1997-98 Denver Nuggets Schedule and Results

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Record: 11-71, Finished 7th in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Bill Hanzlik (11-71)

Executive: Allan Bristow, Mike D'Antoni, Dan Issel

PTS/G: 89.0 (28th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 100.8 (26th of 29)

SRS: -11.74 (29th of 29) Pace: 89.7 (19th of 29)

Off Rtg: 99.0 (28th of 29) Def Rtg: 112.1 (29th of 29) Net Rtg: -13.1 (29th of 29)

Expected W-L: 12-70 (29th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +20000, Over-Under 21.5

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena Attendance: 380,590 (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, Oct 31, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		96	107	0	1	L 1	15,031
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		84	102	0	2	L 2	19,911
3	Tue, Nov 4, 1997	Box Score		Washington Wizards	L		96	120	0	3	L 3	8,104
4	Fri, Nov 7, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		89	91	0	4	L 4	10,317
5	Tue, Nov 11, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		90	93	0	5	L 5	19,763
6	Wed, Nov 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		86	96	0	6	L 6	15,760	2:23
7	Fri, Nov 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		85	103	0	7	L 7	16,551
8	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		93	96	0	8	L 8	14,893
9	Tue, Nov 18, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	L		87	100	0	9	L 9	9,718
10	Fri, Nov 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L		96	99	0	10	L 10	15,988
11	Sat, Nov 22, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		80	84	0	11	L 11	12,022
12	Tue, Nov 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		93	97	0	12	L 12	12,950
13	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		95	84	1	12	W 1	13,628
14	Tue, Dec 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		101	112	1	13	L 1	16,285
15	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		89	107	1	14	L 2	14,503
16	Fri, Dec 5, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		85	96	1	15	L 3	11,215
17	Sun, Dec 7, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		100	92	2	15	W 1	7,507
18	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		83	92	2	16	L 1	14,856
19	Wed, Dec 10, 1997	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		83	102	2	17	L 2	15,353
20	Fri, Dec 12, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		91	106	2	18	L 3	12,540
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		95	133	2	19	L 4	15,248
22	Tue, Dec 16, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		85	99	2	20	L 5	10,916
23	Thu, Dec 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		106	119	2	21	L 6	17,072
24	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		81	102	2	22	L 7	12,120
25	Tue, Dec 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		75	87	2	23	L 8	10,574
26	Fri, Dec 26, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		69	81	2	24	L 9	11,926
27	Sat, Dec 27, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		103	105	2	25	L 10	5,284
28	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		99	132	2	26	L 11	14,230
29	Fri, Jan 2, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	OT	115	116	2	27	L 12	14,902
30	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		87	109	2	28	L 13	19,006
31	Tue, Jan 6, 1998	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		90	108	2	29	L 14	8,833
32	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		89	96	2	30	L 15	15,200
33	Fri, Jan 9, 1998	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		79	98	2	31	L 16	9,719
34	Tue, Jan 13, 1998	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		84	98	2	32	L 17	12,113
35	Wed, Jan 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		114	132	2	33	L 18	15,067
36	Fri, Jan 16, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		74	99	2	34	L 19	10,216
37	Sun, Jan 18, 1998	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		82	94	2	35	L 20	19,964
38	Tue, Jan 20, 1998	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	L		77	88	2	36	L 21	15,852
39	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		67	87	2	37	L 22	10,821
40	Fri, Jan 23, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		77	93	2	38	L 23	19,023
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		99	81	3	38	W 1	7,614
42	Tue, Jan 27, 1998	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		87	120	3	39	L 1	9,327
43	Thu, Jan 29, 1998	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	L		80	84	3	40	L 2	9,629
44	Sat, Jan 31, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		110	98	4	40	W 1	12,531
45	Mon, Feb 2, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		72	111	4	41	L 1	17,171
46	Wed, Feb 4, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		99	101	4	42	L 2	7,904
47	Tue, Feb 10, 1998	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		112	99	5	42	W 1	15,610	2:18
48	Thu, Feb 12, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		84	87	5	43	L 1	13,616
49	Fri, Feb 13, 1998	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		80	107	5	44	L 2	12,013
50	Sun, Feb 15, 1998	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		82	117	5	45	L 3	21,140
51	Tue, Feb 17, 1998	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		77	91	5	46	L 4	14,517
52	Thu, Feb 19, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		92	131	5	47	L 5	15,159
53	Fri, Feb 20, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		88	95	5	48	L 6	11,987
54	Sun, Feb 22, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		68	88	5	49	L 7	17,072
55	Mon, Feb 23, 1998	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		98	118	5	50	L 8	7,323
56	Wed, Feb 25, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		88	112	5	51	L 9	7,525
57	Fri, Feb 27, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		78	79	5	52	L 10	13,727
58	Sun, Mar 1, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		63	90	5	53	L 11	16,650
59	Tue, Mar 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		90	118	5	54	L 12	23,810
60	Thu, Mar 5, 1998	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		87	104	5	55	L 13	13,227
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		94	115	5	56	L 14	8,827		at Atlanta, GA (Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald's Center)
62	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		89	100	5	57	L 15	7,808
63	Tue, Mar 10, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		76	100	5	58	L 16	12,010
64	Thu, Mar 12, 1998	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		98	93	6	58	W 1	9,112
65	Sat, Mar 14, 1998	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		92	82	7	58	W 2	13,514
66	Mon, Mar 16, 1998	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		87	109	7	59	L 1	22,212
67	Tue, Mar 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	W		90	89	8	59	W 1	17,315
68	Thu, Mar 19, 1998	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L	OT	103	104	8	60	L 1	14,274
69	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		88	104	8	61	L 2	18,007
70	Mon, Mar 23, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		86	107	8	62	L 3	17,171
71	Wed, Mar 25, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		94	105	8	63	L 4	9,525
72	Fri, Mar 27, 1998	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		97	89	9	63	W 1	11,227
73	Wed, Apr 1, 1998	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	106	9	64	L 1	11,101
74	Fri, Apr 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		75	97	9	65	L 2	19,911
75	Sun, Apr 5, 1998	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		83	87	9	66	L 3	15,945
76	Tue, Apr 7, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		87	104	9	67	L 4	14,617
77	Thu, Apr 9, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		128	103	10	67	W 1	10,959
78	Sat, Apr 11, 1998	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		81	99	10	68	L 1	13,675
79	Tue, Apr 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		88	94	10	69	L 2	16,285
80	Wed, Apr 15, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		89	96	10	70	L 3	19,023
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1998	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		109	101	11	70	W 1	14,517
82	Sun, Apr 19, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		82	96	11	71	L 1	18,912

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