The Phoenix Suns couldn't pull it off against the Los Angeles Lakers, 98 to 97, on November 14, 1981.
Final
Lakers
Suns
FG Made - Attempted
38-72
37-88
Field Goal %
52.8
42.0
3PT Made - Attempted
0-1
0-0
3PT %
0.0
FT Made - Attempted
22-32
23-31
Free Throw %
68.8
74.2
Rebounds
50
39
Offensive Rebounds
12
14
Defensive Rebounds
38
25
Assists
22
27
Steals
14
16
Blocks
3
3
Turnovers
21
18
Personal Fouls
26
22
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Nixon | 41 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 82.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||
K. Abdul-Jabbar | 41 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7-20 | 35.0 | 0-0 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 41.5 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | ||
J. Wilkes | 37 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 40.9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||
M. Johnson | 35 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 63.3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
M. Kupchak | 31 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 73.9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Cooper | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
M. Landsberger | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||||
K. McKenna | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 38.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
J. Brewer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Johnson | 43 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 80.0 | 53.6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
A. Adams | 36 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6-15 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 40.0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||
K. Macy | 34 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3-12 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 31.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
A. Scott | 33 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 50.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
T. Robinson | 31 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 42.8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bradley | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 30.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
J. Cook | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 85.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
L. Nance | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 55.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
R. Kelley | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 113.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
115.7
9th
DRTG
113.1
14th
NETRTG
2.6
12th
3P%
38.1
8th
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