The Denver Nuggets couldn't pull it off against the Phoenix Suns, 124 to 119, in Game 3 of the 1982 First Round on April 24, 1982.
Final
Suns
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
49-83
47-100
Field Goal %
59.0
47.0
3PT Made - Attempted
1-3
0-1
3PT %
33.3
0.0
FT Made - Attempted
25-29
25-30
Free Throw %
86.2
83.3
Rebounds
35
45
Offensive Rebounds
6
17
Defensive Rebounds
29
28
Assists
32
20
Steals
9
7
Blocks
12
3
Turnovers
13
12
Personal Fouls
25
24
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Robinson | 39 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11-17 | 64.7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 61.3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ||
K. Macy | 39 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 50.8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
D. Johnson | 38 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-14 | 64.3 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 74.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||
R. Kelley | 33 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 63.6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 70.5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | ||
A. Adams | 33 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 61.9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Davis | 28 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-17 | 58.8 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 9-9 | 100.0 | 71.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
A. Scott | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
J. Cook | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
L. Nance | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
D. Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. English | 42 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||
K. VanDeWeghe | 40 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 64.8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
D. Issel | 37 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11-23 | 47.8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 52.5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||
B. McKinney | 34 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 54.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
T.R. Dunn | 34 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 56.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Thompson | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 57.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
K. Higgs | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 42.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
G. Gondrezick | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
C. Hordges | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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115.6
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2.8
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