The Houston Rockets emerged victorious over the Denver Nuggets, 126 to 119, in Game 1 of the 1986 Western Conference Semifinals on April 26, 1986.

1985-86 Houston Rockets

Final

DEN

Nuggets

0-1

119

HOU

Rockets

1-0

126

Team

1

32

32

2

29

23

3

30

39

4

28

32

Total

119

126

Team Stats

Player Stats

Nuggets

Rockets

FG Made - Attempted

49-93

54-99

Field Goal %

52.7

54.5

3PT Made - Attempted

4-8

0-2

3PT %

50.0

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

17-22

18-23

Free Throw %

77.3

78.3

Rebounds

34

48

Offensive Rebounds

13

17

Defensive Rebounds

21

31

Assists

30

34

Steals

9

9

Blocks

2

7

Turnovers

13

16

Personal Fouls

19

22

Nuggets

Rockets

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Alex English	38	34	5	9	0	0	12-23	0-0	10-12	0	3		3	2	52.2		83.3
Danny Schayes	38	8	7	1	0	1	3-4	0-0	2-2	4	3		4	3	75.0		100.0
Calvin Natt	36	28	7	5	0	1	13-24	1-2	1-2	1	2		2	5	54.2	50.0	50.0
Fat Lever	30	8	3	9	3	0	4-11	0-1	0-0	4	3		0	3	36.4	0.0
T.R. Dunn	30	6	5	0	3	0	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	5		1	4	60.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Mike Evans	23	15	2	4	2	0	6-9	3-5	0-0	1	2		0	2	66.7	60.0
Blair Rasmussen	16	16	2	1	0	0	6-11	0-0	4-6	1	1		2	0	54.5		66.7
Elston Turner	16	2	0	1	0	0	1-5	0-0	0-0	0	0		0	0	20.0
Wayne Cooper	13	2	3	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0		1	2	100.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Hakeem Olajuwon	44	38	16	4	6	5	18-27	0-0	2-4	3	6		8	8	66.7		50.0
Robert Reid	44	16	5	9	0	0	7-16	0-1	2-3	1	2		0	5	43.8	0.0	66.7
Ralph Sampson	41	20	11	4	2	1	9-19	0-0	2-2	6	5		2	9	47.4		100.0
Rodney McCray	41	14	5	8	0	0	5-8	0-0	4-6	0	4		1	4	62.5		66.7
Lewis Lloyd	34	28	5	5	0	0	11-21	0-1	6-6	4	1		3	2	52.4	0.0	100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Mitchell Wiggins	20	10	5	4	1	1	4-6	0-0	2-2	0	2		3	2	66.7		100.0
Jim Petersen	11	0	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	2		0	1	0.0
Steve Harris	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0		0	0
Craig Ehlo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0		0	0
Hank McDowell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0		0	0
Granville Waiters	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0		0	0

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More Rockets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.1

Sengun

Alperen Sengun

RPG

9.3

Sengun

Alperen Sengun

APG

8.1

VanVleet

Fred VanVleet

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.5

20th

DRTG

113.4

9th

NETRTG

1.1

18th

3P%

35.2

23rd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Kings	46	36	.561	11.0
10	Warriors	46	36	.561	11.0
11	Rockets	41	41	.500	16.0
12	Jazz	31	51	.378	26.0
13	Grizzlies	27	55	.329	30.0

Last Game

LAC

51-31

105

Final

116

HOU

41-41

Sun 14 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Isaac

Jonathan Isaac

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

4.3

Harden

James Harden

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Nuggets

116.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

Lakers

0-3

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

76ers

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

43-37-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

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	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
Fri 4/26	OKC	@	NOP	106-85
Fri 4/26	CLE	@	ORL	89-112
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109
Thu 4/25	LAC	@	DAL	90-101
Thu 4/25	MIL	@	IND	118-121

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Sat 4/27	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 4/28	LAC	@	DAL	3:30 PM
Sun 4/28	MIL	@	IND	7:00 PM