Denver Nuggets Playoff Rosters

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1988-1989 Denver Nuggets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Michael Adams PG 5-10 163 Jan 19, 1963 26 Boston College 3 1985 3rd Rnd, #66, Kansas City Kings
Darwin Cook PG 6-3 184 Aug 6, 1958 30 Portland 0 1980 4th Rnd, #70, Detroit Pistons
Wayne Cooper FC 6-10 220 Nov 16, 1956 32 New Orleans 10 1978 2nd Rnd, #40, Golden State Warriors
Walter Davis GF 6-6 193 Sep 9, 1954 34 North Carolina 11 1977 1st Rnd, #5, Phoenix Suns
Alex English SF 6-7 190 Jan 5, 1954 35 South Carolina 12 1976 2nd Rnd, #35, Milwaukee Bucks
David Greenwood PF 6-9 222 May 27, 1957 31 UCLA 9 1979 1st Rnd, #2, Chicago Bulls
Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 Dec 6, 1957 31 Notre Dame 8 1980 1st Rnd, #20, Seattle SuperSonics
Jerome Lane SF 6-6 230 Dec 4, 1966 22 Pittsburgh 0 1988 1st Rnd, #23, Denver Nuggets
Fat Lever PG 6-3 170 Aug 18, 1960 28 Arizona State 6 1982 1st Rnd, #11, Portland Trail Blazers
Maurice Martin GF 6-6 200 Jul 2, 1964 24 Saint Joseph's 2 1986 1st Rnd, #16, Denver Nuggets
Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 Nov 13, 1962 26 Oregon 3 1985 1st Rnd, #15, Denver Nuggets
Danny Schayes C 6-11 235 May 10, 1959 29 Syracuse 7 1981 1st Rnd, #13, Utah Jazz
Elston Turner GF 6-5 190 Jun 10, 1959 29 Ole Miss 7 1981 2nd Rnd, #43, Dallas Mavericks

1988-1989 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Detroit Pistons #8 Boston Celtics DET in 3
First Round #2 New York Knicks #7 Philadelphia Sixers NYK in 3
First Round #3 Cleveland Cavaliers #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Milwaukee Bucks MIL in 5
Second Round #1 Detroit Pistons #5 Milwaukee Bucks DET in 4
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #6 Chicago Bulls DET in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 3
First Round #2 Utah Jazz #7 Golden State Warriors GSW in 3
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Denver Nuggets PHX in 3
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Houston Rockets SEA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Phoenix Suns #7 Golden State Warriors PHX in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #1 Los Angeles Lakers DET in 4

1988-1989 Denver Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Alex English 3 36.0 26.0 4.3 3.7 0.3 0.0 4.7
Walter Davis 3 31.3 25.7 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.0 2.7
Michael Adams 2 37.5 23.5 8.5 4.5 1.5 0.0 4.0
Bill Hanzlik 3 35.3 12.7 6.7 3.0 1.7 0.3 0.7
Darwin Cook 3 22.0 10.3 4.3 3.7 1.0 0.0 1.3
Fat Lever 2 29.0 11.0 6.5 9.5 2.0 0.0 3.0
Elston Turner 3 24.7 4.7 3.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Wayne Cooper 3 14.7 4.0 4.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.0
Danny Schayes 2 18.0 4.0 5.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Jerome Lane 2 10.5 3.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
David Greenwood 3 11.3 1.7 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0
Blair Rasmussen 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

1988-1989 Denver Nuggets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Denver Leaders Phoenix Leaders
Apr 28, 1989
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Phoenix		 L, 104-103 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 34. Walter Davis
REB: 12. Fat Lever
AST: 17. Fat Lever 		PTS: 26. Tom Chambers
REB: 17. Tom Chambers
AST: 9. K. Johnson
Apr 30, 1989
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Phoenix		 L, 132-114 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Opening Round 		0-2 PTS: 36. Alex English
REB: 12. M. Adams
AST: 6. Alex English 		PTS: 34. K. Johnson
REB: 12. Tom Chambers
AST: 14. K. Johnson
May 2, 1989
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Phoenix		 L, 121-130 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round 		0-3 PTS: 26. Walter Davis
REB: 7. E. Turner
AST: 6. Bill Hanzlik 		PTS: 32. Tom Chambers
REB: 17. Tom Chambers
AST: 16. K. Johnson