1986–87 Denver Nuggets season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Denver Nuggets 1987 37 45 Midwest 4 8 Doug Moe McNichols Sports Arena West First Round(lost to Lakers 0–3) DENNovember 2021 The 1986–87 Denver Nuggets season was the Nuggets' 11th season in the NBA and 20th season as a franchise.1986-87 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/1987.html 2021-11-16 Basketball-Reference.com en In the playoffs, the Nuggets were swept by the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in three games in the First Round. They also dubiously dropped the season series to the lowly Los Angeles Clippers, who had one of the all-time NBA worst seasons finishing at 12–70. Draft picks 1986 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 16 Maurice Martin SF/SG St. Joseph's 1 18 Mark Alarie PF Duke 3 64 Don Redden G/F Louisiana State 4 87 Anthony Watson G San Diego State 5 110 Jon Collins SG Eastern Illinois 6 133 Anthony Frederick SF Pepperdine 7 156 Mike Marshall McNeese State Roster Denver Nuggets #2C3292 #EFE328 #DC143C #FFFFFF 32 Mark Alarie PF 6 8 217 Duke 42 Wayne Cooper basketball C 6 10 220 New Orleans 23 T.R. Dunn SG 6 4 190 Alabama 2 Alex English SF 6 7 190 South Carolina 5 Mike Evans basketball SG 6 1 170 Kansas State 24 Bill Hanzlik PF 6 7 185 Notre Dame 12 Fat Lever PG 6 3 170 Arizona State 11 Maurice Martin SF 6 6 200 St. Joseph's 33 Calvin Natt PF 6 6 220 Louisiana-Monroe 41 Blair Rasmussen C 7 0 250 Oregon 34 Danny Schayes C 6 11 235 Syracuse 22 Otis Smith basketball SG 6 5 210 Jacksonville 4 Darrell Walker PG 6 4 180 Arkansas Doug Moe Allan Bristow Regular season Season standings DEN DEN z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log January 2011 Playoffs Denver Nuggets 1987 yes #0000CD #FFD700 Denver Nuggets First round no yes yes #FFD700 #0000CD 0 1 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 23 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 95–128 | Blair Rasmussen (26) | Blair Rasmussen (13) | Fat Lever (9) | The Forum17,505 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 25 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 127–139 | Fat Lever (26) | Fat Lever (10) | Fat Lever (9) | The Forum17,297 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 29 | L.A. Lakers | L 103–140 | Alex English (25) | Wayne Cooper (12) | Alex English (6) | McNichols Sports Arena15,137 | 0–3 |- DEN 1987 yes Player statistics Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Awards and records Lafayette Lever, All-NBA Second Team References See also 1986-87 NBA season Category:Denver Nuggets seasons Denver Denver Nugget Denver Nugget