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1949–50 NBA season The 1949–50 NBA season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball Association, which was created in 1949 by merger of the 3-year-old BAA and 12-year-old NBL. The 1950 NBA playoffs ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Cha ...

was the only season for the original Denver Nuggets in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...

Roster

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Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

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Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

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Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

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St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

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Game log

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(16) , , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 2 , , November 1 , , at Indianapolis , , 64–71 , ,

Duane Klueh Duane M. Klueh (born January 6, 1926) is an American retired basketball player and coach. Born in Bottineau, North Dakota, he was raised in Terre Haute, Indiana and still lives there today; he was the head men's basketball coach at Indiana State ...

(15) , , 0–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 3 , , November 3 , , at Syracuse , , 58–78 , ,

Jack Toomay Major General John Crawford Toomay (August 9, 1922 – March 12, 2008) was an American professional basketball player. He played for several teams in the Basketball Association of America and National Basketball Association. He averaged 6.7 point ...

(16) , , 0–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 4 , , November 4 , , vs Syracuse , , 51–84 , , Bob Royer (13) , , 0–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 5 , , November 9 , , at Waterloo , , 65–80 , ,

(23) , , 0–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 6 , , November 10 , , vs

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, , 53–64 , , Al Guokas (15) , , 0–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 7 , , November 12 , , vs

, , 63–81 , ,

Ken Sailors Kenneth Lloyd Sailors (January 14, 1921 – January 30, 2016) was an American professional basketball player active in the 1940s and early 1950s. A guard (basketball), guard, he is notable for inventing the Jump shot (basketball), jump shot as an ...

(15) , , 0–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 8 , , November 13 , , at Fort Wayne , , 71–90 , ,

(15) , , 0–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 9 , , November 16 , , at

, , 90–99 , ,

(26) , , 0–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 10 , , November 17 , , at

, , 71–86 , ,

(20) , , 0–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 11 , , November 18 , , vs New York , , 78–85 , ,

(25) , , 0–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 12 , , November 19 , , at

, , 64–96 , , Dillard Crocker (23) , , 0–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 13 , , November 20 , , at Syracuse , , 76–102 , ,

(18) , , 0–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 14 , , November 21 , , at Syracuse , , 67–77 , , Dillard Crocker (26) , , 0–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 15 , , November 25 , ,

, , 81–101 , ,

(29) , , 0–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 16 , , November 27 , , Baltimore , , 68–61 , , Dillard Crocker (24) , , 1–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 17 , , November 29 , , Philadelphia , , 56–57 , , Al Guokas (12) , , 1–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 18 , , December 2 , , Waterloo , , 74–63 , ,

(25) , , 2–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 19 , , December 4 , , Waterloo , , 86–76 , ,

(26) , , 3–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 20 , , December 7 , ,

, , 72–76 , ,

(30) , , 3–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 21 , , December 9 , , at Indianapolis , , 75–78 , , Jimmy Darden (19) , , 3–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 22 , , December 10 , , vs Minneapolis , , 76–89 , ,

(18) , , 3–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 23 , , December 11 , , at Tri-Cities , , 66–98 , ,

(15) , , 3–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 24 , , December 13 , , Rochester , , 65–81 , ,

(16) , , 3–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 25 , , December 16 , , Indianapolis , , 79–81 , , Jimmy Darden (16) , , 3–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 26 , , December 18 , , Indianapolis , , 79–83 , ,

(21) , , 3–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 27 , , December 23 , , New York , , 72–83 , ,

(21) , , 3–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 28 , , December 25 , , Sheboygan , , 72–76 , ,

(16) , , 3–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 29 , , December 30 , , Tri-Cities , , 83–85 , ,

(19) , , 3–26 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 30 , , January 1 , , Chicago , , 78–92 , ,

(17) , , 3–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 31 , , January 4 , ,

, , 86–82 , ,

(24) , , 4–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 32 , , January 5 , , Anderson , , 76–69 , , Toomay, Volker (18) , , 5–27 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 33 , , January 10 , ,

, , 84–97 , ,

(20) , , 5–28 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 34 , , January 12 , , at Sheboygan , , 92–115 , , Floyd Volker (24) , , 5–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 35 , , January 14 , , at Sheboygan , , 94–80 , , Dillard Crocker (28) , , 6–29 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 36 , , January 15 , , at St. Louis , , 83–89 , ,

(15) , , 6–30 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 37 , , January 16 , , at Anderson , , 83–95 , ,

(24) , , 6–31 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 38 , , January 17 , , at Indianapolis , , 81–101 , ,

(21) , , 6–32 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 39 , , January 19 , , at Syracuse , , 86–107 , ,

(21) , , 6–33 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 40 , , January 21 , , at Waterloo , , 84–88 , ,

(22) , , 6–34 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 41 , , January 22 , , at Tri-Cities , , 97–111 , ,

(26) , , 6–35 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 42 , , January 25 , , at Waterloo , , 83–104 , , Dillard Crocker (18) , , 6–36 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 43 , , January 26 , , at Anderson , , 75–109 , ,

(18) , , 6–37 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 44 , , January 31 , , Washington , , 78–88 , ,

(20) , , 6–38 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 45 , , February 7 , , Fort Wayne , , 67–83 , ,

(21) , , 6–39 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 46 , , February 11 , , Sheboygan , , 108–78 , , Dillard Crocker (32) , , 7–39 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 47 , , February 13 , , Sheboygan , , 79–67 , ,

(27) , , 8–39 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 48 , , February 14 , , vs Boston , , 84–78 , ,

(29) , , 9–39 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 49 , , February 16 , , Anderson , , 86–95 , , Dillard Crocker (26) , , 9–40 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 50 , , February 19 , , Anderson , , 86–85 , ,

(31) , , 10–40 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" , 51 , , February 21 , , Syracuse , , 89–78 , ,

(33) , , 11–40 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 52 , , February 23 , , Syracuse , , 80–108 , ,

(24) , , 11–41 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 53 , , February 26 , , Waterloo , , 76–100 , , Dillard Crocker (26) , , 11–42 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 54 , , February 27 , , vs Tri-Cities , , 75–110 , , Dillard Crocker (19) , , 11–43 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 55 , , March 1 , , vs Tri-Cities , , 80–97 , , Dillard Crocker (27) , , 11–44 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 56 , , March 2 , , at Anderson , , 72–85 , ,

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(19) , , 11–45 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 57 , , March 5 , , at Tri-Cities , , 80–91 , , Dillard Crocker (21) , , 11–46 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 58 , , March 8 , , at Waterloo , , 68–97 , ,

(18) , , 11–47 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 59 , , March 9 , , at Sheboygan , , 92–115 , ,

(21) , , 11–48 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 60 , , March 10 , , at Sheboygan , , 104–141 , ,

(23) , , 11–49 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 61 , , March 16 , , vs Indianapolis , , 99–111 , ,

(21) , , 11–50 , - align="center" bgcolor="edbebf" , 62 , , March 18 , , vs Indianapolis , , 73–110 , , Dillard Crocker (18) , , 11–51

References

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Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...