The Denver Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 123 to 114, on March 4, 1981.

1980-81 Denver Nuggets

Final

LAL

Lakers

45-24

114

DEN

Nuggets

29-38

123

Team

LAL

DEN

1

32

37

2

33

30

3

31

25

4

18

31

Total

114

123

Lakers

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

42-95

49-113

Field Goal %

44.2

43.4

3PT Made - Attempted

0-4

0-0

3PT %

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

30-40

25-32

Free Throw %

75.0

78.1

Rebounds

44

64

Offensive Rebounds

14

25

Defensive Rebounds

30

39

Assists

20

25

Steals

12

15

Blocks

10

1

Turnovers

23

20

Personal Fouls

28

29

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Norm Nixon 41 15 2 7 3 0 6-18 0-0 3-3 5 4 1 1 33.3 100.0
Magic Johnson 36 21 8 3 4 1 7-14 0-1 7-8 6 4 2 6 50.0 0.0 87.5
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 26 8 3 1 4 10-17 0-0 6-7 2 4 1 7 58.8 85.7
Jamaal Wilkes 34 19 1 0 2 0 8-19 0-1 3-4 4 5 1 0 42.1 0.0 75.0
Jim Chones 29 10 6 1 0 1 3-6 0-0 4-4 2 4 2 4 50.0 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Michael Cooper 33 10 4 4 0 3 4-10 0-1 2-3 1 2 2 2 40.0 0.0 66.7
Mark Landsberger 18 10 10 0 0 0 3-7 0-1 4-5 1 3 3 7 42.9 0.0 80.0
Eddie Jordan 9 3 4 2 1 0 1-3 0-0 1-1 2 2 2 2 33.3 100.0
Jim Brewer 5 0 1 0 1 1 0-1 0-0 0-5 0 0 0 1 0.0 0.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Alex English 38 31 11 3 2 0 12-25 0-0 7-7 5 3 6 5 48.0 100.0
Dan Issel 36 27 14 3 1 0 11-21 0-0 5-7 1 4 8 6 52.4 71.4
Cedrick Hordges 33 8 14 0 2 1 3-12 0-0 2-4 2 3 4 10 25.0 50.0
David Thompson 31 28 2 3 1 0 11-24 0-0 6-6 4 4 1 1 45.8 100.0
Kenny Higgs 26 9 3 9 3 0 3-4 0-0 3-4 3 4 0 3 75.0 75.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Billy McKinney 22 11 6 5 3 0 5-9 0-0 1-2 1 4 0 6 55.6 50.0
T.R. Dunn 17 0 6 0 1 0 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 2 4 0.0
Dave Robisch 14 7 5 2 1 0 3-10 0-0 1-2 1 1 4 1 30.0 50.0
Glen Gondrezick 12 2 1 0 1 0 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 25.0
Kiki VanDeWeghe 11 0 2 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 2 0.0

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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