The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the Denver Nuggets, 103 to 102, on December 8, 1989.

Final

Nuggets

12-6

103

Celtics

11-8

102

Team

DEN

BOS

Total

103

102

Team Stats

Player Stats

Nuggets

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

41-102

38-93

Field Goal %

40.2

40.9

3PT Made - Attempted

3-11

1-4

3PT %

27.3

25.0

FT Made - Attempted

18-21

25-26

Free Throw %

85.7

96.2

Rebounds

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

Nuggets

Celtics

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Michael Adams M. Adams	37	20	2	5	3	0	6-13	46.2	3-7	42.9	5-6	83.3	63.9	0	2	1	0
Fat Lever F. Lever	37	13	7	7	0	0	4-10	40.0	0-1	0.0	5-5	100.0	53.3	1	6	3	1
Alex English A. English	33	20	3	3	1	0	9-21	42.9	0-0		2-2	100.0	45.7	1	2	2	2
Jerome Lane J. Lane	27	16	16	4	2	1	7-11	63.6	0-0		2-4	50.0	62.7	9	7	3	3
Blair Rasmussen B. Rasmussen	25	6	12	0	0	2	3-11	27.3	0-0		0-0		27.3	3	9	0	5

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Bill Hanzlik B. Hanzlik	23	8	3	3	3	0	2-4	50.0	0-0		4-4	100.0	69.4	2	1	0	4
Walter Davis W. Davis	21	12	5	2	0	0	6-17	35.3	0-3	0.0	0-0		35.3	3	2	2	2
Tim Kempton T. Kempton	13	0	3	1	1	1	0-7	0.0	0-0		0-0		0.0	2	1	0	3
Todd Lichti T. Lichti	11	6	0	2	1	0	3-4	75.0	0-0		0-0		75.0	0	0	1	0
Eddie Hughes E. Hughes	11	2	0	1	1	0	1-3	33.3	0-0		0-0		33.3	0	0	2	2
T.R. Dunn	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	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
Larry Bird L. Bird	43	24	12	12	2	1	9-23	39.1	1-4	25.0	5-5	100.0	47.6	1	11	7	4
Jim Paxson J. Paxson	39	4	3	3	1	0	2-9	22.2	0-0		0-0		22.2	1	2	3	2
Robert Parish R. Parish	38	38	12	1	0	1	15-21	71.4	0-0		8-9	88.9	76.1	8	4	0	1
Dennis Johnson D. Johnson	30	4	5	7	4	0	1-7	14.3	0-0		2-2	100.0	25.4	3	2	1	4
Ed Pinckney E. Pinckney	13	6	2	1	1	1	3-6	50.0	0-0		0-0		50.0	0	2	0	1

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Kevin McHale K. McHale	35	20	12	0	0	2	6-16	37.5	0-0	8-8	100.0	51.2	3	9	4	4
Joe Kleine J. Kleine	10	4	3	0	0	0	1-3	33.3	0-0	2-2	100.0	51.5	0	3	1	1
Charles Smith C. Smith	10	0	1	1	2	0	0-0		0-0	0-0			0	1	2	1
Kevin Gamble K. Gamble	8	2	2	1	0	0	1-3	33.3	0-0	0-0		33.3	2	0	0	0
Kelvin Upshaw K. Upshaw	8	0	1	0	0	0	0-3	0.0	0-0	0-0		0.0	0	1	0	2
Reggie Lewis R. Lewis	6	0	2	0	0	0	0-2	0.0	0-0	0-0		0.0	0	2	1	0