DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1987-88 Denver Nuggets
54–28 · #4 in the league · Conference Semifinals
Season snapshotDEN
Denver Nuggets went 54–28 in the regular season, good for the #4 record in the league, and finished as conference semifinals.
League rank
#4
Net rating
+3.8
Home floor
McNichols Sports Arena
Roster
16 players
Record
54–28
65.9% win rate
League rank
#4
Playoff team
Net rating
+3.8
SRS +3.3
Finish
Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat Lever | G | 12 | 82 | 82 | 18.9 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Alex English | F | 2 | 80 | 80 | 25.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Michael Adams | G | 14 | 82 | 75 | 13.9 | 2.7 | 6.1 |
| Danny Schayes | C-F | 34 | 81 | 74 | 13.9 | 8.2 | 1.3 |
| Blair Rasmussen | C | 41 | 79 | 45 | 12.7 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Wayne Cooper | C-F | 42 | 45 | 32 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 |
| Jay Vincent | F | 30 | 73 | 8 | 15.4 | 4.2 | 2.0 |
| Calvin Natt | F | 33 | 27 | 7 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 |
| Otis Smith | G-F | 22 | 15 | 6 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | 23 | 82 | 1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| Bill Hanzlik | G-F | 24 | 77 | 0 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Mike Evans | G | 5 | 56 | 0 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Maurice Martin | F-G | 11 | 26 | 0 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Michael Brooks | F | 35 | 16 | 0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| Andre Moore | F | — | 7 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Brad Wright | F | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
110.1
ORtg
106.3
DRtg
105.5
Pace
+3.3
SRS
+4.1
MOV
53.4%
TS%
48.6%
eFG%
28.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Doug Moe
head_coach
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Conference Semifinals
Reached the Conference Semifinals.
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McNichols Sports Arena
12,704 average attendance
Then and now
Denver Nuggets
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16 players