The Denver Nuggets came up just a bit short against the Houston Rockets, 98 to 97, on January 18, 1981.

1980-81 Denver Nuggets

Final

HOU

Rockets

21-27

98

DEN

Nuggets

17-30

97

Team

HOU

DEN

1

33

26

2

23

22

3

21

31

4

21

18

Total

98

97

Rockets

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

42-83

39-93

Field Goal %

50.6

41.9

3PT Made - Attempted

0-0

0-0

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

14-20

19-25

Free Throw %

70.0

76.0

Rebounds

46

48

Offensive Rebounds

12

17

Defensive Rebounds

34

31

Assists

27

21

Steals

15

4

Blocks

6

5

Turnovers

23

19

Personal Fouls

19

22

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Moses Malone 44 37 19 2 2 1 14-18 0-0 9-11 7 4 8 11 77.8 81.8
Robert Reid 36 14 9 6 3 0 6-14 0-0 2-2 3 4 2 7 42.9 100.0
Calvin Garrett 29 4 3 5 0 0 2-3 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 3 66.7
Major Jones 17 2 1 0 2 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 33.3
Tom Henderson 15 4 1 2 1 0 2-9 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 22.2

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Billy Paultz 29 11 7 2 0 5 4-8 0-0 3-5 2 1 1 6 50.0 60.0
Allen Leavell 28 10 2 6 3 0 5-15 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 2 33.3
Calvin Murphy 25 12 2 2 3 0 6-10 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 60.0
Bill Willoughby 13 4 1 1 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 100.0
Mike Dunleavy 4 0 1 1 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 1 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 42 19 6 4 3 0 8-25 0-0 3-3 3 4 4 2 32.0 100.0
Kiki VanDeWeghe 41 17 9 2 0 1 8-15 0-0 1-2 6 2 4 5 53.3 50.0
David Thompson 33 33 5 2 0 0 14-19 0-0 5-9 2 3 1 4 73.7 55.6
Dan Issel 33 14 8 3 0 1 4-16 0-0 6-7 2 5 3 5 25.0 85.7
Kenny Higgs 33 0 5 8 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 5 0.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Billy McKinney 21 6 0 0 0 0 2-3 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 0 66.7 100.0
Dave Robisch 17 4 8 1 0 0 1-6 0-0 2-2 0 1 2 6 16.7 100.0
T.R. Dunn 9 0 1 0 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1
Cedrick Hordges 6 2 3 0 0 0 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 20.0
Glen Gondrezick 5 2 3 1 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 33.3

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Team Leaders

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PPG

29.5

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

16.0

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

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
4/25
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Sat
4/27
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
8:30 PM
Mon
4/29
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Thu
5/2
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
1:00 PM
Sat
5/4
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM

Last Game

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DEN Nuggets

2-0

101

Final

99

LAL Lakers

0-2

Mon 22 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

34.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

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19.0

Allen

Jarrett Allen

16.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

14.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

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10.0

James

LeBron James

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Jr.

Michael Porter Jr.

Playoff TS% Leaders

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92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Knicks

119.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

115.8

Pacers

114.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Cavaliers

89.7

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Magic

102.5

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

108.8

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Cavaliers

12.7

Nuggets

7.0

Knicks

5.5

Celtics

5.5

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Magic

0-2

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

76ers

0-2

Lakers

0-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

51-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

49-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Knicks

45-38-1

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

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
4/23
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
92-124
Tue
4/23
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
111-101
Mon
4/22
PHX PHX
@
MIN MIN
93-105
Mon
4/22
DAL DAL
@
LAC LAC
96-93
Mon
4/22
IND IND
@
MIL MIL
125-108

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
4/25
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
7:00 PM
Thu
4/25
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Thu
4/25
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
10:00 PM
Fri
4/26
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
5:30 PM
Fri
4/26
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM