List of Denver Nuggets seasons - wikipedia List of Denver Nuggets seasons āThis is a list of seasons completed by the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ). They have played for 49 seasons, 38 in the NBA and nine in the American Basketball Association ( ABA ). As of the close of the 2017 season, they have never reached an NBA Finals and only been to three Western Conference Finals series. League Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Playoff Berth Season League Conference Finish Division Finish Wins Losses Win % GB Playoffs Awards Denver Rockets 1967 -- 68 ABA Western 3rd 45 33. 577 Lost Division Semifinals ( Buccaneers ) 3 -- 2 1968 -- 69 ABA Western 3rd 44 34. 564 16 Lost Division Semifinals ( Oaks ) 4 -- 3 1969 -- 70 ABA Western 1st 51 33. 607 -- Won Division Semifinals ( Caps ) 4 -- 3 Lost Division Finals ( Stars ) 4 -- 1 1970 -- 71 ABA Western 4th 30 54. 357 28 1971 -- 72 ABA Western 4th 34 50. 405 26 Lost Division Semifinals ( Pacers ) 4 -- 3 1972 -- 73 ABA Western 3rd 47 37. 560 8 Lost Division Semifinals ( Pacers ) 4 -- 1 1973 -- 74 ABA Western 5th 37 47. 440 14 Denver Nuggets 1974 -- 75 ABA Western 1st 65 19. 774 -- Won Division Semifinals ( Stars ) 4 -- 2 Lost Division Finals ( Pacers ) 4 -- 3 1975 -- 76 ABA 1st 60 24. 714 -- Won Semifinals ( Colonels ) 4 -- 3 Lost ABA Finals ( Nets ) 4 -- 2 1976 -- 77 NBA Western 2nd Midwest 1st 50 32. 610 -- Lost Conference Semifinals ( Trail Blazers ) 4 -- 2 1977 -- 78 NBA Western 2nd Midwest 1st 48 34. 585 -- Won Conference Semifinals ( Bucks ) 4 -- 3 Lost Conference Finals ( SuperSonics ) 4 -- 2 1978 -- 79 NBA Western 4th Midwest 2nd 47 35. 573 Lost First Round ( Lakers ) 2 -- 1 1979 -- 80 NBA Western 9th Midwest 4th 30 52. 366 19 1980 -- 81 NBA Western 8th Midwest 4th 37 45. 451 15 1981 -- 82 NBA Western 4th Midwest 2nd 46 36. 561 Lost First Round ( Suns ) 2 -- 1 1982 -- 83 NBA Western 6th Midwest 2nd 45 37. 549 8 Won First Round ( Suns ) 2 -- 1 Lost Conference Semifinals ( Spurs ) 4 -- 1 1983 -- 84 NBA Western 7th Midwest 3rd 38 44. 463 7 Lost First Round ( Jazz ) 3 -- 2 1984 -- 85 NBA Western 2nd Midwest 1st 52 30. 634 -- Won First Round ( Spurs ) 3 -- 2 Won Conference Semifinals ( Jazz ) 4 -- 1 Lost Conference Finals ( Lakers ) 4 -- 1 1985 -- 86 NBA Western 3rd Midwest 2nd 47 35. 573 Won First Round ( Trail Blazers ) 3 -- 1 Lost Conference Semifinals ( Rockets ) 4 -- 2 1986 -- 87 NBA Western 8th Midwest 4th 37 45. 451 18 Lost First Round ( Lakers ) 3 -- 0 1987 -- 88 NBA Western 2nd Midwest 1st 54 28. 659 -- Won First Round ( SuperSonics ) 3 -- 2 Lost Conference Semifinals ( Mavericks ) 4 -- 2 Doug Moe ( COY ) 1988 -- 89 NBA Western 6th Midwest 3rd 44 38. 537 7 Lost First Round ( Suns ) 3 -- 0 1989 -- 90 NBA Western 7th Midwest 4th 43 39. 524 13 Lost First Round ( Spurs ) 3 -- 0 1990 -- 91 NBA Western 14th Midwest 7th 20 62. 244 35 1991 -- 92 NBA Western 11th Midwest 4th 24 58. 293 31 1992 -- 93 NBA Western 9th Midwest 4th 36 46. 439 19 Mahmoud Abdul - Rauf ( MIP ) 1993 -- 94 NBA Western 8th Midwest 4th 42 40. 512 16 Won First Round ( SuperSonics ) 3 -- 2 Lost Conference Semifinals ( Jazz ) 4 -- 3 1994 -- 95 NBA Western 8th Midwest 4th 41 41. 500 21 Lost First Round ( Spurs ) 3 -- 0 Dikembe Mutombo ( DPOY ) 1995 -- 96 NBA Western 10th Midwest 4th 35 47. 427 24 1996 -- 97 NBA Western 12th Midwest 5th 21 61. 256 43 1997 -- 98 NBA Western 14th Midwest 7th 11 71. 134 51 1998 -- 99 NBA Western 12th Midwest 6th 14 36. 280 23 1999 -- 00 NBA Western 10th Midwest 5th 35 47. 427 20 2000 -- 01 NBA Western 11th Midwest 6th 40 42. 488 18 2001 -- 02 NBA Western 12th Midwest 6th 27 55. 329 31 2002 -- 03 NBA Western 14th Midwest 7th 17 65. 207 43 2003 -- 04 NBA Western 8th Midwest 6th 43 39. 524 15 Lost First Round ( Timberwolves ) 4 -- 1 2004 -- 05 NBA Western 7th Northwest 2nd 49 33. 598 Lost First Round ( Spurs ) 4 -- 1 2005 -- 06 NBA Western 3rd Northwest 1st 44 38. 537 -- Lost First Round ( Clippers ) 4 -- 1 2006 -- 07 NBA Western 6th Northwest 2nd 45 37. 549 6 Lost First Round ( Spurs ) 4 -- 1 Marcus Camby ( DPOY ) 2007 -- 08 NBA Western 8th Northwest 2nd 50 32. 610 Lost First Round ( Lakers ) 4 -- 0 2008 -- 09 NBA Western 2nd Northwest 1st 54 28. 659 -- Won First Round ( Hornets ) 4 -- 1 Won Conference Semifinals ( Mavericks ) 4 -- 1 Lost Conference Finals ( Lakers ) 4 -- 2 2009 -- 10 NBA Western 4th Northwest 1st 53 29. 646 -- Lost First Round ( Jazz ) 4 -- 2 2010 -- 11 NBA Western 5th Northwest 2nd 50 32. 610 Lost First Round ( Thunder ) 4 -- 1 2011 -- 12 NBA Western 6th Northwest 2nd 38 28. 576 9 Lost First Round ( Lakers ) 4 -- 3 2012 -- 13 NBA Western 3rd Northwest 2nd 57 25. 695 Lost First Round ( Warriors ) 4 -- 2 George Karl ( COY ) 2013 -- 14 NBA Western 11th Northwest 4th 36 46. 439 23 2014 -- 15 NBA Western 12th Northwest 4th 30 52. 366 21 2015 -- 16 NBA Western 11th Northwest 4th 33 49. 402 40 2016 -- 17 NBA Western 9th Northwest 4th 40 42. 488 27 Denver Rockets regular season record ( 1967 -- 1976 ) 413 331. 555 Denver Nuggets regular season record ( 1976 -- present ) 1,603 1,711. 484 All - time Regular Season ( 1967 -- present ) 2,016 2,042. 497 Denver Nuggets playoffs record ( 1976 -- present ) 61 101. 377 Denver Rockets playoff record ( 1967 -- 1976 ) 27 35. 435 All - time playoff record ( 1967 -- present ) 88 136. 393 All - time Playoff & Regular Season record 2,104 2,178. 491 References Denver Nuggets Founded in 1967 Formerly the Denver Rockets ( 1967 -- 1974 ) Based in Denver, Colorado Franchise Franchise ABA -- NBA merger All - time roster Head coaches Seasons Draft history Records Current season Arenas Denver Auditorium Arena Denver Coliseum McNichols Sports Arena Pepsi Center Retired numbers 12 33 40 44 55 432 D - League affiliate None Culture Alex English Mt. Mutombo The Hey Song `` Cartman Finds Love '' ( South Park ) Lore Kansas City ( ABA ) 1976 ABA All - Star Game Knicks -- Nuggets brawl Media TV Altitude Sports and Entertainment Radio KKFN KKSE Announcers Chris Marlowe Scott Hastings Jerry Schemmel Denver Rockets / Nuggets seasons Franchise Denver Rockets ( 1967 -- 1974 ) Denver Nuggets ( 1974 -- present ) ABA 1960s 1967 -- 68 1968 -- 69 1970s 1969 -- 70 1970 -- 71 1971 -- 72 1972 -- 73 1973 -- 74 1974 -- 75 1975 -- 76 NBA 1970s 1976 -- 77 1977 -- 78 1978 -- 79 1980s 1979 -- 80 1980 -- 81 1981 -- 82 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1990s 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 2000s 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2010s 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 NBA season - by - season team history Eastern Conference Atlantic Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers Toronto Raptors Central Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks Southeast Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Hornets Miami Heat Orlando Magic Washington Wizards Western Conference Northwest Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Thunder Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz Pacific Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Sacramento Kings Southwest Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Memphis Grizzlies New Orleans Pelicans San Antonio Spurs Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Denver_Nuggets_seasons&oldid=823769170 '' Categories : Denver Nuggets seasons Denver Nuggets lists Talk About Wikipedia Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 3 February 2018, at 08 : 17. 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Question: when was the last time the nuggets made it to the playoffs
Answer: 2012–13