1986–87 Denver Nuggets season

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

1986–87 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachDoug Moe
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(lost to Lakers 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

In the playoffs, the Nuggets were swept by the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in three games in the First Round. They also dubiously dropped the season series to the lowly Los Angeles Clippers, who had one of the all-time NBA worst seasons finishing at 12-70.

Draft picks
Main article: 1986 NBA draft
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
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PF 32 Alarie, Mark 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Duke
C 42 Cooper, Wayne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) New Orleans
SG 23 Dunn, T.R. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama
SF 2 English, Alex 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) South Carolina
SG 5 Evans, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Kansas State
PF 24 Hanzlik, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
PG 12 Lever, Fat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Arizona State
SF 11 Martin, Maurice 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Saint Joseph's
PF 33 Natt, Calvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Louisiana–Monroe
C 41 Rasmussen, Blair 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Oregon
C 34 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Syracuse
SG 22 Smith, Otis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jacksonville
PG 4 Walker, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (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
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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
1987 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 23 @ L.A. Lakers L 95–128 Blair Rasmussen (26) Blair Rasmussen (13) Fat Lever (9) The Forum
17,505		 0–1
2 April 25 @ L.A. Lakers L 127–139 Fat Lever (26) Fat Lever (10) Fat Lever (9) The Forum
17,297		 0–2
3 April 29 L.A. Lakers L 103–140 Alex English (25) Wayne Cooper (12) Alex English (6) McNichols Sports Arena
15,137		 0–3
1987 schedule

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 Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

See also
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