2002-03 Denver Nuggets Schedule and Results

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Record: 17-65, Finished 7th in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Jeff Bzdelik (17-65)

Executive: Kiki Vandeweghe

PTS/G: 84.2 (29th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 92.4 (9th of 29)

SRS: -7.41 (28th of 29) Pace: 91.0 (15th of 29)

Off Rtg: 92.2 (29th of 29) Def Rtg: 101.3 (6th of 29) Net Rtg: -9.1 (28th of 29)

Expected W-L: 17-65 (28th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +30000, Over-Under 19.5

Arena: Pepsi Center Attendance: 607,813 (25th of 29)

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Oct 30, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		77	83	0	1	L 1	16,113
2	Fri, Nov 1, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		74	83	0	2	L 2	18,030
3	Sat, Nov 2, 2002	10:00p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		96	79	1	2	W 1	19,991
4	Tue, Nov 5, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		87	103	1	3	L 1	10,073
5	Thu, Nov 7, 2002	10:00p	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		63	89	1	4	L 2	11,982
6	Sat, Nov 9, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Memphis Grizzlies	W		84	73	2	4	W 1	16,179
7	Wed, Nov 13, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		72	75	2	5	L 1	11,846
8	Fri, Nov 15, 2002	7:00p	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L		79	84	2	6	L 2	18,985
9	Sat, Nov 16, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		53	74	2	7	L 3	22,076
10	Mon, Nov 18, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		79	99	2	8	L 4	10,302
11	Wed, Nov 20, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		79	96	2	9	L 5	11,187
12	Fri, Nov 22, 2002	10:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		72	70	3	9	W 1	13,122
13	Sat, Nov 23, 2002	9:00p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		80	79	4	9	W 2	15,121
14	Tue, Nov 26, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		85	81	5	9	W 3	11,851
15	Wed, Nov 27, 2002	8:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		68	99	5	10	L 1	16,935
16	Fri, Nov 29, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		82	92	5	11	L 2	15,129
17	Tue, Dec 3, 2002	10:30p	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		89	110	5	12	L 3	10,007
18	Wed, Dec 4, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		90	92	5	13	L 4	13,002
19	Fri, Dec 6, 2002	10:00p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		77	98	5	14	L 5	17,317
20	Sat, Dec 7, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		92	81	6	14	W 1	15,487
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Mon, Dec 9, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		84	92	6	15	L 1	12,378
22	Wed, Dec 11, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	L		93	96	6	16	L 2	11,889
23	Fri, Dec 13, 2002	7:00p	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		72	94	6	17	L 3	15,017
24	Sat, Dec 14, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		104	111	6	18	L 4	9,163
25	Mon, Dec 16, 2002	7:00p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		71	93	6	19	L 5	17,501
26	Wed, Dec 18, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		75	80	6	20	L 6	13,183
27	Fri, Dec 20, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		80	89	6	21	L 7	15,497
28	Sat, Dec 21, 2002	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		89	92	6	22	L 8	15,503
29	Sat, Dec 28, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		93	112	6	23	L 9	19,099
30	Mon, Dec 30, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		77	79	6	24	L 10	13,564
31	Fri, Jan 3, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		94	82	7	24	W 1	15,802
32	Sat, Jan 4, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		76	87	7	25	L 1	17,393
33	Mon, Jan 6, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		71	86	7	26	L 2	19,773
34	Wed, Jan 8, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		86	76	8	26	W 1	12,930
35	Fri, Jan 10, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		82	81	9	26	W 2	15,216
36	Sat, Jan 11, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		85	87	9	27	L 1	11,972
37	Mon, Jan 13, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		75	89	9	28	L 2	13,009
38	Wed, Jan 15, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		81	92	9	29	L 3	13,354
39	Fri, Jan 17, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		97	80	10	29	W 1	14,214
40	Mon, Jan 20, 2003	1:00p	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		74	89	10	30	L 1	20,173
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 22, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		88	97	10	31	L 2	17,622
42	Fri, Jan 24, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		58	77	10	32	L 3	18,087	2:01
43	Sat, Jan 25, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		75	88	10	33	L 4	18,096
44	Mon, Jan 27, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		66	92	10	34	L 5	13,826
45	Tue, Jan 28, 2003	10:00p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		92	98	10	35	L 6	19,087
46	Sat, Feb 1, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		100	122	10	36	L 7	19,889
47	Sun, Feb 2, 2003	9:30p	Box Score		Memphis Grizzlies	W		93	78	11	36	W 1	13,274
48	Tue, Feb 4, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	OT	102	100	12	36	W 2	13,390
49	Thu, Feb 6, 2003	10:00p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		74	83	12	37	L 1	15,206
50	Tue, Feb 11, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		93	121	12	38	L 2	18,848
51	Wed, Feb 12, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	113	12	39	L 3	17,757
52	Sat, Feb 15, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		69	88	12	40	L 4	22,145
53	Sun, Feb 16, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	New Orleans Hornets	L		92	100	12	41	L 5	14,715
54	Tue, Feb 18, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		76	101	12	42	L 6	17,274
55	Wed, Feb 19, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		77	85	12	43	L 7	15,109
56	Sat, Feb 22, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		89	99	12	44	L 8	19,911
57	Mon, Feb 24, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		89	94	12	45	L 9	13,146
58	Wed, Feb 26, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		84	94	12	46	L 10	15,826
59	Fri, Feb 28, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	L		88	94	12	47	L 11	18,556
60	Sun, Mar 2, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		94	100	12	48	L 12	16,632
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 4, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		86	92	12	49	L 13	9,392
62	Wed, Mar 5, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	L		86	96	12	50	L 14	11,296
63	Sat, Mar 8, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		98	92	13	50	W 1	14,418
64	Sun, Mar 9, 2003	6:00p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		98	111	13	51	L 1	15,755
65	Tue, Mar 11, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		95	87	14	51	W 1	13,409
66	Sun, Mar 16, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		84	92	14	52	L 1	16,108
67	Tue, Mar 18, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		81	99	14	53	L 2	17,651
68	Wed, Mar 19, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		78	91	14	54	L 3	15,590
69	Fri, Mar 21, 2003	10:00p	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	OT	99	101	14	55	L 4	16,379
70	Sat, Mar 22, 2003	10:00p	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		90	80	15	55	W 1	17,448	2:17
71	Mon, Mar 24, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		96	108	15	56	L 1	14,714
72	Wed, Mar 26, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		108	103	16	56	W 1	14,811
73	Sat, Mar 29, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		89	102	16	57	L 1	15,026
74	Sun, Mar 30, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		88	72	17	57	W 1	19,650
75	Tue, Apr 1, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		65	95	17	58	L 1	17,124
76	Wed, Apr 2, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		75	83	17	59	L 2	13,527
77	Sun, Apr 6, 2003	6:30p	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		99	106	17	60	L 3	17,021
78	Tue, Apr 8, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		78	98	17	61	L 4	13,873
79	Fri, Apr 11, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		103	105	17	62	L 5	17,317
80	Sat, Apr 12, 2003	9:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		79	101	17	63	L 6	18,319
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Tue, Apr 15, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		104	126	17	64	L 7	18,997
82	Wed, Apr 16, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		84	89	17	65	L 8	18,516

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