The Denver Nuggets couldn't pull it off against the Houston Rockets, 126 to 122, in Game 6 of the 1986 Western Conference Semifinals on May 8, 1986.
Final
Rockets
Nuggets
FG Made - Attempted
53-112
44-109
Field Goal %
47.3
40.4
3PT Made - Attempted
0-3
0-3
3PT %
0.0
0.0
FT Made - Attempted
20-32
34-42
Free Throw %
62.5
81.0
Rebounds
62
59
Offensive Rebounds
21
23
Defensive Rebounds
41
36
Assists
24
25
Steals
2
8
Blocks
8
5
Turnovers
16
13
Personal Fouls
31
32
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. McCray | 53 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10-19 | 52.6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 51.4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
R. Sampson | 47 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 41.9 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | ||
L. Lloyd | 45 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11-21 | 52.4 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 54.9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
H. Olajuwon | 31 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12-17 | 70.6 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 68.2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||
R. Reid | 31 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 42.7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Leavell | 28 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | 16.7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 19.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
J. Petersen | 22 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 81.8 | 76.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
M. Wiggins | 22 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | ||
G. Waiters | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
S. Harris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 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 | 50 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15-30 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 12-13 | 92.3 | 58.8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
F. Lever | 49 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |||
T.R. Dunn | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
W. Cooper | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 43.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
B. Rasmussen | 13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | 16.7 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 24.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Natt | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 52.4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | ||
E. Turner | 33 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 57.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
B. Hanzlik | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 47.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
D. Schayes | 21 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 54.5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | ||
M. Evans | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 36.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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ORTG
114.9
7th
DRTG
113.8
17th
NETRTG
1.1
14th
3P%
38.9
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