[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2008-09-denver-nuggets-season-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2008-09-denver-nuggets-season-wikipedia\/","headline":"2008\u201309 Denver Nuggets season – Wikipedia","name":"2008\u201309 Denver Nuggets season – Wikipedia","description":"before-content-x4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia after-content-x4 NBA professional basketball team season NBA professional basketball team season after-content-x4 The 2008\u201309","datePublished":"2018-06-23","dateModified":"2018-06-23","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/03\/Cruz_Roja.svg\/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/03\/Cruz_Roja.svg\/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png","height":"8","width":"8"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2008-09-denver-nuggets-season-wikipedia\/","wordCount":8082,"articleBody":"     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});before-content-x4From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4NBA professional basketball team seasonNBA professional basketball team season       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The 2008\u201309 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 losses, the franchise’s best record since 1987\u201388. In the playoffs, the Nuggets defeated New Orleans Hornets in five games in the first round; this series included a notable 58-point bludgeoning of the Hornets in Game 4. The Nuggets then defeated the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the Western Conference Semi-finals to reach the Conference Finals for the first time since 1985, ending their streak of five straight first-round exits. However, the Nuggets lost to the eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, ending their playoff run.[citation needed] This was the second straight year the Nuggets had their season ended by the Lakers.As of May 2021 the Nuggets’ six-game loss to the Lakers in the 2009 Western Conference Finals was tied closest the team has ever come to reaching the NBA Finals, after they made it to the Conference Finals in 2020, but were once again beaten by the Lakers (who again won the championship), this time in five games.[1]Table of ContentsKey dates[edit]Draft picks[edit]Regular season[edit]Standings[edit]Game log[edit]Playoffs[edit]Game log[edit]Player statistics[edit]Season[edit]Playoffs[edit]Awards and records[edit]Awards[edit]Records[edit]Transactions[edit]Trades[edit]Free agents[edit]References[edit]Key dates[edit]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.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Draft picks[edit]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.2008\u201309 Denver Nuggets rosterPlayersCoachesPos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)FromF\/C11Andersen, Chris6\u00a0ft 10\u00a0in (2.08\u00a0m)228\u00a0lb (103\u00a0kg)1978-07-07BlinnSF15Anthony, Carmelo\u00a0(C)6\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in (2.03\u00a0m)230\u00a0lb (104\u00a0kg)1984-05-29SyracuseF32Balkman, Renaldo6\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in (2.03\u00a0m)225\u00a0lb (102\u00a0kg)1984-07-14South CarolinaG7Billups, Chauncey6\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in (1.91\u00a0m)202\u00a0lb (92\u00a0kg)1976-09-25ColoradoPG25Carter, Anthony6\u00a0ft 1\u00a0in (1.85\u00a0m)190\u00a0lb (86\u00a0kg)1975-06-16Hawai\u02bbiPG6Hart, Jason6\u00a0ft 3\u00a0in (1.91\u00a0m)185\u00a0lb (84\u00a0kg)1978-04-29SyracuseF\/C45Hunter, Steven\u00a07\u00a0ft 0\u00a0in (2.13\u00a0m)240\u00a0lb (109\u00a0kg)1981-10-31DePaulG\/F30Jones, Dahntay6\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in (1.98\u00a0m)210\u00a0lb (95\u00a0kg)1980-12-27DukeF43Kleiza, Linas6\u00a0ft 8\u00a0in (2.03\u00a0m)245\u00a0lb (111\u00a0kg)1985-01-03MissouriPF4Martin, Kenyon6\u00a0ft 9\u00a0in (2.06\u00a0m)240\u00a0lb (109\u00a0kg)1977-12-30CincinnatiF\/C31 Nen\u00ea6\u00a0ft 11\u00a0in (2.11\u00a0m)250\u00a0lb (113\u00a0kg)1982-09-13BrazilC27Petro, Johan7\u00a0ft 0\u00a0in (2.13\u00a0m)247\u00a0lb (112\u00a0kg)1986-01-27FranceG\/F1Smith, J. R.6\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in (1.98\u00a0m)220\u00a0lb (100\u00a0kg)1985-09-09St. Benedict’s Prep (NJ)G\/F13Weems, Sonny6\u00a0ft 6\u00a0in (1.98\u00a0m)205\u00a0lb (93\u00a0kg)1986-07-08ArkansasHead coachAssistant coach(es)Legend(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended InjuredRoster Last transaction: March 3, 2009Regular season[edit]Standings[edit]Game log[edit]2008\u201309 game logOctober: 1\u20131 (home: 0\u20130; road: 1\u20131)November: 11\u20135 (home: 6\u20132; road: 5\u20133)GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationAttendanceRecord3November 1L.A. LakersL 97\u2013104 Anthony Carter (20)Chris Andersen (7)Allen Iverson (7)Pepsi Center19,6511\u201324November 5@ Golden StateL 101\u2013111 Carmelo Anthony (28)Nen\u00ea (15)Anthony Carter (11)Oracle Arena18,1941\u201335November 7DallasW 108\u2013105 Carmelo Anthony (28)Carmelo Anthony (8)Anthony Carter (7)Pepsi Center19,1752\u201336November 9MemphisW 100\u201390 Carmelo Anthony (24)Nen\u00ea (12)Chauncey Billups (10)Pepsi Center14,3593\u201337November 11@ CharlotteW 88\u201380 Carmelo Anthony (25)Nen\u00ea, Linas Kleiza (8)Anthony Carter (6)Time Warner Cable Arena10,7534\u201338November 13@ ClevelandL 99\u2013110 Chauncey Billups (26)Kenyon Martin (10)Chauncey Billups (6)Quicken Loans Arena20,5624\u201349November 14@ BostonW 94\u201385 Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony (18)Carmelo Anthony (13)Chauncey Billups (7)TD Banknorth Garden18,6245\u2013410November 16MinnesotaW 90\u201384 Chauncey Billups (26)Carmelo Anthony (12)Chauncey Billups (5)Pepsi Center16,7216\u2013411November 18MilwaukeeW 114\u2013105 Linas Kleiza (25)Nen\u00ea (6)Chauncey Billups (5)Pepsi Center14,4137\u2013412November 19@ San AntonioW 91\u201381 Chauncey Billups (22)Carmelo Anthony, Nen\u00ea (9)Carmelo Anthony (7)AT&T Center16,5598\u2013413November 21@ L.A. LakersL 90\u2013104 J. R. Smith, Nen\u00ea (18)Carmelo Anthony (10)Chauncey Billups (9)Staples Center18,9978\u2013514November 23ChicagoW 114\u2013101 Kenyon Martin (26)Carmelo Anthony (13)Chauncey Billups, Carmelo Anthony (8)Pepsi Center16,2029\u2013515November 26@ L.A. ClippersW 106\u2013105 Carmelo Anthony (30)Carmelo Anthony (11)Chauncey Billups (11)Staples Center14,93410\u2013516November 27New OrleansL 101\u2013105 J. R. Smith (32)Chris Andersen (8)Anthony Carter (8)Pepsi Center15,56310\u2013617November 29@ MinnesotaW 106\u201397 Chauncey Billups (27)Carmelo Anthony (10)Chucky Atkins (5)Target Center14,19711\u2013618November 30HoustonW 104\u201394 Chauncey Billups (28)Nen\u00ea (10)Chauncey Billups (10)Pepsi Center17,20112\u20136December: 9\u20136 (home: 5\u20132; road: 4\u20134)GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationAttendanceRecord19December 2TorontoW 132\u201393 Chauncey Billups (24)Nen\u00ea (11)Chauncey Billups (14)Pepsi Center14,24313\u2013620December 4San AntonioL 91\u2013108 Carmelo Anthony (16)J. R. Smith (10)J. R. Smith, Chauncey Billups (4)Pepsi Center15,86613\u2013721December 6@ SacramentoW 118\u201385 Chauncey Billups (24)Nen\u00ea, Carmelo Anthony (7)Chauncey Billups (4)ARCO Arena12,32214\u2013722December 10MinnesotaW 116\u2013105 Carmelo Anthony (45)Carmelo Anthony (11)Chauncey Billups (6)Pepsi Center14,00715\u2013723December 13Golden StateW 123\u2013105 Carmelo Anthony (27)Carmelo Anthony (9)Chauncey Billups (11)Pepsi Center15,32216\u2013724December 15@ DallasW 98\u201388 J. R. Smith (25)Kenyon Martin (10)Chauncey Billups (8)American Airlines Center19,96917\u2013725December 16@ HoustonL 96\u2013108 Carmelo Anthony (22)Kenyon Martin (8)Chauncey Billups (6)Toyota Center17,73717\u2013826December 19ClevelandL 88\u2013105 Chauncey Billups (16)Chris Andersen (10)Anthony Carter, J. R. Smith (4)Pepsi Center19,15517\u2013927December 20@ PhoenixL 101\u2013108 J. R. Smith (23)Nen\u00ea (15)Chauncey Billups (8)US Airways Center18,42217\u20131028December 22PortlandW 97\u201389 Chauncey Billups, Nen\u00ea (19)Kenyon Martin (12)Chauncey Billups (10)Pepsi Center18,61118\u20131029December 23@ PortlandL 92\u2013101 Linas Kleiza (20)Nen\u00ea (13)Chucky Atkins (4)Rose Garden20,00718\u20131130December 26PhiladelphiaW 105\u2013101 J. R. Smith (27)Nen\u00ea (12)Chauncey Billups (10)Pepsi Center19,15519\u20131131December 28@ New YorkW 117\u2013110 Carmelo Anthony (32)Carmelo Anthony, Nen\u00ea (9)Chauncey Billups (5)Madison Square Garden19,76320\u20131132December 29@ AtlantaL 91\u2013109 Kenyon Martin (19)Chris Andersen (6)Anthony Carter (7)Philips Arena17,13120\u20131233December 31@ TorontoW 114\u2013107 Nen\u00ea (21)Chris Andersen (10)Chauncey Billups (7)Air Canada Centre18,87921\u201312January: 10\u20134 (home: 8\u20132; road: 2\u20132)GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationAttendanceRecord34January 2@ Oklahoma CityW 122\u2013120 Carmelo Anthony (31)Nen\u00ea (14)Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter (7)Ford Center18,61322\u20131235January 3New OrleansW 105\u2013100 Carmelo Anthony (22)Carmelo Anthony (7)Chauncey Billups (6)Pepsi Center19,61423\u20131236January 5IndianaW 135\u2013115 Kenyon Martin (25)Chris Andersen (9)Chauncey Billups (11)Pepsi Center14,25524\u20131237January 7MiamiW 108\u201397 Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith, Linas Kleiza (21)Kenyon Martin (8)Anthony Carter (9)Pepsi Center15,45925\u20131238January 9DetroitL 90\u201393 Chauncey Billups (30)Nen\u00ea (9)Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (4)Pepsi Center19,68225\u20131339January 13DallasW 99\u201397 Chauncey Billups (23)Chris Andersen (10)J. R. Smith (7)Pepsi Center14,15826\u20131340January 15PhoenixW 119\u2013113 (OT)Chauncey Billups (26)Nen\u00ea (14)Chauncey Billups (8)Pepsi Center18,07327\u20131341January 17OrlandoL 88\u2013106 Linas Kleiza (26)Chris Andersen (9)Anthony Carter (7)Pepsi Center19,74927\u20131442January 19@ HoustonL 113\u2013115 J. R. Smith (24)Nen\u00ea (12)Chauncey Billups (12)Toyota Center18,19927\u20131543January 20SacramentoW 118\u201399 Linas Kleiza (27)Nen\u00ea (12)Anthony Carter (10)Pepsi Center15,16428\u20131544January 25UtahW 117\u201397 Nen\u00ea (28)Linas Kleiza, Nen\u00ea (9)Anthony Carter (10)Pepsi Center17,89529\u20131545January 27@ MemphisW 100\u201385 Chauncey Billups (29)Kenyon Martin (10)Kenyon Martin (4)FedExForum11,33830\u20131546January 28@ New OrleansL 81\u201394 Kenyon Martin (22)Linas Kleiza, Kenyon Martin, J. R. Smith, Nen\u00ea (6)Anthony Carter (6)New Orleans Arena15,79230\u20131647January 30CharlotteW 110\u201399 Nen\u00ea (22)Nen\u00ea (12)Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups (6)Pepsi Center18,46331\u201316February: 8\u20134 (home: 3\u20131; road: 5\u20133)GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationAttendanceRecord48February 3San AntonioW 104\u201396 Carmelo Anthony (35)Nen\u00ea (11)Anthony Carter (9)Pepsi Center18,53632\u20131649February 4@ Oklahoma CityW 114\u2013113 Carmelo Anthony (32)Nen\u00ea (8)Carmelo Anthony (11)Ford Center18,33233\u20131650February 6@ WashingtonW 124\u2013103 Carmelo Anthony (23)Nen\u00ea (10)Anthony Carter (7)Verizon Center20,17334\u20131651February 7@ New JerseyL 70\u2013114 Carmelo Anthony (15)Nen\u00ea (7)Chauncey Billups (3)Izod Center17,69734\u20131752February 10@ MiamiW 99\u201382 Chauncey Billups (23)Kenyon Martin (10)Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups (5)American Airlines Arena16,78435\u20131753February 11@ OrlandoW 82\u201373 Carmelo Anthony (29)Carmelo Anthony (8)Chauncey Billups (4)Amway Arena17,46136\u20131754February 18@ PhiladelphiaW 101\u201389 Carmelo Anthony (26)Carmelo Anthony (14)Anthony Carter, Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (5)Wachovia Center15,97937\u20131755February 20@ ChicagoL 99\u2013116 Chauncey Billups (25)Carmelo Anthony (8)Chauncey Billups (6)United Center21,97037\u20131856February 22@ MilwaukeeL 117\u2013120 Carmelo Anthony (33)Carmelo Anthony (9)J. R. Smith (5)Bradley Center14,89137\u20131957February 23BostonL 76\u2013114 J. R. Smith (19)Johan Petro (10)J. R. Smith, Chauncey Billups (5)Pepsi Center19,78437\u20132058February 25AtlantaW 110\u2013109 Chauncey Billups (33)Chris Andersen (12)Chauncey Billups (7)Pepsi Center18,41838\u20132059February 27L.A. LakersW 90\u201379 Chauncey Billups, J. R. Smith (22)Carmelo Anthony, Chris Andersen (12)Chauncey Billups (6)Pepsi Center19,92039\u201320March: 10\u20136 (home: 7\u20131; road: 3\u20135)GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationAttendanceRecord60March 1@ IndianaL 94\u2013100 Chauncey Billups (27)Chris Andersen (12)Chauncey Billups (7)Conseco Fieldhouse12,45839\u20132161March 3@ DetroitL 95\u2013100 Chauncey Billups (34)Nen\u00ea, Renaldo Balkman, Chris Andersen (7)Chauncey Billups, Kenyon Martin (4)The Palace of Auburn Hills22,07639\u20132262March 5PortlandW 106\u201390 Carmelo Anthony (38)J. R. Smith (7)Chauncey Billups (9)Pepsi Center16,80140\u20132263March 6@ UtahL 91\u201397 J. R. Smith (27)Renaldo Balkman (14)J. R. Smith (5)EnergySolutions Arena19,91140\u20132364March 8@ SacramentoL 106\u2013114 Carmelo Anthony (32)Renaldo Balkman (10)Chauncey Billups (8)ARCO Arena12,67840\u20132465March 9HoustonL 95\u201397 Chauncey Billups (28)Nen\u00ea (8)Chauncey Billups (5)Pepsi Center16,02040\u20132566March 11Oklahoma CityW 112\u201399 Carmelo Anthony (22)Renaldo Balkman (14)Anthony Carter (12)Pepsi Center16,18641\u20132567March 14L.A. ClippersW 107\u201394 Renaldo Balkman (22)Chris Andersen, Renaldo Balkman (11)Chauncey Billups (9)Pepsi Center18,67642\u20132568March 16New JerseyW 121\u201396 J. R. Smith, Nen\u00ea (19)Chris Andersen (9)Chauncey Billups (10)Pepsi Center16,22343\u20132569March 18@ MemphisW 111\u2013109 Carmelo Anthony (35)Renaldo Balkman (12)Chauncey Billups (12)FedExForum11,08744\u20132570March 20WashingtonW 116\u2013105 J. R. Smith (40)Chris Andersen (11)Anthony Carter (10)Pepsi Center18,23145\u20132571March 23@ PhoenixL 115\u2013118 Carmelo Anthony (29)Kenyon Martin (9)Chauncey Billups (8)US Airways Center18,42245\u20132672March 25@ New OrleansW 101\u201388 Carmelo Anthony (29)Chris Andersen (9)Chauncey Billups (6)New Orleans Arena17,27446\u20132673March 27@ DallasW 103\u2013101 Carmelo Anthony (43)Carmelo Anthony (11)Chauncey Billups (9)American Airlines Center20,31047\u20132674March 28Golden StateW 129\u2013116 Carmelo Anthony (31)Chris Andersen (11)Anthony Carter (13)Pepsi Center19,15548\u20132675March 31New YorkW 111\u2013104 Carmelo Anthony (29)Nen\u00ea (12)Anthony Carter (8)Pepsi Center17,85149\u201326April: 5\u20132 (home: 4\u20130; road: 1\u20132)2015\u201316 season schedulePlayoffs[edit]Game log[edit]2009 playoff game logFirst round: 4\u20131 (home: 3\u20130; road: 1\u20131)Conference Semi-finals: 4\u20131 (home: 3\u20130; road: 1\u20131)Conference Finals: 2\u20134 (home: 1\u20132; road: 1\u20132)GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationAttendanceRecord1May 19@ LA LakersL 103\u2013105 Anthony (39)Martin (8)Billups (8)Staples Center18,9970\u201312May 21@ LA LakersW 106\u2013103 Anthony (34)Anthony, Nen\u00ea (9)Nen\u00ea (6)Staples Center18,9971\u201313May 23LA LakersL 97\u2013103 Anthony (21)Andersen, Martin (7)Billups (7)Pepsi Center19,9391\u201324May 25LA LakersW 120\u2013101 Billups, Smith (24)Martin (15)Nen\u00ea (6)Pepsi Center20,0372\u201325May 27@ LA LakersL 94\u2013103 Anthony (31)Andersen, Nen\u00ea (8)Billups (5)Staples Center18,9972\u201336May 29LA LakersL 92\u2013119 Anthony (25)Nen\u00ea (6)Billups (9)Pepsi Center20,0532\u201342016 playoff schedulePlayer statistics[edit]Season[edit]PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGChris Andersen71120.6.548.200.7186.20.4.582.466.4Carmelo Anthony666634.5.443.371.7936.803.41.14.3622.8Renaldo Balkman531014.7.558.286.6463.80.6.89.435.0Chauncey Billups777735.3.420.410.9133.006.41.17.2217.9Anthony Carter78522.9.433.239.7312.604.71.23.175.3Dahntay Jones797118.1.458.647.7282.101.0.62.245.4Jason Hart1103.3.500.000.750.40.5.00.001.2Linas Kleiza82722.2.447.326.7254.00.8.38.179.9Kenyon Martin666632.0.491.368.6046.002.01.451.1211.7Nen\u00ea777632.0.604.200.7237.801.41.231.3114.6Johan Petro27108.0.429.000.4292.30.4.11.372.2J.R. Smith811827.7.446.397.7543.702.8.96.1715.2Sonny Weems1204.6.320.000.375.30.3.08.001.6Playoffs[edit]PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGChris Andersen15021.9.630.000.6596.30.6.332.136.5Carmelo Anthony161638.3.453.364.8265.804.11.75.6327.2Renaldo Balkman802.5.333.000.000.50.1.50.00.5Chauncey Billups161638.7.457.468.9063.806.81.25.2520.6Anthony Carter16014.3.408.167.5002.002.1.94.062.8Dahntay Jones161617.5.481.250.7672.40.6.81.317.0Jason Hart902.1.500.000.000.30.6.22.11.2Linas Kleiza14015.0.470.425.7503.20.5.36.076.9Kenyon Martin161633.6.497.200.6575.902.11.13.8810.9Nen\u00ea161632.8.548.000.6577.502.61.25.6311.5Johan Petro1002.6.222.000.625.60.1.00.10.9J.R. Smith16027.2.454.358.5433.302.81.06.2514.9Awards and records[edit]Awards[edit]Records[edit]Transactions[edit]Trades[edit]Free agents[edit]References[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki21\/2008-09-denver-nuggets-season-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2008\u201309 Denver Nuggets season – Wikipedia"}}]}]