NBA 1981-82Regular season

Final

Detroit Pistons124–119Denver Nuggets

Detroit Pistons at Denver Nuggets

Date: Wednesday 23 December 1981
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1981-82Regular season
Meeting: 17th meetingof 103 played

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Vinnie Johnson	23:00	2–6	0–0	0–0	2	2	4	5	0	0	2	2	4
John Long	—	13–22	0–0	8–9	1	4	5	1	3	2	1	0	34
Kelly Tripucka	—	8–14	0–0	8–9	2	1	3	6	0	0	2	3	24
Terry Tyler	—	7–10	0–0	2–2	3	4	7	3	1	2	2	0	16
Isiah Thomas	—	3–11	0–0	5–8	1	1	2	8	3	0	1	1	11
Phil Hubbard	—	3–8	0–0	4–6	4	6	10	1	0	0	4	4	10
Alan Hardy	—	4–5	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	8
Edgar Jones	—	4–9	0–0	0–0	2	1	3	1	0	6	3	5	8
Kent Benson	—	1–4	0–0	3–4	1	6	7	2	1	1	0	4	5
Paul Mokeski	—	2–5	0–0	0–0	1	5	6	1	0	2	2	6	4
Team totals	23:00	47–94	0–0	30–38	17	30	47	29	9	13	17	26	124

Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets box score
Player	MIN	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Alex English	—	14–26	0–1	0–0	6	4	10	4	0	1	6	1	28
Dan Issel	—	6–16	0–0	8–10	3	6	9	2	1	0	0	4	20
Glen Gondrezick	—	6–7	0–0	2–2	3	4	7	3	0	1	2	5	14
Kiki Vandeweghe	—	6–14	0–0	2–3	4	2	6	3	0	0	2	3	14
Billy McKinney	—	6–13	0–0	1–1	0	1	1	6	1	0	2	4	13
Cedrick Hordges	—	3–5	0–0	2–4	2	4	6	0	0	0	2	0	8
Kenny Higgs	—	3–7	0–0	1–3	0	2	2	2	2	0	2	6	7
T.R. Dunn	—	2–7	0–0	2–2	4	6	10	3	0	1	2	3	6
David Thompson	—	1–4	0–0	2–2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	4
John Roche	—	1–2	1–2	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
James Ray	—	1–3	0–0	0–1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2
Team totals	—	49–104	1–3	20–28	22	30	52	24	4	5	20	30	119

This season

Denver Nuggets 1, Detroit Pistons 1 in NBA 1981-82.

23 Dec 1981124–119 this game
10 Mar 1982Denver Nuggets 124–113 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

Detroit Pistons: 11–15
Denver Nuggets: 12–13

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

7 Mar 1981Denver Nuggets 121–109 Detroit Pistons
10 Mar 1982Denver Nuggets 124–113 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.