NBA 1980-81Regular season

Final

Denver Nuggets121–109Detroit Pistons

Denver Nuggets at Detroit Pistons

Date: Saturday 7 March 1981
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1980-81Regular season
Meeting: 16th meetingof 103 played

Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Billy McKinney	18:00	1–7	0–1	3–4	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	3	5
Dan Issel	—	11–17	0–0	8–10	3	9	12	2	2	0	1	4	30
Alex English	—	6–15	0–0	9–13	1	3	4	2	1	1	3	1	21
David Thompson	—	9–12	0–0	2–2	0	2	2	1	1	0	4	4	20
Dave Robisch	—	7–11	0–0	4–5	2	2	4	2	0	1	1	4	18
T.R. Dunn	—	5–6	0–0	2–4	3	3	6	0	0	1	1	2	12
Kenny Higgs	—	3–6	0–0	3–4	0	2	2	8	1	0	2	3	9
Glen Gondrezick	—	2–5	0–1	0–0	1	2	3	0	2	0	0	2	4
Cedrick Hordges	—	0–3	0–0	2–3	1	7	8	0	1	0	1	5	2
Ronnie Valentine	—	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Team totals	18:00	44–82	0–2	33–45	12	32	44	15	8	3	16	28	121

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Terry Tyler	—	9–13	0–0	1–4	1	7	8	1	0	1	1	2	19
John Long	—	7–19	0–0	4–5	1	7	8	0	2	0	2	4	18
Kent Benson	—	6–18	0–0	5–7	3	4	7	4	0	1	3	4	17
Larry Wright	—	4–6	0–0	4–4	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	4	12
Wayne Robinson	—	6–9	0–0	0–0	3	0	3	1	0	0	0	3	12
Phil Hubbard	—	4–10	0–0	2–4	2	3	5	4	0	0	3	6	10
Paul Mokeski	—	3–6	0–0	2–3	2	4	6	2	2	0	3	4	8
Keith Herron	—	2–3	0–0	2–3	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	6
Ron Lee	—	1–3	1–2	2–3	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	5
Larry Drew	—	1–4	0–0	0–0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
Team totals	—	43–91	1–2	22–33	14	27	41	18	7	2	16	29	109

This season

Detroit Pistons 0, Denver Nuggets 2 in NBA 1980-81.

27 Jan 1981Detroit Pistons 123–143 Denver Nuggets
7 Mar 1981121–109 this game

Records going in

Denver Nuggets: 29–39
Detroit Pistons: 17–54

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 54, Denver Nuggets 49.

27 Jan 1981Detroit Pistons 123–143 Denver Nuggets
23 Dec 1981Detroit Pistons 124–119 Denver Nuggets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.