DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1981-82 Denver Nuggets
46–36 · #8 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotDEN
Denver Nuggets went 46–36 in the regular season, good for the #8 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#8
Net rating
+0.4
Home floor
McNichols Sports Arena
Roster
13 players
Record
46–36
56.1% win rate
League rank
#8
Playoff team
Net rating
+0.4
SRS +0.1
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | F | 2 | 82 | 82 | 25.4 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
| Dan Issel | C-F | 44 | 81 | 81 | 22.9 | 7.5 | 2.2 |
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | — | 82 | 80 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 2.3 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | F | — | 82 | 78 | 21.5 | 5.6 | 3.0 |
| Kenny Higgs | G | — | 76 | 49 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 5.2 |
| Billy McKinney | G | — | 81 | 27 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| David Thompson | G-F | — | 61 | 5 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| James Ray | F | — | 40 | 4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| John Roche | G | — | 39 | 2 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Cedrick Hordges | F-C | 34 | 77 | 1 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
| David Burns | G | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Glen Gondrezick | F-G | — | 80 | 0 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 1.9 |
| Dave Robisch | C-F | — | 12 | 0 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 2.7 |
Team stats
Season profile
114.3
ORtg
113.9
DRtg
109.8
Pace
+0.1
SRS
+0.5
MOV
57.8%
TS%
52.2%
eFG%
27.0
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Doug Moe
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
McNichols Sports Arena
11,143 average attendance
Then and now
Denver Nuggets
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13 players