Denver Nuggets Playoff Rosters

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1987-1988 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 25 Boston College 2 1985 3rd Rnd, #66, Kansas City Kings
Michael Brooks SF 6-7 220 Aug 17, 1958 29 La Salle 5 1980 1st Rnd, #9, San Diego Clippers
Wayne Cooper FC 6-10 220 Nov 16, 1956 31 New Orleans 9 1978 2nd Rnd, #40, Golden State Warriors
T.R. Dunn SG 6-4 192 Feb 1, 1955 33 Alabama 10 1977 2nd Rnd, #41, Portland Trail Blazers
Alex English SF 6-7 190 Jan 5, 1954 34 South Carolina 11 1976 2nd Rnd, #35, Milwaukee Bucks
Mike Evans PG 6-1 170 Apr 19, 1955 33 Kansas State 9 1978 1st Rnd, #21, Denver Nuggets
Bill Hanzlik G-F 6-7 185 Dec 6, 1957 30 Notre Dame 7 1980 1st Rnd, #20, Seattle SuperSonics
Fat Lever PG 6-3 170 Aug 18, 1960 27 Arizona State 5 1982 1st Rnd, #11, Portland Trail Blazers
Maurice Martin GF 6-6 200 Jul 2, 1964 23 Saint Joseph's 1 1986 1st Rnd, #16, Denver Nuggets
Calvin Natt SF 6-6 220 Jan 8, 1957 31 Louisiana-Monroe 8 1979 1st Rnd, #8, New Jersey Nets
Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 Nov 13, 1962 25 Oregon 2 1985 1st Rnd, #15, Denver Nuggets
Danny Schayes C 6-11 235 May 10, 1959 28 Syracuse 6 1981 1st Rnd, #13, Utah Jazz
Jay Vincent SF 6-7 220 Jun 10, 1959 28 Michigan State 6 1981 2nd Rnd, #24, Dallas Mavericks

1987-1988 Playoff Matchups

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

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 San Antonio Spurs LAL in 3
First Round #2 Denver Nuggets #7 Seattle SuperSonics DEN in 5
First Round #3 Dallas Mavericks #6 Houston Rockets DAL in 4
First Round #4 Portland Trail Blazers #5 Utah Jazz UTA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Utah Jazz LAL in 7
Second Round #2 Denver Nuggets #3 Dallas Mavericks DAL in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Dallas Mavericks LAL in 7

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Detroit Pistons LAL in 7

1987-1988 Denver Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Alex English 11 39.8 24.3 5.4 4.4 0.6 0.3 1.5
Danny Schayes 11 28.5 16.4 7.2 1.6 0.3 0.9 2.2
Michael Adams 11 36.9 13.4 3.3 5.8 1.6 0.2 2.1
Jay Vincent 8 25.0 17.5 4.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.8
Blair Rasmussen 11 25.2 12.5 6.5 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.5
Fat Lever 7 39.0 17.0 9.3 7.0 1.9 0.6 0.6
Mike Evans 11 19.9 10.5 2.0 2.1 1.1 0.0 1.1
Bill Hanzlik 11 19.3 5.3 2.6 2.4 0.5 0.8 1.3
T.R. Dunn 11 16.8 2.4 2.6 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.4
Wayne Cooper 9 10.7 2.0 3.7 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.4
Maurice Martin 3 3.0 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
Michael Brooks 4 2.8 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0

1987-1988 Denver Nuggets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Denver Leaders Seattle Leaders
Apr 29, 1988
v.
Seattle		 W, 126-123 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 28. Alex English
REB: 11. Fat Lever
AST: 8. Fat Lever 		PTS: 29. Tom Chambers
REB: 10. X. McDaniel
AST: 8. X. McDaniel
May 1, 1988
v.
Seattle		 L, 91-111 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 16. Mike Evans
REB: 12. Fat Lever
AST: 5. M. Adams 		PTS: 24. Dale Ellis
REB: 17. X. McDaniel
AST: 6. N. McMillan
May 3, 1988
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Seattle		 W, 114-125 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		2-1 PTS: 28. B. Rasmussen
REB: 12. B. Rasmussen
AST: 7. M. Adams 		PTS: 34. Tom Chambers
REB: 12. X. McDaniel
AST: 9. N. McMillan
May 5, 1988
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Seattle		 L, 127-117 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		2-2 PTS: 28. Jay Vincent
REB: 8. D. Schayes
AST: 5. Alex English 		PTS: 27. X. McDaniel
REB: 7. D. McKey
AST: 8. Danny Young
May 7, 1988
v.
Seattle		 W, 115-96 McNichols Sports Arena
Opening Round 		3-2 PTS: 23. Alex English
REB: 7. Jay Vincent
AST: 7. Alex English 		PTS: 23. Tom Chambers
REB: 8. Alton Lister
AST: 5. X. McDaniel

1987-1988 Denver Nuggets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Denver Leaders Dallas Leaders
May 10, 1988
v.
Dallas		 W, 126-115 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 30. Fat Lever
REB: 11. Fat Lever
AST: 8. Fat Lever 		PTS: 26. Mark Aguirre
REB: 13. J. Donaldson
AST: 5. Derek Harper
May 12, 1988
v.
Dallas		 L, 108-112 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 22. Fat Lever
REB: 12. D. Schayes
AST: 7. M. Adams 		PTS: 31. R. Blackman
REB: 13. J. Donaldson
AST: 8. Derek Harper
May 14, 1988
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Dallas		 W, 105-107 Reunion Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 23. Alex English
REB: 11. Fat Lever
AST: 12. Fat Lever 		PTS: 17. Sam Perkins
REB: 15. Roy Tarpley
AST: 6. Mark Aguirre
May 15, 1988
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Dallas		 L, 124-103 Reunion Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 24. Alex English
REB: 10. Wayne Cooper
AST: 9. M. Adams 		PTS: 34. Mark Aguirre
REB: 13. Roy Tarpley
AST: 10. Derek Harper
May 17, 1988
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Dallas		 L, 106-110 McNichols Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-3 PTS: 33. D. Schayes
REB: 13. D. Schayes
AST: 6. Alex English 		PTS: 25. Mark Aguirre
REB: 16. Roy Tarpley
AST: 6. Derek Harper
May 19, 1988
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Dallas		 L, 108-95 Reunion Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-4 PTS: 34. Alex English
REB: 9. D. Schayes
AST: 8. M. Adams 		PTS: 23. Sam Perkins
REB: 19. Roy Tarpley
AST: 9. Derek Harper