NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2007–08 Denver Nuggets season was the 41st season of the franchise, 32nd in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season saw Allen Iverson play his only full season as a Nugget until he was traded to Detroit midway through the next year . Despite winning 50 games, the Nuggets entered the playoffs as the number 8 seed in the Western Conference. They failed to make it out of the first round once again as they were swept by the eventual Western Conference Champion Los Angeles Lakers , led by league MVP Kobe Bryant , in four straight games. The Nuggets had the ninth best team offensive rating in the NBA.[1]
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Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SF 15 Anthony, Carmelo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1984-05-29 Syracuse PG 12 Atkins, Chucky 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1974-08-14 South Florida C 23 Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1974-03-22 UMass PG 25 Carter, Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1975-06-16 Hawaiʻi SG 5 Diawara, Yakhouba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1982-08-29 Pepperdine PG 0 Green, Taurean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1986-11-28 Florida C 45 Hunter, Steven 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981-10-31 DePaul SG 3 Iverson, Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1975-06-07 Georgetown SF 11 Jones, Bobby 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1984-01-09 Washington SF 43 Kleiza, Linas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1985-01-03 Missouri PF 4 Martin, Kenyon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1977-12-30 Cincinnati PF 21 Nájera, Eduardo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1976-07-11 Oklahoma PF 31 Nenê 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1982-09-13 Brazil SG 1 Smith, J.R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-09-09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: April 16, 2008
Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 2007-08 NBA Records Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS Atlanta — 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 Boston 3–0 — 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–3 Charlotte 2–2 1–3 — 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 Chicago 2–2 0–4 3–1 — 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 Cleveland 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 — 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 Dallas 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 — 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 Detroit 4–0 1–2 3–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 Golden State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 — 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 Houston 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 Indiana 2–1 0–3 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 — 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 — 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 Memphis 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–2 — 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 Miami 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 Milwaukee 2–2 0–4 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–2 New Jersey 3–1 0–4 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 — 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 New Orleans 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 New York 0–4 0–4 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 — 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–1 Orlando 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 — 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 Philadelphia 1–3 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 Phoenix 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–4 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 3–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 Portland 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 — 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 Sacramento 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 — 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 San Antonio 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 3–1 — 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 Seattle 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–2 — 1–1 0–4 0–2 Toronto 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–3 Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 — 2–0 Washington 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 —
Record: 1–0; home: 1–0; road: 0–0
Record: 9–7; home: 6–2; road: 3–5
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 2 2 November 2007 Nuggets 99–91 Timberwolves NA Carmelo Anthony (33) 19,443 2–0 3 4 November 2007 Hornets 93–88 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (23) 13,156 2–1 4 6 November 2007 Nuggets 112–119 Knicks NA Allen Iverson (32) 19,763 2–2 5 7 November 2007 Nuggets 93–119 Celtics NA Allen Iverson (22) 18,624 2–3 6 9 November 2007 Nuggets 118–92 Wizards NA Carmelo Anthony (32) 20,173 3–3 7 10 November 2007 Nuggets 113–106 Pacers NA Carmelo Anthony (32) 12,748 4–3 8 12 November 2007 Cavaliers 100–122 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (37) 19,155 5–3 9 14 November 2007 Trail Blazers 93–110 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (25) 13,289 6–3 10 17 November 2007 Knicks 83–115 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (24) 19,679 7–3 11 20 November 2007 Bulls 91–112 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (26) 17,106 8–3 12 21 November 2007 Nuggets 90–101 Clippers NA Allen Iverson (29) 17,221 8–4 13 23 November 2007 Timberwolves 93–99 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (31) 17,097 9–4 14 24 November 2007 Nuggets 81–109 Rockets NA Allen Iverson (18) 18,228 9–5 15 27 November 2007 Pacers 112–110 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (26) 13,274 9–6 16 29 November 2007 Nuggets 99–127 Lakers NA Carmelo Anthony (23) 18,997 9–7 17 30 November 2007 Clippers 107–123 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (26) 14,230 10–7
Record: 8–5; home: 5–3; road: 3–2
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 18 2 December 2007 Heat 89–115 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (30) 16,386 11–7 19 5 December 2007 Lakers 111–107 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (51) 19,155 11–8 20 6 December 2007 Nuggets 122–109 Mavericks NA Allen Iverson (35) 20,155 12–8 21 8 December 2007 Kings 97–101 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (23) 15,493 13–8 22 12 December 2007 Hornets 99–105 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (32) 13,337 14–8 23 15 December 2007 Nuggets 91–102 Spurs NA Allen Iverson (30) 18,797 14–9 24 16 December 2007 Trail Blazers 116–105 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (38) 13,678 14–10 25 20 December 2007 Rockets 111–112 Nuggets 2 Carmelo Anthony (37) 16,157 15–10 26 21 December 2007 Nuggets 96–99 Trail Blazers NA Two-way tie (34) 20,644 15–11 27 23 December 2007 Nuggets 106–105 Kings NA Carmelo Anthony (30) 15,055 16–11 28 26 December 2007 Bucks 105–125 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (29) 18,701 17–11 29 28 December 2007 Nuggets 124–120 Warriors NA Allen Iverson (39) 20,001 18–11 30 30 December 2007 Warriors 105–95 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (26) 19,362 18–12
Record: 9–6; home: 7–0; road: 2–6
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 31 3 January 2008 Spurs 77–80 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (29) 19,155 19–12 32 4 January 2008 Nuggets 118–107 Timberwolves NA Allen Iverson (33) 13,536 20–12 33 6 January 2008 Sixers 96–109 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (38) 17,476 21–12 34 7 January 2008 Nuggets 115–137 Suns NA Allen Iverson (32) 18,422 21–13 35 11 January 2008 Magic 103–113 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (32) 16,718 22–13 36 14 January 2008 Nuggets 116–119 Bobcats NA Carmelo Anthony (35) 14,543 22–14 37 15 January 2008 Nuggets 93–104 Hawks NA Carmelo Anthony (36) 18,235 22–15 38 17 January 2008 Jazz 109–120 Nuggets NA Linas Kleiza (41) 15,270 23–15 39 19 January 2008 Timberwolves 108–111 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (35) 18,196 24–15 40 21 January 2008 Nuggets 99–116 Lakers NA Allen Iverson (24) 18,997 24–16 41 23 January 2008 Hawks 100–107 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (29) 14,213 25–16 42 25 January 2008 Nets 85–100 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (30) 15,892 26–16 43 27 January 2008 Nuggets 85–90 Mavericks NA Allen Iverson (23) 20,437 26–17 44 28 January 2008 Nuggets 93–117 Hornets NA Allen Iverson (23) 15,601 26–18 45 30 January 2008 Nuggets 106–102 Grizzlies NA Allen Iverson (32) 12,043 27–18
Record: 8–5; home: 4–2; road: 4–3
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 46 2 February 2008 Bobcats 101–117 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (25) 19,391 28–18 47 4 February 2008 Nuggets 105–103 Trail Blazers 1 Carmelo Anthony (28) 20,320 29–18 48 6 February 2008 Jazz 118–115 Nuggets 1 Allen Iverson (34) 16,865 29–19 49 8 February 2008 Wizards 100–111 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (49) 17,078 30–19 50 10 February 2008 Nuggets 113–83 Cavaliers NA Carmelo Anthony (27) 20,562 31–19 51 12 February 2008 Nuggets 114–113 Heat 1 J.R. Smith (28) 19,600 32–19 52 13 February 2008 Nuggets 98–109 Magic NA Carmelo Anthony (32) 17,519 32–20 53 19 February 2008 Celtics 118–124 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (29) 19,894 33–20 54 22 February 2008 Nuggets 121–135 Bulls NA J.R. Smith (43) 21,848 33–21 55 23 February 2008 Nuggets 109–115 Bucks NA Allen Iverson (26) 16,674 33–22 56 25 February 2008 Pistons 98–93 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (28) 17,901 33–23 57 27 February 2008 Nuggets 138–96 SuperSonics NA Allen Iverson (31) 13,627 34–23 58 29 February 2008 Clippers 104–110 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (38) 19,155 35–23
Record: 10–6; home: 7–0; road: 3–6
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record 59 2 March 2008 Nuggets 89–103 Rockets NA Carmelo Anthony (19) 18,168 35–24 60 5 March 2008 Suns 113–126 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (31) 18,383 36–24 61 7 March 2008 Spurs 96–109 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (29) 19,821 37–24 62 8 March 2008 Nuggets 105–132 Jazz NA Allen Iverson (28) 19,911 37–25 63 10 March 2008 Nuggets 103–107 Spurs NA Allen Iverson (28) 18,797 37–26 64 12 March 2008 Grizzlies 86–108 Nuggets NA Kenyon Martin (23) 17,318 38–26 65 14 March 2008 Raptors 105–137 Nuggets NA Allen Iverson (28) 17,952 39–26 66 16 March 2008 SuperSonics 116–168 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (26) 19,155 40–26 67 18 March 2008 Nuggets 120–136 Pistons NA Carmelo Anthony (27) 22,076 40–27 68 19 March 2008 Nuggets 113–115 Sixers NA Allen Iverson (32) 20,674 40–28 69 21 March 2008 Nuggets 125–114 Nets NA Allen Iverson (26) 17,949 41–28 70 23 March 2008 Nuggets 109–100 Raptors NA Allen Iverson (36) 19,800 42–28 71 24 March 2008 Nuggets 120–106 Grizzlies NA J.R. Smith (27) 12,317 43–28 72 27 March 2008 Mavericks 105–118 Nuggets NA Carmelo Anthony (32) 18,247 44–28 73 29 March 2008 Warriors 112–119 Nuggets NA Kenyon Martin (30) 19,844 45–28 74 31 March 2008 Nuggets 117–132 Suns NA J.R. Smith (23) 18,422 45–29
Record: 5–3; home: 3–1; road: 2–2
Green background indicates win. Red background indicates loss. Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Carmelo Anthony 77 77 36.4 .492 .354 .786 7.40 3.4 1.27 .51 25.7 Chucky Atkins 24 0 14.7 .344 .316 .444 1.30 2.0 .38 .04 4.7 Marcus Camby 79 79 34.9 .450 .300 .708 13.10 3.3 1.06 3.61 9.1 Anthony Carter 70 67 28.0 .458 .349 .753 2.90 5.5 1.54 .40 7.8 Yakhouba Diawara 54 14 10.0 .410 .318 .710 1.10 .7 .15 .06 2.8 Taurean Green 9 0 3.3 .333 .333 .750 .70 .3 .11 .00 1.1 Steven Hunter 19 2 6.3 .536 .000 .450 1.50 .0 .00 .32 2.1 Allen Iverson 82 82 41.8 .458 .345 .809 3.00 7.1 1.95 .15 26.4 Bobby Jones 25 0 8.9 .406 .391 .821 1.50 .4 .20 .04 3.4 Linas Kleiza 79 13 23.9 .472 .339 .770 4.20 1.2 .56 .24 11.1 Kenyon Martin 71 71 30.4 .538 .182 .580 6.50 1.3 1.24 1.20 12.4 Jelani McCoy 6 1 5.5 1.000 .000 .500 1.20 .0 .00 .83 .5 Eduardo Nájera 78 3 21.3 .473 .361 .708 4.30 1.2 .88 .51 5.9 Nenê 16 1 16.6 .408 .000 .551 5.40 .9 .56 .88 5.3 J. R. Smith 74 0 19.2 .461 .403 .719 2.10 1.7 .84 .16 12.3
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Carmelo Anthony 4 4 36.5 .364 .250 .828 9.50 2.0 .50 .25 22.5 Chucky Atkins 1 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 1.00 .0 .00 .00 .0 Marcus Camby 4 4 31.0 .238 1.000 .333 13.30 3.0 1.00 3.00 3.3 Anthony Carter 4 1 15.3 .286 .000 .000 2.50 3.5 .25 .25 2.0 Yakhouba Diawara 3 0 2.7 .400 .000 .000 .30 .0 .00 .00 1.3 Steven Hunter 2 0 2.5 .000 .000 .000 1.00 .0 .00 .00 .0 Allen Iverson 4 4 39.5 .434 .214 .697 3.00 4.5 1.00 .25 24.5 Linas Kleiza 4 3 30.5 .537 .214 .692 6.50 .8 .25 .00 14.0 Kenyon Martin 4 4 29.5 .441 .000 .625 6.30 1.3 1.00 .50 8.8 Eduardo Nájera 4 0 19.5 .500 .400 .000 3.30 1.5 .75 .25 4.0 Nenê 3 0 10.0 .556 .000 1.000 2.30 .3 .67 .33 4.3 J. R. Smith 4 0 27.0 .535 .318 .833 1.80 1.8 1.00 .00 18.3
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