Rockets 127-138 Nuggets Box Score, March 15, 1981
Winner: Nuggets|Loser: Rockets|Difference: 11|Moses Malone 31+23+3 vs David Thompson 27+5+4
        
        Houston Rockets
        127
        
        Denver Nuggets
        138
Regular SeasonDate:March 15, 1981Away Team:Houston RocketsHome Team:Denver Nuggets
Head-to-Head: Houston Rockets vs Denver Nuggets
Rockets vs Nuggets starting player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rockets | 84 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 78 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | |
| nuggets | 101 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 64 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 
Rockets vs Nuggets bench player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rockets | 43 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | ||
| nuggets | 37 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 
Line Score:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 40 | 33 | 28 | 127 | 
| DEN | 34 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 138 | 
Rockets Player stats
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 41:00 | 13 | 30 | .433 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 31 | |
| Robert Reid | 34:00 | 7 | 15 | .467 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | |
| Mike Dunleavy | 33:00 | 6 | 19 | .316 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
| Billy Paultz | 20:00 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Allen Leavell | 17:00 | 4 | 7 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Reserves | |||||||||||||||||
| Bill Willoughby | 30:00 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | .857 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| Tom Henderson | 21:00 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Calvin Murphy | 19:00 | 5 | 16 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Calvin Garrett | 14:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Major Jones | 11:00 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Team Totals | 240 | 50 | 117 | .427 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 35 | .771 | 55 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 127 | 
Houston Rockets starting lineup and bench player statistics comparison.
| PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | 84 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 78 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 
| Reserves | 43 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 
