The Denver Nuggets defeated the Seattle SuperSonics, 126 to 123, in Game 1 of the 1988 First Round on April 29, 1988.

1987-88 Denver Nuggets

Final

SEA

SuperSonics

0-1

123

DEN

Nuggets

1-0

126

Team

SEA

DEN

1

27

28

2

39

28

3

28

28

4

29

42

Total

123

126

SuperSonics

Nuggets

FG Made - Attempted

50-85

42-94

Field Goal %

58.8

44.7

3PT Made - Attempted

2-3

1-9

3PT %

66.7

11.1

FT Made - Attempted

21-34

41-46

Free Throw %

61.8

89.1

Rebounds

43

44

Offensive Rebounds

14

18

Defensive Rebounds

29

26

Assists

29

18

Steals

7

7

Blocks

1

6

Turnovers

16

10

Personal Fouls

31

24

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Dale Ellis 33 24 4 3 1 0 8-18 0-0 8-10 2 4 2 2 44.4 80.0
Tom Chambers 31 29 6 1 0 0 13-18 0-0 3-6 2 4 3 3 72.2 50.0
Xavier McDaniel 31 20 10 8 0 0 9-15 1-1 1-6 1 4 4 6 60.0 100.0 16.7
Nate McMillan 29 11 4 8 0 0 3-8 0-0 5-7 2 2 1 3 37.5 71.4
Alton Lister 17 5 8 1 1 1 2-2 0-0 1-1 2 5 2 6 100.0 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Sedale Threatt 22 16 3 4 1 0 7-10 0-0 2-2 1 2 0 3 70.0 100.0
Derrick McKey 21 8 3 2 2 0 3-7 1-2 1-2 2 2 1 2 42.9 50.0 50.0
Kevin Williams 17 4 1 2 2 0 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 0 50.0
Danny Young 13 4 0 0 0 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 100.0
Clemon Johnson 12 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1
Russ Schoene 11 2 3 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 3 100.0
Olden Polynice 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

Starters

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Fat Lever 45 18 11 8 3 1 4-11 0-0 10-10 2 3 1 10 36.4 100.0
Alex English 43 28 7 2 2 1 12-30 0-0 4-4 1 2 6 1 40.0 100.0
Danny Schayes 28 26 6 2 0 2 7-12 0-0 12-15 0 4 2 4 58.3 80.0
Michael Adams 26 6 0 2 0 0 3-11 0-5 0-0 1 3 0 0 27.3 0.0
Blair Rasmussen 19 10 5 0 0 0 3-4 0-0 4-4 0 2 3 2 75.0 100.0

Bench

NAME MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG 3PT FT TOV PF +/- OREB DREB FG% 3P% FT%
Jay Vincent 27 25 7 1 1 2 9-15 0-0 7-9 1 4 2 5 60.0 77.8
Bill Hanzlik 20 2 3 1 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 2 2 1 33.3
Mike Evans 19 11 2 1 1 0 3-7 1-4 4-4 1 1 1 1 42.9 25.0 100.0
T.R. Dunn 11 0 2 1 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 1 1 0.0
Wayne Cooper 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1

Explore

More Nuggets Stats

Team Leaders

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PPG

29.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

RPG

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

APG

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Team Rankings

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ORTG

118.4

5th

DRTG

113.0

8th

NETRTG

5.4

4th

3P%

37.4

10th

2023-24 Conference Standings

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0

Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
4/29
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
10:00 PM
Thu
5/2
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
1:00 PM
Sat
5/4
LAL LAL
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM

Last Game

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LAL Lakers

1-3

119

Final

108

DEN Nuggets

3-1

Sat 27 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

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37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

31.0

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

Playoff RPG Leaders

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15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

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12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

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2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

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3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

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5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff TS% Leaders

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80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

71.7

Lowry

Kyle Lowry

71.6

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

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Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Celtics

120.1

Pacers

117.1

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

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Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

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Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

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Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

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Hawks

29-54

Hornets

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Celtics Celtics
64 18 .780
2
Knicks Knicks
50 32 .610 14.0
3
Bucks Bucks
49 33 .598 15.0
4
Cavaliers Cavaliers
48 34 .585 16.0
5
Magic Magic
47 35 .573 17.0
6
Pacers Pacers
47 35 .573 17.0
Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
57 25 .695
2
Nuggets Nuggets
57 25 .695
3
Timberwolves Timberwolves
56 26 .683 1.0
4
Clippers Clippers
51 31 .622 6.0
5
Mavericks Mavericks
50 32 .610 7.0
6
Suns Suns
49 33 .598 8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
4/26
OKC OKC
@
NOP NOP
106-85
Fri
4/26
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
104-84
Fri
4/26
DEN DEN
@
LAL LAL
108-119
Fri
4/26
CLE CLE
@
ORL ORL
89-112
Thu
4/25
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
126-109

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
4/28
NYK NYK
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
4/28
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
3:30 PM
Sun
4/28
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Sun
4/28
MIN MIN
@
PHX PHX
9:30 PM
Mon
4/29
BOS BOS
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM