1993–94 Denver Nuggets season

1993–94   Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	Dan Issel
President	Bernie Bickerstaff
General manager	Bernie Bickerstaff
Arena	McNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semi-finals (lost to Jazz 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KWGN-TV Prime Sports Rocky Mountain
Radio	KOA
< 1992–93 1994–95 >

The 1993–94 Denver Nuggets season was the 18th season for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association, and their 27th season as a franchise. ^[1] The Nuggets received the ninth overall pick in the 1993 NBA draft, and selected power forward Rodney Rogers out of Wake Forest University. ^{[2] [3] [4]} During the off-season, the team acquired Brian Williams from the Orlando Magic, ^{[5] [6] [7]} then during the first month of the regular season, they traded Mark Macon and Marcus Liberty to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for All-Star guard Alvin Robertson; however, Robertson never played for the Nuggets due to a back injury, and was out for the entire season. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

The Nuggets played around .500 in winning percentage all season long; the team got off to a 9–8 start to the regular season, before losing five straight games, but then posting a five-game winning streak afterwards in December, as they held a 22–25 record at the All-Star break. ^[11] The Nuggets won five of their final seven games of the season, and finished in fourth place in the Midwest Division with a 42–40 record, earning the eighth seed in the Western Conference, and qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 1989–90 season. ^{[12] [13]}

Last season's Most Improved Player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf averaged 18.0 points and 4.5 assists per game, while second-year star LaPhonso Ellis averaged 15.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, and Dikembe Mutombo provided the team with 12.0 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.1 blocks per game. In addition, Reggie Williams provided with 13.0 points and 1.4 steals per game, and second-year guard Bryant Stith contributed 12.5 points and 1.4 steals per game. Off the bench, Robert Pack provided with 9.6 points and 5.4 assists per game, while Rogers contributed 8.1 points per game, and Brian Williams averaged 8.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. ^[14]

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pack participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. ^{[15] [16]} Mutombo finished in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, ^{[17] [18]} while Brian Williams finished tied in seventh place in Most Improved Player voting. ^{[19] [18]}

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1994 NBA playoffs, the Nuggets faced off against the top–seeded, and Pacific Division champion Seattle SuperSonics, who were led by the All-Star trio of Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton and Detlef Schrempf. The SuperSonics took a 2–0 series lead, ^{[20] [21] [22]} but the Nuggets managed to win the next two games at home at the McNichols Sports Arena to even the series at 2–2. The Nuggets then defeated the SuperSonics in Game 5 on the road in overtime, 98–94 at the Seattle Center Coliseum, and became the first 8th-seeded team to beat a #1 seed; an on-court camera featured Mutombo, in jubilation on his back holding the ball after the buzzer. ^{[23] [24] [25]}

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the Nuggets faced off against the 5th–seeded Utah Jazz, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Karl Malone, All-Star guard John Stockton, and Jeff Hornacek. The Nuggets lost the first three games to the Jazz, ^{[26] [27] [28]} but despite the threat of elimination, the team then managed to win the next three games, including a Game 6 win over the Jazz at home, 94–91 at the McNichols Sports Arena to even the series. ^{[29] [30] [31]} However, the Nuggets lost Game 7 to the Jazz on the road, 91–81 at the Delta Center, thus losing in a hard-fought seven-game series. ^{[32] [33] [34]} Following the season, Robertson was released to free agency.

For the season, the Nuggets revealed a new primary logo of a snowcapped mountain over the team name in gold, ^[35] and changed their uniforms adding dark navy blue, gold and dark red to their color scheme. ^{[36] [37]} The new logo and uniforms would both remain in use until 2003, while the basic design of the logo would last until 2018.

Draft picks

Main article: 1993 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	9	Rodney Rogers	SF/PF	United States	Wake Forest
2	43	Josh Grant	F	United States	Utah

Roster

1993–94 Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 3 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1969–03–09 LSU F 43 Kevin Brooks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–10–12 Louisiana F 20 LaPhonso Ellis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–05–05 Notre Dame F 21 Tom Hammonds 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–03–27 Georgia Tech G 4 Darnell Mee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1971–02–11 Western Kentucky C 55 Dikembe Mutombo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–06–25 Georgetown G 14 Robert Pack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1969–02–03 USC F 42 Mark Randall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1967–09–30 Kansas G – Alvin Robertson   (IN) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1962-07-22 Arkansas F 54 Rodney Rogers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1971–06–20 Wake Forest G 23 Bryant Stith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1970–12–10 Virginia C 8 Brian Williams 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1969–04–06 Arizona F 34 Reggie Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–03–05 Georgetown

Head coach Dan Issel Assistant(s) Mike Evans Gene Littles Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (IN) Inactive Injured Roster Updated: March 7, 1994

Roster notes

• Shooting guard Alvin Robertson was on the injured reserve list due to a back injury, missed the entire regular season, and never played for the Nuggets.

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y- Houston Rockets	58	24	.707	—	35–6	23–18	15–11
x- San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	3	32–9	23–18	16–10
x- Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	5	33–8	20–21	21–5
x- Denver Nuggets	42	40	.512	16	28–13	14–27	14–12
Minnesota Timberwolves	20	62	.244	38	13–28	7–34	5–21
Dallas Mavericks	13	69	.159	45	6–35	7–34	7–19

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Seattle SuperSonics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Houston Rockets	58	24	.707	5
3	x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	7
4	x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	8
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	10
6	x-Golden State Warriors	50	32	.610	13
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	47	35	.573	16
8	x-Denver Nuggets	42	40	.512	21
9	Los Angeles Lakers	33	49	.402	30
10	Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	35
11	Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	36
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	20	62	.244	43
13	Dallas Mavericks	13	69	.159	50

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

1993–94 game log Total: 42–40 (home: 28–13; road: 14–27)
November: 6–7 (home: 4–2; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 5, 1993 @ Sacramento L 100–109 ARCO Arena 0–1 2 November 7, 1993 L.A. Clippers W 99–97 McNichols Sports Arena 1–1 3 November 9, 1993 @ Seattle L 86–118 Seattle Center Coliseum 1–2 4 November 12, 1993 @ L.A. Lakers W 113–84 Great Western Forum 2–2 5 November 13, 1993 Golden State L 98–106 McNichols Sports Arena 2–3 6 November 16, 1993 San Antonio L 74–86 McNichols Sports Arena 2–4 7 November 18, 1993 Cleveland W 100–93 McNichols Sports Arena 3–4 8 November 20, 1993 @ Minnesota W 90–89 Target Center 4–4 9 November 23, 1993 @ Portland L 94–109 Memorial Coliseum 4–5 10 November 24, 1993 @ Phoenix L 97–130 America West Arena 4–6 11 November 26, 1993 Portland W 112–101 McNichols Sports Arena 5–6 12 November 27, 1993 New Jersey W 111–89 McNichols Sports Arena 6–6 13 November 30, 1993 @ Utah L 92–103 Delta Center 6–7
December: 8–6 (home: 6–0; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 14 December 3, 1993 Charlotte W 102–94 McNichols Sports Arena 7–7 15 December 5, 1993 Dallas W 115–110 McNichols Sports Arena 8–7 16 December 7, 1993 @ Golden State L 90–95 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 8–8 17 December 10, 1993 Utah W 107–98 McNichols Sports Arena 9–8 18 December 11, 1993 @ San Antonio L 100–105 Alamodome 9–9 19 December 14, 1993 @ New York L 84–93 Madison Square Garden 9–10 20 December 15, 1993 @ Philadelphia L 93–101 The Spectrum 9–11 21 December 17, 1993 @ Charlotte L 96–99 Charlotte Coliseum 9–12 22 December 18, 1993 @ Atlanta L 96–102 The Omni 9–13 23 December 21, 1993 Phoenix W 121–95 McNichols Sports Arena 10–13 24 December 23, 1993 @ Houston W 106–93 The Summit 11–13 25 December 26, 1993 Minnesota W 100–97 McNichols Sports Arena 12–13 26 December 28, 1993 @ Dallas W 97–85 Reunion Arena 13–13 27 December 30, 1993 Golden State W 101–96 McNichols Sports Arena 14–13
January: 6–8 (home: 5–4; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 28 January 2, 1994 Philadelphia L 80–96 McNichols Sports Arena 14–14 29 January 4, 1994 L.A. Lakers L 118–119 McNichols Sports Arena 14–15 30 January 5, 1994 @ Minnesota L 95–109 Target Center 14–16 31 January 7, 1994 San Antonio L 76–84 McNichols Sports Arena 14–17 32 January 8, 1994 Sacramento W 104–98 McNichols Sports Arena 15–17 33 January 11, 1994 @ Detroit W 94–86 The Palace of Auburn Hills 16–17 34 January 12, 1994 @ Indiana L 96–107 Market Square Arena 16–18 35 January 14, 1994 @ New Jersey L 96–103 Brendan Byrne Arena 16–19 36 January 16, 1994 @ Boston L 100–105 Boston Garden 16–20 37 January 18, 1994 Portland L 103–104 (OT) McNichols Sports Arena 17–20 38 January 20, 1994 Houston W 111–106 (2OT) McNichols Sports Arena 17–21 39 January 22, 1994 Seattle W 98–91 McNichols Sports Arena 18–21 40 January 27, 1994 Indiana W 113–106 McNichols Sports Arena 19–21 41 January 29, 1994 Detroit W 129–110 McNichols Sports Arena 20–21
February: 7–7 (home: 4–2; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 42 February 1, 1994 Chicago L 98–118 McNichols Sports Arena 20–22 43 February 2, 1994 @ Golden State L 84–97 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 20–23 44 February 4, 1994 @ Sacramento W 108–83 ARCO Arena 21–23 45 February 6, 1994 Dallas W 99–89 McNichols Sports Arena 22–23 46 February 8, 1994 Utah L 95–96 McNichols Sports Arena 22–24 47 February 10, 1994 @ San Antonio L 87–94 Alamodome 22–25 All-Star Break 48 February 15, 1994 @ Cleveland L 99–111 Richfield Coliseum 22–26 49 February 16, 1994 @ Milwaukee W 107–95 Bradley Center 23–26 50 February 18, 1994 @ Chicago W 109–84 Chicago Stadium 24–26 51 February 20, 1994 Atlanta W 97–92 McNichols Sports Arena 25–26 52 February 22, 1994 @ Houston L 97–98 The Summit 25–27 53 February 23, 1994 Boston W 102–94 McNichols Sports Arena 26–27 54 February 25, 1994 New York W 102–94 McNichols Sports Arena 27–27 55 February 27, 1994 @ Portland L 97–104 Memorial Coliseum 27–28
March: 8–5 (home: 7–1; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 56 March 4, 1994 Orlando W 98–89 McNichols Sports Arena 28–28 57 March 6, 1994 Minnesota W 117–97 McNichols Sports Arena 29–28 58 March 8, 1994 @ Orlando L 88–95 Orlando Arena 29–29 59 March 9, 1994 @ Miami L 80–102 Miami Arena 29–30 60 March 11, 1994 @ Washington L 93–100 USAir Arena 29–31 61 March 14, 1994 San Antonio W 116–88 McNichols Sports Arena 30–31 62 March 17, 1994 @ L.A. Clippers W 102–99 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 31–31 63 March 18, 1994 Sacramento L 103–115 McNichols Sports Arena 31–32 64 March 20, 1994 Washington W 132–99 McNichols Sports Arena 32–32 65 March 22, 1994 Milwaukee W 108–94 McNichols Sports Arena 33–32 66 March 24, 1994 Miami W 113–101 McNichols Sports Arena 34–32 67 March 26, 1994 Dallas W 112–101 McNichols Sports Arena 35–32 68 March 28, 1994 @ Seattle L 97–111 Seattle Center Coliseum 35–33
April: 7–7 (home: 2–4; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 69 April 2, 1994 @ Utah L 91–101 Delta Center 35–34 70 April 3, 1994 @ Phoenix L 98–108 America West Arena 35–35 71 April 5, 1994 L.A. Clippers L 91–92 McNichols Sports Arena 35–36 72 April 7, 1994 Seattle W 104–90 McNichols Sports Arena 36–36 73 April 8, 1994 @ L.A. Lakers W 112–99 Great Western Forum 37–36 74 April 10, 1994 Houston L 92–93 McNichols Sports Arena 37–37 75 April 12, 1994 Phoenix L 102–107 McNichols Sports Arena 37–38 76 April 13, 1994 @ San Antonio W 83–78 Alamodome 38–38 77 April 15, 1994 @ Dallas L 97–99 Reunion Arena 38–39 78 April 17, 1994 @ Minnesota W 99–88 Target Center 39–39 79 April 19, 1994 L.A. Lakers W 105–98 McNichols Sports Arena 40–39 80 April 20, 1994 @ L.A. Clippers W 100–85 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 41–39 81 April 22, 1994 Utah L 106–113 McNichols Sports Arena 41–40 82 April 24, 1994 @ Houston W 115–107 The Summit 42–40
1993–94 schedule

Playoffs

1994 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 28, 1994 @ Seattle L 82–106 Bison Dele (15) Dikembe Mutombo (9) Robert Pack (4) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813 0–1 2 April 30, 1994 @ Seattle L 87–97 LaPhonso Ellis (18) Ellis, Dele (10) Dikembe Mutombo (5) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813 0–2 3 May 2, 1994 Seattle W 110–93 Reggie Williams (31) Dikembe Mutombo (13) Reggie Williams (8) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 1–2 4 May 5, 1994 Seattle W 94–85 (OT) LaPhonso Ellis (27) LaPhonso Ellis (17) Reggie Williams (6) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 2–2 5 May 7, 1994 @ Seattle W 98–94 (OT) Robert Pack (23) Bison Dele (19) Reggie Williams (5) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,813 3–2
Western Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 10, 1994 @ Utah L 91–100 Dikembe Mutombo (20) LaPhonso Ellis (12) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (5) Delta Center 19,911 0–1 2 May 12, 1994 @ Utah L 94–104 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (23) Dikembe Mutombo (13) Robert Pack (6) Delta Center 19,911 0–2 3 May 14, 1994 Utah L 109–111 (OT) LaPhonso Ellis (25) Dikembe Mutombo (13) Robert Pack (8) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 0–3 4 May 15, 1994 Utah W 83–82 Reggie Williams (21) Dikembe Mutombo (11) Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (6) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 1–3 5 May 17, 1994 @ Utah W 109–101 (2OT) Stith, Abdul-Rauf (22) LaPhonso Ellis (11) Robert Pack (7) Delta Center 19,911 2–3 6 May 19, 1994 Utah W 94–91 Dikembe Mutombo (23) Dikembe Mutombo (12) three players tied (2) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 3–3 7 May 21, 1994 @ Utah L 81–91 Reggie Williams (17) Dikembe Mutombo (17) Robert Pack (3) Delta Center 19,911 3–4
1994 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (8) Denver Nuggets : Nuggets win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 28): Seattle 106, Denver 82
• Game 2 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (April 30): Seattle 97, Denver 87
• Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 2): Denver 110, Seattle 93
• Game 4 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 5): Denver 94, Seattle 85 (OT)
• Game 5 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 7): Denver 98, Seattle 94 (OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference First Round (Denver won 3–2)

West Conference Semi-finals

(5) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Denver Nuggets: Jazz win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 10): Utah 100, Denver 91
• Game 2 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 12): Utah 104, Denver 94
• Game 3 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 14): Utah 111, Denver 109 (OT)
• Game 4 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 15): Denver 83, Utah 82
• Game 5 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 17): Denver 109, Utah 101 (2OT)
• Game 6 @ McNichols Sports Arena, Denver (May 19): Denver 94, Utah 91
• Game 7 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 21): Utah 91, Denver 81

Last Playoff Meeting: 1985 Western Conference Semi-finals (Denver won 4–1)

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	80	78	32.7	.460	.316	.956	2.1	4.5	1.0	0.1	18.0
LaPhonso Ellis	79	79	34.2	.502	.304	.674	8.6	2.1	0.8	1.0	15.4
Reggie Williams	82	68	32.4	.412	.278	.733	4.8	3.7	1.4	0.8	13.0
Bryant Stith	82	82	34.8	.450	.222	.829	4.3	2.4	1.4	0.2	12.5
Dikembe Mutombo	82	82	34.8	.569	.000	.583	11.8	1.5	0.7	4.1	12.0
Robert Pack	66	4	20.9	.443	.207	.758	1.9	5.4	1.2	0.1	9.6
Rodney Rogers	79	14	17.8	.439	.380	.672	2.9	1.3	0.8	0.6	8.1
Bison Dele	80	1	18.8	.541	.000	.649	5.6	0.6	0.6	1.1	8.0
Mark Macon	7	0	18.0	.311	.000	.800	1.0	1.6	0.9	0.1	5.1
Tom Hammonds	74	2	11.9	.500		.683	2.7	0.5	0.3	0.2	4.1
Marcus Liberty	3	0	3.7	.571	.000	.500	1.7	0.7	0.0	0.0	3.0
Adonis Jordan	6	0	13.2	.261	.300		1.0	3.2	0.0	0.2	2.5
Kevin Brooks	34	0	5.6	.364	.174	.900	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.1	2.5
Mark Randall	28	0	5.5	.340	.143	.786	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.1	2.1
Darnell Mee	38	0	7.5	.318	.208	.444	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.3	1.9
Jim Farmer	4	0	7.3	.333	.000		0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Roy Marble	5	0	6.4	.167		.000	1.6	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.8

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
LaPhonso Ellis	12	12	36.3	.479	.500	.704	8.1	2.2	0.8	0.9	14.8
Reggie Williams	12	12	33.8	.416	.400	.771	5.1	3.5	0.8	1.0	14.3
Dikembe Mutombo	12	12	42.6	.463		.602	12.0	1.8	0.7	5.8	13.3
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	12	12	28.3	.370	.324	.935	1.5	2.5	0.4	0.1	12.9
Robert Pack	12	0	27.7	.407	.300	.709	2.3	4.3	1.5	0.5	11.8
Bryant Stith	12	12	34.4	.422	.000	.833	4.7	2.2	0.9	0.2	11.3
Bison Dele	12	0	24.1	.553		.659	7.4	0.9	0.3	0.9	9.3
Rodney Rogers	12	0	15.8	.388	.316	.630	1.8	1.3	0.6	0.5	5.1
Kevin Brooks	2	0	2.5	.286	.000	.500	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5
Darnell Mee	3	0	10.0	.500	.250		0.7	0.7	1.0	0.0	2.3
Tom Hammonds	8	0	6.1	.222		.833	1.6	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.1
Mark Randall	2	0	3.0	.000			2.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0

Player statistics citation: ^[14]

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