| 44-38 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Denver Nuggets finished the regular season with a 44-38 record. They went 35-6 at home and 9-32 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Denver Nuggets went 44-41. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference First Round to the Phoenix Suns.
The 1988-89 Denver Nuggets played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Yes, the Denver Nuggets made the Playoffs in 1989. 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 +139. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Nuggets could have been expected to have about 45.1 wins, or a 45-37 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1988-89 Denver Nuggets went 9-9.
During the regular season, the 1988-89 Denver Nuggets went 2-4 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1988-89 Denver Nuggets was a 5 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Denver Nuggets had during the 1988-89 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Nov 4, 1988 Fri, Nov 4, 1988 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 120 - 117 | |
| Sat, Nov 5, 1988 Sat, Nov 5, 1988 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 141 - 142 | OT |
| Wed, Nov 9, 1988 Wed, Nov 9, 1988 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 110 - 128 | |
| Thu, Nov 10, 1988 Thu, Nov 10, 1988 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 135 - 115 | |
| Sat, Nov 12, 1988 Sat, Nov 12, 1988 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 141 - 129 | |
| Sun, Nov 13, 1988 Sun, Nov 13, 1988 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 143 - 132 | |
| Tue, Nov 15, 1988 Tue, Nov 15, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 146 - 148 | 2OT |
| Thu, Nov 17, 1988 Thu, Nov 17, 1988 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 139 - 112 | |
| Sat, Nov 19, 1988 Sat, Nov 19, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 134 - 107 | |
| Tue, Nov 22, 1988 Tue, Nov 22, 1988 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 141 - 106 | |
| Wed, Nov 23, 1988 Wed, Nov 23, 1988 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 106 - 125 | |
| Sat, Nov 26, 1988 Sat, Nov 26, 1988 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 128 - 123 | |
| Tue, Nov 29, 1988 Tue, Nov 29, 1988 | vs New York Knicks | Win 139 - 119 | |
| Thu, Dec 1, 1988 Thu, Dec 1, 1988 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 133 - 126 | OT |
| Fri, Dec 2, 1988 Fri, Dec 2, 1988 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 129 - 102 | |
| Sun, Dec 4, 1988 Sun, Dec 4, 1988 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 103 - 122 | |
| Tue, Dec 6, 1988 Tue, Dec 6, 1988 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 123 - 124 | OT |
| Wed, Dec 7, 1988 Wed, Dec 7, 1988 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 109 - 134 | |
| Fri, Dec 9, 1988 Fri, Dec 9, 1988 | @ Miami Heat | Win 121 - 110 | |
| Sat, Dec 10, 1988 Sat, Dec 10, 1988 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 133 - 130 | |
| Tue, Dec 13, 1988 Tue, Dec 13, 1988 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 126 - 101 | |
| Fri, Dec 16, 1988 Fri, Dec 16, 1988 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 118 - 121 | |
| Sat, Dec 17, 1988 Sat, Dec 17, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 114 - 99 | |
| Tue, Dec 20, 1988 Tue, Dec 20, 1988 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 124 - 127 | |
| Thu, Dec 22, 1988 Thu, Dec 22, 1988 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 118 - 126 | |
| Fri, Dec 23, 1988 Fri, Dec 23, 1988 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 107 - 119 | |
| Tue, Dec 27, 1988 Tue, Dec 27, 1988 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 130 - 109 | |
| Fri, Dec 30, 1988 Fri, Dec 30, 1988 | vs Miami Heat | Win 109 - 83 | |
| Tue, Jan 3, 1989 Tue, Jan 3 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 105 - 129 | |
| Thu, Jan 5, 1989 Thu, Jan 5 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 131 - 129 | |
| Sat, Jan 7, 1989 Sat, Jan 7 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 115 - 94 | |
| Tue, Jan 10, 1989 Tue, Jan 10 | @ Washington Bullets | Loss 117 - 120 | |
| Wed, Jan 11, 1989 Wed, Jan 11 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 106 - 123 | |
| Fri, Jan 13, 1989 Fri, Jan 13 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 99 - 104 | |
| Sat, Jan 14, 1989 Sat, Jan 14 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 104 - 116 | |
| Mon, Jan 16, 1989 Mon, Jan 16 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 116 - 110 | |
| Wed, Jan 18, 1989 Wed, Jan 18 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Loss 92 - 102 | |
| Sat, Jan 21, 1989 Sat, Jan 21 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 107 - 116 | |
| Mon, Jan 23, 1989 Mon, Jan 23 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 102 - 117 | |
| Tue, Jan 24, 1989 Tue, Jan 24 | @ New Jersey Nets | Loss 115 - 117 | |
| Thu, Jan 26, 1989 Thu, Jan 26 | @ Miami Heat | Win 129 - 108 | |
| Sat, Jan 28, 1989 Sat, Jan 28 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 142 - 138 | |
| Mon, Jan 30, 1989 Mon, Jan 30 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 100 - 126 | |
| Tue, Jan 31, 1989 Tue, Jan 31 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 111 - 117 | |
| Thu, Feb 2, 1989 Thu, Feb 2 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 112 - 103 | |
| Sat, Feb 4, 1989 Sat, Feb 4 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 127 - 126 | |
| Sun, Feb 5, 1989 Sun, Feb 5 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 112 - 124 | |
| Thu, Feb 9, 1989 Thu, Feb 9 | vs Miami Heat | Win 117 - 92 | |
| Tue, Feb 14, 1989 Tue, Feb 14 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 105 - 119 | |
| Wed, Feb 15, 1989 Wed, Feb 15 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 117 - 106 | |
| Fri, Feb 17, 1989 Fri, Feb 17 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 111 - 121 | |
| Mon, Feb 20, 1989 Mon, Feb 20 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 103 - 101 | |
| Wed, Feb 22, 1989 Wed, Feb 22 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 109 - 106 | |
| Fri, Feb 24, 1989 Fri, Feb 24 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 121 - 102 | |
| Sun, Feb 26, 1989 Sun, Feb 26 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 122 - 115 | |
| Mon, Feb 27, 1989 Mon, Feb 27 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 132 - 141 | |
| Thu, Mar 2, 1989 Thu, Mar 2 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 113 - 103 | |
| Sat, Mar 4, 1989 Sat, Mar 4 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Loss 89 - 106 | |
| Mon, Mar 6, 1989 Mon, Mar 6 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 112 - 129 | |
| Wed, Mar 8, 1989 Wed, Mar 8 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Win 112 - 99 | |
| Fri, Mar 10, 1989 Fri, Mar 10 | @ Miami Heat | Loss 130 - 131 | 2OT |
| Sun, Mar 12, 1989 Sun, Mar 12 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 115 - 121 | |
| Tue, Mar 14, 1989 Tue, Mar 14 | vs Charlotte Hornets | Win 125 - 102 | |
| Thu, Mar 16, 1989 Thu, Mar 16 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 119 - 102 | |
| Sat, Mar 18, 1989 Sat, Mar 18 | vs Miami Heat | Win 111 - 105 | |
| Tue, Mar 21, 1989 Tue, Mar 21 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 112 - 110 | |
| Fri, Mar 24, 1989 Fri, Mar 24 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 114 - 105 | |
| Sat, Mar 25, 1989 Sat, Mar 25 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 90 - 112 | |
| Mon, Mar 27, 1989 Mon, Mar 27 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 118 - 119 | |
| Thu, Mar 30, 1989 Thu, Mar 30 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 123 - 116 | |
| Sat, Apr 1, 1989 Sat, Apr 1 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 114 - 108 | OT |
| Tue, Apr 4, 1989 Tue, Apr 4 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 128 - 124 | |
| Thu, Apr 6, 1989 Thu, Apr 6 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 132 - 118 | |
| Sat, Apr 8, 1989 Sat, Apr 8 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 110 - 106 | |
| Sun, Apr 9, 1989 Sun, Apr 9 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 114 - 120 | |
| Wed, Apr 12, 1989 Wed, Apr 12 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 102 - 107 | |
| Thu, Apr 13, 1989 Thu, Apr 13 | @ Sacramento Kings | Loss 112 - 121 | |
| Sat, Apr 15, 1989 Sat, Apr 15 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 92 - 125 | |
| Tue, Apr 18, 1989 Tue, Apr 18 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 118 - 142 | |
| Thu, Apr 20, 1989 Thu, Apr 20 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 136 - 113 | |
| Fri, Apr 21, 1989 Fri, Apr 21 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 139 - 121 | |
| Sun, Apr 23, 1989 Sun, Apr 23 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Loss 96 - 113 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round | |||
| Fri, Apr 28, 1989 Fri, Apr 28 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 103 - 104 | |
| Sun, Apr 30, 1989 Sun, Apr 30 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 114 - 132 | |
| Tue, May 2, 1989 Tue, May 2 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 121 - 130 | |
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