1996-97 Denver Nuggets Schedule | Basketball-Reference.com

1996-97 Denver Nuggets Schedule and Results

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

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)

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

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 1, 1996	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		91	92	0	1	L 1
2	Sun, Nov 3, 1996	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		88	79	1	1	W 1
3	Tue, Nov 5, 1996	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		78	82	1	2	L 1
4	Thu, Nov 7, 1996	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	OT	108	110	1	3	L 2
5	Fri, Nov 8, 1996	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		94	91	2	3	W 1
6	Sun, Nov 10, 1996	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		86	101	2	4	L 1
7	Mon, Nov 11, 1996	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		104	93	3	4	W 1
8	Wed, Nov 13, 1996	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	OT	94	95	3	5	L 1
9	Fri, Nov 15, 1996	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		82	80	4	5	W 1
10	Sat, Nov 16, 1996	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		99	106	4	6	L 1
11	Tue, Nov 19, 1996	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		86	104	4	7	L 2
12	Thu, Nov 21, 1996	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		92	110	4	8	L 3
13	Sat, Nov 23, 1996	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		65	105	4	9	L 4
14	Tue, Nov 26, 1996	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		117	108	5	9	W 1
15	Wed, Nov 27, 1996	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		103	107	5	10	L 1
16	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		103	108	5	11	L 2
17	Sun, Dec 1, 1996	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		96	104	5	12	L 3
18	Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		99	114	5	13	L 4
19	Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		104	115	5	14	L 5
20	Sat, Dec 7, 1996	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		91	104	5	15	L 6
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		88	89	5	16	L 7
22	Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		97	101	5	17	L 8
23	Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		104	108	5	18	L 9
24	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		82	89	5	19	L 10
25	Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		95	79	6	19	W 1
26	Fri, Dec 20, 1996	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		108	93	7	19	W 2
27	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W	OT	112	109	8	19	W 3
28	Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		89	118	8	20	L 1
29	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L	OT	96	103	8	21	L 2
30	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		102	104	8	22	L 3
31	Fri, Jan 3, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		91	93	8	23	L 4
32	Tue, Jan 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		109	96	9	23	W 1
33	Wed, Jan 8, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		99	109	9	24	L 1
34	Fri, Jan 10, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		89	108	9	25	L 2
35	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		99	104	9	26	L 3
36	Mon, Jan 13, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L	OT	100	102	9	27	L 4
37	Tue, Jan 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		101	110	9	28	L 5
38	Thu, Jan 16, 1997	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	OT	88	87	10	28	W 1
39	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		104	107	10	29	L 1
40	Mon, Jan 20, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		132	123	11	29	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 22, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		94	84	12	29	W 2
42	Fri, Jan 24, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		111	114	12	30	L 1
43	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		83	82	13	30	W 1
44	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		99	114	13	31	L 1
45	Thu, Jan 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		113	109	14	31	W 1
46	Sat, Feb 1, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		107	113	14	32	L 1
47	Sun, Feb 2, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		115	104	15	32	W 1
48	Wed, Feb 5, 1997	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		106	104	16	32	W 2
49	Tue, Feb 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		81	108	16	33	L 1
50	Thu, Feb 13, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		117	132	16	34	L 2
51	Sat, Feb 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		87	92	16	35	L 3
52	Sun, Feb 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		112	97	17	35	W 1
53	Tue, Feb 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		123	134	17	36	L 1
54	Thu, Feb 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		68	92	17	37	L 2
55	Fri, Feb 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		86	99	17	38	L 3
56	Sun, Feb 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		86	95	17	39	L 4
57	Tue, Feb 25, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	L	OT	122	124	17	40	L 5
58	Fri, Feb 28, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L	OT	108	112	17	41	L 6
59	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W	OT	109	107	18	41	W 1
60	Wed, Mar 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		100	105	18	42	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		83	96	18	43	L 2
62	Tue, Mar 11, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		91	96	18	44	L 3
63	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		82	102	18	45	L 4
64	Sat, Mar 15, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		121	105	19	45	W 1
65	Mon, Mar 17, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		94	113	19	46	L 1
66	Thu, Mar 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		97	123	19	47	L 2
67	Fri, Mar 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L		101	108	19	48	L 3
68	Sun, Mar 23, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		103	120	19	49	L 4
69	Wed, Mar 26, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		100	102	19	50	L 5
70	Sat, Mar 29, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		105	120	19	51	L 6
71	Sun, Mar 30, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		99	97	20	51	W 1
72	Tue, Apr 1, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		99	116	20	52	L 1
73	Wed, Apr 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		85	110	20	53	L 2
74	Fri, Apr 4, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		113	122	20	54	L 3
75	Mon, Apr 7, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		104	110	20	55	L 4
76	Tue, Apr 8, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		90	96	20	56	L 5
77	Thu, Apr 10, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L	OT	107	109	20	57	L 6
78	Sat, Apr 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		94	116	20	58	L 7	at Anaheim, CA
79	Mon, Apr 14, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		93	103	20	59	L 8
80	Wed, Apr 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		63	107	20	60	L 9
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Thu, Apr 17, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		104	108	20	61	L 10
82	Sat, Apr 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		100	95	21	61	W 1

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