The 1980-81 roster for the Nuggets included Kenny Higgs at point guard, David Thompson at shooting guard, Alex English at small forward, Cedrick Hordges at power forward and Dan Issel at center.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 |  | T.R. Dunn | SG | 6'4" | 192 | 2/1/1955 | 26 | Alabama |
| 2 | 2 |  | A. English | SF | 6'7" | 190 | 1/5/1954 | 27 | South Carolina |
| 3 | 22 | | G. Gondrezick | PF | 6'6" | 218 | 8/30/1955 | 25 | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 4 | 1 | | K. Higgs | PG | 6'0" | 180 | 1/31/1955 | 26 | Louisiana State |
| 5 | 34 | | C. Hordges | PF | 6'8" | 220 | 1/8/1957 | 24 | South Carolina |
| 6 | 35 | | K. Hughes | C | 6'11" | 220 | 6/4/1952 | 28 | Wisconsin |
| 7 | 44 | | D. Issel | C | 6'9" | 235 | 10/25/1948 | 32 | Kentucky |
| 8 | 7 | | B. McKinney | PG | 6'0" | 160 | 6/5/1955 | 25 | Northwestern |
| 9 | 3 | | C. Nicks | PG | 6'1" | 175 | 10/6/1958 | 22 | Indiana State |
| 10 | 45 | | J. Oldham | C | 7'0" | 215 | 7/4/1957 | 23 | Seattle University |
| 11 | 43 | | J. Ray | PF | 6'8" | 215 | 7/27/1957 | 23 | Jacksonville |
| 12 | 25 | | D. Robisch | C | 6'10" | 235 | 12/22/1949 | 31 | Kansas |
| 13 | 10 | | J. Roche | PG | 6'3" | 170 | 9/26/1949 | 31 | South Carolina |
| 14 | 33 |  | D. Thompson | SG | 6'4" | 195 | 7/13/1954 | 26 | North Carolina State |
| 15 | 42 | | R. Valentine | SF | 6'7" | 210 | 11/27/1957 | 23 | Old Dominion |
| 16 | 55 | | K. VanDeWeghe | SF | 6'8" | 220 | 8/1/1958 | 22 | UCLA |
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29.6
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12.2
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11.0
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125.4
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118.2
21st
NETRTG
7.2
3rd
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40.6
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 8 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | 19 | 12 | .613 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | 20 | 14 | .588 | 5.0 | |
| 5 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | 18 | 15 | .545 | 6.5 | |
| 7 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 7.0 | |
| 8 | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | |
| 9 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 9.0 | |
| 10 | 15 | 19 | .441 | 10.0 | |
| 11 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 10.5 | |
| 12 | 11 | 21 | .344 | 13.0 | |
| 13 | 10 | 20 | .333 | 13.0 | |
| 14 | 7 | 24 | .226 | 16.5 | |
| 15 | 6 | 27 | .182 | 18.5 |
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Pacers| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 5 | .848 | ||
| 2 | 23 | 9 | .719 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 22 | 10 | .688 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6.5 | |
| 5 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 8.5 | |
| 8 | 17 | 16 | .515 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 12.5 | |
| 10 | 13 | 19 | .406 | 14.5 | |
| 11 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 15.0 | |
| 12 | 12 | 21 | .364 | 16.0 | |
| 13 | 10 | 21 | .323 | 17.0 | |
| 14 | 8 | 24 | .250 | 19.5 | |
| 15 | 8 | 26 | .235 | 20.5 |
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