The Denver Nuggets couldn't pull it off against the Boston Celtics, 103 to 101, on December 26, 1976.
Final
Celtics
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
42-89
41-91
Field Goal %
47.2
45.1
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
19-28
19-29
Free Throw %
67.9
65.5
Rebounds
48
47
Offensive Rebounds
11
10
Defensive Rebounds
37
37
Assists
18
24
Steals
8
11
Blocks
7
5
Turnovers
Personal Fouls
29
29
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Scott | 42 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14-26 | 53.8 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 56.7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||
J. Jo White | 42 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10-18 | 55.6 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 60.7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||
S. Wicks | 33 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 34.9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||
C. Rowe | 29 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 59.5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||||
T. Boswell | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 38.7 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Ard | 32 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 70.9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||
J. Havlicek | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-12 | 16.7 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 28.2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | ||||
S. Kuberski | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||
K. Stacom | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 52.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Thompson | 43 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13-24 | 54.2 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 57.3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
D. Issel | 34 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 56.7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||
T. McClain | 33 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 30.8 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 34.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
B. Jones | 32 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 52.8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||||
W. Wise | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 20.7 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Silas | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 23.1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||||
F. Taylor | 20 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 0-0 | 80.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
J. Price | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||||
M. Webster | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||||
M. Towe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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ORTG
114.9
7th
DRTG
113.8
17th
NETRTG
1.1
14th
3P%
38.9
3rd
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