The Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets, 121 to 108, in Game 1 of the 1983 First Round on April 19, 1983.
Final
Nuggets
Suns
FG Made - Attempted
43-89
52-102
Field Goal %
48.3
51.0
3PT Made - Attempted
1-5
0-0
3PT %
20.0
FT Made - Attempted
21-24
17-20
Free Throw %
87.5
85.0
Rebounds
40
47
Offensive Rebounds
12
19
Defensive Rebounds
28
28
Assists
17
28
Steals
6
17
Blocks
2
10
Turnovers
23
17
Personal Fouls
22
25
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. VanDeWeghe | 46 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13-19 | 68.4 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 73.9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
A. English | 38 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5-18 | 27.8 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 38.8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
T.R. Dunn | 37 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |||
D. Issel | 31 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-18 | 61.1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 63.3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||
M. Evans | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 45.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Schayes | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 57.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
B. McKinney | 22 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 61.9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
B. Hanzlik | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 29.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Lucas | 40 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 53.5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
L. Nance | 35 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 57.6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
D. Johnson | 34 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 13-19 | 68.4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 70.4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | ||
W. Davis | 33 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8-22 | 36.4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 39.3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
A. Adams | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 65.2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Edwards | 20 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 54.3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||
K. Macy | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
A. Scott | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
J. High | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 82.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
R. White | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 53.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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ORTG
114.2
11th
DRTG
116.7
22nd
NETRTG
-2.5
19th
3P%
36.6
15th
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