DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1984-85 Denver Nuggets
52–30 · #5 in the league · Conference Finals
Season snapshotDEN
Denver Nuggets went 52–30 in the regular season, good for the #5 record in the league, and finished as conference finals.
League rank
#5
Net rating
+2.3
Home floor
McNichols Sports Arena
Roster
12 players
Record
52–30
63.4% win rate
League rank
#5
Playoff team
Net rating
+2.3
SRS +2.0
Finish
Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat Lever | G | 12 | 82 | 82 | 12.8 | 5.0 | 7.5 |
| Alex English | F | — | 81 | 81 | 27.9 | 5.7 | 4.2 |
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | — | 81 | 81 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 1.9 |
| Wayne Cooper | C-F | — | 80 | 78 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 1.1 |
| Calvin Natt | F | — | 78 | 76 | 23.3 | 7.8 | 3.1 |
| Dan Issel | C-F | — | 77 | 9 | 12.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| Elston Turner | G-F | — | 81 | 2 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Bill Hanzlik | G-F | — | 80 | 1 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Mike Evans | G | — | 81 | 0 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| Danny Schayes | C-F | — | 56 | 0 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| Joe Kopicki | F | — | 42 | 0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| Willie White | G | 10 | 39 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Team stats
Season profile
110.7
ORtg
108.4
DRtg
107.6
Pace
+2.0
SRS
+2.4
MOV
54.0%
TS%
49.1%
eFG%
28.3
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Doug Moe
head_coach
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Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
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McNichols Sports Arena
10,940 average attendance
Then and now
Denver Nuggets
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12 players