| 54-28 | Lost Conf Semi |
| Record | Outcome |
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a 54-28 record. They went 35-6 at home and 19-22 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Denver Nuggets went 59-34. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Dallas Mavericks.
The 1987-88 Denver Nuggets played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The 1987-88 Denver Nuggets had their best month in April, when they went 9-2 and had a 81.8% win percentage. Their worst month was December, when they went 8-7 and had a 53.3% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| November '87 | 8-4 | 66.7% | +100 |
| December '87 | 8-7 | 53.3% | +26 |
| January '88 | 8-6 | 57.1% | +10 |
| February '88 | 9-4 | 69.2% | +38 |
| March '88 | 12-5 | 70.6% | +77 |
| April '88 | 9-2 | 81.8% | +83 |
Yes, the Denver Nuggets made the Playoffs in 1988. They won their first series against the Seattle SuperSonics in the Western Conference First Round. They eventually lost against the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Semifinals.
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a point differential of +334. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nuggets could have been expected to have about 50.9 wins, or a 51-31 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1987-88 Denver Nuggets went 6-4.
During the regular season, the 1987-88 Denver Nuggets went 2-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1987-88 Denver Nuggets was a 10 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Denver Nuggets had during the 1987-88 regular season was 3 games, which occured 2 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Nov 6, 1987 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 139 - 93 | |
| Sat, Nov 7, 1987 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 103 - 99 | |
| Tue, Nov 10, 1987 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 123 - 134 | |
| Thu, Nov 12, 1987 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 126 - 113 | |
| Sat, Nov 14, 1987 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 130 - 109 | |
| Tue, Nov 17, 1987 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 110 - 120 | |
| Wed, Nov 18, 1987 | vs Indiana Pacers | Loss 106 - 117 | |
| Fri, Nov 20, 1987 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 156 - 142 | |
| Sat, Nov 21, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 97 - 91 | |
| Tue, Nov 24, 1987 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 132 - 104 | |
| Fri, Nov 27, 1987 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 119 - 127 | |
| Sat, Nov 28, 1987 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 106 - 98 | |
| Tue, Dec 1, 1987 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 101 - 106 | |
| Wed, Dec 2, 1987 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 147 - 120 | |
| Fri, Dec 4, 1987 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 105 - 89 | |
| Sat, Dec 5, 1987 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 96 - 109 | |
| Wed, Dec 9, 1987 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 124 - 119 | |
| Thu, Dec 10, 1987 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 97 - 113 | |
| Sat, Dec 12, 1987 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 131 - 121 | |
| Wed, Dec 16, 1987 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 132 - 113 | |
| Fri, Dec 18, 1987 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 114 - 133 | |
| Sat, Dec 19, 1987 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 121 - 117 | |
| Tue, Dec 22, 1987 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 119 - 104 | |
| Wed, Dec 23, 1987 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 117 - 129 | |
| Sat, Dec 26, 1987 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 115 - 111 | |
| Mon, Dec 28, 1987 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 100 - 108 | |
| Tue, Dec 29, 1987 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 97 - 98 | |
| Fri, Jan 1, 1988 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 124 - 109 | |
| Sat, Jan 2, 1988 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 151 - 142 | |
| Mon, Jan 4, 1988 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 101 - 122 | |
| Wed, Jan 6, 1988 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 98 - 93 | |
| Thu, Jan 7, 1988 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 96 - 100 | |
| Sat, Jan 9, 1988 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 105 - 113 | |
| Mon, Jan 11, 1988 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 115 - 127 | |
| Thu, Jan 14, 1988 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 115 - 112 | |
| Sat, Jan 16, 1988 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 115 - 94 | |
| Mon, Jan 18, 1988 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 116 - 123 | |
| Thu, Jan 21, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 115 - 113 | |
| Fri, Jan 22, 1988 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 106 - 126 | |
| Thu, Jan 28, 1988 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 122 - 113 | |
| Sat, Jan 30, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 124 - 106 | |
| Wed, Feb 3, 1988 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 115 - 105 | |
| Thu, Feb 4, 1988 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 129 - 123 | |
| Tue, Feb 9, 1988 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 136 - 108 | |
| Thu, Feb 11, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 108 - 120 | |
| Fri, Feb 12, 1988 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 105 - 120 | |
| Sun, Feb 14, 1988 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 107 - 93 | |
| Wed, Feb 17, 1988 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 138 - 125 | |
| Sat, Feb 20, 1988 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 108 - 128 | |
| Mon, Feb 22, 1988 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 100 - 87 | |
| Wed, Feb 24, 1988 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 123 - 120 | |
| Fri, Feb 26, 1988 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 120 - 104 | |
| Sun, Feb 28, 1988 | vs New York Knicks | Win 109 - 100 | |
| Mon, Feb 29, 1988 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 96 - 123 | |
| Wed, Mar 2, 1988 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 99 - 81 | |
| Fri, Mar 4, 1988 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 116 - 108 | |
| Sat, Mar 5, 1988 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 115 - 102 | |
| Mon, Mar 7, 1988 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 114 - 116 | OT |
| Tue, Mar 8, 1988 | vs Houston Rockets | Loss 103 - 113 | |
| Fri, Mar 11, 1988 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 93 - 132 | |
| Sun, Mar 13, 1988 | @ Indiana Pacers | Win 108 - 100 | |
| Mon, Mar 14, 1988 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 115 - 116 | |
| Thu, Mar 17, 1988 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 116 - 115 | OT |
| Fri, Mar 18, 1988 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 111 - 118 | |
| Sun, Mar 20, 1988 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 108 - 95 | |
| Tue, Mar 22, 1988 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 136 - 109 | |
| Wed, Mar 23, 1988 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 118 - 108 | |
| Fri, Mar 25, 1988 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 120 - 119 | |
| Sat, Mar 26, 1988 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 131 - 108 | |
| Tue, Mar 29, 1988 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 107 - 103 | |
| Thu, Mar 31, 1988 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 121 - 111 | |
| Sat, Apr 2, 1988 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 123 - 107 | |
| Tue, Apr 5, 1988 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 110 - 97 | |
| Fri, Apr 8, 1988 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 129 - 124 | OT |
| Sat, Apr 9, 1988 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 109 - 135 | |
| Mon, Apr 11, 1988 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 123 - 119 | |
| Wed, Apr 13, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 120 - 106 | |
| Fri, Apr 15, 1988 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 132 - 125 | |
| Sun, Apr 17, 1988 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 133 - 122 | |
| Tue, Apr 19, 1988 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 134 - 114 | |
| Fri, Apr 22, 1988 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 135 - 141 | OT |
| Sat, Apr 23, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 134 - 109 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round (Won 3 - 2) | |||
| Fri, Apr 29, 1988 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 126 - 123 | |
| Sun, May 1, 1988 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 91 - 111 | |
| Tue, May 3, 1988 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 125 - 114 | |
| Thu, May 5, 1988 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 117 - 127 | |
| Sat, May 7, 1988 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 115 - 96 | |
| Western Conference Semifinals (Lost 2 - 4) | |||
| Tue, May 10, 1988 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 126 - 115 | |
| Thu, May 12, 1988 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Loss 108 - 112 | |
| Sat, May 14, 1988 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 107 - 105 | |
| Sun, May 15, 1988 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 103 - 124 | |
| Tue, May 17, 1988 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Loss 106 - 110 | |
| Thu, May 19, 1988 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 95 - 108 | |
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