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2008-09 Denver Nuggets
54–28 · #7 in the league · Conference Finals
Season snapshotDEN
Denver Nuggets went 54–28 in the regular season, good for the #7 record in the league, and finished as conference finals.
League rank
#7
Net rating
+3.6
Home floor
Pepsi Center
Roster
17 players
Record
54–28
65.9% win rate
League rank
#7
Playoff team
Net rating
+3.6
SRS +3.1
Finish
Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups | G | 7 | 77 | 77 | 17.9 | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| Nenê | F-C | 31 | 77 | 76 | 14.6 | 7.8 | 1.4 |
| Dahntay Jones | G-F | 30 | 79 | 71 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Carmelo Anthony | F | 15 | 66 | 66 | 22.8 | 6.8 | 3.4 |
| Kenyon Martin | F | 4 | 66 | 66 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| J.R. Smith | G-F | 1 | 81 | 18 | 15.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| Renaldo Balkman | F | 32 | 53 | 10 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
| Johan Petro | C | 27 | 27 | 10 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Linas Kleiza | F | 43 | 82 | 7 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Anthony Carter | G | 25 | 78 | 5 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 4.7 |
| Allen Iverson | G | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18.7 | 2.7 | 6.7 |
| Chris Andersen | C-F | 11 | 71 | 1 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 0.4 |
| Chucky Atkins | G | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
| Sonny Weems | G-F | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Jason Hart | G | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Cheikh Samb | C | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Juwan Howard | F-C | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
Team stats
Season profile
110.4
ORtg
106.8
DRtg
94.3
Pace
+3.1
SRS
+3.4
MOV
56.3%
TS%
51.2%
eFG%
27.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
George Karl
head_coach
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Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
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Pepsi Center
17,224 average attendance
Then and now
Denver Nuggets
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17 players