1986-87 Denver Nuggets Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-45
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 0-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 3-0
Coach: Doug Moe (37-45)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 494,943, Avg. 12,072 in 41 home dates
1986-87 Denver Nuggets RosterTeam Record: 37-45
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 0-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 3-0
Coach: Doug Moe (37-45)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 494,943, Avg. 12,072 in 41 home dates
1986-87 Denver Nuggets Results
The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 37 wins and 45 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.
The Nuggets poured in 9,569 points and allowed 9,640, most in the league. Alex English tossed in a team-best 2,345 points for Denver, and Fat Lever racked up 729 boards. Fat Lever dished out 654 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Fat Lever added 201 thefts.
Doug Moe coached the team. The 1986-87 Denver Nuggets lost in the conference first round.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | F | 82 | 82 | 3085 | 1920 | 965 | 15 | 4 | 487 | 411 | 146 | 198 | 344 | 422 | 73 | 21 | 214 | 216 | 2345 |
| Fat Lever | G | 82 | 82 | 3054 | 1370 | 643 | 92 | 22 | 312 | 244 | 216 | 513 | 729 | 654 | 201 | 34 | 167 | 219 | 1552 |
| Darrell Walker | G | 81 | 25 | 2020 | 742 | 358 | 4 | 0 | 365 | 272 | 157 | 170 | 327 | 282 | 120 | 37 | 187 | 229 | 988 |
| Bill Hanzlik | G-F | 73 | 10 | 1990 | 746 | 307 | 80 | 22 | 402 | 316 | 79 | 177 | 256 | 280 | 87 | 28 | 132 | 245 | 952 |
| Mike Evans | G | 81 | 4 | 1567 | 729 | 334 | 169 | 53 | 123 | 96 | 36 | 92 | 128 | 185 | 79 | 12 | 107 | 149 | 817 |
| Blair Rasmussen | C | 74 | 23 | 1421 | 570 | 268 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 169 | 183 | 282 | 465 | 60 | 24 | 58 | 79 | 224 | 705 |
| Danny Schayes | C-F | 76 | 41 | 1556 | 405 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 294 | 229 | 120 | 260 | 380 | 85 | 20 | 74 | 95 | 266 | 649 |
| Wayne Cooper | C-F | 69 | 64 | 1561 | 524 | 235 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 79 | 162 | 311 | 473 | 68 | 13 | 101 | 78 | 257 | 549 |
| Mark Alarie | F | 64 | 25 | 1110 | 443 | 217 | 9 | 2 | 101 | 67 | 73 | 141 | 214 | 74 | 22 | 28 | 56 | 138 | 503 |
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | 81 | 53 | 1932 | 276 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 36 | 91 | 174 | 265 | 147 | 100 | 21 | 33 | 160 | 272 |
| Mo Martin | F-G | 43 | 0 | 286 | 135 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 66 | 42 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 48 | 147 |
| Otis Smith | G-F | 28 | 0 | 168 | 79 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 78 |
| Calvin Natt | F | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Pete Williams | F | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 840 | 410 | 19780 | 7951 | 3744 | 391 | 106 | 2568 | 1975 | 1294 | 2368 | 3662 | 2317 | 754 | 421 | 1202 | 2184 | 9569 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | F | 82 | 82 | 37.6 | 50.3 | 26.7 | 84.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 28.6 |
| Fat Lever | G | 82 | 82 | 37.2 | 46.9 | 23.9 | 78.2 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 18.9 |
| Darrell Walker | G | 81 | 25 | 24.9 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 12.2 |
| Bill Hanzlik | G-F | 73 | 10 | 27.3 | 41.2 | 27.5 | 78.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 13.0 |
| Mike Evans | G | 81 | 4 | 19.3 | 45.8 | 31.4 | 78.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 10.1 |
| Blair Rasmussen | C | 74 | 23 | 19.2 | 47.0 | 73.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 9.5 | |
| Danny Schayes | C-F | 76 | 41 | 20.5 | 51.9 | 77.9 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 8.5 | |
| Wayne Cooper | C-F | 69 | 64 | 22.6 | 44.8 | 0.0 | 72.5 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 8.0 |
| Mark Alarie | F | 64 | 25 | 17.3 | 49.0 | 22.2 | 66.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 7.9 |
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | 81 | 53 | 23.9 | 42.8 | 0.0 | 65.5 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| Mo Martin | F-G | 43 | 0 | 6.7 | 37.8 | 20.0 | 63.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| Otis Smith | G-F | 28 | 0 | 6.0 | 41.8 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.8 |
| Calvin Natt | F | 1 | 1 | 20.0 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | |
| Pete Williams | F | 5 | 0 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Averages | 840 | 410 | 23.5 | 47.1 | 27.1 | 76.9 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 11.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | F | 3 | 76 | 49 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 56 |
| Blair Rasmussen | C | 3 | 92 | 45 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 49 |
| Fat Lever | G | 3 | 99 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 46 |
| Mo Martin | F-G | 3 | 54 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 31 |
| Danny Schayes | C-F | 3 | 75 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Darrell Walker | G | 3 | 68 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| Bill Hanzlik | G-F | 3 | 76 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| Mark Alarie | F | 3 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| Mike Evans | G | 3 | 57 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Wayne Cooper | C-F | 3 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| Otis Smith | G-F | 3 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | 3 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Totals | 36 | 720 | 305 | 133 | 18 | 4 | 84 | 55 | 46 | 88 | 134 | 80 | 22 | 11 | 43 | 88 | 325 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex English | F | 3 | 25.3 | 51.0 | 85.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 18.7 | |
| Blair Rasmussen | C | 3 | 30.7 | 48.9 | 50.0 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 16.3 | |
| Fat Lever | G | 3 | 33.0 | 38.0 | 25.0 | 66.7 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 15.3 |
| Mo Martin | F-G | 3 | 18.0 | 41.4 | 0.0 | 58.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 10.3 |
| Danny Schayes | C-F | 3 | 25.0 | 70.6 | 66.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 10.0 | |
| Darrell Walker | G | 3 | 22.7 | 32.4 | 57.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 8.7 | |
| Bill Hanzlik | G-F | 3 | 25.3 | 32.0 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 8.3 |
| Mark Alarie | F | 3 | 13.7 | 60.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 6.7 | |
| Mike Evans | G | 3 | 19.0 | 36.8 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| Wayne Cooper | C-F | 3 | 13.7 | 41.7 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Otis Smith | G-F | 3 | 6.3 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | |
| T.R. Dunn | G-F | 3 | 7.3 | 25.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||
| Averages | 840 | 20.0 | 43.6 | 22.2 | 65.5 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 9.0 |
