The Denver Nuggets defeated the Boston Celtics, 128 to 123, on December 29, 1981.

Final

Celtics

21-7

123

Nuggets

14-14

128

Team

BOS

DEN

Total

123

128

Team Stats

Player Stats

Celtics

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

47-102

50-102

Field Goal %

46.1

49.0

3PT Made - Attempted

1-4

0-1

3PT %

25.0

0.0

FT Made - Attempted

28-46

28-35

Free Throw %

60.9

80.0

Rebounds

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

Celtics

Nuggets

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Nate Archibald N. Archibald	41	26	3	11	0	0	7-14	50.0	0-0		12-18	66.7	59.3	1	2	1	2
Larry Bird L. Bird	37	27	21	6	1	1	12-21	57.1	1-2	50.0	2-4	50.0	59.3	7	14	6	1
Cedric Maxwell C. Maxwell	34	13	4	1	0	2	4-5	80.0	0-0		5-8	62.5	76.3	2	2	1	5
Chris Ford C. Ford	28	10	4	2	1	0	5-12	41.7	0-1	0.0	0-0		41.7	3	1	1	2
Robert Parish R. Parish	26	3	7	1	1	1	1-13	7.7	0-0		1-2	50.0	10.8	3	4	2	4

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Kevin McHale K. McHale	23	16	6	2	1	2	8-14	57.1	0-0		0-0		57.1	2	4	0	3
Gerald Henderson G. Henderson	18	8	1	2	1	0	3-11	27.3	0-1	0.0	2-4	50.0	31.3	0	1	0	3
Rick Robey R. Robey	13	6	2	0	0	0	2-2	100.0	0-0		2-4	50.0	79.8	0	2	1	2
Danny Ainge D. Ainge	9	4	0	0	2	0	2-6	33.3	0-0		0-0		33.3	0	0	0	2
Eric Fernsten E. Fernsten	6	6	3	0	1	1	2-2	100.0	0-0		2-4	50.0	79.8	2	1	0	1
M.L. Carr	5	4	3	0	0	0	1-2	50.0	0-0		2-2	100.0	69.4	2	1	0	2

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Alex English A. English	40	32	7	1	1	1	13-21	61.9	0-0	6-6	100.0	67.7	3	4	4	4
T.R. Dunn	35	6	8	3	1	0	2-7	28.6	0-0	2-4	50.0	34.2	4	4	0	3
Kiki VanDeWeghe K. VanDeWeghe	33	22	5	4	1	0	10-16	62.5	0-0	2-2	100.0	65.2	0	5	4	4
Dan Issel D. Issel	32	17	7	2	0	0	6-17	35.3	0-0	5-6	83.3	43.3	2	5	3	4
Kenny Higgs K. Higgs	26	11	2	2	0	1	3-8	37.5	0-0	5-6	83.3	51.7	0	2	4	5

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	PF
Cedrick Hordges C. Hordges	24	13	16	1	0	2	5-12	41.7	0-0		3-3	100.0	48.8	6	10	4
Billy McKinney B. McKinney	21	14	1	4	1	1	7-11	63.6	0-0		0-2	0.0	58.9	0	1	2
John Roche J. Roche	14	9	2	4	1	0	3-5	60.0	0-1	0.0	3-4	75.0	66.6	1	1	2
Glen Gondrezick G. Gondrezick	13	4	3	1	0	0	1-4	25.0	0-0		2-2	100.0	41.0	2	1	4
James Ray J. Ray	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0.0	0-0		0-0		0.0	0	0	1