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1996-97 Denver Nuggets
NBA Β· Western Conference Β· Midwest Division Β· 21β61 (13β39 conference) Β· 12th in the conference Β· Coach Bernie Bickerstaff Β· AdjEM -8.0 (26th)
4 Γ 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 22 ft
Team leaders
- 21.9LaPhonso Ellis
- 18.3Antonio McDyess
- 16.6Dale Ellis
- 12.3Mark Jackson
- 4.6Anthony Goldwire
- 3.1Kenny Smith
Roster and season stats (26)
| # | Player | Pos | Ht | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | USG% | FG% Β± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LaPhonso Ellis | G | 6β²8β³ | 55 | 36.4 | 21.9 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | .439 | .367 | .773 | .524 | .278 | +2.9 | ||
| 24 | Antonio McDyess | G | 6β²9β³ | 74 | 34.7 | 18.3 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.7 | .463 | .171 | .708 | .504 | .265 | -0.2 | |
| 3 | F | 6β²7β³ | 82 | 35.9 | 16.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.8 | .414 | .364 | .817 | .533 | .211 | -3.1 | ||
| 23 | Bryant Stith | G | 6β²5β³ | 52 | 34.4 | 14.9 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.9 | .416 | .385 | .863 | .542 | .198 | +1.0 | |
Mark Jackson | G | 6β²3β³ | 52 | 38.4 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | .425 | .397 | .801 | .524 | .154 | +0.8 | ||
| C | 6β²4β³ | 33 | 18.2 | 10.2 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | .462 | .308 | .902 | .552 | .253 | -1.1 | |||
| 30 | Kenny Smith | F | 6β²3β³ | 33 | 19.8 | 7.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 | .422 | .425 | .854 | .577 | .189 | -1.8 | |
| 5 | F | 6β²2β³ | 27 | 22.7 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | .392 | .394 | .816 | .508 | .166 | +0.3 | ||
| 50 | Ervin Johnson | C | 6β²11β³ | 82 | 31.7 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .520 | .000 | .615 | .538 | .114 | +0.8 | |
| 6 | F | 6β²4β³ | 65 | 16.1 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | .400 | .398 | .632 | .526 | .210 | +1.7 | ||
Sarunas Marciulionis | F | 6β²5β³ | 17 | 15.1 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 | .376 | .367 | .806 | .491 | .260 | +2.1 | ||
| 21 | G | 6β²9β³ | 81 | 21.7 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .480 | .000 | .721 | .527 | .139 | -0.4 | ||
| G | 6β²9β³ | 1 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .600 | .600 | .399 | ||||||
| G | 6β²4β³ | 13 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | .469 | .462 | .700 | .605 | .252 | -1.7 | |||
| G | 6β²1β³ | 12 | 9.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .455 | .400 | .917 | .581 | .176 | -6.5 | |||
| 25 | G | 7β²0β³ | 16 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .485 | .800 | .579 | .188 | +0.2 | |||
| 13 | Jimmy King | G | 6β²5β³ | 2 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .333 | .500 | .380 | .164 | |||
| 53 | G | 6β²4β³ | 25 | 10.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .284 | .206 | .600 | .373 | .149 | +1.5 | ||
| F | 6β²0β³ | 5 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 | .308 | .333 | .500 | .403 | .180 | +0.1 | |||
| C | 6β²7β³ | 35 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .525 | .485 | .522 | .140 | -3.0 | ||||
| C | 6β²2β³ | 5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | .500 | .500 | .625 | .248 | |||||
| 22 | F | 6β²6β³ | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | .667 | 1.000 | .759 | .149 | ||||
LaSalle Thompson | G | 6β²10β³ | 17 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .188 | .500 | .206 | .102 | +0.4 | |||
Eddie Johnson | 6β²7β³ | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
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On/off: teammate shooting
| Player | G | On FGA | FG% on | FG% off | FG% Β± | 3P% on | 3P% off | 3P% Β± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ervin Johnson | 81 | 3,825 | .435 | .427 | +0.8 | .376 | .361 | +1.5 |
| 81 | 3,691 | .433 | .464 | -3.1 | .369 | .385 | -1.6 | |
Antonio McDyess | 75 | 3,048 | .432 | .434 | -0.2 | .368 | .384 | -1.6 |
Mark Jackson | 51 | 2,885 | .445 | .437 | +0.8 | .364 | .388 | -2.4 |
| 80 | 2,455 | .434 | .438 | -0.4 | .382 | .361 | +2.1 | |
LaPhonso Ellis | 55 | 2,353 | .450 | .422 | +2.9 | .386 | .332 | +5.4 |
Bryant Stith | 56 | 2,319 | .442 | .432 | +1.0 | .341 | .399 | -5.9 |
| 65 | 1,381 | .458 | .442 | +1.7 | .328 | .378 | -5.0 | |
Kenny Smith | 33 | 889 | .427 | .445 | -1.8 | .324 | .366 | -4.1 |
| 27 | 851 | .441 | .438 | +0.3 | .375 | .374 | +0.1 | |
| 33 | 746 | .438 | .449 | -1.1 | .436 | .367 | +6.8 | |
| 34 | 424 | .415 | .445 | -3.0 | .366 | .374 | -0.8 | |
| 25 | 359 | .446 | .431 | +1.5 | .467 | .363 | +10.5 | |
Sarunas Marciulionis | 15 | 280 | .429 | .408 | +2.1 | .386 | .326 | +6.0 |
LaSalle Thompson | 16 | 147 | .429 | .424 | +0.4 | .250 | .345 | -9.5 |
| 11 | 138 | .333 | .399 | -6.5 | .393 | .299 | +9.4 | |
| 13 | 123 | .415 | .432 | -1.7 | .233 | .353 | -12.0 | |
| 16 | 117 | .436 | .434 | +0.2 | .439 | .398 | +4.2 | |
| 5 | 82 | .451 | .450 | +0.1 | .455 | .398 | +5.7 |
How teammates shot with the player on the floor and off it, in the games he played; his own shots count on neither side. Lineups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (98% of the team's attempts placed), regular season, players with 50 or more teammate attempts on. A rise can mean he opens shots up, or only who he shares the floor with: starters play beside starters.
Schedule and results (90 games)
| Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Type | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-10-11 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-12 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-16 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-18 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-20 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-23 | vs | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-25 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-10-27 | @ | scheduled | Pre | ||
| 1996-11-01 | vs | L 91β92 | 0β1 | ||
| 1996-11-03 | @ | W 88β79 | 1β1 | ||
| 1996-11-05 | vs | L 78β82 | 1β2 | ||
| 1996-11-07 | vs | L 108β110 | 1β3 | ||
| 1996-11-08 | vs | W 94β91 | 2β3 | ||
| 1996-11-10 | @ | L 79β108 | 2β4 | ||
| 1996-11-11 | @ | W 104β93 | 3β4 | ||
| 1996-11-13 | @ | L 94β95 | 3β5 | ||
| 1996-11-15 | @ | W 82β80 | 4β5 | ||
| 1996-11-16 | @ | L 99β106 | 4β6 | ||
| 1996-11-19 | vs | L 86β104 | 4β7 | ||
| 1996-11-21 | vs | L 92β110 | 4β8 | ||
| 1996-11-23 | @ | L 65β105 | 4β9 | ||
| 1996-11-26 | vs | W 117β108 | 5β9 | ||
| 1996-11-27 | @ | L 103β107 | 5β10 | ||
| 1996-11-29 | vs | L 103β108 | 5β11 | ||
| 1996-12-01 | @ | L 96β104 | 5β12 | ||
| 1996-12-03 | @ | L 99β114 | 5β13 | ||
| 1996-12-05 | vs | L 104β115 | 5β14 | ||
| 1996-12-07 | vs | L 91β104 | 5β15 | ||
| 1996-12-10 | @ | L 88β89 | 5β16 | ||
| 1996-12-11 | @ | L 97β101 | 5β17 | ||
| 1996-12-13 | @ | L 104β108 | 5β18 | ||
| 1996-12-14 | @ | L 82β89 | 5β19 | ||
| 1996-12-18 | vs | W 95β79 | 6β19 | ||
| 1996-12-20 | vs | W 108β93 | 7β19 | ||
| 1996-12-23 | @ | W 112β109 | 8β19 | ||
| 1996-12-26 | vs | L 89β118 | 8β20 | ||
| 1996-12-28 | @ | L 96β103 | 8β21 | ||
| 1996-12-30 | vs | L 102β104 | 8β22 | ||
| 1997-01-03 | vs | L 91β93 | 8β23 | ||
| 1997-01-07 | @ | W 109β96 | 9β23 | ||
| 1997-01-08 | vs | L 99β109 | 9β24 | ||
| 1997-01-10 | vs | L 89β108 | 9β25 | ||
| 1997-01-11 | @ | L 99β104 | 9β26 | ||
| 1997-01-13 | vs | L 100β102 | 9β27 | ||
| 1997-01-14 | @ | L 101β110 | 9β28 | ||
| 1997-01-16 | vs | W 88β87 | 10β28 | ||
| 1997-01-18 | vs | L 104β107 | 10β29 | ||
| 1997-01-20 | vs | W 132β123 | 11β29 | ||
| 1997-01-22 | vs | W 94β84 | 12β29 | ||
| 1997-01-24 | @ | L 111β114 | 12β30 | ||
| 1997-01-25 | @ | W 83β82 | 13β30 | ||
| 1997-01-28 | @ | L 99β114 | 13β31 | ||
| 1997-01-30 | @ | W 113β109 | 14β31 | ||
| 1997-02-01 | vs | L 107β113 | 14β32 | ||
| 1997-02-02 | vs | W 115β104 | 15β32 | ||
| 1997-02-05 | vs | W 106β104 | 16β32 | ||
| 1997-02-11 | @ | L 81β108 | 16β33 | ||
| 1997-02-13 | vs | L 117β132 | 16β34 | ||
| 1997-02-15 | @ | L 87β92 | 16β35 | ||
| 1997-02-16 | @ | W 112β97 | 17β35 | ||
| 1997-02-18 | @ | L 123β134 | 17β36 | ||
| 1997-02-20 | @ | L 68β92 | 17β37 | ||
| 1997-02-21 | @ | L 86β99 | 17β38 | ||
| 1997-02-23 | @ | L 86β95 | 17β39 | ||
| 1997-02-25 | vs | L 122β124 | 17β40 | ||
| 1997-02-28 | vs | L 108β112 | 17β41 | ||
| 1997-03-02 | vs | W 109β107 | 18β41 | ||
| 1997-03-05 | @ | L 100β105 | 18β42 | ||
| 1997-03-07 | @ | L 83β96 | 18β43 | ||
| 1997-03-11 | vs | L 91β96 | 18β44 | ||
| 1997-03-13 | vs | L 82β102 | 18β45 | ||
| 1997-03-15 | vs | W 121β105 | 19β45 | ||
| 1997-03-17 | vs | L 94β113 | 19β46 | ||
| 1997-03-20 | @ | L 97β123 | 19β47 | ||
| 1997-03-21 | @ | L 101β108 | 19β48 | ||
| 1997-03-23 | vs | L 103β120 | 19β49 | ||
| 1997-03-26 | vs | L 100β102 | 19β50 | ||
| 1997-03-29 | @ | L 105β120 | 19β51 | ||
| 1997-03-30 | vs | W 99β97 | 20β51 | ||
| 1997-04-01 | vs | L 99β116 | 20β52 | ||
| 1997-04-02 | @ | L 85β110 | 20β53 | ||
| 1997-04-04 | vs | L 113β122 | 20β54 | ||
| 1997-04-07 | vs | L 104β110 | 20β55 | ||
| 1997-04-08 | @ | L 90β96 | 20β56 | ||
| 1997-04-10 | @ | L 107β109 | 20β57 | ||
| 1997-04-12 | @ | L 94β116 | 20β58 | ||
| 1997-04-14 | vs | L 93β103 | 20β59 | ||
| 1997-04-16 | @ | L 63β107 | 20β60 | ||
| 1997-04-17 | vs | L 104β108 | 20β61 | ||
| 1997-04-19 | @ | W 100β95 | 21β61 |
Coaching staff: Bernie Bickerstaff (Head Coach), Dick Motta (Assistant Coach)









