2008-09 Denver Nuggets Schedule and Results

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Record: 54-28, Finished 1st in NBA Northwest Division

Coach: George Karl (54-28)

Executive: Mark Warkentien

PTS/G: 104.3 (6th of 30) Opp PTS/G: 100.9 (18th of 30)

SRS: 3.12 (8th of 30) Pace: 94.3 (6th of 30)

Off Rtg: 110.4 (7th of 30) Def Rtg: 106.8 (8th of 30) Net Rtg: +3.6 (8th of 30)

Expected W-L: 50-32 (8th of 30)

Preseason Odds: Championship +5000, Over-Under 40.5

Arena: Pepsi Center Attendance: 706,165 (17th of 30)

NBA 2009 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (4-1) versus New Orleans Hornets (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Dallas Mavericks (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (2-4) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

Northwest Div Champs

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Oct 29, 2008	9:00p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		94	98	0	1	L 1	19,911	2:21
2	Fri, Oct 31, 2008	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W	OT	113	103	1	1	W 1	11,418	2:40
3	Sat, Nov 1, 2008	9:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		97	104	1	2	L 1	19,651	2:24
4	Wed, Nov 5, 2008	10:30p	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		101	111	1	3	L 2	18,194	2:33
5	Fri, Nov 7, 2008	10:30p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		108	105	2	3	W 1	19,175	2:39
6	Sun, Nov 9, 2008	8:00p	Box Score		Memphis Grizzlies	W		100	90	3	3	W 2	14,359	2:34
7	Tue, Nov 11, 2008	7:00p	Box Score	@	Charlotte Bobcats	W		88	80	4	3	W 3	10,753	2:17
8	Thu, Nov 13, 2008	8:00p	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		99	110	4	4	L 1	20,562	2:19
9	Fri, Nov 14, 2008	8:00p	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		94	85	5	4	W 1	18,624	2:26
10	Sun, Nov 16, 2008	8:00p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		90	84	6	4	W 2	16,721	2:28
11	Tue, Nov 18, 2008	9:00p	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		114	105	7	4	W 3	14,413	2:23
12	Wed, Nov 19, 2008	8:30p	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		91	81	8	4	W 4	16,559	2:15
13	Fri, Nov 21, 2008	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		90	104	8	5	L 1	18,997	2:13
14	Sun, Nov 23, 2008	9:00p	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		114	101	9	5	W 1	16,202	2:26
15	Wed, Nov 26, 2008	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		106	105	10	5	W 2	14,934	2:30
16	Thu, Nov 27, 2008	10:30p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	L		101	105	10	6	L 1	15,563	2:33
17	Sat, Nov 29, 2008	8:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		106	97	11	6	W 1	14,197	2:11
18	Sun, Nov 30, 2008	8:00p	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		104	94	12	6	W 2	17,201	2:10
19	Tue, Dec 2, 2008	9:00p	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		132	93	13	6	W 3	14,243	2:11
20	Thu, Dec 4, 2008	10:30p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		91	108	13	7	L 1	15,866	2:23
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 6, 2008	10:00p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		118	85	14	7	W 1	12,322	2:20
22	Wed, Dec 10, 2008	9:00p	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		116	105	15	7	W 2	14,007	2:17
23	Sat, Dec 13, 2008	9:00p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		123	105	16	7	W 3	15,322	2:14
24	Mon, Dec 15, 2008	8:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		98	88	17	7	W 4	19,969	2:14
25	Tue, Dec 16, 2008	8:30p	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		96	108	17	8	L 1	17,737	2:11
26	Fri, Dec 19, 2008	10:30p	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		88	105	17	9	L 2	19,155	2:22
27	Sat, Dec 20, 2008	9:00p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		101	108	17	10	L 3	18,422	2:20
28	Mon, Dec 22, 2008	9:00p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		97	89	18	10	W 1	18,611	2:22
29	Tue, Dec 23, 2008	10:00p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		92	101	18	11	L 1	20,007	2:22
30	Fri, Dec 26, 2008	9:00p	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		105	101	19	11	W 1	19,155	2:26
31	Sun, Dec 28, 2008	1:00p	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		117	110	20	11	W 2	19,763	2:22
32	Mon, Dec 29, 2008	7:00p	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		91	109	20	12	L 1	17,131	2:16
33	Wed, Dec 31, 2008	7:00p	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		114	107	21	12	W 1	18,879	2:18
34	Fri, Jan 2, 2009	8:00p	Box Score	@	Oklahoma City Thunder	W		122	120	22	12	W 2	18,613	2:27
35	Sat, Jan 3, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	W		105	100	23	12	W 3	19,614	2:18
36	Mon, Jan 5, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		135	115	24	12	W 4	14,255	2:17
37	Wed, Jan 7, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		108	97	25	12	W 5	15,459	2:27
38	Fri, Jan 9, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		90	93	25	13	L 1	19,682	2:27
39	Tue, Jan 13, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		99	97	26	13	W 1	14,158	2:24
40	Thu, Jan 15, 2009	10:30p	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W	OT	119	113	27	13	W 2	18,073	3:00
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 17, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		88	106	27	14	L 1	19,749	2:23
42	Mon, Jan 19, 2009	2:00p	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		113	115	27	15	L 2	18,199	2:15
43	Tue, Jan 20, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		118	99	28	15	W 1	15,164	2:18
44	Sun, Jan 25, 2009	8:00p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		117	97	29	15	W 2	17,895	2:21
45	Tue, Jan 27, 2009	8:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	W		100	85	30	15	W 3	11,338	2:30
46	Wed, Jan 28, 2009	8:00p	Box Score	@	New Orleans Hornets	L		81	94	30	16	L 1	15,792	2:14
47	Fri, Jan 30, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Charlotte Bobcats	W		110	99	31	16	W 1	18,463	2:18
48	Tue, Feb 3, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		104	96	32	16	W 2	18,536	2:16
49	Wed, Feb 4, 2009	8:00p	Box Score	@	Oklahoma City Thunder	W		114	113	33	16	W 3	18,332	2:20
50	Fri, Feb 6, 2009	8:00p	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	W		124	103	34	16	W 4	20,173	2:22
51	Sat, Feb 7, 2009	7:30p	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		70	114	34	17	L 1	17,697	2:12
52	Tue, Feb 10, 2009	7:30p	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		99	82	35	17	W 1	16,784	2:16
53	Wed, Feb 11, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W		82	73	36	17	W 2	17,461	2:30
54	Wed, Feb 18, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		101	89	37	17	W 3	15,979	2:27
55	Fri, Feb 20, 2009	8:30p	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		99	116	37	18	L 1	21,970	2:14
56	Sun, Feb 22, 2009	5:00p	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		117	120	37	19	L 2	14,891	2:32
57	Mon, Feb 23, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		76	114	37	20	L 3	19,784	2:15
58	Wed, Feb 25, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		110	109	38	20	W 1	18,418	2:21
59	Fri, Feb 27, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		90	79	39	20	W 2	19,920	2:24
60	Sun, Mar 1, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		94	100	39	21	L 1	12,458	2:16
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 3, 2009	7:30p	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		95	100	39	22	L 2	22,076	2:23
62	Thu, Mar 5, 2009	10:30p	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		106	90	40	22	W 1	16,801	2:21
63	Fri, Mar 6, 2009	10:30p	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		91	97	40	23	L 1	19,911	2:41
64	Sun, Mar 8, 2009	9:00p	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		106	114	40	24	L 2	12,678	2:21
65	Mon, Mar 9, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		95	97	40	25	L 3	16,020	2:22
66	Wed, Mar 11, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Oklahoma City Thunder	W		112	99	41	25	W 1	16,186	2:13
67	Sat, Mar 14, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		107	94	42	25	W 2	18,676	2:26
68	Mon, Mar 16, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		121	96	43	25	W 3	16,223	2:07
69	Wed, Mar 18, 2009	8:00p	Box Score	@	Memphis Grizzlies	W		111	109	44	25	W 4	11,087	2:24
70	Fri, Mar 20, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		116	105	45	25	W 5	18,231	2:17
71	Mon, Mar 23, 2009	10:00p	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		115	118	45	26	L 1	18,422	2:35
72	Wed, Mar 25, 2009	8:00p	Box Score	@	New Orleans Hornets	W		101	88	46	26	W 1	17,274	2:17
73	Fri, Mar 27, 2009	8:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		103	101	47	26	W 2	20,310	2:19
74	Sat, Mar 28, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		129	116	48	26	W 3	19,155	2:08
75	Tue, Mar 31, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		111	104	49	26	W 4	17,851	2:11
76	Thu, Apr 2, 2009	10:30p	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		114	104	50	26	W 5	17,969	2:46
77	Sat, Apr 4, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		120	104	51	26	W 6	17,880	2:11
78	Sun, Apr 5, 2009	7:00p	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		110	87	52	26	W 7	16,839	2:04
79	Wed, Apr 8, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Oklahoma City Thunder	W		122	112	53	26	W 8	16,536	2:14
80	Thu, Apr 9, 2009	10:30p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		102	116	53	27	L 1	18,997	2:36
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Mon, Apr 13, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		118	98	54	27	W 1	15,823	2:16
82	Wed, Apr 15, 2009	10:30p	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		76	104	54	28	L 1	20,652	2:20

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Sun, Apr 19, 2009	10:30p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	W	113	84	1	0	W 1	19,536	2:34
2	Wed, Apr 22, 2009	10:30p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	W	108	93	2	0	W 2	19,623	2:22
3	Sat, Apr 25, 2009	1:00p	Box Score	@	New Orleans Hornets	L	93	95	2	1	L 1	17,489	2:45
4	Mon, Apr 27, 2009	8:30p	Box Score	@	New Orleans Hornets	W	121	63	3	1	W 1	17,236	2:24
5	Wed, Apr 29, 2009	10:30p	Box Score		New Orleans Hornets	W	107	86	4	1	W 2	19,744	2:27
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
6	Sun, May 3, 2009	3:30p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	109	95	5	1	W 3	19,631	2:29
7	Tue, May 5, 2009	10:30p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	117	105	6	1	W 4	19,890	2:39
8	Sat, May 9, 2009	5:00p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W	106	105	7	1	W 5	20,620	2:56
9	Mon, May 11, 2009	9:30p	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L	117	119	7	2	L 1	20,523	2:54
10	Wed, May 13, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	124	110	8	2	W 1	19,962	2:34
G	Date	Start (ET)			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
11	Tue, May 19, 2009	9:00p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	103	105	8	3	L 1	18,997	2:44
12	Thu, May 21, 2009	9:00p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W	106	103	9	3	W 1	18,997	2:45
13	Sat, May 23, 2009	8:30p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	97	103	9	4	L 1	19,939	2:52
14	Mon, May 25, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	120	101	10	4	W 1	20,037	2:54
15	Wed, May 27, 2009	9:00p	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	94	103	10	5	L 1	18,997	2:40
16	Fri, May 29, 2009	9:00p	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	92	119	10	6	L 2	20,053	2:24

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