CLE
DENTop Performers
Points
44
Thompson
DEN
Rebounds
16
Carr
CLE
Assists
11
Higgs
DEN
Threes
2
Bratz
CLE
1980-81 Eastern Conference
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Pistons | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Suns | 57 | 25 | .695 | |
| 2 |  Spurs | 52 | 30 | .634 | 5.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3.0 |
| 4 |  Trail Blazers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 |
| 5 |  Kings | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 |
| 6 |  Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 17.0 |
| 7 |  Warriors | 39 | 43 | .476 | 18.0 |
| 8 |  Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 20.0 |
| 9 |  Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 21.0 |
| 10 |  SuperSonics | 34 | 48 | .415 | 23.0 |
| 11 |  Jazz | 28 | 54 | .341 | 29.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks | 15 | 67 | .183 | 42.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets decisively defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 137 to 127, on March 1, 1981.
Game Info
January 20, 2025
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Mitchell | 44 | 36 | 9 (3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14-23 | 0-0 | 8-13 | 62.7 |
K. Carr #34 | 41 | 17 | 16 (5) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 55.5 |
B. Laimbeer #40 | 35 | 16 | 12 (4) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 61.5 |
M. Bratz #23 | 32 | 10 | 2 (2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4-16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 31.3 |
R. Phegley #15 | 31 | 14 | 2 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 50.4 |
G. Huston #20 | 22 | 11 | 2 (2) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 75.1 |
R. Washington #31 | 22 | 12 | 4 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 54.5 |
R. Smith #9 | 10 | 6 | 2 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
M. Calvin #20 | 2 | 5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 90.6 |
K. Hughes #35 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. English #2 | 39 | 30 | 8 (5) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14-24 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 60.3 |
D. Thompson #33 | 36 | 44 | 5 (4) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18-28 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 67.9 |
D. Issel #44 | 31 | 22 | 10 (2) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 47.7 |
K. Higgs #1 | 29 | 2 | 3 (1) | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 20.0 |
D. Robisch #25 | 24 | 5 | 5 (3) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 29.6 |
K. VanDeWeghe #55 | 22 | 5 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 30.0 |
C. Hordges #34 | 20 | 9 | 10 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 66.6 |
B. McKinney #7 | 19 | 11 | 3 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 80.4 |
T.R. Dunn #23 | 12 | 2 | 5 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
G. Gondrezick #22 | 6 | 2 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
R. Valentine #42 | 2 | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 75.3 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
53-103 (51.5%)
FG%
53-104 (51.0%)
2-5 (40.0%)
3PM
0-0 (%)
19-25 (76.0%)
FTM
31-41 (75.6%)
49
Rebounds
53
17
Offensive Rebounds
19
32
Defensive Rebounds
34
33
Assists
30
7
Steals
6
3
Blocks
6
16
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
33
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
