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	Notes
1	Wed, Oct 30, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		77	83	0	1	L 1
2	Fri, Nov 1, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		74	83	0	2	L 2
3	Sat, Nov 2, 2002	10:00p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		96	79	1	2	W 1
4	Tue, Nov 5, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		87	103	1	3	L 1
5	Thu, Nov 7, 2002	10:00p	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		63	89	1	4	L 2
6	Sat, Nov 9, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Memphis Grizzlies	W		84	73	2	4	W 1
7	Wed, Nov 13, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		72	75	2	5	L 1
8	Fri, Nov 15, 2002	7:00p	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L		79	84	2	6	L 2
9	Sat, Nov 16, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		53	74	2	7	L 3
10	Mon, Nov 18, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		79	99	2	8	L 4
11	Wed, Nov 20, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		79	96	2	9	L 5
12	Fri, Nov 22, 2002	10:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		72	70	3	9	W 1
13	Sat, Nov 23, 2002	9:00p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		80	79	4	9	W 2
14	Tue, Nov 26, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		85	81	5	9	W 3
15	Wed, Nov 27, 2002	8:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		68	99	5	10	L 1
16	Fri, Nov 29, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		82	92	5	11	L 2
17	Tue, Dec 3, 2002	10:30p	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		89	110	5	12	L 3
18	Wed, Dec 4, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		90	92	5	13	L 4
19	Fri, Dec 6, 2002	10:00p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		77	98	5	14	L 5
20	Sat, Dec 7, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		92	81	6	14	W 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Mon, Dec 9, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		84	92	6	15	L 1
22	Wed, Dec 11, 2002	8:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	L		93	96	6	16	L 2
23	Fri, Dec 13, 2002	7:00p	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		72	94	6	17	L 3
24	Sat, Dec 14, 2002	7:30p	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		104	111	6	18	L 4
25	Mon, Dec 16, 2002	7:00p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		71	93	6	19	L 5
26	Wed, Dec 18, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		75	80	6	20	L 6
27	Fri, Dec 20, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		80	89	6	21	L 7
28	Sat, Dec 21, 2002	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		89	92	6	22	L 8
29	Sat, Dec 28, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		93	112	6	23	L 9
30	Mon, Dec 30, 2002	9:00p	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		77	79	6	24	L 10
31	Fri, Jan 3, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		94	82	7	24	W 1
32	Sat, Jan 4, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		76	87	7	25	L 1
33	Mon, Jan 6, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		71	86	7	26	L 2
34	Wed, Jan 8, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		86	76	8	26	W 1
35	Fri, Jan 10, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		82	81	9	26	W 2
36	Sat, Jan 11, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		85	87	9	27	L 1
37	Mon, Jan 13, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		75	89	9	28	L 2
38	Wed, Jan 15, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		81	92	9	29	L 3
39	Fri, Jan 17, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		97	80	10	29	W 1
40	Mon, Jan 20, 2003	1:00p	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		74	89	10	30	L 1
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 22, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		88	97	10	31	L 2
42	Fri, Jan 24, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		58	77	10	32	L 3
43	Sat, Jan 25, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		75	88	10	33	L 4
44	Mon, Jan 27, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	L		66	92	10	34	L 5
45	Tue, Jan 28, 2003	10:00p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		92	98	10	35	L 6
46	Sat, Feb 1, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		100	122	10	36	L 7
47	Sun, Feb 2, 2003	9:30p	Box Score		Memphis Grizzlies	W		93	78	11	36	W 1
48	Tue, Feb 4, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	OT	102	100	12	36	W 2
49	Thu, Feb 6, 2003	10:00p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		74	83	12	37	L 1
50	Tue, Feb 11, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		93	121	12	38	L 2
51	Wed, Feb 12, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	113	12	39	L 3
52	Sat, Feb 15, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		69	88	12	40	L 4
53	Sun, Feb 16, 2003	7:00p	Box Score	@	New Orleans Hornets	L		92	100	12	41	L 5
54	Tue, Feb 18, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		76	101	12	42	L 6
55	Wed, Feb 19, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		77	85	12	43	L 7
56	Sat, Feb 22, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		89	99	12	44	L 8
57	Mon, Feb 24, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		89	94	12	45	L 9
58	Wed, Feb 26, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		84	94	12	46	L 10
59	Fri, Feb 28, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	L		88	94	12	47	L 11
60	Sun, Mar 2, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		94	100	12	48	L 12
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 4, 2003	7:30p	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		86	92	12	49	L 13
62	Wed, Mar 5, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	L		86	96	12	50	L 14
63	Sat, Mar 8, 2003	8:00p	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		98	92	13	50	W 1
64	Sun, Mar 9, 2003	6:00p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		98	111	13	51	L 1
65	Tue, Mar 11, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		95	87	14	51	W 1
66	Sun, Mar 16, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		84	92	14	52	L 1
67	Tue, Mar 18, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		81	99	14	53	L 2
68	Wed, Mar 19, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		78	91	14	54	L 3
69	Fri, Mar 21, 2003	10:00p	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	OT	99	101	14	55	L 4
70	Sat, Mar 22, 2003	10:00p	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		90	80	15	55	W 1
71	Mon, Mar 24, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		96	108	15	56	L 1
72	Wed, Mar 26, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		108	103	16	56	W 1
73	Sat, Mar 29, 2003	8:30p	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		89	102	16	57	L 1
74	Sun, Mar 30, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		88	72	17	57	W 1
75	Tue, Apr 1, 2003	9:00p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		65	95	17	58	L 1
76	Wed, Apr 2, 2003	10:30p	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		75	83	17	59	L 2
77	Sun, Apr 6, 2003	6:30p	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		99	106	17	60	L 3
78	Tue, Apr 8, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		78	98	17	61	L 4
79	Fri, Apr 11, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		103	105	17	62	L 5
80	Sat, Apr 12, 2003	9:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	L		79	101	17	63	L 6
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Tue, Apr 15, 2003	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		104	126	17	64	L 7
82	Wed, Apr 16, 2003	9:00p	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		84	89	17	65	L 8

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