Game Stats: Nuggets vs. Rockets, 121-117 in the 1988 NBA Regular Season
Box score from the NBA basketball game played between the Denver Nuggets and the Houston Rockets on December 19, 1987 with final result, scoring by period, game leaders and statistics by team and by player.
Scoring by Period
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
| DEN | 19 | 34 | 38 | 30 | 121 |
| HOU | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 117 |
Game Leaders
| Nuggets | Rockets | |
Points |
27 -
A.
Alex
English |
23 - 2 players |
Rebounds |
9 - 2 players | 13 - 3 players |
Assists |
9 -
M.
Michael
Adams |
10 -
S.
Sleepy
Floyd |
Steals |
6 -
F.
Fat
Lever |
4 -
H.
Hakeem
Olajuwon |
Blocks |
1 - 2 players | 4 -
H.
Hakeem
Olajuwon |
Game Data
Date: December 19, 1987
Home Team: Houston Rockets
Game Box Score
Denver Nuggets
121
| Shooting | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
Players |
Min | FG |
3P |
FT |
O | D | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts | |
Reserves
|
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| Alex English | 39:00 | 11-25 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 27 | |
| Fat Lever | 40:00 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | |
| Michael Adams | 36:00 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wayne Cooper | 30:00 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| Danny Schayes | 28:00 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Reserves
|
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| Jay Vincent | 28:00 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Mike Evans | 26:00 | 7-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |
| Blair Rasmussen | 11:00 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| T.R. Dunn | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals: |
240 | 48-101 | 3-8 | 22-26 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 121 | |
| Percentages: | .475 | .375 | .846 | |||||||||||
Houston Rockets
117
| Shooting | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
Players |
Min | FG |
3P |
FT |
O | D | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts | |
Reserves
|
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| Sleepy Floyd | 43:00 | 9-24 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 23 | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 38:00 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | |
| Jim Petersen | 39:00 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | |
| Rodney McCray | 37:00 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| Allen Leavell | 29:00 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
Reserves
|
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| Purvis Short | 22:00 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | |
| Joe Barry Carroll | 18:00 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Robert Reid | 14:00 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Totals: |
240 | 45-95 | 1-3 | 26-30 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 117 | |
| Percentages: | .474 | .333 | .867 | |||||||||||