Denver Nuggets Playoff Rosters

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1981-1982 Denver Nuggets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
T.R. Dunn SG 6-4 192 Feb 1, 1955 27 Alabama 4 1977 2nd Rnd, #41, Portland Trail Blazers
Alex English SF 6-7 190 Jan 5, 1954 28 South Carolina 5 1976 2nd Rnd, #35, Milwaukee Bucks
Glen Gondrezick SF 6-6 218 Aug 30, 1955 26 UNLV 4 1977 2nd Rnd, #26, New York Knicks
Kenny Higgs PG 6-0 180 Jan 31, 1955 27 LSU 2 1978 3rd Rnd, #57, Cleveland Cavaliers
Cedrick Hordges PF 6-8 220 Jan 8, 1957 25 South Carolina 1 1979 3rd Rnd, #49, Chicago Bulls
Dan Issel FC 6-9 235 Oct 25, 1948 33 Kentucky 5 1970 8th Rnd, #122, Detroit Pistons
Billy McKinney PG 6-0 160 Jun 5, 1955 26 Northwestern 4 1977 6th Rnd, #115, Phoenix Suns
James Ray PF 6-8 215 Jul 27, 1957 24 Jacksonville 1 1980 1st Rnd, #5, Denver Nuggets
Dave Robisch FC 6-10 235 Dec 22, 1949 32 Kansas 5 1971 3rd Rnd, #49, Boston Celtics
John Roche PG 6-3 170 Sep 26, 1949 32 South Carolina 3 1971 1st Rnd, #19, Phoenix Suns
David Thompson GF 6-5 195 Jul 13, 1954 27 NC State 5 1975 1st Rnd, #2, Atlanta Hawks
Kiki Vandeweghe PF 6-8 220 Aug 1, 1958 23 UCLA 1 1980 1st Rnd, #11, Dallas Mavericks

1981-1982 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #6 Atlanta Hawks PHI in 2
First Round #4 New Jersey Nets #5 Washington Bullets WAS in 2
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #5 Washington Bullets BOS in 5
Second Round #3 Philadelphia Sixers #2 Milwaukee Bucks PHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #6 Houston Rockets SEA in 3
First Round #4 Denver Nuggets #5 Phoenix Suns PHX in 3
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Seattle SuperSonics #2 San Antonio Spurs SAS in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #3 Philadelphia Sixers #1 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 6

1981-1982 Denver Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Dan Issel 3 34.3 25.3 7.0 1.7 1.0 0.3 2.3
Kiki Vandeweghe 3 36.3 22.7 6.0 3.0 0.7 1.3 2.0
Alex English 3 39.3 19.3 7.7 5.7 1.0 1.0 1.3
Billy McKinney 3 30.3 14.0 2.0 3.3 1.0 0.0 1.7
David Thompson 3 22.0 11.7 3.3 2.0 0.3 0.0 2.7
Kenny Higgs 3 18.0 7.7 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.7
Cedrick Hordges 3 15.0 6.3 4.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 1.3
T.R. Dunn 3 27.0 6.3 6.0 3.3 2.7 0.3 1.7
Glen Gondrezick 3 17.0 6.0 2.7 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.0
James Ray 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0

1981-1982 Denver Nuggets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Denver Leaders Phoenix Leaders
Apr 20, 1982
v.
Phoenix		 W, 129-113 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 29. K. Vandeweghe
 PTS: 22. Kyle Macy
Apr 23, 1982
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Phoenix		 L, 126-110 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 26. Dan Issel
 PTS: 29. D. Johnson
Apr 24, 1982
v.
Phoenix		 L, 119-124 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 26. Dan Issel
REB: 10. Dan Issel
 PTS: 30. Walter Davis
REB: 9. T. Robinson