The Denver Nuggets were 54-28 in 2008-09. They finished 1st in the Northwest Division and 2nd in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 65 | 17 | .793 | ||
2 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11.0 | |
3 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11.0 | |
4 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11.0 | |
5 | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12.0 |
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 240.6 | 104.3 | 41.6 | 22.2 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 37.3 | 79.4 | 47.0 | 6.7 | 18.0 | 37.1 | 23.1 | 30.3 | 76.0 | 56.3 | 11.0 | 30.6 | 15.3 | 22.9 |
Team Rank | 27th | 6th | 15th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 10th | 22nd | 5th | 16th | 17th | 13th | 2nd | 1st | 20th | 3rd | 15th | 12th | 25th | 26th | |
Opponent | 82 | 240.6 | 100.9 | 41.2 | 21.4 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 36.2 | 82.2 | 44.0 | 7.3 | 20.0 | 36.6 | 21.2 | 27.2 | 78.2 | 53.6 | 12.1 | 29.2 | 15.4 | 23.7 |
Opponent Rank | 27th | 18th | 16th | 19th | 24th | 27th | 11th | 18th | 4th | 27th | 27th | 15th | 26th | 24th | 24th | 9th | 26th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | |
Net | +3.4 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.1 | -2.8 | +3.0 | -0.6 | -2.0 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +3.2 | -2.2 | +2.6 | -1.0 | +1.4 | -0.1 | -0.9 | ||
Net Rank | 8th | 16th | 11th | 7th | 10th | 10th | 28th | 4th | 21st | 21st | 12th | 8th | 4th | 23rd | 6th | 26th | 8th | 14th | 9th |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | 10 | .737 | ||
| 2 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 24 | 15 | .615 | 4.5 | |
| 4 | 25 | 17 | .595 | 5.0 | |
| 5 | 22 | 17 | .564 | 6.5 | |
| 6 | 22 | 18 | .550 | 7.0 | |
| 7 | 23 | 19 | .548 | 7.0 | |
| 8 | 21 | 19 | .525 | 8.0 | |
| 9 | 20 | 22 | .476 | 10.0 | |
| 10 | 19 | 21 | .475 | 10.0 | |
| 11 | 17 | 23 | .425 | 12.0 | |
| 12 | 14 | 26 | .350 | 15.0 | |
| 13 | 11 | 27 | .289 | 17.0 | |
| 14 | 10 | 29 | .256 | 18.5 | |
| 15 | 9 | 32 | .220 | 20.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 7 | .829 | ||
| 2 | 28 | 13 | .683 | 6.0 | |
| 3 | 27 | 13 | .675 | 6.5 | |
| 4 | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 24 | 14 | .632 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 23 | 14 | .622 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 24 | 16 | .600 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 22 | 19 | .537 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 19 | 22 | .463 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 17 | 22 | .436 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 17 | 23 | .425 | 16.5 | |
| 12 | 15 | 26 | .366 | 19.0 | |
| 13 | 14 | 26 | .350 | 19.5 | |
| 14 | 11 | 30 | .268 | 23.0 | |
| 15 | 10 | 33 | .233 | 25.0 |