The Houston Rockets couldn't pull it off against the Denver Nuggets, 121 to 117, on December 19, 1987.
Final
Nuggets
Rockets
FG Made - Attempted
48-101
45-95
Field Goal %
47.5
47.4
3PT Made - Attempted
3-8
1-3
3PT %
37.5
33.3
FT Made - Attempted
22-26
26-30
Free Throw %
84.6
86.7
Rebounds
41
60
Offensive Rebounds
15
23
Defensive Rebounds
26
37
Assists
28
24
Steals
16
9
Blocks
2
10
Turnovers
15
24
Personal Fouls
24
21
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Lever | 40 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9-19 | 47.4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 49.5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||
A. English | 39 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11-25 | 44.0 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 48.8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
M. Adams | 36 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 74.3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
W. Cooper | 30 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 45.5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||
D. Schayes | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 43.6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Vincent | 28 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8-17 | 47.1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 54.8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
M. Evans | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 83.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
B. Rasmussen | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 34.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
T.R. Dunn | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Floyd | 43 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9-24 | 37.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 42.5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
J. Petersen | 39 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 79.0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
H. Olajuwon | 38 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 58.9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | ||
R. McCray | 37 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||
A. Leavell | 29 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 57.1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Short | 22 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 53.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
J. Barry Carroll | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 56.8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
R. Reid | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 17.4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
112.8
16th
DRTG
107.6
3rd
NETRTG
5.2
6th
3P%
31.9
28th
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