2008–09 Denver Nuggets season

Denver Nuggets
2008–09 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	George Karl
Arena	Pepsi Center
Results
Record	54–28 (.659)
Place	Division: T-1st (Northwest); Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Lost Western Conference Finals
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio	KCKK
< 2007–08	2009–10 >

The 2008–09 Denver Nuggets season was the 42nd season of the franchise, 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They finished the regular season with 54 wins and 28 loses, the franchise's best record since 1987–88. The Nuggets ended their streak of five straight first-round exits after Carmelo Anthony was drafted in 2003, advancing to the Conference Finals, only again to lose to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games.

Key dates

June 26: The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.
July 1: The free agency period started.

During the first week of the season, superstar guard Allen Iverson was traded in a blockbuster deal to the Detroit Pistons for Chauncey Billups, Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb. McDyess was released soon after the trade.

Offseason

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Draft picks

The Denver Nuggets had no draft picks in the 2008 NBA Draft, but did acquire the draft rights of Sonny Weems from the Chicago Bulls. Weems was the 39th pick of the draft.

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
C	11	Andersen, Chris	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Blinn College TX (JC)
SF	15	Anthony, Carmelo (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Syracuse
SF	32	Balkman, Renaldo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	South Carolina
PG	7	Billups, Chauncey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Colorado
PG	25	Carter, Anthony	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Hawaiʻi
PG	6	Hart, Jason	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Syracuse
SG	30	Jones, Dahntay	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Duke
SF	43	Kleiza, Linas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Missouri
PF	4	Martin, Kenyon	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Cincinnati
C	25	Petro, Johan	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	France
PF	31	Nenê	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Brazil
SG	5	Smith, J. R.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)

Head coach

George Karl (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Nenê	Chris Andersen	Johan Petro
PF	Kenyon Martin	Renaldo Balkman
SF	Carmelo Anthony	Linas Kleiza
SG	Dahntay Jones	J. R. Smith	Sonny Weems
PG	Chauncey Billups	Anthony Carter	Jason Hart

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y–Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	—	33–8	21–20	12–4	82
x–Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	—	34–7	20–21	11–5	82
x–Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	6	33–8	15–26	10–6	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	30	11–30	13–28	3–13	82
Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	31	15–26	8–33	4–12	82

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	11
3	y-San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	11
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	12
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	15
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	16
8	x-Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	17

9	Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	19
10	Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	36
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	41
12	Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.293	41
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	42
14	Los Angeles Clippers	19	63	.232	46
15	Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	48

Game log

2008–09 game log

October: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 29	@ Utah	L 94–98	Allen Iverson, Kenyon Martin (18)	Kenyon Martin, Chris Andersen (6)	Allen Iverson (8)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,111	0–1
2	October 31	@ L.A. Clippers	W 113–103 (OT)	Allen Iverson (25)	Kenyon Martin (13)	Anthony Carter (6)	Staples Center 11,418	1–1

November: 11–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 5–3)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
3	November 1	L.A. Lakers	L 97–104	Anthony Carter (20)	Chris Andersen (7)	Allen Iverson (7)	Pepsi Center 19,651	1–2
4	November 5	@ Golden State	L 101–111	Carmelo Anthony (28)	Nenê (15)	Anthony Carter (11)	Oracle Arena 18,194	1–3
5	November 7	Dallas	W 108–105	Carmelo Anthony (28)	Carmelo Anthony (8)	Anthony Carter (7)	Pepsi Center 19,175	2–3
6	November 9	Memphis	W 100–90	Carmelo Anthony (24)	Nenê (12)	Chauncey Billups (10)	Pepsi Center 14,359	3–3
7	November 11	@ Charlotte	W 88–80	Carmelo Anthony (25)	Nenê, Linas Kleiza (8)	Anthony Carter (6)	Time Warner Cable Arena 10,753	4–3
8	November 13	@ Cleveland	L 99–110	Chauncey Billups (26)	Kenyon Martin (10)	Chauncey Billups (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 20,562	4–4
9	November 14	@ Boston	W 94–85	Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony (18)	Carmelo Anthony (13)	Chauncey Billups (7)	TD Banknorth Garden 18,624	5–4
10	November 16	Minnesota	W 90–84	Chauncey Billups (26)	Carmelo Anthony (12)	Chauncey Billups (5)	Pepsi Center 16,721	6–4
11	November 18	Milwaukee	W 114–105	Linas Kleiza (25)	Nenê (6)	Chauncey Billups (5)	Pepsi Center 14,413	7–4
12	November 19	@ San Antonio	W 91–81	Chauncey Billups (22)	Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (9)	Carmelo Anthony (7)	AT&T Center 16,559	8–4
13	November 21	@ L.A. Lakers	L 90–104	J. R. Smith, Nenê (18)	Carmelo Anthony (10)	Chauncey Billups (9)	Staples Center 18,997	8–5
14	November 23	Chicago	W 114–101	Kenyon Martin (26)	Carmelo Anthony (13)	Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony (8)	Pepsi Center 16,202	9–5
15	November 26	@ L.A. Clippers	W 106–105	Carmelo Anthony (30)	Carmelo Anthony (11)	Chauncey Billups (11)	Staples Center 14,934	10–5
16	November 27	New Orleans	L 101–105	J. R. Smith (32)	Chris Andersen (8)	Anthony Carter (8)	Pepsi Center 15,563	10–6
17	November 29	@ Minnesota	W 106–97	Chauncey Billups (27)	Carmelo Anthony (10)	Chucky Atkins (5)	Target Center 14,197	11–6
18	November 30	Houston	W 104–94	Chauncey Billups (28)	Nenê (10)	Chauncey Billups (10)	Pepsi Center 17,201	12–6

December: 9–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
19	December 2	Toronto	W 132–93	Chauncey Billups (24)	Nenê (11)	Chauncey Billups (14)	Pepsi Center 14,243	13–6
20	December 4	San Antonio	L 91–108	Carmelo Anthony (16)	J. R. Smith (10)	J. R. Smith, Chauncey Billups (4)	Pepsi Center 15,866	13–7
21	December 6	@ Sacramento	W 118–85	Chauncey Billups (24)	Nenê, Carmelo Anthony (7)	Chauncey Billups (4)	ARCO Arena 12,322	14–7
22	December 10	Minnesota	W 116–105	Carmelo Anthony (45)	Carmelo Anthony (11)	Chauncey Billups (6)	Pepsi Center 14,007	15–7
23	December 13	Golden State	W 123–105	Carmelo Anthony (27)	Carmelo Anthony (9)	Chauncey Billups (11)	Pepsi Center 15,322	16–7
24	December 15	@ Dallas	W 98–88	J. R. Smith (25)	Kenyon Martin (10)	Chauncey Billups (8)	American Airlines Center 19,969	17–7
25	December 16	@ Houston	L 96–108	Carmelo Anthony (22)	Kenyon Martin (8)	Chauncey Billups (6)	Toyota Center 17,737	17–8
26	December 19	Cleveland	L 88–105	Chauncey Billups (16)	Chris Andersen (10)	Anthony Carter, J. R. Smith (4)	Pepsi Center 19,155	17–9
27	December 20	@ Phoenix	L 101–108	J. R. Smith (23)	Nenê (15)	Chauncey Billups (8)	US Airways Center 18,422	17–10
28	December 22	Portland	W 97–89	Chauncey Billups, Nenê (19)	Kenyon Martin (12)	Chauncey Billups (10)	Pepsi Center 18,611	18–10
29	December 23	@ Portland	L 92–101	Linas Kleiza (20)	Nenê (13)	Chucky Atkins (4)	Rose Garden 20,007	18–11
30	December 26	Philadelphia	W 105–101	J. R. Smith (27)	Nenê (12)	Chauncey Billups (10)	Pepsi Center 19,155	19–11
31	December 28	@ New York	W 117–110	Carmelo Anthony (32)	Carmelo Anthony, Nenê (9)	Chauncey Billups (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	20–11
32	December 29	@ Atlanta	L 91–109	Kenyon Martin (19)	Chris Andersen (6)	Anthony Carter (7)	Philips Arena 17,131	20–12
33	December 31	@ Toronto	W 114–107	Nenê (21)	Chris Andersen (10)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Air Canada Centre 18,879	21–12

January: 10–4 (Home: 8–2; Road: 2–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
34	January 2	@ Oklahoma City	W 122–120	Carmelo Anthony (31)	Nenê (14)	Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter (7)	Ford Center 18,613	22–12
35	January 3	New Orleans	W 105–100	Carmelo Anthony (22)	Carmelo Anthony (7)	Chauncey Billups (6)	Pepsi Center 19,614	23–12
36	January 5	Indiana	W 135–115	Kenyon Martin (25)	Chris Andersen (9)	Chauncey Billups (11)	Pepsi Center 14,255	24–12
37	January 7	Miami	W 108–97	Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith, Linas Kleiza (21)	Kenyon Martin (8)	Anthony Carter (9)	Pepsi Center 15,459	25–12
38	January 9	Detroit	L 90–93	Chauncey Billups (30)	Nenê (9)	Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (4)	Pepsi Center 19,682	25–13
39	January 13	Dallas	W 99–97	Chauncey Billups (23)	Chris Andersen (10)	J. R. Smith (7)	Pepsi Center 14,158	26–13
40	January 15	Phoenix	W 119–113 (OT)	Chauncey Billups (26)	Nenê (14)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Pepsi Center 18,073	27–13
41	January 17	Orlando	L 88–106	Linas Kleiza (26)	Chris Andersen (9)	Anthony Carter (7)	Pepsi Center 19,749	27–14
42	January 19	@ Houston	L 113–115	J. R. Smith (24)	Nenê (12)	Chauncey Billups (12)	Toyota Center 18,199	27–15
43	January 20	Sacramento	W 118–99	Linas Kleiza (27)	Nenê (12)	Anthony Carter (10)	Pepsi Center 15,164	28–15
44	January 25	Utah	W 117–97	Nenê (28)	Linas Kleiza, Nenê (9)	Anthony Carter (10)	Pepsi Center 17,895	29–15
45	January 27	@ Memphis	W 100–85	Chauncey Billups (29)	Kenyon Martin (10)	Kenyon Martin (4)	FedExForum 11,338	30–15
46	January 28	@ New Orleans	L 81–94	Kenyon Martin (22)	Linas Kleiza, Kenyon Martin, J. R. Smith, Nenê (6)	Anthony Carter (6)	New Orleans Arena 15,792	30–16
47	January 30	Charlotte	W 110–99	Nenê (22)	Nenê (12)	Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups (6)	Pepsi Center 18,463	31–16

February: 8–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 5–3)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
48	February 3	San Antonio	W 104–96	Carmelo Anthony (35)	Nenê (11)	Anthony Carter (9)	Pepsi Center 18,536	32–16
49	February 4	@ Oklahoma City	W 114–113	Carmelo Anthony (32)	Nenê (8)	Carmelo Anthony (11)	Ford Center 18,332	33–16
50	February 6	@ Washington	W 124–103	Carmelo Anthony (23)	Nenê (10)	Anthony Carter (7)	Verizon Center 20,173	34–16
51	February 7	@ New Jersey	L 70–114	Carmelo Anthony (15)	Nenê (7)	Chauncey Billups (3)	Izod Center 17,697	34–17
52	February 10	@ Miami	W 99–82	Chauncey Billups (23)	Kenyon Martin (10)	Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups (5)	American Airlines Arena 16,784	35–17
53	February 11	@ Orlando	W 82–73	Carmelo Anthony (29)	Carmelo Anthony (8)	Chauncey Billups (4)	Amway Arena 17,461	36–17
54	February 18	@ Philadelphia	W 101–89	Carmelo Anthony (26)	Carmelo Anthony (14)	Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (5)	Wachovia Center 15,979	37–17
55	February 20	@ Chicago	L 99–116	Chauncey Billups (25)	Carmelo Anthony (8)	Chauncey Billups (6)	United Center 21,970	37–18
56	February 22	@ Milwaukee	L 117–120	Carmelo Anthony (33)	Carmelo Anthony (9)	J. R. Smith (5)	Bradley Center 14,891	37–19
57	February 23	Boston	L 76–114	J. R. Smith (19)	Johan Petro (10)	J. R. Smith, Chauncey Billups (5)	Pepsi Center 19,784	37–20
58	February 25	Atlanta	W 110–109	Chauncey Billups (33)	Chris Andersen (12)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Pepsi Center 18,418	38–20
59	February 27	L.A. Lakers	W 90–79	Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (22)	Carmelo Anthony, Chris Andersen (12)	Chauncey Billups (6)	Pepsi Center 19,920	39–20

March: 10–6 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–5)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
60	March 1	@ Indiana	L 94–100	Chauncey Billups (27)	Chris Andersen (12)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Conseco Fieldhouse 12,458	39–21
61	March 3	@ Detroit	L 95–100	Chauncey Billups (34)	Nenê, Renaldo Balkman, Chris Andersen (7)	Chauncey Billups, Kenyon Martin (4)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	39–22
62	March 5	Portland	W 106–90	Carmelo Anthony (38)	J. R. Smith (7)	Chauncey Billups (9)	Pepsi Center 16,801	40–22
63	March 6	@ Utah	L 91–97	J. R. Smith (27)	Renaldo Balkman (14)	J. R. Smith (5)	EnergySolutions Arena 19,911	40–23
64	March 8	@ Sacramento	L 106–114	Carmelo Anthony (32)	Renaldo Balkman (10)	Chauncey Billups (8)	ARCO Arena 12,678	40–24
65	March 9	Houston	L 95–97	Chauncey Billups (28)	Nenê (8)	Chauncey Billups (5)	Pepsi Center 16,020	40–25
66	March 11	Oklahoma City	W 112–99	Carmelo Anthony (22)	Renaldo Balkman (14)	Anthony Carter (12)	Pepsi Center 16,186	41–25
67	March 14	L.A. Clippers	W 107–94	Renaldo Balkman (22)	Chris Andersen, Renaldo Balkman (11)	Chauncey Billups (9)	Pepsi Center 18,676	42–25
68	March 16	New Jersey	W 121–96	J. R. Smith, Nenê (19)	Chris Andersen (9)	Chauncey Billups (10)	Pepsi Center 16,223	43–25
69	March 18	@ Memphis	W 111–109	Carmelo Anthony (35)	Renaldo Balkman (12)	Chauncey Billups (12)	FedExForum 11,087	44–25
70	March 20	Washington	W 116–105	J. R. Smith (40)	Chris Andersen (11)	Anthony Carter (10)	Pepsi Center 18,231	45–25
71	March 23	@ Phoenix	L 115–118	Carmelo Anthony (29)	Kenyon Martin (9)	Chauncey Billups (8)	US Airways Center 18,422	45–26
72	March 25	@ New Orleans	W 101–88	Carmelo Anthony (29)	Chris Andersen (9)	Chauncey Billups (6)	New Orleans Arena 17,274	46–26
73	March 27	@ Dallas	W 103–101	Carmelo Anthony (43)	Carmelo Anthony (11)	Chauncey Billups (9)	American Airlines Center 20,310	47–26
74	March 28	Golden State	W 129–116	Carmelo Anthony (31)	Chris Andersen (11)	Anthony Carter (13)	Pepsi Center 19,155	48–26
75	March 31	New York	W 111–104	Carmelo Anthony (29)	Nenê (12)	Anthony Carter (8)	Pepsi Center 17,851	49–26

April: 5–2 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
76	April 2	Utah	W 114–104	J. R. Smith (28)	Chris Andersen (10)	J. R. Smith (7)	Pepsi Center 17,969	50–26
77	April 4	L.A. Clippers	W 120–104	J. R. Smith (34)	Chris Andersen (8)	Chauncey Billups (9)	Pepsi Center 17,880	51–26
78	April 5	@ Minnesota	W 110–87	Carmelo Anthony (23)	Carmelo Anthony, Chris Andersen (8)	Chauncey Billups (7)	Target Center 16,839	52–26
79	April 8	Oklahoma City	W 122–112	Carmelo Anthony (31)	Nenê (10)	Chauncey Billups (9)	Pepsi Center 16,536	53–26
80	April 9	@ L.A. Lakers	L 102–116	Carmelo Anthony (23)	Nenê (10)	Chauncey Billups (8)	Staples Center 18,997	53–27
81	April 13	Sacramento	W 118–98	J. R. Smith (45)	Chris Andersen (10)	Carmelo Anthony (9)	Pepsi Center 15,823	54–27
82	April 15	@ Portland	L 76–104	Chauncey Billups (13)	Nenê (9)	Chauncey Billups (4)	Rose Garden 20,652	54-28

2012–13 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2009 playoff game log

First Round: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	April 19	New Orleans	W 113–84	Billups (36)	Nenê (14)	Billups (8)	Pepsi Center 19,536	1–0
2	April 22	New Orleans	W 108–93	Billups (31)	Nenê (8)	Anthony (9)	Pepsi Center 19,623	2–0
3	April 25	@ New Orleans	L 93–95	Anthony (25)	Martin (10)	Billups (6)	New Orleans Arena 17,489	2–1
4	April 27	@ New Orleans	W 121–63	Anthony (26)	Andersen (8)	Billups (8)	New Orleans Arena 17,236	3–1
5	April 29	New Orleans	W 107–86	Anthony (34)	Andersen, Martin, Nenê (7)	Billups (11)	Pepsi Center 19,744	4–1

Conference Semifinals : 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 3	Dallas	W 109–95	Nenê (24)	Andersen (6)	Billups, Smith (6)	Pepsi Center 19,631	1–0
2	May 5	Dallas	W 117–105	Anthony, Nenê (25)	Andersen (9)	Billups (8)	Pepsi Center 19,890	2–0
3	May 9	@ Dallas	W 106–105	Billups (32)	Anthony, Nenê (8)	Nenê (4)	American Airlines Center 20,620	3–0
4	May 11	@ Dallas	L 117–119	Anthony (41)	Anthony (11)	Billups (7)	American Airlines Center 20,523	3–1
5	May 13	Dallas	W 124–110	Anthony (30)	Billups, Nenê (7)	Billups (12)	Pepsi Center 19,962	4–1

Conference Finals : 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date Time	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	May 19	@ Los Angeles	L 103–105	Anthony (39)	Martin (8)	Billups (8)	Staples Center 18,997	0–1
2	May 21	@ Los Angeles	W 106–103	Anthony (34)	Anthony, Nenê (9)	Nenê (6)	Staples Center 18,997	1–1
3	May 23	Los Angeles	L 97–103	Anthony (21)	Andersen, Martin (7)	Billups (7)	Pepsi Center 19,939	1–2
4	May 25	Los Angeles	W 120–101	Billups, Smith (24)	Martin (15)	Nenê (6)	Pepsi Center 20,037	2-2
5	May 27	@ Los Angeles	L 94–103	Anthony (31)	Andersen, Nenê (8)	Billups (5)	Staples Center 18,997	2-3
6	May 29	Los Angeles	L 92–119	Anthony (25)	Nenê (6)	Billups (9)	Pepsi Center 20,053	2-4

2013 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend
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	Source:	^[1]

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Chris Andersen	71	1	20.6	.548	.200	.718	6.20	.4	.58	2.46	6.4
Carmelo Anthony	66	66	34.5	.443	.371	.793	6.80	3.4	1.14	.36	22.8
Renaldo Balkman	53	10	14.7	.558	.286	.646	3.80	.6	.89	.43	5.0
Chauncey Billups	77	77	35.3	.420	.410	.913	3.00	6.4	1.17	.22	17.9
Anthony Carter	78	5	22.9	.433	.239	.731	2.60	4.7	1.23	.17	5.3
Dahntay Jones	79	71	18.1	.458	.647	.728	2.10	1.0	.62	.24	5.4
Jason Hart	11	0	3.3	.500	.000	.750	.40	.5	.00	.00	1.2
Linas Kleiza	82	7	22.2	.447	.326	.725	4.00	.8	.38	.17	9.9
Kenyon Martin	66	66	32.0	.491	.368	.604	6.00	2.0	1.45	1.12	11.7
Nenê	77	76	32.0	.604	.200	.723	7.80	1.4	1.23	1.31	14.6
Johan Petro	27	10	8.0	.429	.000	.429	2.30	.4	.11	.37	2.2
J.R. Smith	81	18	27.7	.446	.397	.754	3.70	2.8	.96	.17	15.2
Sonny Weems	12	0	4.6	.320	.000	.375	.30	.3	.08	.00	1.6

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Chris Andersen	15	0	21.9	.630	.000	.659	6.30	.6	.33	2.13	6.5
Carmelo Anthony	16	16	38.3	.453	.364	.826	5.80	4.1	1.75	.63	27.2
Renaldo Balkman	8	0	2.5	.333	.000	.000	.50	.1	.50	.00	.5
Chauncey Billups	16	16	38.7	.457	.468	.906	3.80	6.8	1.25	.25	20.6
Anthony Carter	16	0	14.3	.408	.167	.500	2.00	2.1	.94	.06	2.8
Dahntay Jones	16	16	17.5	.481	.250	.767	2.40	.6	.81	.31	7.0
Jason Hart	9	0	2.1	.500	.000	.000	.30	.6	.22	.11	.2
Linas Kleiza	14	0	15.0	.470	.425	.750	3.20	.5	.36	.07	6.9
Kenyon Martin	16	16	33.6	.497	.200	.657	5.90	2.1	1.13	.88	10.9
Nenê	16	16	32.8	.548	.000	.657	7.50	2.6	1.25	.63	11.5
Johan Petro	10	0	2.6	.222	.000	.625	.60	.1	.00	.10	.9
J.R. Smith	16	0	27.2	.454	.358	.543	3.30	2.8	1.06	.25	14.9

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

June 26, 2008	To Chicago Bulls Ömer Aşık^[2]	To Portland Trail Blazers Nuggets’ 2009 second round pick New York’s 2009 second round pick (via Chicago) Chicago’s 2010 second round pick	To Denver Nuggets Sonny Weems
July 15, 2008	To Los Angeles Clippers Marcus Camby^[3]	To Denver Nuggets The rights to swap second-round picks in the 2010 NBA draft
July 22, 2008	To New York Knicks Taurean Green Bobby Jones 2010 second round draft pick ^[4]	To Denver Nuggets Renaldo Balkman
November 3, 2008	To Detroit Pistons Allen Iverson^[5]	To Denver Nuggets Chauncey Billups Antonio McDyess Cheikh Samb
January 5, 2009	To Los Angeles Clippers Cheikh Samb^[6]	To Denver Nuggets Future Conditional Second-Round Draft Pick
January 7, 2009	To Oklahoma City Thunder Chucky Atkins Conditional 2009 First-Round Draft Pick ^[7]	To Denver Nuggets Johan Petro Second-Round Draft Pick

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Chris Andersen^[8]	July 24	New Orleans Hornets
Dahntay Jones^[9]	July 31	Sacramento Kings
Mateen Cleaves	September 30	Bakersfield Jam
Smush Parker	September 30	Los Angeles Clippers
Nick Fazekas	September 30	Los Angeles Clippers
James Mays	September 30	Clemson Tigers
Ruben Patterson	September 30	Los Angeles Clippers
Juwan Howard	October 3	Dallas Mavericks
Jason Hart	March 3	Los Angeles Clippers

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Eduardo Nájera	July 11	New Jersey Nets
Yakhouba Diawara	August 7	Miami Heat

References

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