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1986-87 Denver Nuggets

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37-45, Finished 4th in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 116.7 points per game, Allowed 117.6 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 39-43)
Coached by Doug Moe (37-45)

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena / Attendance: 494,943 (12th of 23 available)

SRS: -1.14 (15th of 23) / Pace Factor: 106.2 (1st of 23)
Offensive Rating: 109.3 (8th of 23) / Defensive Rating: 110.2 (15th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus Los Angeles Lakers

1986-87 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

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 19780 3744 7951 .471 106 391 .271 1975 2568 .769 1294 2368 3662 2317 754 421 1216 2184 9569 116.7
Opponent 82 19780 3636 7343 .495 113 361 .313 2255 2901 .777 1166 2720 3886 2189 558 452 1564 2145 9640 117.6

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 33 82 82 3085 965 1920 .503 4 15 .267 411 487 .844 146 198 344 422 73 21 214 216 2345
2 Fat Lever G 6-3 170 26 82 82 3054 643 1370 .469 22 92 .239 244 312 .782 216 513 729 654 201 34 167 219 1552
3 Darrell Walker G 6-4 180 25 81 25 2020 358 742 .482 0 4 .000 272 365 .745 157 170 327 282 120 37 187 229 988
4 Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 29 73 10 1990 307 746 .412 22 80 .275 316 402 .786 79 177 256 280 87 28 132 245 952
5 Mike Evans G 6-1 170 31 81 4 1567 334 729 .458 53 169 .314 96 123 .780 36 92 128 185 79 12 107 149 817
6 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 24 74 23 1421 268 570 .470 0 0 169 231 .732 183 282 465 60 24 58 79 224 705
7 Danny Schayes C-F 6-11 235 27 76 41 1556 210 405 .519 0 0 229 294 .779 120 260 380 85 20 74 95 266 649
8 Wayne Cooper C-F 6-10 220 30 69 64 1561 235 524 .448 0 3 .000 79 109 .725 162 311 473 68 13 101 78 257 549
9 Mark Alarie F 6-8 217 23 64 25 1110 217 443 .490 2 9 .222 67 101 .663 73 141 214 74 22 28 56 138 503
10 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 31 81 53 1932 118 276 .428 0 2 .000 36 55 .655 91 174 265 147 100 21 33 160 272
11 Maurice Martin F-G 6-6 200 22 43 0 286 51 135 .378 3 15 .200 42 66 .636 12 29 41 35 13 6 33 48 147
12 Otis Smith G-F 6-5 210 23 28 0 168 33 79 .418 0 2 .000 12 21 .571 17 17 34 22 1 1 19 30 78
13 Calvin Natt F 6-6 220 30 1 1 20 4 10 .400 0 0 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 2 1 0 1 2 10
14 Pete Williams F 6-7 190 21 5 0 10 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2

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 33 82 82 37.6 11.8 23.4 .503 0.0 0.2 .267 5.0 5.9 .844 1.8 2.4 4.2 5.1 0.9 0.3 2.6 2.6 28.6
2 Fat Lever G 6-3 170 26 82 82 37.2 7.8 16.7 .469 0.3 1.1 .239 3.0 3.8 .782 2.6 6.3 8.9 8.0 2.5 0.4 2.0 2.7 18.9
3 Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 29 73 10 27.3 4.2 10.2 .412 0.3 1.1 .275 4.3 5.5 .786 1.1 2.4 3.5 3.8 1.2 0.4 1.8 3.4 13.0
4 Darrell Walker G 6-4 180 25 81 25 24.9 4.4 9.2 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.5 .745 1.9 2.1 4.0 3.5 1.5 0.5 2.3 2.8 12.2
5 Mike Evans G 6-1 170 31 81 4 19.3 4.1 9.0 .458 0.7 2.1 .314 1.2 1.5 .780 0.4 1.1 1.6 2.3 1.0 0.1 1.3 1.8 10.1
6 Calvin Natt F 6-6 220 30 1 1 20.0 4.0 10.0 .400 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 2.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 10.0
7 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 24 74 23 19.2 3.6 7.7 .470 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.1 .732 2.5 3.8 6.3 0.8 0.3 0.8 1.1 3.0 9.5
8 Danny Schayes C-F 6-11 235 27 76 41 20.5 2.8 5.3 .519 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.9 .779 1.6 3.4 5.0 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.5 8.5
9 Wayne Cooper C-F 6-10 220 30 69 64 22.6 3.4 7.6 .448 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .725 2.3 4.5 6.9 1.0 0.2 1.5 1.1 3.7 8.0
10 Mark Alarie F 6-8 217 23 64 25 17.3 3.4 6.9 .490 0.0 0.1 .222 1.0 1.6 .663 1.1 2.2 3.3 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.9 2.2 7.9
11 Maurice Martin F-G 6-6 200 22 43 0 6.7 1.2 3.1 .378 0.1 0.3 .200 1.0 1.5 .636 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.1 3.4
12 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 31 81 53 23.9 1.5 3.4 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.7 .655 1.1 2.1 3.3 1.8 1.2 0.3 0.4 2.0 3.4
13 Otis Smith G-F 6-5 210 23 28 0 6.0 1.2 2.8 .418 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.8 .571 0.6 0.6 1.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.1 2.8
14 Pete Williams F 6-7 190 21 5 0 2.0 0.2 0.4 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.4

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 Alex English F 6-7 190 33 82 82 3085 11.3 22.4 .503 0.0 0.2 .267 4.8 5.7 .844 1.7 2.3 4.0 4.9 0.9 0.2 2.5 2.5 27.4
2 Mike Evans G 6-1 170 31 81 4 1567 7.7 16.7 .458 1.2 3.9 .314 2.2 2.8 .780 0.8 2.1 2.9 4.3 1.8 0.3 2.5 3.4 18.8
3 Maurice Martin F-G 6-6 200 22 43 0 286 6.4 17.0 .378 0.4 1.9 .200 5.3 8.3 .636 1.5 3.7 5.2 4.4 1.6 0.8 4.2 6.0 18.5
4 Fat Lever G 6-3 170 26 82 82 3054 7.6 16.1 .469 0.3 1.1 .239 2.9 3.7 .782 2.5 6.0 8.6 7.7 2.4 0.4 2.0 2.6 18.3
5 Calvin Natt F 6-6 220 30 1 1 20 7.2 18.0 .400 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 1.000 3.6 5.4 9.0 3.6 1.8 0.0 1.8 3.6 18.0
6 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 24 74 23 1421 6.8 14.4 .470 0.0 0.0 4.3 5.9 .732 4.6 7.1 11.8 1.5 0.6 1.5 2.0 5.7 17.9
7 Darrell Walker G 6-4 180 25 81 25 2020 6.4 13.2 .482 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.5 .745 2.8 3.0 5.8 5.0 2.1 0.7 3.3 4.1 17.6
8 Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 29 73 10 1990 5.6 13.5 .412 0.4 1.4 .275 5.7 7.3 .786 1.4 3.2 4.6 5.1 1.6 0.5 2.4 4.4 17.2
9 Otis Smith G-F 6-5 210 23 28 0 168 7.1 16.9 .418 0.0 0.4 .000 2.6 4.5 .571 3.6 3.6 7.3 4.7 0.2 0.2 4.1 6.4 16.7
10 Mark Alarie F 6-8 217 23 64 25 1110 7.0 14.4 .490 0.1 0.3 .222 2.2 3.3 .663 2.4 4.6 6.9 2.4 0.7 0.9 1.8 4.5 16.3
11 Danny Schayes C-F 6-11 235 27 76 41 1556 4.9 9.4 .519 0.0 0.0 5.3 6.8 .779 2.8 6.0 8.8 2.0 0.5 1.7 2.2 6.2 15.0
12 Wayne Cooper C-F 6-10 220 30 69 64 1561 5.4 12.1 .448 0.0 0.1 .000 1.8 2.5 .725 3.7 7.2 10.9 1.6 0.3 2.3 1.8 5.9 12.7
13 Pete Williams F 6-7 190 21 5 0 10 3.6 7.2 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 3.6 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 7.2
14 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 31 81 53 1932 2.2 5.1 .428 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.0 .655 1.7 3.2 4.9 2.7 1.9 0.4 0.6 3.0 5.1

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
1 Fat Lever G 6-3 170 26 82 3054 20.8 .515 .477 7.0 18.8 12.5 29.1 3.0 0.6 10.0 21.1 115 107 6.3 4.0 10.3
2 Alex English F 6-7 190 33 82 3085 20.5 .549 .504 4.7 7.2 5.8 21.6 1.1 0.4 9.1 29.2 113 114 7.3 1.2 8.5
3 Danny Schayes C-F 6-11 235 27 76 1556 13.4 .607 .519 7.6 18.7 12.8 6.7 0.6 2.7 15.1 15.5 117 110 2.7 1.4 4.1
4 Darrell Walker G 6-4 180 25 81 2020 15.8 .547 .482 7.7 9.4 8.5 18.1 2.7 1.0 17.2 20.7 107 109 2.1 1.9 4.0
5 Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 29 73 1990 13.9 .516 .426 3.9 10.0 6.7 17.8 2.0 0.8 12.5 20.4 108 111 2.2 1.5 3.7
6 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 24 74 1421 15.5 .525 .470 12.7 22.2 17.2 5.6 0.8 2.3 10.5 20.3 111 109 2.0 1.5 3.5
7 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 31 81 1932 7.8 .453 .428 4.6 10.1 7.2 8.6 2.3 0.6 9.9 6.6 110 110 0.9 1.6 2.5
8 Wayne Cooper C-F 6-10 220 30 69 1561 11.3 .480 .448 10.2 22.3 15.9 5.5 0.4 3.7 12.0 16.0 102 109 0.4 1.6 2.1
9 Mike Evans G 6-1 170 31 81 1567 13.6 .522 .495 2.3 6.6 4.3 16.1 2.3 0.4 12.0 21.8 104 112 0.9 1.1 1.9
10 Mark Alarie F 6-8 217 23 64 1110 12.5 .516 .492 6.5 14.2 10.1 8.9 0.9 1.4 10.3 18.8 106 111 0.8 0.8 1.6
11 Calvin Natt F 6-6 220 30 1 20 15.2 .460 .400 9.9 16.8 13.1 13.4 2.3 0.0 8.4 22.8 104 109 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 Pete Williams F 6-7 190 21 5 10 2.2 .500 .500 0.0 11.2 5.2 11.8 0.0 0.0 33.3 11.5 76 115 0.0 0.0 0.0
13 Otis Smith G-F 6-5 210 23 28 168 8.1 .442 .418 10.0 11.3 10.6 17.5 0.3 0.3 17.7 24.5 90 114 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
14 Maurice Martin F-G 6-6 200 22 43 286 9.4 .448 .389 4.1 11.4 7.5 15.9 2.1 1.2 16.7 26.5 89 110 -0.5 0.3 -0.3

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 Alex English F 6-7 190 33 3 76 25 49 0 0 6 7 10 14 10 0 0 8 9 56 .510 .857 25.3 18.7 4.7 3.3
2 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 24 3 92 22 45 0 0 5 10 8 23 7 2 2 5 12 49 .489 .500 30.7 16.3 7.7 2.3
3 Fat Lever G 6-3 170 26 3 99 19 50 2 8 6 9 5 18 22 7 0 2 7 46 .380 .250 .667 33.0 15.3 6.0 7.3
4 Maurice Martin F-G 6-6 200 22 3 54 12 29 0 1 7 12 4 9 10 0 1 5 12 31 .414 .000 .583 18.0 10.3 3.0 3.3
5 Danny Schayes C-F 6-11 235 27 3 75 12 17 0 0 6 9 6 17 2 1 2 3 10 30 .706 .667 25.0 10.0 5.7 0.7
6 Darrell Walker G 6-4 180 25 3 68 11 34 0 0 4 7 3 10 5 2 0 4 4 26 .324 .571 22.7 8.7 3.3 1.7
7 Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 29 3 76 8 25 0 2 9 15 0 6 7 4 0 3 6 25 .320 .000 .600 25.3 8.3 2.0 2.3
8 Mark Alarie F 6-8 217 23 3 41 9 15 0 0 2 2 0 5 1 2 2 4 9 20 .600 1.000 13.7 6.7 1.7 0.3
9 Mike Evans G 6-1 170 31 3 57 7 19 2 7 2 2 2 7 8 3 0 3 6 18 .368 .286 1.000 19.0 6.0 2.3 2.7
10 Wayne Cooper C-F 6-10 220 30 3 41 5 12 0 0 2 2 6 17 2 0 1 1 9 12 .417 1.000 13.7 4.0 5.7 0.7
11 Otis Smith G-F 6-5 210 23 3 19 2 6 0 0 6 9 1 5 4 0 2 4 1 10 .333 .667 6.3 3.3 1.7 1.3
12 T.R. Dunn G-F 6-4 192 31 3 22 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 1 1 3 2 .250 7.3 0.7 1.0 0.7

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Alex English *$1,162,500
2 Calvin Natt *$783,000
3 Wayne Cooper *$475,000
4 Danny Schayes *$387,500
5 Darrell Walker *$332,500
6 Fat Lever *$321,250
7 T.R. Dunn *$287,500
8 Bill Hanzlik *$270,833
9 Blair Rasmussen *$251,250
10 Mike Evans *$145,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)