| 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 Rockets | Win W 120 - 117 | |
| Sat, Nov 5, 1988 Sat, Nov 5, 1988 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 141 - 142 | OT |
| Wed, Nov 9, 1988 Wed, Nov 9, 1988 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 110 - 128 | |
| Thu, Nov 10, 1988 Thu, Nov 10, 1988 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 135 - 115 | |
| Sat, Nov 12, 1988 Sat, Nov 12, 1988 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Win W 141 - 129 | |
| Sun, Nov 13, 1988 Sun, Nov 13, 1988 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Win W 143 - 132 | |
| Tue, Nov 15, 1988 Tue, Nov 15, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 146 - 148 | 2OT |
| Thu, Nov 17, 1988 Thu, Nov 17, 1988 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 139 - 112 | |
| Sat, Nov 19, 1988 Sat, Nov 19, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Clippers Clippers | Win W 134 - 107 | |
| Tue, Nov 22, 1988 Tue, Nov 22, 1988 | vs New Jersey Nets Nets | Win W 141 - 106 | |
| Wed, Nov 23, 1988 Wed, Nov 23, 1988 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Loss L 106 - 125 | |
| Sat, Nov 26, 1988 Sat, Nov 26, 1988 | vs Chicago Bulls Bulls | Win W 128 - 123 | |
| Tue, Nov 29, 1988 Tue, Nov 29, 1988 | vs New York Knicks Knicks | Win W 139 - 119 | |
| Thu, Dec 1, 1988 Thu, Dec 1, 1988 | @ Sacramento Kings Kings | Win W 133 - 126 | OT |
| Fri, Dec 2, 1988 Fri, Dec 2, 1988 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 129 - 102 | |
| Sun, Dec 4, 1988 Sun, Dec 4, 1988 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Loss L 103 - 122 | |
| Tue, Dec 6, 1988 Tue, Dec 6, 1988 | @ New York Knicks Knicks | Loss L 123 - 124 | OT |
| Wed, Dec 7, 1988 Wed, Dec 7, 1988 | @ Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Loss L 109 - 134 | |
| Fri, Dec 9, 1988 Fri, Dec 9, 1988 | @ Miami Heat Heat | Win W 121 - 110 | |
| Sat, Dec 10, 1988 Sat, Dec 10, 1988 | @ Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 133 - 130 | |
| Tue, Dec 13, 1988 Tue, Dec 13, 1988 | vs Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 126 - 101 | |
| Fri, Dec 16, 1988 Fri, Dec 16, 1988 | @ Los Angeles Clippers Clippers | Loss L 118 - 121 | |
| Sat, Dec 17, 1988 Sat, Dec 17, 1988 | vs Los Angeles Clippers Clippers | Win W 114 - 99 | |
| Tue, Dec 20, 1988 Tue, Dec 20, 1988 | vs Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 124 - 127 | |
| Thu, Dec 22, 1988 Thu, Dec 22, 1988 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 118 - 126 | |
| Fri, Dec 23, 1988 Fri, Dec 23, 1988 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 107 - 119 | |
| Tue, Dec 27, 1988 Tue, Dec 27, 1988 | vs Boston Celtics Celtics | Win W 130 - 109 | |
| Fri, Dec 30, 1988 Fri, Dec 30, 1988 | vs Miami Heat Heat | Win W 109 - 83 | |
| Tue, Jan 3, 1989 Tue, Jan 3 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 105 - 129 | |
| Thu, Jan 5, 1989 Thu, Jan 5 | vs Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 131 - 129 | |
| Sat, Jan 7, 1989 Sat, Jan 7 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 115 - 94 | |
| Tue, Jan 10, 1989 Tue, Jan 10 | @ Washington Bullets Bullets | Loss L 117 - 120 | |
| Wed, Jan 11, 1989 Wed, Jan 11 | @ Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 106 - 123 | |
| Fri, Jan 13, 1989 Fri, Jan 13 | @ Chicago Bulls Bulls | Loss L 99 - 104 | |
| Sat, Jan 14, 1989 Sat, Jan 14 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers Cavaliers | Loss L 104 - 116 | |
| Mon, Jan 16, 1989 Mon, Jan 16 | vs Sacramento Kings Kings | Win W 116 - 110 | |
| Wed, Jan 18, 1989 Wed, Jan 18 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Loss L 92 - 102 | |
| Sat, Jan 21, 1989 Sat, Jan 21 | vs Milwaukee Bucks Bucks | Loss L 107 - 116 | |
| Mon, Jan 23, 1989 Mon, Jan 23 | @ Indiana Pacers Pacers | Loss L 102 - 117 | |
| Tue, Jan 24, 1989 Tue, Jan 24 | @ New Jersey Nets Nets | Loss L 115 - 117 | |
| Thu, Jan 26, 1989 Thu, Jan 26 | @ Miami Heat Heat | Win W 129 - 108 | |
| Sat, Jan 28, 1989 Sat, Jan 28 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Win W 142 - 138 | |
| Mon, Jan 30, 1989 Mon, Jan 30 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 100 - 126 | |
| Tue, Jan 31, 1989 Tue, Jan 31 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 111 - 117 | |
| Thu, Feb 2, 1989 Thu, Feb 2 | vs Atlanta Hawks Hawks | Win W 112 - 103 | |
| Sat, Feb 4, 1989 Sat, Feb 4 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 127 - 126 | |
| Sun, Feb 5, 1989 Sun, Feb 5 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Loss L 112 - 124 | |
| Thu, Feb 9, 1989 Thu, Feb 9 | vs Miami Heat Heat | Win W 117 - 92 | |
| Tue, Feb 14, 1989 Tue, Feb 14 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 105 - 119 | |
| Wed, Feb 15, 1989 Wed, Feb 15 | vs Washington Bullets Bullets | Win W 117 - 106 | |
| Fri, Feb 17, 1989 Fri, Feb 17 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Loss L 111 - 121 | |
| Mon, Feb 20, 1989 Mon, Feb 20 | vs Detroit Pistons Pistons | Win W 103 - 101 | |
| Wed, Feb 22, 1989 Wed, Feb 22 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 109 - 106 | |
| Fri, Feb 24, 1989 Fri, Feb 24 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 121 - 102 | |
| Sun, Feb 26, 1989 Sun, Feb 26 | vs Philadelphia 76ers 76ers | Win W 122 - 115 | |
| Mon, Feb 27, 1989 Mon, Feb 27 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Loss L 132 - 141 | |
| Thu, Mar 2, 1989 Thu, Mar 2 | vs Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 113 - 103 | |
| Sat, Mar 4, 1989 Sat, Mar 4 | @ San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Loss L 89 - 106 | |
| Mon, Mar 6, 1989 Mon, Mar 6 | @ Detroit Pistons Pistons | Loss L 112 - 129 | |
| Wed, Mar 8, 1989 Wed, Mar 8 | @ Charlotte Hornets Hornets | Win W 112 - 99 | |
| Fri, Mar 10, 1989 Fri, Mar 10 | @ Miami Heat Heat | Loss L 130 - 131 | 2OT |
| Sun, Mar 12, 1989 Sun, Mar 12 | @ Boston Celtics Celtics | Loss L 115 - 121 | |
| Tue, Mar 14, 1989 Tue, Mar 14 | vs Charlotte Hornets Hornets | Win W 125 - 102 | |
| Thu, Mar 16, 1989 Thu, Mar 16 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 119 - 102 | |
| Sat, Mar 18, 1989 Sat, Mar 18 | vs Miami Heat Heat | Win W 111 - 105 | |
| Tue, Mar 21, 1989 Tue, Mar 21 | @ Houston Rockets Rockets | Win W 112 - 110 | |
| Fri, Mar 24, 1989 Fri, Mar 24 | @ Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Win W 114 - 105 | |
| Sat, Mar 25, 1989 Sat, Mar 25 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 90 - 112 | |
| Mon, Mar 27, 1989 Mon, Mar 27 | @ Los Angeles Clippers Clippers | Loss L 118 - 119 | |
| Thu, Mar 30, 1989 Thu, Mar 30 | vs Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Win W 123 - 116 | |
| Sat, Apr 1, 1989 Sat, Apr 1 | vs Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Win W 114 - 108 | OT |
| Tue, Apr 4, 1989 Tue, Apr 4 | vs Sacramento Kings Kings | Win W 128 - 124 | |
| Thu, Apr 6, 1989 Thu, Apr 6 | vs Indiana Pacers Pacers | Win W 132 - 118 | |
| Sat, Apr 8, 1989 Sat, Apr 8 | vs Utah Jazz Jazz | Win W 110 - 106 | |
| Sun, Apr 9, 1989 Sun, Apr 9 | @ Portland Trail Blazers Trail Blazers | Loss L 114 - 120 | |
| Wed, Apr 12, 1989 Wed, Apr 12 | @ Utah Jazz Jazz | Loss L 102 - 107 | |
| Thu, Apr 13, 1989 Thu, Apr 13 | @ Sacramento Kings Kings | Loss L 112 - 121 | |
| Sat, Apr 15, 1989 Sat, Apr 15 | @ Seattle SuperSonics SuperSonics | Loss L 92 - 125 | |
| Tue, Apr 18, 1989 Tue, Apr 18 | @ Los Angeles Lakers Lakers | Loss L 118 - 142 | |
| Thu, Apr 20, 1989 Thu, Apr 20 | vs San Antonio Spurs Spurs | Win W 136 - 113 | |
| Fri, Apr 21, 1989 Fri, Apr 21 | @ Golden State Warriors Warriors | Win W 139 - 121 | |
| Sun, Apr 23, 1989 Sun, Apr 23 | vs Dallas Mavericks Mavericks | Loss L 96 - 113 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round | |||
| Fri, Apr 28, 1989 Fri, Apr 28 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 103 - 104 | |
| Sun, Apr 30, 1989 Sun, Apr 30 | @ Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 114 - 132 | |
| Tue, May 2, 1989 Tue, May 2 | vs Phoenix Suns Suns | Loss L 121 - 130 | |
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