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1980-81 Denver Nuggets Team Game Log

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Record: 37-45, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Donnie Walsh (11-20), Doug Moe (26-25)

PTS/G: 121.8 (1st of 23) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 122.3 (23rd of 23)
SRS: -0.95 (14th of 23) ▪ Pace: 109.8 (1st of 23)
Off Rtg: 109.4 (1st of 23) ▪ Def Rtg: 109.8 (22nd of 23)
Expected W-L: 40-42 (14th of 23)

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena ▪ Attendance: 423,287 (10th of 23)

Regular Season

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1980-10-10 SAS L 240 39 33 41 33 112 38 37 48 36 113
2 2 1980-10-12 UTA L 265 47 26 35 33 121 44 37 44 32 125
3 3 1980-10-15 DAL W 240 47 38 49 26 133 36 25 42 35 98
4 4 1980-10-17 @ SDC W 240 51 27 34 26 129 49 18 32 30 116
5 5 1980-10-18 @ UTA L 240 46 23 32 25 115 46 24 30 23 117
6 6 1980-10-21 HOU L 240 43 31 46 30 117 45 28 37 33 119
7 7 1980-10-24 PHO L 240 38 18 24 36 94 43 31 43 21 117
8 8 1980-10-25 @ KCK L 240 47 28 33 22 122 54 17 23 28 125
9 9 1980-10-29 @ GSW L 240 41 26 34 34 109 42 30 49 29 115
10 10 1980-11-01 SEA W 240 48 27 31 21 123 50 18 25 28 118
11 11 1980-11-02 @ LAL W 240 50 23 32 24 123 53 15 22 32 121
12 12 1980-11-05 @ SEA W 240 52 21 27 23 125 47 22 29 23 117
13 13 1980-11-07 NYK L 240 46 22 30 26 115 50 22 32 24 124
14 14 1980-11-08 @ CHI W 290 48 30 41 31 130 50 25 30 32 126
15 15 1980-11-11 @ WSB L 240 37 17 24 20 92 47 13 20 22 107
16 16 1980-11-12 @ NJN L 240 39 33 40 24 111 47 24 28 28 118
17 17 1980-11-15 POR W 240 44 37 51 24 125 55 13 23 33 123
18 18 1980-11-18 @ POR L 240 39 25 39 27 103 47 28 42 31 122
19 19 1980-11-21 KCK W 240 50 32 39 19 134 53 14 27 23 121
20 20 1980-11-23 @ PHO L 240 45 23 34 19 113 59 13 20 26 131
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1980-11-25 @ SDC L 240 35 24 41 23 94 44 19 26 30 108
22 22 1980-11-26 SDC W 240 44 25 33 29 113 40 28 36 28 109
23 23 1980-11-28 @ DAL W 265 41 37 46 31 119 48 21 24 37 117
24 24 1980-11-29 LAL L 290 45 33 42 28 123 51 22 28 37 124
25 25 1980-12-02 CHI L 240 44 36 41 26 124 53 23 31 30 129
26 26 1980-12-04 @ UTA L 240 43 32 40 22 118 50 21 26 29 122
27 27 1980-12-05 GSW L 240 39 36 46 24 114 49 21 25 31 119
28 28 1980-12-06 @ HOU L 240 42 22 29 33 108 44 23 32 24 111
29 29 1980-12-10 DAL W 240 46 24 27 30 116 39 29 39 25 107
30 30 1980-12-13 @ SAS L 240 52 19 27 21 123 63 21 26 23 147
31 31 1980-12-16 KCK L 240 40 37 51 22 118 60 13 24 35 133
32 32 1980-12-18 @ CLE L 240 50 21 29 31 122 52 26 33 28 130
33 33 1980-12-20 @ NYK L 240 44 26 35 28 114 47 26 34 27 120
34 34 1980-12-23 @ BOS L 240 48 31 33 27 128 54 28 38 31 136
35 35 1980-12-26 @ DAL L 240 45 21 28 29 111 45 29 39 26 119
36 36 1980-12-27 PHI W 240 43 39 49 27 125 47 26 30 32 121
37 37 1980-12-30 IND W 240 52 23 34 30 127 45 20 35 29 110
38 38 1981-01-01 @ POR L 240 43 32 40 30 119 49 24 37 31 122
39 39 1981-01-02 PHO L 240 49 34 42 29 132 55 23 28 33 133
40 40 1981-01-03 @ HOU W 240 50 34 37 22 134 52 28 29 27 132
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1981-01-07 UTA L 240 47 22 27 21 117 51 19 23 23 121
42 42 1981-01-09 @ SDC W 240 52 26 33 27 130 43 29 39 29 116
43 43 1981-01-10 @ SEA L 240 41 33 44 34 116 44 31 38 33 119
44 44 1981-01-13 ATL W 240 42 51 61 32 135 48 36 43 35 132
45 45 1981-01-14 @ PHO L 240 36 30 43 28 102 53 22 32 36 128
46 46 1981-01-17 @ KCK W 240 44 35 38 19 123 54 14 17 26 122
47 47 1981-01-18 HOU L 240 39 19 25 22 97 42 14 20 19 98
48 48 1981-01-21 SDC L 240 42 31 40 23 116 52 17 24 26 125
49 49 1981-01-23 @ LAL L 240 40 25 38 18 105 50 10 14 25 110
50 50 1981-01-24 SAS W 240 52 25 33 24 129 47 21 31 28 115
51 51 1981-01-27 DET W 240 51 41 53 26 143 50 22 29 35 123
52 52 1981-01-29 MIL W 240 47 37 46 21 131 50 16 21 33 118
53 53 1981-02-03 @ HOU L 265 47 33 45 30 128 54 27 35 39 135
54 54 1981-02-04 SAS L 240 55 22 26 24 132 51 33 36 24 135
55 55 1981-02-06 @ UTA W 240 42 36 45 22 120 49 17 20 31 116
56 56 1981-02-07 GSW W 240 52 31 35 29 135 47 31 40 33 125
57 57 1981-02-08 @ SEA L 240 40 32 35 23 112 53 27 30 31 133
58 58 1981-02-10 WSB L 240 45 20 23 16 110 51 11 15 23 115
59 59 1981-02-13 POR W 240 64 34 40 29 162 59 23 38 29 143
60 60 1981-02-15 BOS L 240 48 22 25 32 118 45 30 39 25 120
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1981-02-19 PHO W 240 40 47 63 29 127 47 32 40 34 126
62 62 1981-02-21 KCK W 240 50 29 39 26 129 43 22 32 30 109
63 63 1981-02-22 @ SAS L 265 52 25 31 31 129 51 31 46 29 133
64 64 1981-02-24 NJN W 240 56 28 40 22 140 53 17 25 23 123
65 65 1981-02-27 GSW W 240 49 38 47 21 137 57 15 19 31 130
66 66 1981-03-01 CLE W 240 53 31 41 20 137 53 19 25 33 127
67 67 1981-03-04 LAL W 240 49 25 32 29 123 42 30 40 28 114
68 68 1981-03-06 @ PHI L 240 44 24 29 21 112 58 15 30 29 131
69 69 1981-03-07 @ DET W 240 44 33 45 28 121 43 22 33 29 109
70 70 1981-03-08 @ IND L 240 48 23 26 23 119 53 23 30 21 129
71 71 1981-03-10 POR L 240 49 37 44 22 137 59 24 28 33 142
72 72 1981-03-12 @ MIL L 240 46 19 26 20 113 59 12 17 16 131
73 73 1981-03-13 @ ATL L 240 43 30 38 28 117 47 25 37 34 119
74 74 1981-03-15 HOU W 240 46 46 52 31 138 50 27 35 36 127
75 75 1981-03-17 SEA W 240 43 38 40 18 124 50 12 17 30 112
76 76 1981-03-18 @ KCK W 290 51 24 27 30 126 51 21 28 28 124
77 77 1981-03-20 @ DAL L 240 50 25 35 21 125 53 19 20 26 126
78 78 1981-03-22 UTA W 240 41 31 33 16 113 44 18 19 30 108
79 79 1981-03-24 @ SAS W 240 47 31 42 29 125 46 30 34 31 123
80 80 1981-03-25 DAL L 240 46 22 31 27 115 46 32 38 29 126
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1981-03-28 @ GSW W 240 61 20 28 24 142 54 26 39 23 139
82 82 1981-03-29 @ LAL W 265 58 32 41 20 148 65 16 23 36 146