Nuggets 121-109 Pistons Box Score, March 7, 1981
Winner: Nuggets|Loser: Pistons|Difference: 12|Alex English 21+4+2 vs John Long 18+8+0
        
        Denver Nuggets
        121
        
        Detroit Pistons
        109
Regular SeasonDate:March 7, 1981Away Team:Denver NuggetsHome Team:Detroit Pistons
Head-to-Head: Denver Nuggets vs Detroit Pistons
Pistons vs Nuggets starting player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nuggets | 82 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 24 | |
| pistons | 67 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 54 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 
Pistons vs Nuggets bench player data comparison
| +/- | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nuggets | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | ||
| pistons | 42 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 
Line Score:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 31 | 29 | 33 | 28 | 121 | 
| DET | 30 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 109 | 
Nuggets Player stats
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | 35:00 | 6 | 15 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | .692 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21 | |
| Dan Issel | 31:00 | 11 | 17 | .647 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .800 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 30 | |
| Cedrick Hordges | 31:00 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Kenny Higgs | 30:00 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| David Thompson | 27:00 | 9 | 12 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
| Reserves | |||||||||||||||||
| Dave Robisch | 25:00 | 7 | 11 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | |
| T.R. Dunn | 21:00 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Glen Gondrezick | 21:00 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Billy McKinney | 18:00 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 
| Ronnie Valentine | 1:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 240 | 44 | 82 | .537 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 33 | 45 | .733 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 121 | 
Denver Nuggets starting lineup and bench player statistics comparison.
| PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | 82 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 
| Reserves | 39 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 
