| Dallas Mavericks | 110 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 112 |
| Box Score | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 139 |
| Denver Nuggets | 127 |
| Box Score | |
| Utah Jazz | 103 |
| Golden State Warriors | 100 |
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Denver 127, L.A. Lakers 139
Opening Round - Los Angeles wins 3-0
The Forum (Inglewood, California)
Attendance: 17,297
Officials: Ronnie Nunn, Hugh Evans, Bill Saar
Team Rebounds: Denver (0) Los Angeles (0)
Technicals: Denver (0) Los Angeles (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN (37-45) | 23 | 32 | 33 | 39 | 127 |
| LAL (65-17) | 40 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 139 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 110 | 116.0 | 126.9 |
| LAL | 110 | 126.9 | 116.0 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | .537 | 0.155 | 0.278 | 0.263 |
| LAL | .500 | 0.110 | 0.326 | 0.544 |
Denver Nuggets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alex English | Starter | PF | 23:00 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5.8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 24 | Bill Hanzlik | Starter | SF | 37:00 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 4.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 12 | Fat Lever | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 10-22 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 25.6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 41 | Blair Rasmussen | Starter | C | 34:00 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| - | Darrell Walker | Starter | SG | 32:00 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9.4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| 32 | Mark Alarie | Bench | PF | 06:00 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 42 | Wayne Cooper | Bench | C | 12:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | T.R. Dunn | Bench | SG | 04:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Mike Evans | Bench | PG | 13:00 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Maurice Martin | Bench | SF | 13:00 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8.6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 34 | Danny Schayes | Bench | C | 26:00 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | Otis Smith | Bench | SG | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 50-95 | 2-6 | 25-32 | 104.8 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 26 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 127 | ||||
| 52.6% | 33.3% | 78.1% |
Los Angeles Lakers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Starter | C | 25:00 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 12-12 | 23.8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 |
| 45 | A.C. Green | Starter | PF | 29:00 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 12.6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 32 | Magic Johnson | Starter | PG | 35:00 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 28.2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Byron Scott | Starter | SG | 37:00 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 8-10 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 42 | James Worthy | Starter | SF | 35:00 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12.5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 24 | Adrian Branch | Bench | SF | 02:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Michael Cooper | Bench | SG | 24:00 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 11.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1 | Wes Matthews | Bench | PG | 05:00 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 | Kurt Rambis | Bench | PF | 19:00 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12.2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 52 | Mike Smrek | Bench | C | 02:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Mychal Thompson | Bench | C | 21:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 55 | Billy Thompson | Bench | SF | 06:00 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 44-90 | 2-7 | 49-55 | 121.6 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 139 | ||||
| 48.9% | 28.6% | 89.1% |
Denver Nuggets Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Fat Lever 18.9p, 8.9r, 8a |
Darrell Walker 12.2p, 4r, 3.5a |
Bill Hanzlik 13p, 3.5r, 3.8a |
Alex English 28.6p, 4.2r, 5.1a |
Blair Rasmussen 9.5p, 6.3r, 0.8a |
| Rotation | Mike Evans 10.1p, 1.6r, 2.3a |
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Maurice Martin 3.4p, 1r, 0.8a |
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Danny Schayes 8.5p, 5r, 1.1a |
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Wayne Cooper 8p, 6.8r, 1a |
| Lim PT | |
T.R. Dunn 3.4p, 3.3r, 1.8a |
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Mark Alarie 7.9p, 3.3r, 1.2a |
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| Lim PT | |
Otis Smith 2.8p, 1.2r, 0.8a |
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Los Angeles Lakers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Magic Johnson 23.9p, 6.3r, 12.2a |
Byron Scott 17p, 3.5r, 3.4a |
James Worthy 19.4p, 5.7r, 2.8a |
A.C. Green 10.8p, 7.8r, 1.1a |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17.5p, 6.7r, 2.6a |
| Rotation | |
Michael Cooper 10.5p, 3.1r, 4.5a |
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Kurt Rambis 5.7p, 5.8r, 0.8a |
Mychal Thompson 11.4p, 5r, 1.4a |
| Lim PT | Wes Matthews 4.2p, 0.9r, 2a |
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Billy Thompson 5.6p, 2.9r, 1a |
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Mike Smrek 2.2p, 1.1r, 0.1a |
| Lim PT | |
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Adrian Branch 4.3p, 1.7r, 0.5a |
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