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Denver Nuggets

The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets are a member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team was founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA) but changed its name to Rockets before the first season. It changed its name again to the Nuggets in 1974, and played for the final ABA Championship title in 1976, losing to the New York Nets. The team joined the NBA in 1976 after the ABA–NBA merger and has had some periods of success, qualifying for the playoffs in nine consecutive seasons in the 1980s and doing the...

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Schedules

Past 10 meetings

W 70% L 30%
7 3
  • Nuggets @ Pacers 88-124 L
  • Nuggets @ Knicks 111-93 W
  • Nuggets @ Wizards 113-108 W
  • Nuggets @ Celtics 114-105 W
  • Pacers @ Nuggets 100-102 W
  • Mavericks @ Nuggets 99-100 W
  • Timberwolves @ Nuggets 107-133 W
  • Nuggets @ Warriors 105-122 L
  • Nuggets @ Lakers 115-99 W
  • Nuggets @ Spurs 103-104 L

Next meetings

  • Detroit(03-15-18) 113 - 120
  • @Houston(01-07-19) 113 - 125
  • @Oklahoma City(11-24-18) 105 - 98
  • Washington(10-23-17) 109 - 104
  • @Golden State(03-08-19) 105 - 122
  • San Antonio(12-28-18) 99 - 102
  • Portland(01-13-19) 113 - 116
  • @Portland(11-30-18) 113 - 112
  • @Utah(01-23-19) 108 - 114
  • Minnesota(03-12-19) 107 - 133

Offense 2018-2019

Season Stats Rank
POINTS 8,041 11
FG% 0.468 20
3PFG% 0.357 20
FT% 0.758 11
RO 876 2

Defense 2018-2019

Season Stats Rank
POINTS AGAINST 7,708 28
FG% AG. 0.459 16
3PFG% AG. 0.341 25
FT% AG. 0.754 29
RD 2,486 23

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Team leaders 2018-2019

Player Roster

Center

Point Guard

Power Forward

Shooting Guard

Small Forward

Draft

Season Overall Round Player Position School | Team
2018-2019 14 Round 1 Michael Porter Jr. PF Missouri
2018-2019 13 Round 2 Justin Jackson PF Maryland
2018-2019 28 Round 2 Thomas Welsh C UCLA
2017-2018 13 Round 1 Donovan Mitchell SG Louisville
2017-2018 19 Round 2 Vlatko Cancar SF KK Mega Leks (Serbia)
2017-2018 21 Round 2 Monte Morris PG Iowa St.

denver-nuggets Stats 2018-2019

Offensive
Player GP GS P A PH FGA FGM FTA FTM 3PFGA 3PFG RO
Player GP GS P A PH FGA FGM FTA FTM 3PFGA 3PFG RO
Nikola Jokic 71 71 1436 537 40 1070 542 326 272 245 80 208
Jamal Murray 66 65 1182 316 48 1036 445 186 158 365 134 59
Malik Beasley 72 18 822 89 35 649 313 53 48 358 148 31
Paul Millsap 61 56 785 120 33 585 289 218 157 138 50 133
Monte Morris 72 5 745 266 21 617 305 65 51 198 84 32
Defensive
Player GP GS RD B S TO FP FT
Player GP GS RD B S TO FP FT
Nikola Jokic 71 71 556 50 95 221 199 7
Paul Millsap 61 56 305 50 78 79 161 3
Mason Plumlee 72 16 300 67 57 113 221 3
Jamal Murray 66 65 217 24 55 145 139 3
Juancho Hernangomez 65 25 195 24 25 37 88 0

Stadium

Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado, USA.
Capacity: 19,155

Last Injuries

Denver Nuggets

  • Trey Lyles

    Hamstring
    Prob Fri | probable

    Lyles is sidelined with a left hamstring strain and it is uncertain if he will return to action against the Wizards on Friday.

  • Michael Porter Jr.

    Back
    out for season | out

    Porter Jr. is recovering from offseason back surgery to repair a herniated disc and is expected to be idle for the remainder of the season.

  • Torrey Craig

    Shoulder
    Ques Mon | questionable

    Craig was held out of the last two games due to a left shoulder sprain it is uncertain if he will suit up Monday against the Celtics.

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