1986–87 Denver Nuggets season

1986–87 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach Doug Moe
Arena McNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record 37–45 (.451)
Place Division: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(Lost to Lakers 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1986-87 NBA season was the Nuggets' 11th season in the NBA and 20th season as a franchise.[1]

In the playoffs, the Nuggets were swept by the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in three games in the First Round.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
116Maurice MartinSF/SG United StatesSt. Joseph's
118Mark AlariePF United StatesDuke
364Don ReddenG/F United StatesLouisiana State
487Anthony WatsonG United StatesSan Diego State
5110Jon CollinsSG United StatesEastern Illinois
6133Anthony FrederickSF United StatesPepperdine
7156Mike Marshall United StatesMcNeese State

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 32 United States Alarie, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Duke
C 42 United States Cooper, Wayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) New Orleans
SG 23 United States Dunn, T.R. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama
SF 2 United States English, Alex 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) South Carolina
SG 5 United States Evans, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Kansas State
PF 24 United States Hanzlik, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
PG 12 United States Lever, Fat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Arizona State
SF 11 United States Martin, Maurice 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Joseph's
PF 33 United States Natt, Calvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisiana–Monroe
C 41 United States Rasmussen, Blair 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Oregon
C 34 United States Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Syracuse
SG 22 United States Smith, Otis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jacksonville
PG 4 United States Walker, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Dallas Mavericks 5527.671–35–620–2119–11
x-Utah Jazz 4438.5371131–1013–2819–11
x-Houston Rockets 4240.5121325–1617–2419–11
x-Denver Nuggets 3745.4511827–1410–3114–16
Sacramento Kings 2953.3542620–219–3210–20
San Antonio Spurs 2854.3412721–207–349–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6517.793–
2 y-Dallas Mavericks5527.67110
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.59816
4 x-Utah Jazz4438.53721
5 x-Golden State Warriors4240.51223
6 x-Houston Rockets4240.51223
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics3943.47626
8 x-Denver Nuggets3745.45128
9 Phoenix Suns3646.43929
10 Sacramento Kings2953.35436
11 San Antonio Spurs2854.34137
12 Los Angeles Clippers1270.14653


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1986-87 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–34–24–22–02–03–31–11–13–32–01–13–35–05–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–05–0
Boston 3–3—6–03–22–02–03–22–02–05–12–00–23–34–24–23–32–02–02–02–02–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–6—5–11–11–13–30–20–23–22–00–24–23–24–23–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–3
Cleveland 2–42–31–5—0–21–11–51–10–23–32–00–21–54–24–12–41–11–11–11–11–10–22–4
Dallas 0–20–21–12–0—4–21–15–03–30–25–03–22–02–02–02–03–22–35–14–25–03–31–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–12–4—0–24–13–31–12–30–51–12–02–00–23–23–22–45–12–32–41–1
Detroit 3–32–33–35–11–12–0—1–11–13–32–01–13–35–16–05–01–10–21–11–12–01–13–3
Golden State 1–10–22–01–10–51–41–1—4–10–26–02–40–22–02–01–11–54–24–14–14–22–30–2
Houston 1–10–22–02–03–33–31–11–4—2–04–11–40–21–11–10–23–22–35–15–11–43–31–1
Indiana 3–31–52–33–32–01–13–32–00–2—2–00–22–45–13–22–41–10–21–12–01–11–14–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–20–53–20–20–61–40–2—0–60–21–10–20–21–50–61–41–42–42–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–35–01–14–24–12–06–0—1–12–02–02–05–15–15–04–14–23–21–1
Milwaukee 3–33–32–45–10–21–13–32–02–04–22–01–1—4–24–22–32–00–22–01–12–01–14–1
New Jersey 0–52–42–32–40–20–21–50–21–11–51–10–22–4—5–13–31–10–20–20–20–21–12–4
New York 1–52–42–41–40–20–20–60–21–12–32–00–22–41–5—3–31–10–22–01–10–21–12–4
Philadelphia 3–33–33–34–20–22–00–51–12–04–22–00–23–23–33–3—1–12–02–01–12–01–13–3
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–32–31–15–12–31–15–11–50–21–11–11–1—2–42–32–31–54–10–2
Portland 1–10–21–11–13–22–32–02–43–22–06–01–52–02–02–00–24–2—3–24–14–23–21–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–11–11–54–21–11–41–51–14–10–50–22–00–20–23–22–3—3–32–31–51–1
San Antonio 0–20–21–11–12–41–51–11–41–50–24–11–41–12–01–11–13–21–43–3—1–42–40–2
Seattle 0–20–20–21–10–53–20–22–44–11–14–22–40–22–02–00–25–12–43–24–1—3–21–1
Utah 0–21–12–02–03–34–21–13–23–31–13–22–31–11–11–11–11–42–35–14–22–3—1–1
Washington 0–52–43–34–21–11–13–32–01–12–42–01–11–44–24–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–1—

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: Lakers win series 3-0

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 23): Los Angeles 128, Denver 95
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 25): Los Angeles 139, Denver 127
  • Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (April 29): Los Angeles 140, Denver 103

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4-1)

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1986-87 Denver Nuggets

See also

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