1996-97 Denver Nuggets Schedule and Results

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Record: 21-61, Finished 5th in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Bernie Bickerstaff (4-9), Dick Motta (17-52)

Executive: Bernie Bickerstaff, Allan Bristow

PTS/G: 97.8 (13th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 104.1 (26th of 29)

SRS: -6.40 (25th of 29) Pace: 92.4 (4th of 29)

Off Rtg: 104.5 (24th of 29) Def Rtg: 111.2 (24th of 29) Net Rtg: -6.7 (24th of 29)

Expected W-L: 24-58 (24th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +7000, Over-Under 34.0

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena Attendance: 340,486 (28th of 29)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 1, 1996	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		91	92	0	1	L 1	16,104
2	Sun, Nov 3, 1996	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		88	79	1	1	W 1	20,791
3	Tue, Nov 5, 1996	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		78	82	1	2	L 1	10,190
4	Thu, Nov 7, 1996	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	OT	108	110	1	3	L 2	12,137
5	Fri, Nov 8, 1996	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		94	91	2	3	W 1	10,302
6	Sun, Nov 10, 1996	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		86	101	2	4	L 1	13,921
7	Mon, Nov 11, 1996	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		104	93	3	4	W 1	17,132
8	Wed, Nov 13, 1996	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	OT	94	95	3	5	L 1	13,717
9	Fri, Nov 15, 1996	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		82	80	4	5	W 1	14,133
10	Sat, Nov 16, 1996	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		99	106	4	6	L 1	13,309
11	Tue, Nov 19, 1996	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		86	104	4	7	L 2	12,119
12	Thu, Nov 21, 1996	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		92	110	4	8	L 3	17,171
13	Sat, Nov 23, 1996	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		65	105	4	9	L 4	20,116
14	Tue, Nov 26, 1996	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		117	108	5	9	W 1	9,226
15	Wed, Nov 27, 1996	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		103	107	5	10	L 1	19,324
16	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		103	108	5	11	L 2	12,129
17	Sun, Dec 1, 1996	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		96	104	5	12	L 3	15,684
18	Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		99	114	5	13	L 4	12,347
19	Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		104	115	5	14	L 5	9,679
20	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		91	104	5	15	L 6	12,837
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		88	89	5	16	L 7	6,356
22	Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		97	101	5	17	L 8	24,042
23	Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		104	108	5	18	L 9	18,756
24	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		82	89	5	19	L 10	19,763
25	Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		95	79	6	19	W 1	7,682
26	Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		108	93	7	19	W 2	10,020
27	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W	OT	112	109	8	19	W 3	19,023
28	Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		89	118	8	20	L 1	16,026
29	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L	OT	96	103	8	21	L 2	18,814
30	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		102	104	8	22	L 3	15,330
31	Fri, Jan 3, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		91	93	8	23	L 4	10,504
32	Tue, Jan 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		109	96	9	23	W 1	17,317
33	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		99	109	9	24	L 1	9,307
34	Fri, Jan 10, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		89	108	9	25	L 2	12,310
35	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		99	104	9	26	L 3	15,174
36	Mon, Jan 13, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L	OT	100	102	9	27	L 4	7,573
37	Tue, Jan 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		101	110	9	28	L 5	19,023
38	Thu, Jan 16, 1997	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	88	87	10	28	W 1	8,072
39	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		104	107	10	29	L 1	9,618
40	Mon, Jan 20, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		132	123	11	29	W 1	10,220
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 22, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		94	84	12	29	W 2	8,422
42	Fri, Jan 24, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		111	114	12	30	L 1	6,074
43	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		83	82	13	30	W 1	17,102
44	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		99	114	13	31	L 1	19,911
45	Thu, Jan 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		113	109	14	31	W 1	16,285
46	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		107	113	14	32	L 1	10,821
47	Sun, Feb 2, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		115	104	15	32	W 1	13,122
48	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		106	104	16	32	W 2	9,525
49	Tue, Feb 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		81	108	16	33	L 1	17,072
50	Thu, Feb 13, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		117	132	16	34	L 2	16,713
51	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		87	92	16	35	L 3	16,278
52	Sun, Feb 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		112	97	17	35	W 1	11,278
53	Tue, Feb 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		123	134	17	36	L 1	23,874
54	Thu, Feb 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		68	92	17	37	L 2	14,292
55	Fri, Feb 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		86	99	17	38	L 3	17,248
56	Sun, Feb 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		86	95	17	39	L 4	14,874
57	Tue, Feb 25, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	L	OT	122	124	17	40	L 5	9,225
58	Fri, Feb 28, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L	OT	108	112	17	41	L 6	14,128
59	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W	OT	109	107	18	41	W 1	7,802
60	Wed, Mar 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		100	105	18	42	L 1	17,317
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		83	96	18	43	L 2	18,522
62	Tue, Mar 11, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		91	96	18	44	L 3	10,211
63	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		82	102	18	45	L 4	13,813
64	Sat, Mar 15, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		121	105	19	45	W 1	11,051
65	Mon, Mar 17, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		94	113	19	46	L 1	13,817
66	Thu, Mar 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		97	123	19	47	L 2	17,072
67	Fri, Mar 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L		101	108	19	48	L 3	19,193
68	Sun, Mar 23, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		103	120	19	49	L 4	10,723
69	Wed, Mar 26, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		100	102	19	50	L 5	10,326
70	Sat, Mar 29, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		105	120	19	51	L 6	16,285
71	Sun, Mar 30, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		99	97	20	51	W 1	8,230
72	Tue, Apr 1, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		99	116	20	52	L 1	13,341
73	Wed, Apr 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		85	110	20	53	L 2	17,141
74	Fri, Apr 4, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		113	122	20	54	L 3	12,204
75	Mon, Apr 7, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		104	110	20	55	L 4	9,047
76	Tue, Apr 8, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		90	96	20	56	L 5	13,484
77	Thu, Apr 10, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L	OT	107	109	20	57	L 6	15,930
78	Sat, Apr 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		94	116	20	58	L 7	18,211		at Anaheim, CA
79	Mon, Apr 14, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		93	103	20	59	L 8	7,514
80	Wed, Apr 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		63	107	20	60	L 9	21,448
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Thu, Apr 17, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		104	108	20	61	L 10	12,817
82	Sat, Apr 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		100	95	21	61	W 1	16,183

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