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1981-82 Denver Nuggets

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46-36, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 126.5 points per game, Allowed 126.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 42-40)
Coached by Doug Moe (46-36)

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena / Attendance: 475,688 (9th of 23 available)

SRS: 0.13 (13th of 23) / Pace Factor: 109.8 (1st of 23)
Offensive Rating: 114.3 (1st of 23) / Defensive Rating: 113.9 (23rd of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (2-1) versus Phoenix Suns

1981-82 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19830 3980 7656 .520 40 149 .268 2371 2978 .796 1149 2443 3592 2272 664 368 1470 2131 10371 126.5
Opponent 82 19830 4265 8142 .524 64 227 .282 1734 2354 .737 1358 2459 3817 2516 749 569 1476 2453 10328 126.0

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex English F 6-7 190 28 82 82 3015 855 1553 .551 0 8 .000 372 443 .840 210 348 558 433 87 120 261 261 2082
2 Dan Issel C-F 6-9 235 33 81 81 2472 651 1236 .527 4 6 .667 546 655 .834 174 434 608 179 67 55 169 245 1852
3 Kiki Vandeweghe F 6-8 220 23 82 78 2775 706 1260 .560 1 13 .077 347 405 .857 149 312 461 247 52 29 189 217 1760
4 David Thompson G-F 6-4 195 27 61 5 1246 313 644 .486 4 14 .286 276 339 .814 57 91 148 117 34 29 142 149 906
5 Billy McKinney G 6-0 160 26 81 27 1963 369 699 .528 0 17 .000 137 170 .806 29 113 142 338 69 16 115 186 875
6 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 26 82 80 2519 258 504 .512 0 1 .000 153 215 .712 211 348 559 188 135 36 123 210 669
7 Glen Gondrezick F-G 6-6 218 26 80 0 1699 250 495 .505 0 3 .000 160 217 .737 140 283 423 152 92 36 100 229 660
8 Kenny Higgs G 6-0 180 27 76 49 1696 202 468 .432 4 21 .190 161 197 .817 23 121 144 395 72 6 156 263 569
9 Cedrick Hordges F-C 6-8 220 25 77 1 1372 204 414 .493 3 13 .231 116 199 .583 119 276 395 65 26 19 111 230 527
10 John Roche G 6-3 170 32 39 2 501 68 150 .453 23 52 .442 28 38 .737 4 19 23 89 15 2 29 40 187
11 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 32 12 0 257 48 106 .453 0 0 48 55 .873 14 49 63 32 3 4 13 29 144
12 James Ray F 6-8 215 24 40 4 262 51 116 .440 1 1 1.000 21 36 .583 18 47 65 26 10 16 37 59 124
13 David Burns G 6-2 180 23 6 1 53 5 11 .455 0 0 6 9 .667 1 2 3 11 2 0 8 13 16

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Alex English F 6-7 190 28 82 82 36.8 10.4 18.9 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 4.5 5.4 .840 2.6 4.2 6.8 5.3 1.1 1.5 3.2 3.2 25.4
2 Dan Issel C-F 6-9 235 33 81 81 30.5 8.0 15.3 .527 0.0 0.1 .667 6.7 8.1 .834 2.1 5.4 7.5 2.2 0.8 0.7 2.1 3.0 22.9
3 Kiki Vandeweghe F 6-8 220 23 82 78 33.8 8.6 15.4 .560 0.0 0.2 .077 4.2 4.9 .857 1.8 3.8 5.6 3.0 0.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 21.5
4 David Thompson G-F 6-4 195 27 61 5 20.4 5.1 10.6 .486 0.1 0.2 .286 4.5 5.6 .814 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.9 0.6 0.5 2.3 2.4 14.9
5 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 32 12 0 21.4 4.0 8.8 .453 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.6 .873 1.2 4.1 5.3 2.7 0.3 0.3 1.1 2.4 12.0
6 Billy McKinney G 6-0 160 26 81 27 24.2 4.6 8.6 .528 0.0 0.2 .000 1.7 2.1 .806 0.4 1.4 1.8 4.2 0.9 0.2 1.4 2.3 10.8
7 Glen Gondrezick F-G 6-6 218 26 80 0 21.2 3.1 6.2 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.7 .737 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.9 1.2 0.5 1.3 2.9 8.3
8 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 26 82 80 30.7 3.1 6.1 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.6 .712 2.6 4.2 6.8 2.3 1.6 0.4 1.5 2.6 8.2
9 Kenny Higgs G 6-0 180 27 76 49 22.3 2.7 6.2 .432 0.1 0.3 .190 2.1 2.6 .817 0.3 1.6 1.9 5.2 0.9 0.1 2.1 3.5 7.5
10 Cedrick Hordges F-C 6-8 220 25 77 1 17.8 2.6 5.4 .493 0.0 0.2 .231 1.5 2.6 .583 1.5 3.6 5.1 0.8 0.3 0.2 1.4 3.0 6.8
11 John Roche G 6-3 170 32 39 2 12.8 1.7 3.8 .453 0.6 1.3 .442 0.7 1.0 .737 0.1 0.5 0.6 2.3 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.0 4.8
12 James Ray F 6-8 215 24 40 4 6.6 1.3 2.9 .440 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.5 0.9 .583 0.5 1.2 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.5 3.1
13 David Burns G 6-2 180 23 6 1 8.8 0.8 1.8 .455 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .667 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.3 2.2 2.7

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Dan Issel C-F 6-9 235 33 81 81 2472 9.5 18.0 .527 0.1 0.1 .667 8.0 9.5 .834 2.5 6.3 8.9 2.6 1.0 0.8 2.5 3.6 27.0
2 David Thompson G-F 6-4 195 27 61 5 1246 9.0 18.6 .486 0.1 0.4 .286 8.0 9.8 .814 1.6 2.6 4.3 3.4 1.0 0.8 4.1 4.3 26.2
3 Alex English F 6-7 190 28 82 82 3015 10.2 18.5 .551 0.0 0.1 .000 4.4 5.3 .840 2.5 4.2 6.7 5.2 1.0 1.4 3.1 3.1 24.9
4 Kiki Vandeweghe F 6-8 220 23 82 78 2775 9.2 16.3 .560 0.0 0.2 .077 4.5 5.3 .857 1.9 4.0 6.0 3.2 0.7 0.4 2.5 2.8 22.8
5 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 32 12 0 257 6.7 14.8 .453 0.0 0.0 6.7 7.7 .873 2.0 6.9 8.8 4.5 0.4 0.6 1.8 4.1 20.2
6 James Ray F 6-8 215 24 40 4 262 7.0 15.9 .440 0.1 0.1 1.000 2.9 4.9 .583 2.5 6.5 8.9 3.6 1.4 2.2 5.1 8.1 17.0
7 Billy McKinney G 6-0 160 26 81 27 1963 6.8 12.8 .528 0.0 0.3 .000 2.5 3.1 .806 0.5 2.1 2.6 6.2 1.3 0.3 2.1 3.4 16.0
8 Glen Gondrezick F-G 6-6 218 26 80 0 1699 5.3 10.5 .505 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.6 .737 3.0 6.0 9.0 3.2 1.9 0.8 2.1 4.9 14.0
9 Cedrick Hordges F-C 6-8 220 25 77 1 1372 5.4 10.9 .493 0.1 0.3 .231 3.0 5.2 .583 3.1 7.2 10.4 1.7 0.7 0.5 2.9 6.0 13.8
10 John Roche G 6-3 170 32 39 2 501 4.9 10.8 .453 1.7 3.7 .442 2.0 2.7 .737 0.3 1.4 1.7 6.4 1.1 0.1 2.1 2.9 13.4
11 Kenny Higgs G 6-0 180 27 76 49 1696 4.3 9.9 .432 0.1 0.4 .190 3.4 4.2 .817 0.5 2.6 3.1 8.4 1.5 0.1 3.3 5.6 12.1
12 David Burns G 6-2 180 23 6 1 53 3.4 7.5 .455 0.0 0.0 4.1 6.1 .667 0.7 1.4 2.0 7.5 1.4 0.0 5.4 8.8 10.9
13 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 26 82 80 2519 3.7 7.2 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .712 3.0 5.0 8.0 2.7 1.9 0.5 1.8 3.0 9.6

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Dan Issel C-F 6-9 235 33 81 2472 23.1 .608 .528 7.7 18.3 13.2 9.8 1.2 1.1 10.0 26.0 123 113 23.7 6.5 30 9 10.5
2 Alex English F 6-7 190 28 82 3015 22.2 .596 .551 7.7 12.0 9.9 19.9 1.3 2.0 13.0 25.3 118 114 23.5 5.1 29 12 8.5
3 Kiki Vandeweghe F 6-8 220 23 82 2775 18.9 .612 .561 5.9 11.7 8.9 11.9 0.8 0.5 11.6 22.3 120 116 20.5 0.0 21 13 4.0
4 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 26 82 2519 12.1 .559 .512 9.2 14.4 11.9 8.3 2.3 0.7 17.0 10.9 114 112 7.6 8.8 16 10 3.0
5 Glen Gondrezick F-G 6-6 218 26 80 1699 14.9 .559 .505 9.1 17.4 13.3 10.4 2.4 1.1 14.5 15.4 114 111 6.9 8.0 15 6 4.5
6 Billy McKinney G 6-0 160 26 81 1963 14.4 .565 .528 1.6 6.0 3.9 21.1 1.5 0.4 12.9 17.2 115 116 9.1 0.0 9 9 0.0
7 David Thompson G-F 6-4 195 27 61 1246 17.6 .571 .489 5.0 7.6 6.4 12.5 1.2 1.2 15.2 28.5 108 116 5.5 0.0 6 11 -2.5
8 Cedrick Hordges F-C 6-8 220 25 77 1372 10.4 .525 .496 9.5 21.0 15.4 5.5 0.8 0.7 18.1 17.0 100 113 0.8 3.5 4 13 -4.5
9 Kenny Higgs G 6-0 180 27 76 1696 10.8 .513 .436 1.5 7.4 4.5 26.3 1.9 0.2 22.0 15.9 103 115 2.3 0.9 3 15 -6.0
10 Dave Robisch C-F 6-10 235 32 12 257 17.9 .553 .453 6.0 19.9 13.1 15.2 0.5 0.8 9.1 21.2 120 114 1.8 0.4 2 1 0.5
11 John Roche G 6-3 170 32 39 501 11.8 .561 .530 0.9 4.0 2.5 20.5 1.3 0.2 14.8 14.8 114 117 2.0 0.0 2 3 -0.5
12 James Ray F 6-8 215 24 40 262 10.2 .470 .444 7.6 18.7 13.3 12.3 1.7 3.1 21.9 24.5 87 110 0.0 1.4 1 5 -2.0
13 David Burns G 6-2 180 23 6 53 5.3 .535 .455 2.1 3.9 3.0 22.8 1.6 0.0 34.8 16.5 89 116 0.0 0.0 0 1 -0.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Dan Issel C-F 6-9 235 33 3 103 32 60 0 0 12 12 8 21 5 3 1 7 10 76 .533 1.000 34.3 25.3 7.0 1.7
2 Kiki Vandeweghe F 6-8 220 23 3 109 25 43 0 0 18 18 4 18 9 2 4 6 7 68 .581 1.000 36.3 22.7 6.0 3.0
3 Alex English F 6-7 190 28 3 118 26 55 0 0 6 7 8 23 17 3 3 4 6 58 .473 .857 39.3 19.3 7.7 5.7
4 Billy McKinney G 6-0 160 26 3 91 16 27 0 1 10 12 2 6 10 3 0 5 9 42 .593 .000 .833 30.3 14.0 2.0 3.3
5 David Thompson G-F 6-4 195 27 3 66 15 33 1 3 4 7 4 10 6 1 0 8 8 35 .455 .333 .571 22.0 11.7 3.3 2.0
6 Kenny Higgs G 6-0 180 27 3 54 8 21 0 2 7 12 1 3 6 3 0 5 12 23 .381 .000 .583 18.0 7.7 1.0 2.0
7 Cedrick Hordges F-C 6-8 220 25 3 45 8 19 0 1 3 4 2 13 2 1 0 4 4 19 .421 .000 .750 15.0 6.3 4.3 0.7
8 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 26 3 81 6 13 0 0 7 8 10 18 10 8 1 5 11 19 .462 .875 27.0 6.3 6.0 3.3
9 Glen Gondrezick F-G 6-6 218 26 3 51 8 20 0 1 2 3 3 8 9 2 1 0 8 18 .400 .000 .667 17.0 6.0 2.7 3.0
10 James Ray F 6-8 215 24 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Alex English *$722,500
2 Dan Issel *$453,500
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)