1982–83 Denver Nuggets season

The 1982–83 Denver Nuggets season was their 16th season, and their seventh in the NBA. The Nuggets head coach was Doug Moe and his assistant coach was Bill Ficke.

In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated the Phoenix Suns in three games in the First Round, before losing to the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the Semi-finals.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 19 Rob Williams PG Houston 3 62 Roylin Bond Pepperdine 4 84 Alford Turner Southwest Louisiana 5 109 Bill Duffy Santa Clara 6 131 Chris Brust North Carolina 7 153 Jeb Barlow North Carolina 8 178 Donnie Speer Alabama-Birmingham 9 200 Dean Sears UCLA 10 220 Mike Phillips Niagara

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Notes z, y – division champions x – clinched playoff spot

Game log Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | | Dallas | L 117–125

| McNichols Sports Arena | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | | Phoenix | W 114–110

| McNichols Sports Arena | 1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | | Los Angeles | L 134–135 (OT)

| McNichols Sports Arena | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | | @ Los Angeles | L 108–131

| The Forum | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | | Golden State | W 127–118

| McNichols Sports Arena | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | | Atlanta | L 105–106

| McNichols Sports Arena | 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | | @ Utah | L 119–125

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | | Portland | L 111–128

| McNichols Sports Arena | 2–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | | @ Dallas | W 140–130

| Reunion Arena | 3–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | | @ San Diego | W 136–130

| San Diego Sports Arena | 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | | @ Phoenix | W 118–107

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 12 | | @ Los Angeles | L 129–143

| The Forum | 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | | @ San Antonio | L 126–136

| HemisFair Arena | 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | | San Antonio | W 129–123

| McNichols Sports Arena | 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | | @ Seattle | L 106–127

| Kingdome | 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | | San Diego | W 141–125

| McNichols Sports Arena | 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | | Dallas | L 129–140

| McNichols Sports Arena | 7–10

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | | Chicago | W 132–124

| McNichols Sports Arena | 8–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | | @ Indiana | L 126–130

| Market Square Arena | 8–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | | @ Washington | L 90–98

| Capital Centre | 8–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | | @ Cleveland | W 117–107

| Richfield Coliseum | 9–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | | @ Boston | L 112–126

| Boston Garden | 9–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | | @ Milwaukee | W 113–98

| MECCA Arena | 10–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | | San Antonio | L 108–120

| McNichols Sports Arena | 10–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | | New Jersey | L 114–123

| McNichols Sports Arena | 10–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | | @ Kansas City | L 102–146

| Kemper Arena | 10–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | | @ Detroit | W 131–120

| Pontiac Silverdome | 11–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | | Golden State | W 130–128

| McNichols Sports Arena | 12–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | | Indiana | W 155–150 (OT)

| McNichols Sports Arena | 13–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | | Boston | L 132–145

| McNichols Sports Arena | 13–17

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | | Phoenix | W 127–125

| McNichols Sports Arena | 14–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | | @ Portland | L 104–122

| Memorial Coliseum | 14–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | | Kansas City | W 137–121

| McNichols Sports Arena | 15–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | | @ Kansas City | L 118–138

| Kemper Arena | 15–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | | Houston | W 125–97

| McNichols Sports Arena | 16–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | | @ San Diego | L 120–122

| San Diego Sports Arena | 16–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | | @ Seattle | W 131–119

| Kingdome | 17–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | | Utah | W 126–118

| McNichols Sports Arena | 18–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | | @ Dallas | L 139–149

| Reunion Arena | 18–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | | @ Houston | W 131–111

| The Summit | 19–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | | @ San Antonio | L 124–143

| HemisFair Arena | 19–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | | Houston | W 130–93

| McNichols Sports Arena | 20–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | | @ Golden State | L 121–136

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 20–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | | New York | L 98–102

| McNichols Sports Arena | 20–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 | | Kansas City | W 119–112

| McNichols Sports Arena | 21–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | | Portland | W 118–109

| McNichols Sports Arena | 22–24

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | | Philadelphia | L 124–133

| McNichols Sports Arena | 22–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | | @ Houston | L 128–135

| The Summit | 22–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | | @ Atlanta | W 126–112

| The Omni | 23–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | | Utah | W 143–136

| McNichols Sports Arena | 24–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 51 | | @ San Diego | L 98–125

| San Diego Sports Arena | 24–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | | Seattle | W 134–125

| McNichols Sports Arena | 25–27 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | | @ Philadelphia | L 95–116

| The Spectrum | 25–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | | @ New Jersey | W 117–108

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 26–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 55 | | @ New York | L 115–124

| Madison Square Garden | 26–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | | @ Chicago | L 133–144

| Chicago Stadium | 26–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | | Seattle | W 138–129

| McNichols Sports Arena | 27–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | | Washington | W 125–111

| McNichols Sports Arena | 28–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | | @ Los Angeles | W 135–120

| The Forum | 29–30

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | | Cleveland | W 132–121

| McNichols Sports Arena | 30–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | | @ Golden State | W 128–108

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 31–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | | @ Portland | W 142–138

| Memorial Coliseum | 32–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | | Milwaukee | W 126–120

| McNichols Sports Arena | 33–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | | San Antonio | W 129–118

| McNichols Sports Arena | 34–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | | @ Utah | W 122–109

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 35–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | | Utah | W 130–117

| McNichols Sports Arena | 36–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | | Golden State | W 139–115

| McNichols Sports Arena | 37–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | | @ Seattle | L 117–147

| Kingdome | 37–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | | Portland | L 106–118

| McNichols Sports Arena | 37–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | | Phoenix | W 130–117

| McNichols Sports Arena | 38–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | | Detroit | W 131–120

| McNichols Sports Arena | 39–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | | @ Phoenix | L 110–124

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 39–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | | @ San Antonio | L 129–136

| HemisFair Arena | 39–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | | Los Angeles | L 116–122

| McNichols Sports Arena | 39–35

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | | San Diego | W 107–99

| McNichols Sports Arena | 40–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | | @ Kansas City | L 113–130

| Kemper Arena | 40–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | | @ Dallas | W 132–115

| Reunion Arena | 41–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | | @ Houston | W 123–105

| The Summit | 42–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | | @ Utah | L 116–125

| Salt Palace Acord Arena | 42–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | | Houston | W 131–112

| McNichols Sports Arena | 43–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | | Dallas | W 137–126

| McNichols Sports Arena | 44–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | | Kansas City | W 125–116

| McNichols Sports Arena | 45–37

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | | @ Phoenix | L 108–121 | VanDeWeghe (32) | Dunn (12) | English,Evans (4) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,901 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | | Phoenix | W 113–99 | VanDeWeghe (26) | Issel (11) | Rob Williams (9) | McNichols Sports Arena15,903 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | | @ Phoenix | W 117–112 (OT) | English (42) | Dunn (12) | Dunn,Williams (6) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum14,660 | 2–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | | @ San Antonio | L 133–152 | Issel (28) | Dunn (11) | English,Williams (7) | HemisFair Arena10,116 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | | @ San Antonio | L 109–126 | VanDeWeghe (22) | Dunn (8) | Evans (9) | HemisFair Arena10,690 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | | San Antonio | L 126–127 (OT) | English (39) | VanDeWeghe (14) | English,Williams (7) | McNichols Sports Arena16,965 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | | San Antonio | W 124–114 | VanDeWeghe (37) | VanDeWeghe (11) | English (11) | McNichols Sports Arena15,035 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | | @ San Antonio | L 105–145 | McKinney (20) | Dunn (8) | Evans (6) | HemisFair Arena12,736 | 1–4

Awards and records Alex English, All-NBA Second Team T.R. Dunn, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

Nuggets on Basketball Reference