The Denver Nuggets were 37-45 in 1986-87. They finished 4th in the Midwest Division and 8th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Los Angeles Lakers, 3 games to 0.
Scores & Schedules
See schedule
LAL
HOU
SACTeam Leaders
See roster
1986-87 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | |
7 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 26.0 | |
8 |  Nuggets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 28.0 |
9 | 36 | 46 | .439 | 29.0 | |
10 | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36.0 |
SuperSonics
Suns1986-87 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 241.2 | 116.7 | 44.7 | 28.3 | 9.2 | 5.1 | 45.7 | 97.0 | 47.1 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 27.1 | 24.1 | 31.3 | 76.9 | 52.7 | 15.8 | 28.9 | 14.8 | 26.6 |
Team Rank | 13th | 3rd | 8th | 5th | 7th | 14th | 1st | 1st | 19th | 12th | 10th | 15th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 17th | 4th | 15th | 2nd | 21st | |
Opponent | 82 | 241.2 | 117.6 | 47.4 | 26.7 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 44.3 | 89.5 | 49.5 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 31.3 | 27.5 | 35.4 | 77.7 | 55.9 | 14.2 | 33.2 | 19.1 | 26.2 |
Opponent Rank | 13th | 23rd | 22nd | 16th | 1st | 11th | 19th | 16th | 21st | 9th | 9th | 16th | 22nd | 22nd | 21st | 22nd | 7th | 23rd | 2nd | 2nd | |
Net | -0.9 | -2.7 | +1.6 | +2.4 | -0.4 | +1.3 | +7.4 | -2.4 | -0.1 | +0.4 | -4.2 | -3.4 | -4.1 | -0.8 | -3.2 | +1.6 | -4.3 | -4.2 | +0.5 | ||
Net Rank | 14th | 19th | 8th | 1st | 12th | 9th | 1st | 21st | 11th | 6th | 17th | 22nd | 21st | 16th | 22nd | 5th | 22nd | 1st | 12th |
Gallery
NBA 2025-26 Leaders
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NBA 2025-26 Standings
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 10 | .744 | ||
| 2 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 25 | 16 | .610 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 25 | 17 | .595 | 5.5 | |
| 5 | 22 | 17 | .564 | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 23 | 18 | .561 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 7.5 | |
| 8 | 21 | 20 | .512 | 9.0 | |
| 9 | 19 | 21 | .475 | 10.5 | |
| 10 | 20 | 23 | .465 | 11.0 | |
| 11 | 17 | 24 | .415 | 13.0 | |
| 12 | 15 | 26 | .366 | 15.0 | |
| 13 | 11 | 27 | .289 | 17.5 | |
| 14 | 10 | 29 | .256 | 19.0 | |
| 15 | 9 | 32 | .220 | 21.0 |
Pistons
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Knicks
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76ers
Magic
Cavaliers
Heat
Bulls
Hawks
Bucks
Hornets
Nets
Wizards
Pacers| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | 7 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6.5 | |
| 3 | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 24 | 15 | .615 | 9.5 | |
| 6 | 23 | 15 | .605 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 24 | 17 | .585 | 10.5 | |
| 8 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 20 | 22 | .476 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 17 | 23 | .425 | 17.0 | |
| 11 | 17 | 23 | .425 | 17.0 | |
| 12 | 16 | 26 | .381 | 19.0 | |
| 13 | 14 | 27 | .341 | 20.5 | |
| 14 | 11 | 30 | .268 | 23.5 | |
| 15 | 10 | 33 | .233 | 25.5 |
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