50.0
Kenny Higgs 14 9 1 0 0 0 2-8 0-0 5-6 2 4 1 0 25.0 83.3
Glen Gondrezick 14 0 5 0 0 0 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 3 0.0
Cedrick Hordges 11 6 2 0 0 0 3-5 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 60.0

Explore

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Team Leaders

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PPG

28.8

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

13.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

APG

9.5

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

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/16
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Sun
5/19
MIN MIN
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM

Last Game

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DEN Nuggets

3-2

112

Final

97

MIN Timberwolves

2-3

Tue 14 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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33.9

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

30.6

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

13.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

12.2

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

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9.5

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

9.0

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

James

LeBron James

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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2.8

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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3.7

White

Derrick White

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.3

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

Playoff TS% Leaders

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69.3

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

66.4

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Celtics

119.5

Pacers

119.2

Knicks

118.8

Timberwolves

118.2

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

101.3

Thunder

103.6

Celtics

106.9

Mavericks

110.5

Nuggets

111.6

Pelicans

111.7

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Celtics

12.6

Thunder

7.6

Timberwolves

5.2

Magic

4.7

Mavericks

3.8

Nuggets

3.0

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

55-38

76ers

51-38

Thunder

51-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

48-40-4

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
Tue
5/14
CLE CLE
@
BOS BOS
98-113
Tue
5/14
DAL DAL
@
OKC OKC
104-92
Mon
5/13
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
91-121
Mon
5/13
MIN MIN
@
DEN DEN
97-112
Sun
5/12
BOS BOS
@
CLE CLE
109-102

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/16
DEN DEN
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Fri
5/17
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
8:30 PM
Sat
5/18
OKC OKC
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Sun
5/19
MIN MIN
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Sun
5/19
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
3:30 PM