The 1986–87 Denver Nuggets season was the Nuggets' 11th season in the NBA and 20th season as a franchise.
In the playoffs, the Nuggets were swept by the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in three games in the First Round. They also dubiously dropped the season series to the lowly Los Angeles Clippers, who had one of the all-time NBA worst seasons finishing at 12–70.
Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 16 Maurice Martin SF/SG St. Joseph's 1 18 Mark Alarie PF Duke 3 64 Don Redden G/F Louisiana State 4 87 Anthony Watson G San Diego State 5 110 Jon Collins SG Eastern Illinois 6 133 Anthony Frederick SF Pepperdine 7 156 Mike Marshall McNeese State
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 23 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 95–128 | Blair Rasmussen (26) | Blair Rasmussen (13) | Fat Lever (9) | The Forum17,505 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 25 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 127–139 | Fat Lever (26) | Fat Lever (10) | Fat Lever (9) | The Forum17,297 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 29 | L.A. Lakers | L 103–140 | Alex English (25) | Wayne Cooper (12) | Alex English (6) | McNichols Sports Arena15,137 | 0–3
Player statistics
Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Awards and records Lafayette Lever, All-NBA Second Team
References
See also 1986-87 NBA season