| 2007–08 Denver Nuggets season | |||
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| Head coach | George Karl | ||
| General manager | Mark Warkentien | ||
| Owner | Stan Kroenke | ||
| Arena | Pepsi Center | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 50–32 (.610) | ||
| Place | Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 8th (Western) | ||
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost toLakers 0–4) | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | Altitude Sports and Entertainment | ||
| Radio | KCKK | ||
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The2007–08Denver Nuggets season was the 41st season of the franchise, 32nd in theNational Basketball Association (NBA). The season sawAllen Iverson play his only full season as a Nugget until he was traded to Detroit midway throughthe 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 ChampionLos Angeles Lakers, led by league MVPKobe Bryant, in four straight games. The Nuggets had the ninth best team offensive rating in the NBA.[1]
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Denver did not have any draft picks.
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| Head coach Assistant(s)
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 37–4 | 17–24 | 13–3 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 33–8 | 17–24 | 10–6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | 28–13 | 13–28 | 10–6 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 32 | 15–26 | 7–34 | 3–13 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 34 | 13–28 | 7–34 | 6–10 |
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 3 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 4 | y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
| 8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 |
| 11 | Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 15 | Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |
Record: 1–0; home: 1–0; road: 0–0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | 31 October 2007 | SuperSonics | 103–120 | Nuggets | NA | Carmelo Anthony (32) | 19,380 | 1–0 |
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
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Leading scorer | Attendance | Record |
| 75 | 1 April 2008 | Suns | 120–126 | Nuggets | NA | Allen Iverson (31) | 18,870 | 46–29 |
| 76 | 5 April 2008 | Kings | 118–115 | Nuggets | NA | Carmelo Anthony (47) | 18,921 | 46–30 |
| 77 | 6 April 2008 | Nuggets | 147–151 | SuperSonics | 2 | Carmelo Anthony (38) | 13,104 | 46–31 |
| 78 | 8 April 2008 | Nuggets | 117–99 | Clippers | NA | Carmelo Anthony (36) | 19,060 | 47–31 |
| 79 | 10 April 2008 | Nuggets | 114–105 | Warriors | NA | Allen Iverson (33) | 20,737 | 48–31 |
| 80 | 12 April 2008 | Nuggets | 97–124 | Jazz | NA | Allen Iverson (28) | 19,911 | 48–32 |
| 81 | 13 April 2008 | Rockets | 94–111 | Nuggets | NA | Allen Iverson (33) | 19,720 | 49–32 |
| 82 | 16 April 2008 | Grizzlies | 111–120 | Nuggets | NA | Allen Iverson (21) | 17,892 | 50–32 |
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First round: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
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| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| September 10, 2007 | ToDenver Nuggets Steven Hunter Bobby Jones[2] | ToPhiladelphia 76ers Reggie Evans Ricky Sanchez |
| February 21, 2008 | ToDenver Nuggets Taurean Green[3] | ToPortland Trail Blazers Von Wafer |
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