| 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.
Among qualifying months, the 1986-87 Denver Nuggets had their best month in April, when they went 5-4 and had a 55.6% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 4-9 and had a 30.8% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '86 | 1-0 | 100% | +30 |
| November '86 | 7-7 | 50% | -39 |
| December '86 | 5-10 | 33.3% | -53 |
| January '87 | 7-8 | 46.7% | -67 |
| February '87 | 4-9 | 30.8% | -7 |
| March '87 | 8-7 | 53.3% | +6 |
| April '87 | 5-4 | 55.6% | +59 |
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 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 134 - 104 | ||
| Sat, Nov 1, 1986 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 109 - 131 | ||
| Tue, Nov 4, 1986 | vs New York Knicks | Win 118 - 103 | ||
| Thu, Nov 6, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 135 - 121 | ||
| Fri, Nov 7, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 116 - 138 | ||
| Tue, Nov 11, 1986 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 112 - 115 | ||
| Wed, Nov 12, 1986 | vs Sacramento Kings | Loss 108 - 110 | ||
| Fri, Nov 14, 1986 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 142 - 138 | ||
| Sat, Nov 15, 1986 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 103 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Nov 18, 1986 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 125 - 112 | ||
| Thu, Nov 20, 1986 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 142 - 128 | ||
| Sat, Nov 22, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 132 - 120 | ||
| Wed, Nov 26, 1986 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 109 - 107 | ||
| Fri, Nov 28, 1986 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 102 - 126 | ||
| Sat, Nov 29, 1986 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 99 - 131 | ||
| Tue, Dec 2, 1986 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 100 - 116 | ||
| Wed, Dec 3, 1986 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 113 - 119 | ||
| Fri, Dec 5, 1986 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 113 - 100 | ||
| Sat, Dec 6, 1986 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 113 - 128 | ||
| Tue, Dec 9, 1986 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 100 - 106 | ||
| Wed, Dec 10, 1986 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 110 - 112 | ||
| Fri, Dec 12, 1986 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 128 - 116 | ||
| Sat, Dec 13, 1986 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 110 - 123 | ||
| Tue, Dec 16, 1986 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 120 - 119 | ||
| Fri, Dec 19, 1986 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 118 - 141 | ||
| Sat, Dec 20, 1986 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 128 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Dec 23, 1986 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 116 - 127 | ||
| Fri, Dec 26, 1986 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Loss 121 - 123 | ||
| Sat, Dec 27, 1986 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 108 - 106 | ||
| Tue, Dec 30, 1986 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 108 - 111 | ||
| Fri, Jan 2, 1987 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 111 - 114 | ||
| Sat, Jan 3, 1987 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 108 - 116 | ||
| Tue, Jan 6, 1987 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 104 - 112 | ||
| Wed, Jan 7, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 109 - 147 | ||
| Fri, Jan 9, 1987 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 116 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Jan 10, 1987 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 127 - 120 | OT | |
| Tue, Jan 13, 1987 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 117 - 109 | ||
| Wed, Jan 14, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 105 - 123 | ||
| Fri, Jan 16, 1987 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 100 - 134 | ||
| Mon, Jan 19, 1987 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 118 - 116 | ||
| Wed, Jan 21, 1987 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 129 - 112 | ||
| Sat, Jan 24, 1987 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 132 - 122 | ||
| Mon, Jan 26, 1987 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 141 - 145 | OT | |
| Thu, Jan 29, 1987 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Loss 102 - 132 | ||
| Sat, Jan 31, 1987 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 142 - 113 | ||
| Mon, Feb 2, 1987 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 140 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Feb 3, 1987 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 107 - 105 | ||
| Thu, Feb 5, 1987 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 100 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Feb 10, 1987 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 105 - 119 | ||
| Thu, Feb 12, 1987 | vs Washington Bullets | Loss 115 - 121 | ||
| Sat, Feb 14, 1987 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 129 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Feb 17, 1987 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 126 - 131 | OT | |
| Wed, Feb 18, 1987 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 122 - 128 | ||
| Fri, Feb 20, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 107 - 121 | ||
| Mon, Feb 23, 1987 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 108 - 124 | ||
| Tue, Feb 24, 1987 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 134 - 105 | ||
| Thu, Feb 26, 1987 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 100 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Feb 28, 1987 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 117 - 119 | ||
| Mon, Mar 2, 1987 | vs Sacramento Kings | Loss 114 - 117 | ||
| Wed, Mar 4, 1987 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 107 - 115 | ||
| Thu, Mar 5, 1987 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 121 - 104 | ||
| Tue, Mar 10, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 107 - 143 | ||
| Wed, Mar 11, 1987 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 122 - 116 | ||
| Sun, Mar 15, 1987 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 100 - 104 | ||
| Tue, Mar 17, 1987 | @ New York Knicks | Win 133 - 111 | ||
| Wed, Mar 18, 1987 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 104 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Mar 20, 1987 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 106 - 116 | ||
| Sat, Mar 21, 1987 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 117 - 107 | ||
| Mon, Mar 23, 1987 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 118 - 122 | ||
| Tue, Mar 24, 1987 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 128 - 119 | ||
| Thu, Mar 26, 1987 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 123 - 113 | ||
| Sat, Mar 28, 1987 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 109 - 121 | ||
| Tue, Mar 31, 1987 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 111 - 106 | ||
| Thu, Apr 2, 1987 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 132 - 96 | ||
| Fri, Apr 3, 1987 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 116 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Apr 5, 1987 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 118 - 126 | ||
| Tue, Apr 7, 1987 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 129 - 126 | OT | |
| Fri, Apr 10, 1987 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 103 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Apr 11, 1987 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 103 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Apr 14, 1987 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 142 - 114 | ||
| Thu, Apr 16, 1987 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 117 - 123 | ||
| Sat, Apr 18, 1987 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 126 - 117 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Western Conference First Round (Lost 0 - 3) | ||||
| Thu, Apr 23, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 95 - 128 | ||
| Sat, Apr 25, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 127 - 139 | ||
| Wed, Apr 29, 1987 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 103 - 140 | ||
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