The Denver Nuggets squeaked out a win over the Houston Rockets, 116 to 115, in Game 3 of the 1986 Western Conference Semifinals on May 2, 1986.

1985-86 Denver Nuggets

Final

HOU

Rockets

2-1

115

DEN

Nuggets

1-2

116

Team

HOU

DEN

1

29

30

2

29

33

3

29

34

4

28

19

Total

115

116

Rockets

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

44-87

46-93

Field Goal %

50.6

49.5

3PT Made - Attempted

0-1

0-1

3PT %

0.0

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

27-38

24-31

Free Throw %

71.1

77.4

Rebounds

45

42

Offensive Rebounds

15

16

Defensive Rebounds

30

26

Assists

31

26

Steals

8

7

Blocks

12

4

Turnovers

15

12

Personal Fouls

23

27

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Hakeem Olajuwon 40 31 11 2 5 7 9-17 0-0 13-19 1 6 5 6 52.9 68.4
Rodney McCray 39 5 3 8 0 3 1-6 0-1 3-4 2 3 0 3 16.7 0.0 75.0
Ralph Sampson 36 27 10 2 0 0 13-22 0-0 1-2 3 5 2 8 59.1 50.0
Robert Reid 36 9 4 7 3 1 4-7 0-0 1-3 4 4 1 3 57.1 33.3
Lewis Lloyd 35 15 4 8 0 1 5-12 0-0 5-6 4 0 1 3 41.7 83.3

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Mitchell Wiggins 29 15 7 3 0 0 6-13 0-0 3-3 1 1 2 5 46.2 100.0
Jim Petersen 13 7 3 0 0 0 3-6 0-0 1-1 0 3 2 1 50.0 100.0
Hank McDowell 7 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1
Steve Harris 5 6 2 1 0 0 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 75.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Alex English 39 33 2 5 1 0 14-23 0-0 5-7 2 3 1 1 60.9 71.4
Fat Lever 32 12 3 4 1 0 6-12 0-0 0-0 3 4 1 2 50.0
T.R. Dunn 23 0 4 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 4 2 2 0.0
Wayne Cooper 18 7 4 1 0 0 2-5 0-0 3-4 0 5 1 3 40.0 75.0
Blair Rasmussen 10 2 5 2 0 1 0-6 0-0 2-2 0 1 3 2 0.0 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Calvin Natt 31 13 6 4 0 0 5-10 0-0 3-6 3 1 1 5 50.0 50.0
Elston Turner 25 10 6 4 4 0 4-7 0-0 2-2 1 1 2 4 57.1 100.0
Bill Hanzlik 24 21 2 4 1 0 7-9 0-0 7-7 2 2 0 2 77.8 100.0
Danny Schayes 22 8 8 1 0 2 3-9 0-0 2-3 1 5 5 3 33.3 66.7
Mike Evans 16 10 2 1 0 1 5-10 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 2 50.0 0.0

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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