1983 Denver Nuggets vs. 1983 Phoenix Suns - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1982-83 Nuggets and the 1982-83 Suns, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1983
Denver

Nuggets

vs.

1983
Phoenix

Suns

On this page: Summary -

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1983 Nuggets	6º in Western Conference
	1983 Suns	3º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1983 Nuggets	45 - 37
	1983 Suns	53 - 29

Winning %

	1983 Nuggets	.549
	1983 Suns	.646

Longest Streaks

	1983 Nuggets	Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 3
	1983 Suns	Winning Streak: 6 Losing Streak: 5

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1983 Nuggets	14 players
	1983 Suns	14 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1983 Nuggets	Lost Western Conference Semis
	1983 Suns	Lost Western Conference 1st Rd

Playoff Record

	1983 Nuggets	3 - 5
	1983 Suns	1 - 2

Winning %

	1983 Nuggets	.375
	1983 Suns	.333

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1983 Nuggets	12 players
	1983 Suns	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1983 Nuggets	2 - All-NBA 2nd Team: Alex English All-Defensive 2nd Team: T.R. Dunn
	1983 Suns	1 - All-Defensive 1st Team: Dennis Johnson

NBA Leaders

	1983 Nuggets	1 - Scoring Leader: Alex English
	1983 Suns	- none

Hall of Famers

	1983 Nuggets	2 - Alex English, Dan Issel
	1983 Suns	1 - Dennis Johnson

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1983 Nuggets	123.2
	1983 Suns	107.0

Rebounds

	1983 Nuggets	45.6
	1983 Suns	44.0

Assists

	1983 Nuggets	28.5
	1983 Suns	28.0

Steals

	1983 Nuggets	9.6
	1983 Suns	9.1

Blocks

	1983 Nuggets	4.3
	1983 Suns	6.0

3-Pointers Made

	1983 Nuggets	0.3
	1983 Suns	0.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1983 Nuggets	.494
	1983 Suns	.497

3-Point %

	1983 Nuggets	.190
	1983 Suns	.253

Free Throw %

	1983 Nuggets	.808
	1983 Suns	.743

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1983 Nuggets	116.9
	1983 Suns	110.7

Rebounds

	1983 Nuggets	46.8
	1983 Suns	50.3

Assists

	1983 Nuggets	31.5
	1983 Suns	26.3

Steals

	1983 Nuggets	6.5
	1983 Suns	8.7

Blocks

	1983 Nuggets	4.5
	1983 Suns	8.3

3-Pointers Made

	1983 Nuggets	0.6
	1983 Suns	0.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1983 Nuggets	.480
	1983 Suns	.448

3-Point %

	1983 Nuggets	.227
	1983 Suns	.125

Free Throw %

	1983 Nuggets	.793
	1983 Suns	.760

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1983 Nuggets	28.4 ppg Alex English
1983 Suns	19.0 ppg Walter Davis

Rebounds

1983 Nuggets	7.5 rpg T.R. Dunn
1983 Suns	10.4 rpg Maurice Lucas

Assists

1983 Nuggets	4.9 apg Rob Williams
1983 Suns	5.0 apg Dennis Johnson

Steals

1983 Nuggets	1.8 spg T.R. Dunn
1983 Suns	1.5 spg Walter Davis

Blocks

1983 Nuggets	1.5 bpg Alex English
1983 Suns	2.6 bpg Larry Nance

NBA Playoffs

Points

1983 Nuggets	26.8 ppg Kiki Vandeweghe
1983 Suns	26.0 ppg Walter Davis

Rebounds

1983 Nuggets	9.8 rpg T.R. Dunn
1983 Suns	8.3 rpg Larry Nance

Assists

1983 Nuggets	6.0 apg Alex English
1983 Suns	5.7 apg Dennis Johnson

Steals

1983 Nuggets	1.5 spg T.R. Dunn
1983 Suns	2.0 spg Walter Davis

Blocks

1983 Nuggets	1.0 bpg Alex English
1983 Suns	2.0 bpg Larry Nance

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won

	1983 Nuggets	4
	1983 Suns	1

Games:

Oct 31, 1982

Denver Nuggets

114

110

Phoenix Suns

at Denver

Nov 18, 1982

Denver Nuggets

118

107

Phoenix Suns

at Phoenix

Jan 1, 1983

Denver Nuggets

127

125

Phoenix Suns

at Denver

Mar 22, 1983

Denver Nuggets

130

117

Phoenix Suns

at Denver

Mar 26, 1983

Denver Nuggets

110

124

Phoenix Suns

at Phoenix

Playoffs

Playoffs Series

NBA Western Conference First Round

Games Won

	1983 Nuggets	2
	1983 Suns	1

Games:

Apr 19, 1983

Denver Nuggets

108

121

Phoenix Suns

at Phoenix

Apr 21, 1983

Denver Nuggets

113

Phoenix Suns

at Denver

Apr 24, 1983

Denver Nuggets

117

112

Phoenix Suns

(OT) at Phoenix