The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn't pull it off against the Denver Nuggets, 120 to 115, on December 12, 1981.
Final
Nuggets
Cavaliers
FG Made - Attempted
48-90
52-106
Field Goal %
53.3
49.1
3PT Made - Attempted
0-0
1-3
3PT %
33.3
FT Made - Attempted
24-27
10-14
Free Throw %
88.9
71.4
Rebounds
37
47
Offensive Rebounds
15
25
Defensive Rebounds
22
22
Assists
21
30
Steals
5
8
Blocks
6
2
Turnovers
16
15
Personal Fouls
22
27
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. English | 34 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-19 | 42.1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 45.3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
K. VanDeWeghe | 30 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-13 | 69.2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 72.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||
D. Issel | 28 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 63.6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 65.6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||
K. Higgs | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 30.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
T.R. Dunn | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Thompson | 28 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12-20 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 90.9 | 68.4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
G. Gondrezick | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 74.3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
B. McKinney | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 50.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
C. Hordges | 25 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 42.9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mitchell | 44 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13-31 | 41.9 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 43.3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
K. Carr | 41 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12-19 | 63.2 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 68.4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | |
J. Edwards | 37 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-22 | 45.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 48.7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
J. Silas | 27 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
R. Phegley | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Huston | 31 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
M. Dillard | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 42.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
B. Laimbeer | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
D. Ford | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
122.6
1st
DRTG
110.0
6th
NETRTG
12.6
3rd
3P%
42.1
2nd
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