The Denver Nuggets came up just a bit short against the Houston Rockets, 98 to 97, on January 18, 1981.
Final
Rockets
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
42-83
39-93
Field Goal %
50.6
41.9
3PT Made - Attempted
0-0
0-0
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
14-20
19-25
Free Throw %
70.0
76.0
Rebounds
46
48
Offensive Rebounds
12
17
Defensive Rebounds
34
31
Assists
27
21
Steals
15
4
Blocks
6
5
Turnovers
23
19
Personal Fouls
19
22
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Malone | 44 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14-18 | 77.8 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 81.8 | 81.0 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 4 | ||
R. Reid | 36 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 47.0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
C. Garrett | 29 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||
M. Jones | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
T. Henderson | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Paultz | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 53.9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||
A. Leavell | 28 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5-15 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
C. Murphy | 25 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
B. Willoughby | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
M. Dunleavy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. English | 42 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8-25 | 32.0 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 36.1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
K. VanDeWeghe | 41 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 53.5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||
D. Thompson | 33 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14-19 | 73.7 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 71.9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||
D. Issel | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-16 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 36.7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | ||
K. Higgs | 33 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. McKinney | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
D. Robisch | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 29.1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||
T.R. Dunn | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
C. Hordges | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 20.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
G. Gondrezick | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
More Nuggets Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
116.5
5th
DRTG
113.9
16th
NETRTG
2.6
13th
3P%
38.0
7th
2024-25 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |  Rockets | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.5 |
4 |  Mavericks | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.5 |
5 |  Nuggets | 14 | 10 | .583 | 5.5 |
6 |  Suns | 14 | 11 | .560 | 6.0 |
7 |  Timberwolves | 14 | 11 | .560 | 6.0 |
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