The Denver Nuggets came up just a bit short against the Houston Rockets, 126 to 122, in Game 6 of the 1986 Western Conference Semifinals on May 8, 1986.

1985-86 Denver Nuggets

Final

HOU

Rockets

4-2

126

DEN

Nuggets

2-4

122

Team

HOU

DEN

1

21

33

2

25

24

3

31

24

4

31

27

OT

8

8

OT2

10

6

Total

126

122

Rockets

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

53-112

44-109

Field Goal %

47.3

40.4

3PT Made - Attempted

0-3

0-3

3PT %

0.0

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

20-32

34-42

Free Throw %

62.5

81.0

Rebounds

62

59

Offensive Rebounds

21

23

Defensive Rebounds

41

36

Assists

24

25

Steals

2

8

Blocks

8

5

Turnovers

16

13

Personal Fouls

31

32

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Rodney McCray 53 20 9 7 0 3 10-19 0-0 0-1 1 1 3 6 52.6 0.0
Ralph Sampson 47 12 18 5 2 2 5-13 0-0 2-3 6 6 5 13 38.5 66.7
Lewis Lloyd 45 25 7 5 0 0 11-21 0-1 3-4 2 1 3 4 52.4 0.0 75.0
Hakeem Olajuwon 31 28 7 1 0 3 12-17 0-0 4-8 2 5 3 4 70.6 50.0
Robert Reid 31 11 8 2 0 0 5-12 0-2 1-2 1 6 0 8 41.7 0.0 50.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Allen Leavell 28 5 1 4 0 0 2-12 0-0 1-2 1 3 1 0 16.7 50.0
Jim Petersen 22 15 5 0 0 0 3-5 0-0 9-11 2 6 3 2 60.0 81.8
Mitchell Wiggins 22 8 6 0 0 0 4-11 0-0 0-1 0 2 3 3 36.4 0.0
Granville Waiters 6 2 1 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 100.0
Steve Harris 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0.0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Alex English 50 42 7 2 0 2 15-30 0-0 12-13 3 4 4 3 50.0 92.3
Fat Lever 49 6 9 7 5 1 3-9 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 8 33.3
T.R. Dunn 22 2 4 2 1 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 3 1 33.3
Wayne Cooper 21 6 3 0 0 1 2-6 0-0 2-2 3 5 1 2 33.3 100.0
Blair Rasmussen 13 7 4 1 0 0 2-12 0-0 3-5 0 4 3 1 16.7 60.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Calvin Natt 38 23 12 3 0 1 8-18 0-0 7-9 1 5 4 8 44.4 77.8
Elston Turner 33 8 3 5 0 0 4-7 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 3 57.1
Bill Hanzlik 24 6 0 5 0 0 2-5 0-0 2-3 3 3 0 0 40.0 66.7
Danny Schayes 21 15 14 0 1 0 6-12 0-0 3-4 1 3 5 9 50.0 75.0
Mike Evans 19 7 3 0 1 0 1-7 0-3 5-6 1 0 2 1 14.3 0.0 83.3

Explore

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Team Leaders

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PPG

29.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

APG

10.0

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)
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

1-3

119

Final

108

DEN Nuggets

3-1

Sat 27 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

31.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

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12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

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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3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff TS% Leaders

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80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

71.7

Lowry

Kyle Lowry

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Celtics

120.1

Pacers

117.1

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

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
Fri
4/26
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
106-85
Fri
4/26
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
104-84
Fri
4/26
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
108-119
Fri
4/26
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
89-112
Thu
4/25
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
126-109

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
4/28
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
3:30 PM
Sun
4/28
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Sun
4/28
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
9:30 PM
Mon
4/29
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM