The Los Angeles Lakers handily defeated the Denver Nuggets, 131 to 118, on December 9, 1979.

1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers

Final

DEN

Nuggets

10-20

118

LAL

Lakers

20-10

131

Team

DEN

LAL

1

32

36

2

32

28

3

30

32

4

24

35

Total

118

131

Nuggets

Lakers

FG Made - Attempted

48-94

52-84

Field Goal %

51.1

61.9

3PT Made - Attempted

0-4

0-1

3PT %

0.0

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

22-33

27-29

Free Throw %

66.7

93.1

Rebounds

45

35

Offensive Rebounds

18

5

Defensive Rebounds

27

30

Assists

29

36

Steals

10

9

Blocks

3

10

Turnovers

15

18

Personal Fouls

27

24

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Charlie Scott 42 12 3 3 0 0 6-17 0-1 0-1 1 5 2 1 35.3 0.0 0.0
Dan Issel 36 30 10 1 0 1 13-18 0-0 4-5 4 4 5 5 72.2 80.0
David Thompson 36 20 1 5 1 1 8-16 0-1 4-6 2 2 1 0 50.0 0.0 66.7
Bob Wilkerson 31 14 2 6 4 0 7-12 0-1 0-0 5 4 0 2 58.3 0.0
George Johnson 19 6 6 3 0 0 3-7 0-0 0-0 0 5 1 5 42.9

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
George McGinnis 34 32 14 6 3 0 9-16 0-0 14-21 1 3 6 8 56.3 66.7
John Roche 22 2 2 4 1 0 1-7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 14.3 0.0
Kim Hughes 12 0 2 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2
Glen Gondrezick 8 2 5 0 1 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 2 3 100.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Norm Nixon 40 23 0 6 3 0 10-15 0-0 3-3 4 0 0 0 66.7 100.0
Magic Johnson 40 21 4 11 4 1 7-11 0-0 7-9 2 0 1 3 63.6 77.8
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 31 9 9 1 6 15-18 0-1 1-1 5 4 3 6 83.3 0.0 100.0
Jamaal Wilkes 37 25 5 4 1 0 9-19 0-0 7-7 0 5 0 5 47.4 100.0
Jim Chones 34 13 9 3 0 1 4-8 0-0 5-5 1 4 0 9 50.0 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Michael Cooper 24 10 2 3 0 1 3-4 0-0 4-4 2 4 0 2 75.0 100.0
Don Ford 16 4 3 0 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 3 100.0
Spencer Haywood 11 4 3 0 0 1 2-7 0-0 0-0 4 4 1 2 28.6

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Team Leaders

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PPG

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

RPG

15.0

Davis

Anthony Davis

APG

9.7

James

LeBron James

Team Rankings

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ORTG

115.9

15th

DRTG

115.3

16th

NETRTG

0.6

19th

3P%

37.7

8th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0
7
Lakers Lakers
47 35 .573 10.0
8
Pelicans Pelicans
49 33 .598 8.0
9
Kings Kings
46 36 .561 11.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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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LAL Lakers

0-3

105

Final

112

DEN Nuggets

3-0

Thu 25 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Playoff APG Leaders

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10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

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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76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

116.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

98.2

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

109.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

76ers

1-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

52-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

45-37-2

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
Wed
4/24
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
114-125
Wed
4/24
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
112-105
Wed
4/24
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
83-121
Tue
4/23
NOP NOP
@
OKC OKC
92-124
Tue
4/23
MIA MIA
@
BOS BOS
111-101

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
4/26
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
5:30 PM
Fri
4/26
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Fri
4/26
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
10:30 PM
Sat
4/27
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
1:00 PM
Sat
4/27
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
3:30 PM