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1988-89 Denver Nuggets

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44-38, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 118.0 points per game, Allowed 116.3 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 45-37)
Coached by Doug Moe (44-38)

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena / Attendance: 555,498 (16th of 25 available)

SRS: 0.91 (14th of 25) / Pace Factor: 107.5 (1st of 25)
Offensive Rating: 108.6 (13th of 25) / Defensive Rating: 107.1 (8th of 25)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus Phoenix Suns

1988-89 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 19880 3813 8140 .468 228 676 .337 1821 2314 .787 1206 2513 3719 2282 811 436 1225 2088 9675 118.0
Opponent 82 19880 3701 7484 .495 157 446 .352 1977 2683 .737 1136 2864 4000 2136 665 485 1597 2001 9536 116.3

Player Statistics

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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 35 82 82 2990 924 1881 .491 2 8 .250 325 379 .858 148 178 326 383 66 12 198 174 2175
2 Michael Adams G 5-10 162 26 77 77 2787 468 1082 .433 166 466 .356 322 393 .819 71 212 283 490 166 11 180 149 1424
3 Fat Lever G 6-3 170 28 71 71 2745 558 1221 .457 23 66 .348 270 344 .785 187 475 662 559 195 20 157 178 1409
4 Walter Davis G-F 6-6 193 34 81 0 1857 536 1076 .498 20 69 .290 175 199 .879 41 110 151 190 72 5 132 187 1267
5 Danny Schayes C-F 6-11 235 29 76 64 1918 317 607 .522 3 9 .333 332 402 .826 142 358 500 105 42 81 160 320 969
6 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 26 77 22 1308 257 577 .445 0 0 69 81 .852 105 182 287 49 29 41 49 194 583
7 Wayne Cooper C-F 6-10 220 32 79 72 1864 220 444 .495 1 4 .250 79 106 .745 212 407 619 78 36 211 73 302 520
8 Elston Turner G-F 6-5 190 29 78 12 1746 151 353 .428 2 7 .286 33 56 .589 109 178 287 144 90 8 60 209 337
9 Jerome Lane F 6-6 230 22 54 1 550 109 256 .426 0 7 .000 43 112 .384 87 113 200 60 20 4 50 105 261
10 Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 31 41 0 701 66 151 .437 1 5 .200 68 87 .782 18 75 93 86 25 5 53 82 201
11 Dave Greenwood F-C 6-9 222 31 29 3 491 62 148 .419 0 0 48 71 .676 48 116 164 41 17 28 36 78 172
12 Darwin Cook G 6-3 184 30 30 4 386 71 163 .436 2 10 .200 17 22 .773 13 35 48 43 28 6 26 44 161
13 Eddie Hughes G 5-10 28 26 1 224 28 64 .438 7 22 .318 7 12 .583 6 13 19 35 17 2 11 30 70
14 Calvin Natt F 6-6 220 32 14 0 168 22 50 .440 0 1 .000 22 31 .710 12 34 46 7 6 1 11 13 66
15 Jay Vincent F 6-7 220 29 5 1 95 13 38 .342 1 2 .500 5 9 .556 2 16 18 5 1 1 5 11 32
16 Wayne Englestad F 6-8 245 25 11 0 50 11 29 .379 0 0 6 10 .600 5 11 16 7 1 0 3 12 28

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 35 82 82 36.5 11.3 22.9 .491 0.0 0.1 .250 4.0 4.6 .858 1.8 2.2 4.0 4.7 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.1 26.5
2 Fat Lever G 6-3 170 28 71 71 38.7 7.9 17.2 .457 0.3 0.9 .348 3.8 4.8 .785 2.6 6.7 9.3 7.9 2.7 0.3 2.2 2.5 19.8
3 Michael Adams G 5-10 162 26 77 77 36.2 6.1 14.1 .433 2.2 6.1 .356 4.2 5.1 .819 0.9 2.8 3.7 6.4 2.2 0.1 2.3 1.9 18.5
4 Walter Davis G-F 6-6 193 34 81 0 22.9 6.6 13.3 .498 0.2 0.9 .290 2.2 2.5 .879 0.5 1.4 1.9 2.3 0.9 0.1 1.6 2.3 15.6
5 Danny Schayes C-F 6-11 235 29 76 64 25.2 4.2 8.0 .522 0.0 0.1 .333 4.4 5.3 .826 1.9 4.7 6.6 1.4 0.6 1.1 2.1 4.2 12.8
6 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 26 77 22 17.0 3.3 7.5 .445 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.1 .852 1.4 2.4 3.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 2.5 7.6
7 Wayne Cooper C-F 6-10 220 32 79 72 23.6 2.8 5.6 .495 0.0 0.1 .250 1.0 1.3 .745 2.7 5.2 7.8 1.0 0.5 2.7 0.9 3.8 6.6
8 Jay Vincent F 6-7 220 29 5 1 19.0 2.6 7.6 .342 0.2 0.4 .500 1.0 1.8 .556 0.4 3.2 3.6 1.0 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.2 6.4
9 Dave Greenwood F-C 6-9 222 31 29 3 16.9 2.1 5.1 .419 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.4 .676 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.2 2.7 5.9
10 Darwin Cook G 6-3 184 30 30 4 12.9 2.4 5.4 .436 0.1 0.3 .200 0.6 0.7 .773 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.4 0.9 0.2 0.9 1.5 5.4
11 Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 31 41 0 17.1 1.6 3.7 .437 0.0 0.1 .200 1.7 2.1 .782 0.4 1.8 2.3 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.0 4.9
12 Jerome Lane F 6-6 230 22 54 1 10.2 2.0 4.7 .426 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 2.1 .384 1.6 2.1 3.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.9 4.8
13 Calvin Natt F 6-6 220 32 14 0 12.0 1.6 3.6 .440 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.2 .710 0.9 2.4 3.3 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.9 4.7
14 Elston Turner G-F 6-5 190 29 78 12 22.4 1.9 4.5 .428 0.0 0.1 .286 0.4 0.7 .589 1.4 2.3 3.7 1.8 1.2 0.1 0.8 2.7 4.3
15 Eddie Hughes G 5-10 28 26 1 8.6 1.1 2.5 .438 0.3 0.8 .318 0.3 0.5 .583 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.2 2.7
16 Wayne Englestad F 6-8 245 25 11 0 4.5 1.0 2.6 .379 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.9 .600 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.1 2.5

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 35 82 82 2990 11.1 22.6 .491 0.0 0.1 .250 3.9 4.6 .858 1.8 2.1 3.9 4.6 0.8 0.1 2.4 2.1 26.2
2 Walter Davis G-F 6-6 193 34 81 0 1857 10.4 20.9 .498 0.4 1.3 .290 3.4 3.9 .879 0.8 2.1 2.9 3.7 1.4 0.1 2.6 3.6 24.6
3 Wayne Englestad F 6-8 245 25 11 0 50 7.9 20.9 .379 0.0 0.0 4.3 7.2 .600 3.6 7.9 11.5 5.0 0.7 0.0 2.2 8.6 20.2
4 Fat Lever G 6-3 170 28 71 71 2745 7.3 16.0 .457 0.3 0.9 .348 3.5 4.5 .785 2.5 6.2 8.7 7.3 2.6 0.3 2.1 2.3 18.5
5 Michael Adams G 5-10 162 26 77 77 2787 6.0 14.0 .433 2.1 6.0 .356 4.2 5.1 .819 0.9 2.7 3.7 6.3 2.1 0.1 2.3 1.9 18.4
6 Danny Schayes C-F 6-11 235 29 76 64 1918 5.9 11.4 .522 0.1 0.2 .333 6.2 7.5 .826 2.7 6.7 9.4 2.0 0.8 1.5 3.0 6.0 18.2
7 Jerome Lane F 6-6 230 22 54 1 550 7.1 16.8 .426 0.0 0.5 .000 2.8 7.3 .384 5.7 7.4 13.1 3.9 1.3 0.3 3.3 6.9 17.1
8 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 26 77 22 1308 7.1 15.9 .445 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.2 .852 2.9 5.0 7.9 1.3 0.8 1.1 1.3 5.3 16.0
9 Darwin Cook G 6-3 184 30 30 4 386 6.6 15.2 .436 0.2 0.9 .200 1.6 2.1 .773 1.2 3.3 4.5 4.0 2.6 0.6 2.4 4.1 15.0
10 Calvin Natt F 6-6 220 32 14 0 168 4.7 10.7 .440 0.0 0.2 .000 4.7 6.6 .710 2.6 7.3 9.9 1.5 1.3 0.2 2.4 2.8 14.1
11 Dave Greenwood F-C 6-9 222 31 29 3 491 4.5 10.9 .419 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.2 .676 3.5 8.5 12.0 3.0 1.2 2.1 2.6 5.7 12.6
12 Jay Vincent F 6-7 220 29 5 1 95 4.9 14.4 .342 0.4 0.8 .500 1.9 3.4 .556 0.8 6.1 6.8 1.9 0.4 0.4 1.9 4.2 12.1
13 Eddie Hughes G 5-10 28 26 1 224 4.5 10.3 .438 1.1 3.5 .318 1.1 1.9 .583 1.0 2.1 3.1 5.6 2.7 0.3 1.8 4.8 11.3
14 Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 31 41 0 701 3.4 7.8 .437 0.1 0.3 .200 3.5 4.5 .782 0.9 3.9 4.8 4.4 1.3 0.3 2.7 4.2 10.3
15 Wayne Cooper C-F 6-10 220 32 79 72 1864 4.2 8.6 .495 0.0 0.1 .250 1.5 2.0 .745 4.1 7.9 12.0 1.5 0.7 4.1 1.4 5.8 10.0
16 Elston Turner G-F 6-5 190 29 78 12 1746 3.1 7.3 .428 0.0 0.1 .286 0.7 1.2 .589 2.2 3.7 5.9 3.0 1.9 0.2 1.2 4.3 6.9

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 Fat Lever G 6-3 170 28 71 2745 20.6 .513 .466 6.7 18.9 12.4 26.9 3.2 0.4 10.3 21.3 113 104 14.2 12.3 27 9 9.0
2 Michael Adams G 5-10 162 26 77 2787 17.5 .567 .509 2.5 8.3 5.2 22.2 2.7 0.2 12.5 19.7 115 108 15.2 8.5 24 10 7.0
3 Alex English F 6-7 190 35 82 2990 19.0 .531 .492 4.8 6.5 5.6 19.7 1.0 0.2 8.8 28.8 109 112 14.4 5.1 19 24 -2.5
4 Danny Schayes C-F 6-11 235 29 76 1918 15.4 .618 .525 7.2 20.3 13.4 6.9 1.0 2.4 17.0 18.8 114 106 9.1 7.0 16 6 5.0
5 Wayne Cooper C-F 6-10 220 32 79 1864 13.6 .530 .497 11.1 23.8 17.1 5.0 0.9 6.4 13.0 11.6 113 102 5.2 9.2 15 4 5.5
6 Walter Davis G-F 6-6 193 34 81 1857 16.7 .544 .507 2.2 6.5 4.2 15.3 1.7 0.2 10.2 26.7 107 110 6.0 4.2 10 16 -3.0
7 Elston Turner G-F 6-5 190 29 78 1746 7.8 .446 .431 6.1 11.1 8.5 9.5 2.3 0.3 13.7 9.6 101 108 0.5 5.5 6 10 -2.0
8 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 26 77 1308 11.6 .476 .445 7.8 15.2 11.3 4.9 1.0 1.8 7.4 19.4 102 108 1.3 3.9 5 11 -3.0
9 Jerome Lane F 6-6 230 22 54 550 12.3 .427 .426 15.5 22.4 18.7 14.3 1.6 0.4 14.1 24.7 93 106 0.0 2.1 2 8 -3.0
10 Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 31 41 701 8.6 .531 .440 2.5 11.7 6.8 14.2 1.6 0.4 21.9 13.2 100 109 0.1 1.9 2 5 -1.5
11 Dave Greenwood F-C 6-9 222 31 29 491 12.7 .480 .419 9.6 25.7 17.2 10.0 1.5 3.2 16.7 16.8 99 103 0.0 2.3 2 3 -0.5
12 Darwin Cook G 6-3 184 30 30 386 11.7 .466 .442 3.3 9.9 6.4 14.4 3.2 0.9 13.1 19.7 95 105 0.0 1.5 2 4 -1.0
13 Eddie Hughes G 5-10 28 26 224 11.4 .505 .492 2.6 6.3 4.4 18.7 3.4 0.5 13.7 13.7 107 106 0.4 0.8 1 1 0.0
14 Calvin Natt F 6-6 220 32 14 168 12.1 .519 .440 7.0 22.1 14.1 5.0 1.6 0.3 14.7 17.0 102 106 0.2 0.6 1 1 0.0
15 Wayne Englestad F 6-8 245 25 11 50 12.4 .419 .379 9.8 24.0 16.5 18.9 0.9 0.0 8.2 27.9 96 107 0.0 0.2 0 1 -0.5
16 Jay Vincent F 6-7 220 29 5 95 4.7 .381 .355 2.1 18.4 9.8 6.4 0.5 0.6 10.6 18.9 80 109 0.0 0.2 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 Alex English F 6-7 190 35 3 108 32 62 0 0 14 16 8 13 11 1 0 14 6 78 .516 .875 36.0 26.0 4.3 3.7
2 Walter Davis G-F 6-6 193 34 3 94 31 60 0 4 15 15 2 5 4 3 0 8 11 77 .517 .000 1.000 31.3 25.7 1.7 1.3
3 Michael Adams G 5-10 162 26 2 75 15 36 10 22 7 8 5 17 9 3 0 8 6 47 .417 .455 .875 37.5 23.5 8.5 4.5
4 Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 31 3 106 14 33 3 6 7 12 6 20 9 5 1 2 13 38 .424 .500 .583 35.3 12.7 6.7 3.0
5 Darwin Cook G 6-3 184 30 3 66 12 24 1 2 6 6 2 13 11 3 0 4 12 31 .500 .500 1.000 22.0 10.3 4.3 3.7
6 Fat Lever G 6-3 170 28 2 58 9 24 2 3 2 2 2 13 19 4 0 6 4 22 .375 .667 1.000 29.0 11.0 6.5 9.5
7 Elston Turner G-F 6-5 190 29 3 74 6 13 0 1 2 6 2 11 3 1 0 0 9 14 .462 .000 .333 24.7 4.7 3.7 1.0
8 Wayne Cooper C-F 6-10 220 32 3 44 6 12 0 0 0 0 4 13 2 1 2 0 10 12 .500 14.7 4.0 4.3 0.7
9 Danny Schayes C-F 6-11 235 29 2 36 1 7 0 0 6 8 2 11 1 1 1 1 4 8 .143 .750 18.0 4.0 5.5 0.5
10 Jerome Lane F 6-6 230 22 2 21 2 7 0 1 2 2 1 6 2 0 0 0 4 6 .286 .000 1.000 10.5 3.0 3.0 1.0
11 Dave Greenwood F-C 6-9 222 31 3 34 2 6 0 0 1 2 2 11 1 1 1 6 7 5 .333 .500 11.3 1.7 3.7 0.3
12 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 26 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Alex English $1,650,000
2 Danny Schayes $1,000,000
3 Wayne Cooper $750,000
4 Dave Greenwood $700,000
5 Walter Davis $600,000
6 Fat Lever $575,000
7 Bill Hanzlik $416,666
8 Jay Vincent $415,600
9 Calvin Natt $408,000
10 Blair Rasmussen $405,000
11 Darwin Cook $400,000
12 Michael Adams $375,000
13 Maurice Martin $275,000
14 Elston Turner $225,000
15 Jerome Lane $200,000
16 Wayne Englestad $100,000
17 Eddie Hughes $100,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)