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1983–84 Denver Nuggets season
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NBA professional basketball team season
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Denver Nuggets 1984 38 44 Midwest 3rd 7th Doug Moe McNichols Sports Arena KWGN KOA West First Round(lost to Jazz 2–3) DEN
The 1983–84 Denver Nuggets season was their 17th season, and their eighth in the NBA. The Nuggets head coach was Doug Moe and his assistant coach was Bill Ficke.
In the playoffs, the Nuggets lost to the Utah Jazz in five games in the First Round.
Draft picks
1983 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 15 Howard Carter SG LSU 2 37 David Russell SF St. John's 3 61 David Little Oklahoma 4 83 York Gross UC-Santa Barbara 5 107 James Braddock North Carolina 6 129 Glen Green Murray State 7 153 Maurice McDaniel Catawba College 8 175 Cliff Tribus Davidson 9 198 Bobby Van Noy Catawba College 10 218 Cleveland McCrae Catawba College
Roster
Denver Nuggets 1983–84 #031E41 #FFCD03 #031E41 #FFCD03
35 Richard Anderson basketball PF 6 10 240 UCSB
32 Howard Carter basketball SG 6 5 215 Louisiana State
33 Kenny Dennard PF 6 8 220 Duke
23 T.R. Dunn SG 6 4 192 Alabama
10 Keith Edmonson SG 6 5 195 Purdue
2 Alex English SF 6 7 190 South Carolina
5 Mike Evans basketball G 6 1 170 Kansas State
24 Bill Hanzlik PF 6 7 185 Notre Dame
44 Dan Issel C 6 9 235 Kentucky
30 Anthony Roberts basketball SF 6 5 185 Oral Roberts
25 Dave Robisch C 6 10 235 Kansas
34 Danny Schayes C 6 11 235 Syracuse
55 Kiki Vandeweghe PF 6 8 220 UCLA
21 Rob Williams basketball PG 6 2 175 Houston
USA Doug Moe
Regular season
Season standings
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Notes
z, y – division champions
x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
Regular season
Denver Nuggets 1984 #0000CD #FFD700 Total: 38–44 (home: 27–14; road: 11–30)
Denver Nuggets October yes #FFD700 #0000CD 1 0 0 1
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| 1
| October 28, 1983
| Utah
| W 139–125
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 1–0
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| 2
| October 29, 1983
| @ San Diego
| L 128–141
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| San Diego Sports Arena
| 1–1
Denver Nuggets November #FFD700 #0000CD 5 3 3 4
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| 3
| November 1, 1983
| Dallas
| L 124–130
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 1–2
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| 4
| November 3, 1983
| @ Kansas City
| W 131–128
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| Kemper Arena
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 11
| November 5, 1983
| San Diego
| W 127–121
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 6
| November 8, 1983
| Los Angeles
| L 124–133
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 7
| November 12, 1983
| @ San Antonio
| L 107–126
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| HemisFair Arena
| 3–4
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 8
| November 15, 1983
| Boston
| L 124–140
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 3–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 9
| November 17, 1983
| @Golden State
| W 131–120
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| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
| 4–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 10
| November 18, 1983
| Houston
| W 134–127
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 5–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 11
| November 19, 1983
| Milwaukee
| W 133–126
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 6–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 12
| November 22, 1983
| @ Portland
| L 116–156
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| Memorial Coliseum
| 6–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 13
| November 23, 1983
| San Diego
| W 133–114
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 7–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 14
| November 25, 1983
| @ Utah
| L 124–126
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| Salt Palace Acord Arena
| 7–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 15
| November 26, 1983
| Phoenix
| W 107–104
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 8–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 16
| November 29, 1983
| @ Atlanta
| W 105–96
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| The Omni
| 9–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 17
| November 30, 1983
| @ Milwaukee
| L 122–139
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| MECCA Arena
| 9–8
Denver Nuggets December #FFD700 #0000CD 4 3 1 7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 18
| December 3, 1983
| Seattle
| W 121–111
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 10–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 19
| December 6, 1983
| @ New York
| W 117–112
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| Madison Square Garden
| 11–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 20
| December 7, 1983
| @ Philadelphia
| L 128–133
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| The Spectrum
| 11–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 21
| December 9, 1983
| @ Boston(at Hartford, CT)
| L 90–119
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| Hartford Civic Center
| 11–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 22
| December 11, 1983
| @ New Jersey
| L 130–141
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| Brendan Byrne Arena
| 11–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 23
| December 13, 1983
| Detroit
| L 184–186 (3OT)
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 11–12
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 24
| December 16, 1983
| Portland
| L 115–119
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 11–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 25
| December 18, 1983
| New Jersey
| W 122–118
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 12–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 26
| December 20, 1983
| @ Kansas City
| L 114–131
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| Kemper Arena
| 12–14
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 27
| December 22, 1983
| Indiana
| L 132–133
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 12–15
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 28
| December 23, 1983
| @ Utah
| L 116–118
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| Salt Palace Acord Arena
| 12–16
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 29
| December 26, 1983
| @ Phoenix
| L 133–140 (OT)
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| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| 12–17
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 30
| December 27, 1983
| @ Los Angeles
| L 116–118
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| The Forum
| 12–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 31
| December 29, 1983
| Philadelphia
| W 101–89
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 13–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 32
| December 30, 1983
| Utah
| W 135–130
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 14–18
Denver Nuggets January #FFD700 #0000CD 4 2 1 5
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| 33
| January 3, 1984
| Seattle
| L 109–110
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 14–19
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 34
| January 6, 1984
| @ Portland
| L 129–144
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| Memorial Coliseum
| 15–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 35
| January 7, 1984
| Dallas
| W 141–117
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 16–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 36
| January 11, 1984
| San Antonio
| W 163–155
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 17–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 37
| January 13, 1984
| Los Angeles
| L 134–141
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 16–21
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 38
| January 15, 1984
| @ Dallas
| L 107–126
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| Reunion Arena
| 16–22
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 39
| January 17, 1984
| @ Houston
| L 115–124
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| The Summit
| 16–23
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 40
| January 18, 1984
| @ San Antonio
| L 127–148
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| HemisFair Arena
| 16–24
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 41
| January 20, 1984
| Kansas City
| W 116–114
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 17–24
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 42
| January 21, 1984
| Golden State
| W 126–115
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 18–24
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 43
| January 25, 1984
| @ Indiana
| L 112–117
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| Market Square Arena
| 182–25
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 44
| January 26, 1984
| @ Chicago
| W 126–125
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| Chicago Stadium
| 19–25
|- align="center"
|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
Denver Nuggets February #FFD700 #0000CD 3 4 3 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 45
| February 1, 1984
| Los Angeles
| L 108–116
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 19–26
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 46
| February 3, 1984
| @ Dallas
| W 114–111
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| Reunion Arena
| 20–26
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 47
| February 4, 1984
| @ Kansas City
| L 100–107
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| Kemper Arena
| 20–27
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 48
| February 7, 1984
| @ Seattle
| L 105–115
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| Kingdome
| 20–28
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 49
| February 8, 1984
| Dallas
| L 114–120
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 20–29
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 50
| February 10, 1984
| @ Portland
| L 117–123
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| Memorial Coliseum
| 20–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 51
| February 11, 1984
| New York
| L 112–138
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 20–31
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 52
| February 14, 1984
| Washington
| L 96–108
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 20–32
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 53
| February 16, 1984
| Atlanta
| W 117–102
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 21–32
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 54
| February 17, 1984
| @ Los Angeles
| W 141–138
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| The Forum
| 22–32
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 55
| February 19, 1984
| @ Seattle
| L 120–132
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| Kingdome
| 22–33
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 56
| February 21, 1984
| @ Golden State
| L 133–135
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| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
| 22–34
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 57
| February 22, 1984
| San Antonio
| W 127–121
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 23–34
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 58
| February 24, 1984
| @ Phoenix
| W 117–100
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| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| 24–34
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 59
| February 25, 1984
| Kansas City
| W 148–136
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 25–34
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 60
| February 28, 1984
| @ Golden State
| L 137–140 (OT)
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| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
| 25–35
Denver Nuggets March #FFD700 #0000CD 8 0 2 5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 61
| March 1, 1984
| Cleveland
| W 119–113
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 26–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 62
| March 3, 1984
| Utah
| W 131–122
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 27–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 63
| March 6, 1984
| Houston
| W 130–128
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 28–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 64
| March 9, 1984
| @ San Diego
| L 126–134
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| San Diego Sports Arena
| 28–36
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 65
| March 11, 1984
| Portland
| W 149–123
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 29–36
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 66
| March 13, 1984
| @ Washington
| L 103–108
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| Capital Centre
| 29–37
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 67
| March 14, 1984
| @ Detroit
| W 125–121
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| Pontiac Silverdome
| 30–37
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 68
| March 16, 1984
| @ Cleveland
| W 118–102
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| Richfield Coliseum
| 31–37
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 69
| March 18, 1984
| Chicago
| W 107–104
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 32–37
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 70
| March 20, 1984
| @ Phoenix
| L 120–146
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| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| 32–38
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 71
| March 21, 1984
| Houston
| W 134–125
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 33–38
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 72
| March 23, 1984
| Kansas City
| W 126–116
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 34–38
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 73
| March 24, 1984
| @ Dallas
| L 101–119
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| Reunion Arena
| 34–39
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 74
| March 27, 1984
| @ Houston
| L 137–140
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| The Summit
| 34–40
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 75
| March 30, 1984
| San Antonio
| W 145–136
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 35–40
Denver Nuggets April #FFD700 #0000CD 2 2 1 2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 76
| April 1, 1984
| San Diego
| W 129–103
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 36–40
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 77
| April 3, 1984
| Seattle
| W 124–113
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 37–40
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 78
| April 5, 1984
| Golden State
| L 124–128
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 37–41
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 79
| April 8, 1984
| Phoenix
| L 121–126
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 37–42
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 80
| April 10, 1984
| @ Utah(at Las Vegas, NV)
| L 120–135
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| Thomas & Mack Center
| 37–43
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 81
| April 11, 1984
| @ Houston
| W 130–110
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| The Summit
| 38–43
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 82
| April 15, 1984
| @ San Antonio
| L 154–157
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| HemisFair Arena
| 38–44
DEN 1984
Playoffs
Denver Nuggets 1984 yes #0000CD #FFD700
Denver Nuggets Western Conference First Round no yes yes #FFD700 #0000CD 1 1 1 2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1
| April 17, 1984
| @ Utah
| L 121–123
| VanDeWeghe (33)
| Issel (10)
| Williams (8)
| Salt Palace Acord Arena10,255
| 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| April 19, 1984
| @ Utah
| W 132–116
| Issel (33)
| Dunn (10)
| Williams (5)
| Salt Palace Acord Arena12,413
| 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3
| April 22, 1984
| Utah
| W 121–117
| English (29)
| Dunn (10)
| English (6)
| McNichols Sports Arena14,681
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 4
| April 24, 1984
| Utah
| L 124–129
| Issel (32)
| English (10)
| English (6)
| McNichols Sports Arena16,108
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| April 26, 1984
| @ Utah
| L 111–127
| Issel (25)
| English (11)
| English (9)
| Salt Palace Acord Arena12,731
| 2–3
|-
DEN 1984 yes
Awards, records, and honors
T.R. Dunn, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
On December 13, 1983, the Nuggets played in the highest scoring game in NBA history, losing to the Detroit Pistons 186–184.
References
Nuggets on Basketball Reference
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