| 37-45 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a 37-45 record. They went 27-14 at home and 10-31 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Denver Nuggets went 37-48. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference First Round to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The 1986-87 Denver Nuggets played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Yes, the Denver Nuggets made the Playoffs in 1987. They lost their only series against the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference First Round.
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a point differential of -71. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nuggets could have been expected to have about 38.9 wins, or a 39-43 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1986-87 Denver Nuggets went 8-11.
During the regular season, the 1986-87 Denver Nuggets went 2-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1986-87 Denver Nuggets was a 4 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Denver Nuggets had during the 1986-87 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 31, 1986 Fri, Oct 31, 1986 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 134 - 104 | |
| Sat, Nov 1, 1986 Sat, Nov 1, 1986 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Loss L 109 - 131 | |
| Tue, Nov 4, 1986 Tue, Nov 4, 1986 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 118 - 103 | |
| Thu, Nov 6, 1986 Thu, Nov 6, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 135 - 121 | |
| Fri, Nov 7, 1986 Fri, Nov 7, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 116 - 138 | |
| Tue, Nov 11, 1986 Tue, Nov 11, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Clippers Clippers | Loss L 112 - 115 | |
| Wed, Nov 12, 1986 Wed, Nov 12, 1986 | vs Sacramento Kings Kings | Loss L 108 - 110 | |
| Fri, Nov 14, 1986 Fri, Nov 14, 1986 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 142 - 138 | |
| Sat, Nov 15, 1986 Sat, Nov 15, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 103 - 111 | |
| Tue, Nov 18, 1986 Tue, Nov 18, 1986 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 125 - 112 | |
| Thu, Nov 20, 1986 Thu, Nov 20, 1986 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 142 - 128 | |
| Sat, Nov 22, 1986 Sat, Nov 22, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 132 - 120 | |
| Wed, Nov 26, 1986 Wed, Nov 26, 1986 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 109 - 107 | |
| Fri, Nov 28, 1986 Fri, Nov 28, 1986 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 102 - 126 | |
| Sat, Nov 29, 1986 Sat, Nov 29, 1986 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 99 - 131 | |
| Tue, Dec 2, 1986 Tue, Dec 2, 1986 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 100 - 116 | |
| Wed, Dec 3, 1986 Wed, Dec 3, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 113 - 119 | |
| Fri, Dec 5, 1986 Fri, Dec 5, 1986 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 113 - 100 | |
| Sat, Dec 6, 1986 Sat, Dec 6, 1986 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 113 - 128 | |
| Tue, Dec 9, 1986 Tue, Dec 9, 1986 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 100 - 106 | |
| Wed, Dec 10, 1986 Wed, Dec 10, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 110 - 112 | |
| Fri, Dec 12, 1986 Fri, Dec 12, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 128 - 116 | |
| Sat, Dec 13, 1986 Sat, Dec 13, 1986 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 110 - 123 | |
| Tue, Dec 16, 1986 Tue, Dec 16, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings Kings | Win W 120 - 119 | |
| Fri, Dec 19, 1986 Fri, Dec 19, 1986 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Loss L 118 - 141 | |
| Sat, Dec 20, 1986 Sat, Dec 20, 1986 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 128 - 112 | |
| Tue, Dec 23, 1986 Tue, Dec 23, 1986 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 116 - 127 | |
| Fri, Dec 26, 1986 Fri, Dec 26, 1986 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Loss L 121 - 123 | |
| Sat, Dec 27, 1986 Sat, Dec 27, 1986 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 108 - 106 | |
| Tue, Dec 30, 1986 Tue, Dec 30, 1986 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 108 - 111 | |
| Fri, Jan 2, 1987 Fri, Jan 2 | vs Houston Rockets Rockets | Loss L 111 - 114 | |
| Sat, Jan 3, 1987 Sat, Jan 3 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 108 - 116 | |
| Tue, Jan 6, 1987 Tue, Jan 6 | @ Sacramento Kings Kings | Loss L 104 - 112 | |
| Wed, Jan 7, 1987 Wed, Jan 7 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 109 - 147 | |
| Fri, Jan 9, 1987 Fri, Jan 9 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 116 - 113 | |
| Sat, Jan 10, 1987 Sat, Jan 10 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 127 - 120 | OT |
| Tue, Jan 13, 1987 Tue, Jan 13 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Win W 117 - 109 | |
| Wed, Jan 14, 1987 Wed, Jan 14 | @ Los Angeles Clippers Clippers | Loss L 105 - 123 | |
| Fri, Jan 16, 1987 Fri, Jan 16 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 100 - 134 | |
| Mon, Jan 19, 1987 Mon, Jan 19 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 118 - 116 | |
| Wed, Jan 21, 1987 Wed, Jan 21 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 129 - 112 | |
| Sat, Jan 24, 1987 Sat, Jan 24 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Win W 132 - 122 | |
| Mon, Jan 26, 1987 Mon, Jan 26 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 141 - 145 | OT |
| Thu, Jan 29, 1987 Thu, Jan 29 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Loss L 102 - 132 | |
| Sat, Jan 31, 1987 Sat, Jan 31 | vs Sacramento Kings Kings | Win W 142 - 113 | |
| Mon, Feb 2, 1987 Mon, Feb 2 | vs Los Angeles Clippers Clippers | Win W 140 - 112 | |
| Tue, Feb 3, 1987 Tue, Feb 3 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 107 - 105 | |
| Thu, Feb 5, 1987 Thu, Feb 5 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 100 - 113 | |
| Tue, Feb 10, 1987 Tue, Feb 10 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 105 - 119 | |
| Thu, Feb 12, 1987 Thu, Feb 12 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Loss L 115 - 121 | |
| Sat, Feb 14, 1987 Sat, Feb 14 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 129 - 113 | |
| Tue, Feb 17, 1987 Tue, Feb 17 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 126 - 131 | OT |
| Wed, Feb 18, 1987 Wed, Feb 18 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 122 - 128 | |
| Fri, Feb 20, 1987 Fri, Feb 20 | @ Los Angeles Clippers Clippers | Loss L 107 - 121 | |
| Mon, Feb 23, 1987 Mon, Feb 23 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Loss L 108 - 124 | |
| Tue, Feb 24, 1987 Tue, Feb 24 | vs Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 134 - 105 | |
| Thu, Feb 26, 1987 Thu, Feb 26 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 100 - 106 | |
| Sat, Feb 28, 1987 Sat, Feb 28 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Loss L 117 - 119 | |
| Mon, Mar 2, 1987 Mon, Mar 2 | vs Sacramento Kings Kings | Loss L 114 - 117 | |
| Wed, Mar 4, 1987 Wed, Mar 4 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Loss L 107 - 115 | |
| Thu, Mar 5, 1987 Thu, Mar 5 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 121 - 104 | |
| Tue, Mar 10, 1987 Tue, Mar 10 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 107 - 143 | |
| Wed, Mar 11, 1987 Wed, Mar 11 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 122 - 116 | |
| Sun, Mar 15, 1987 Sun, Mar 15 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Loss L 100 - 104 | |
| Tue, Mar 17, 1987 Tue, Mar 17 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 133 - 111 | |
| Wed, Mar 18, 1987 Wed, Mar 18 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Win W 104 - 100 | |
| Fri, Mar 20, 1987 Fri, Mar 20 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 106 - 116 | |
| Sat, Mar 21, 1987 Sat, Mar 21 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 117 - 107 | |
| Mon, Mar 23, 1987 Mon, Mar 23 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 118 - 122 | |
| Tue, Mar 24, 1987 Tue, Mar 24 | vs Los Angeles Clippers Clippers | Win W 128 - 119 | |
| Thu, Mar 26, 1987 Thu, Mar 26 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Win W 123 - 113 | |
| Sat, Mar 28, 1987 Sat, Mar 28 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 109 - 121 | |
| Tue, Mar 31, 1987 Tue, Mar 31 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 111 - 106 | |
| Thu, Apr 2, 1987 Thu, Apr 2 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 132 - 96 | |
| Fri, Apr 3, 1987 Fri, Apr 3 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 116 - 106 | |
| Sun, Apr 5, 1987 Sun, Apr 5 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 118 - 126 | |
| Tue, Apr 7, 1987 Tue, Apr 7 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 129 - 126 | OT |
| Fri, Apr 10, 1987 Fri, Apr 10 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 103 - 106 | |
| Sat, Apr 11, 1987 Sat, Apr 11 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Loss L 103 - 113 | |
| Tue, Apr 14, 1987 Tue, Apr 14 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 142 - 114 | |
| Thu, Apr 16, 1987 Thu, Apr 16 | @ Sacramento Kings Kings | Loss L 117 - 123 | |
| Sat, Apr 18, 1987 Sat, Apr 18 | vs Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 126 - 117 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round | |||
| Thu, Apr 23, 1987 Thu, Apr 23 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 95 - 128 | |
| Sat, Apr 25, 1987 Sat, Apr 25 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 127 - 139 | |
| Wed, Apr 29, 1987 Wed, Apr 29 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 103 - 140 | |
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