| 46-36 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a 46-36 record. They went 29-12 at home and 17-24 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Denver Nuggets went 47-38. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference First Round to the Phoenix Suns.
The 1981-82 Denver Nuggets played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Yes, the Denver Nuggets made the Playoffs in 1982. They lost their only series against the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference First Round.
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a point differential of +43. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nuggets could have been expected to have about 42.2 wins, or a 42-40 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1981-82 Denver Nuggets went 9-6.
During the regular season, the 1981-82 Denver Nuggets went 4-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1981-82 Denver Nuggets was a 12 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Denver Nuggets had during the 1981-82 regular season was 7 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 30, 1981 Fri, Oct 30, 1981 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 134 - 121 | |
| Sat, Oct 31, 1981 Sat, Oct 31, 1981 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 120 - 145 | |
| Wed, Nov 4, 1981 Wed, Nov 4, 1981 | vs Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 112 - 100 | |
| Fri, Nov 6, 1981 Fri, Nov 6, 1981 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Win W 109 - 105 | |
| Sat, Nov 7, 1981 Sat, Nov 7, 1981 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Loss L 107 - 152 | |
| Sun, Nov 8, 1981 Sun, Nov 8, 1981 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 116 - 120 | |
| Tue, Nov 10, 1981 Tue, Nov 10, 1981 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 106 - 109 | |
| Fri, Nov 13, 1981 Fri, Nov 13, 1981 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 124 - 131 | |
| Wed, Nov 18, 1981 Wed, Nov 18, 1981 | vs San Diego Clippers Clippers | Win W 133 - 128 | |
| Sat, Nov 21, 1981 Sat, Nov 21, 1981 | vs Kansas City Kings Kings | Win W 128 - 121 | |
| Wed, Nov 25, 1981 Wed, Nov 25, 1981 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 139 - 133 | |
| Fri, Nov 27, 1981 Fri, Nov 27, 1981 | @ Kansas City Kings Kings | Win W 123 - 115 | |
| Sat, Nov 28, 1981 Sat, Nov 28, 1981 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 131 - 124 | OT |
| Tue, Dec 1, 1981 Tue, Dec 1, 1981 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 113 - 121 | |
| Thu, Dec 3, 1981 Thu, Dec 3, 1981 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 109 - 137 | |
| Fri, Dec 4, 1981 Fri, Dec 4, 1981 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 117 - 126 | |
| Sat, Dec 5, 1981 Sat, Dec 5, 1981 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Loss L 105 - 109 | |
| Tue, Dec 8, 1981 Tue, Dec 8, 1981 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 122 - 135 | |
| Wed, Dec 9, 1981 Wed, Dec 9, 1981 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 109 - 137 | |
| Fri, Dec 11, 1981 Fri, Dec 11, 1981 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Loss L 123 - 131 | |
| Sat, Dec 12, 1981 Sat, Dec 12, 1981 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 120 - 115 | |
| Tue, Dec 15, 1981 Tue, Dec 15, 1981 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 120 - 126 | |
| Thu, Dec 17, 1981 Thu, Dec 17, 1981 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 138 - 103 | |
| Sat, Dec 19, 1981 Sat, Dec 19, 1981 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 138 - 125 | |
| Tue, Dec 22, 1981 Tue, Dec 22, 1981 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 121 - 109 | |
| Wed, Dec 23, 1981 Wed, Dec 23, 1981 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 119 - 124 | |
| Sat, Dec 26, 1981 Sat, Dec 26, 1981 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 124 - 117 | |
| Tue, Dec 29, 1981 Tue, Dec 29, 1981 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 128 - 123 | |
| Wed, Dec 30, 1981 Wed, Dec 30, 1981 | @ Kansas City Kings Kings | Loss L 116 - 120 | |
| Sat, Jan 2, 1982 Sat, Jan 2 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 133 - 148 | |
| Sun, Jan 3, 1982 Sun, Jan 3 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 128 - 122 | |
| Tue, Jan 5, 1982 Tue, Jan 5 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 128 - 134 | |
| Wed, Jan 6, 1982 Wed, Jan 6 | vs San Diego Clippers Clippers | Win W 136 - 114 | |
| Fri, Jan 8, 1982 Fri, Jan 8 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 124 - 121 | |
| Sat, Jan 9, 1982 Sat, Jan 9 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 110 - 125 | |
| Tue, Jan 12, 1982 Tue, Jan 12 | vs Kansas City Kings Kings | Win W 139 - 126 | |
| Wed, Jan 13, 1982 Wed, Jan 13 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Loss L 128 - 143 | |
| Fri, Jan 15, 1982 Fri, Jan 15 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 128 - 113 | |
| Sun, Jan 17, 1982 Sun, Jan 17 | @ San Diego Clippers Clippers | Win W 138 - 131 | |
| Tue, Jan 19, 1982 Tue, Jan 19 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Win W 140 - 139 | |
| Fri, Jan 22, 1982 Fri, Jan 22 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 125 - 131 | |
| Sat, Jan 23, 1982 Sat, Jan 23 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 111 - 109 | |
| Wed, Jan 27, 1982 Wed, Jan 27 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 130 - 116 | |
| Tue, Feb 2, 1982 Tue, Feb 2 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 128 - 117 | |
| Thu, Feb 4, 1982 Thu, Feb 4 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 114 - 131 | |
| Fri, Feb 5, 1982 Fri, Feb 5 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 144 - 145 | |
| Sun, Feb 7, 1982 Sun, Feb 7 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 124 - 115 | |
| Wed, Feb 10, 1982 Wed, Feb 10 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 148 - 151 | |
| Sat, Feb 13, 1982 Sat, Feb 13 | vs San Diego Clippers Clippers | Win W 146 - 129 | |
| Mon, Feb 15, 1982 Mon, Feb 15 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 145 - 134 | |
| Tue, Feb 16, 1982 Tue, Feb 16 | vs Kansas City Kings Kings | Win W 119 - 106 | |
| Fri, Feb 19, 1982 Fri, Feb 19 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 121 - 126 | |
| Sun, Feb 21, 1982 Sun, Feb 21 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 131 - 132 | |
| Tue, Feb 23, 1982 Tue, Feb 23 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 129 - 145 | |
| Wed, Feb 24, 1982 Wed, Feb 24 | vs Houston Rockets Rockets | Loss L 110 - 120 | |
| Fri, Feb 26, 1982 Fri, Feb 26 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 122 - 131 | |
| Sat, Feb 27, 1982 Sat, Feb 27 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Win W 134 - 125 | |
| Tue, Mar 2, 1982 Tue, Mar 2 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 124 - 132 | OT |
| Fri, Mar 5, 1982 Fri, Mar 5 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 127 - 126 | |
| Sun, Mar 7, 1982 Sun, Mar 7 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 147 - 127 | |
| Tue, Mar 9, 1982 Tue, Mar 9 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 106 - 120 | |
| Wed, Mar 10, 1982 Wed, Mar 10 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 124 - 113 | |
| Fri, Mar 12, 1982 Fri, Mar 12 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 130 - 115 | |
| Sun, Mar 14, 1982 Sun, Mar 14 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 127 - 101 | |
| Tue, Mar 16, 1982 Tue, Mar 16 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 154 - 138 | |
| Wed, Mar 17, 1982 Wed, Mar 17 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 135 - 133 | OT |
| Fri, Mar 19, 1982 Fri, Mar 19 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 130 - 120 | |
| Wed, Mar 24, 1982 Wed, Mar 24 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 129 - 115 | |
| Thu, Mar 25, 1982 Thu, Mar 25 | @ San Diego Clippers Clippers | Win W 129 - 117 | |
| Sat, Mar 27, 1982 Sat, Mar 27 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 140 - 134 | 2OT |
| Tue, Mar 30, 1982 Tue, Mar 30 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Win W 145 - 142 | OT |
| Wed, Mar 31, 1982 Wed, Mar 31 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 120 - 119 | |
| Fri, Apr 2, 1982 Fri, Apr 2 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 127 - 121 | |
| Sun, Apr 4, 1982 Sun, Apr 4 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 116 - 140 | |
| Tue, Apr 6, 1982 Tue, Apr 6 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 122 - 136 | |
| Wed, Apr 7, 1982 Wed, Apr 7 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 129 - 121 | |
| Fri, Apr 9, 1982 Fri, Apr 9 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 128 - 153 | |
| Sat, Apr 10, 1982 Sat, Apr 10 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 136 - 151 | |
| Tue, Apr 13, 1982 Tue, Apr 13 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 137 - 144 | |
| Wed, Apr 14, 1982 Wed, Apr 14 | vs Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 141 - 122 | |
| Fri, Apr 16, 1982 Fri, Apr 16 | @ Kansas City Kings Kings | Loss L 121 - 123 | |
| Sat, Apr 17, 1982 Sat, Apr 17 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 130 - 124 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round | |||
| Tue, Apr 20, 1982 Tue, Apr 20 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 129 - 113 | |
| Fri, Apr 23, 1982 Fri, Apr 23 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 110 - 126 | |
| Sat, Apr 24, 1982 Sat, Apr 24 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 119 - 124 | |
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