The Denver Nuggets came up just a bit short against the Los Angeles Lakers, 132 to 131, on February 21, 1982.

1981-82 Denver Nuggets

Final

LAL

Lakers

37-17

132

DEN

Nuggets

28-25

131

Team

LAL

DEN

1

44

30

2

33

45

3

31

30

4

24

26

Total

132

131

Lakers

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

54-102

58-90

Field Goal %

52.9

64.4

3PT Made - Attempted

0-1

0-0

3PT %

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

24-35

15-22

Free Throw %

68.6

68.2

Rebounds

50

35

Offensive Rebounds

26

10

Defensive Rebounds

24

25

Assists

27

37

Steals

14

8

Blocks

4

5

Turnovers

20

22

Personal Fouls

27

28

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Magic Johnson 38 25 8 8 5 0 11-14 0-0 3-4 4 4 4 4 78.6 75.0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 23 8 2 0 2 8-14 0-0 7-8 4 2 3 5 57.1 87.5
Jamaal Wilkes 34 15 1 3 2 0 7-16 0-0 1-1 1 2 1 0 43.8 100.0
Norm Nixon 30 26 2 5 1 0 12-17 0-0 2-2 1 4 1 1 70.6 100.0
Kurt Rambis 20 7 4 1 3 2 3-5 0-0 1-4 1 3 2 2 60.0 25.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Michael Cooper 33 14 4 5 1 0 4-14 0-1 6-6 3 3 1 3 28.6 0.0 100.0
Jim Brewer 14 6 7 0 1 0 3-8 0-0 0-0 0 0 7 0 37.5
Mark Landsberger 12 5 9 0 0 0 2-5 0-0 1-2 2 1 5 4 40.0 50.0
Eddie Jordan 11 5 1 2 0 0 1-3 0-0 3-6 1 4 0 1 33.3 50.0
Bob McAdoo 9 6 5 1 0 0 3-5 0-0 0-2 1 2 1 4 60.0 0.0
Mike McGee 5 0 1 0 1 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 0 0.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Kiki VanDeWeghe 43 21 6 10 1 2 8-15 0-0 5-6 3 3 3 3 53.3 83.3
Alex English 37 34 5 3 1 0 17-23 0-0 0-1 3 5 3 2 73.9 0.0
Dan Issel 37 31 12 6 0 0 14-21 0-0 3-3 5 3 2 10 66.7 100.0
T.R. Dunn 32 10 4 4 3 0 3-6 0-0 4-4 3 3 2 2 50.0 100.0
Kenny Higgs 24 2 1 11 1 0 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 5 0 1 20.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Billy McKinney 24 10 0 2 1 1 5-6 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 83.3
David Thompson 17 13 1 1 0 2 6-9 0-0 1-2 2 1 0 1 66.7 50.0
Glen Gondrezick 15 2 5 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 5 100.0
Cedrick Hordges 11 8 1 0 1 0 3-4 0-0 2-6 2 2 0 1 75.0 33.3

Explore

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

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PPG

27.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

15.7

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)
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

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

Playoff APG Leaders

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12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

III

Trey Murphy III

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

4.3

Harden

James Harden

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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Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Magic

98.2

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Timberwolves

104.8

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

19.1

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-3

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

52-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

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
Thu
4/25
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
126-109
Thu
4/25
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
90-101
Thu
4/25
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
118-121
Wed
4/24
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
114-125
Wed
4/24
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
112-105

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sat
4/27
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
1:00 PM
Sat
4/27
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
3:30 PM
Sat
4/27
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
6:00 PM
Sat
4/27
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
8:30 PM
Sun
4/28
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM