The Denver Nuggets lost to the Houston Rockets, 126 to 122, in Game 6 of the 1986 Western Conference Semifinals on May 8, 1986.

1985-86 Denver Nuggets

Final

HOU

Rockets

4-2

126

DEN

Nuggets

2-4

122

Team

1

21

33

2

25

24

3

31

24

4

31

27

OT

8

8

OT2

10

6

Total

126

122

Team Stats

Player Stats

Rockets

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

53-112

44-109

Field Goal %

47.3

40.4

3PT Made - Attempted

0-3

0-3

3PT %

0.0

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

20-32

34-42

Free Throw %

62.5

81.0

Rebounds

62

59

Offensive Rebounds

21

23

Defensive Rebounds

41

36

Assists

24

25

Steals

2

8

Blocks

8

5

Turnovers

16

13

Personal Fouls

31

32

Rockets

Nuggets

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Rodney McCray	53	20	9	7	0	3	10-19	0-0	0-1	1	1		3	6	52.6		0.0
Ralph Sampson	47	12	18	5	2	2	5-13	0-0	2-3	6	6		5	13	38.5		66.7
Lewis Lloyd	45	25	7	5	0	0	11-21	0-1	3-4	2	1		3	4	52.4	0.0	75.0
Hakeem Olajuwon	31	28	7	1	0	3	12-17	0-0	4-8	2	5		3	4	70.6		50.0
Robert Reid	31	11	8	2	0	0	5-12	0-2	1-2	1	6		0	8	41.7	0.0	50.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Allen Leavell	28	5	1	4	0	0	2-12	0-0	1-2	1	3		1	0	16.7		50.0
Jim Petersen	22	15	5	0	0	0	3-5	0-0	9-11	2	6		3	2	60.0		81.8
Mitchell Wiggins	22	8	6	0	0	0	4-11	0-0	0-1	0	2		3	3	36.4		0.0
Granville Waiters	6	2	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1		0	1	100.0
Steve Harris	5	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0		0	0	0.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Alex English	50	42	7	2	0	2	15-30	0-0	12-13	3	4		4	3	50.0		92.3
Fat Lever	49	6	9	7	5	1	3-9	0-0	0-0	1	2		1	8	33.3
T.R. Dunn	22	2	4	2	1	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	4		3	1	33.3
Wayne Cooper	21	6	3	0	0	1	2-6	0-0	2-2	3	5		1	2	33.3		100.0
Blair Rasmussen	13	7	4	1	0	0	2-12	0-0	3-5	0	4		3	1	16.7		60.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Calvin Natt	38	23	12	3	0	1	8-18	0-0	7-9	1	5		4	8	44.4		77.8
Elston Turner	33	8	3	5	0	0	4-7	0-0	0-0	0	2		0	3	57.1
Bill Hanzlik	24	6	0	5	0	0	2-5	0-0	2-3	3	3		0	0	40.0		66.7
Danny Schayes	21	15	14	0	1	0	6-12	0-0	3-4	1	3		5	9	50.0		75.0
Mike Evans	19	7	3	0	1	0	1-7	0-3	5-6	1	0		2	1	14.3	0.0	83.3

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More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

13.4

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

Last Game

DEN

3-4

90

Final

98

MIN

4-3

Sun 19 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

30.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

11.5

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

9.0

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

James

LeBron James

8.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Playoff BPG Leaders

2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Turner

Myles Turner

Playoff 3PM Leaders

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.6

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

3.6

White

Derrick White

Playoff TS% Leaders

66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

66.2

Booker

Devin Booker

66.0

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Pacers

121.2

Celtics

119.4

Knicks

118.7

Timberwolves

117.8

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

107.7

Timberwolves

109.3

Mavericks

111.4

Pelicans

111.7

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Celtics

11.7

Timberwolves

8.4

Thunder

6.7

Magic

4.7

Mavericks

3.6

Pacers

3.0

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

56-39

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

52-42-2

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
Tue 5/21	DAL	@	MIN	108-105
Mon 5/20	IND	@	BOS	128-133
Sat 5/18	IND	@	NYK	130-109
Sat 5/18	MIN	@	DEN	98-90
Fri 5/17	OKC	@	DAL	116-117

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/23	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Fri 5/24	DAL	@	MIN	8:30 PM
Sat 5/25	BOS	@	IND	8:30 PM
Sun 5/26	MIN	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Mon 5/27	BOS	@	IND	8:00 PM