▁with ▁George ▁Karl , ▁who ▁then ▁led ▁the ▁N ug gets ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 2 – 8 ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁including ▁a ▁ten - game ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁in ▁April . ▁The ▁N ug gets ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁North west ▁Division ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 9 – 3 3 ▁record . ▁Second - year ▁star ▁Car m elo ▁Anthony ▁led ▁them ▁in ▁scoring ▁with ▁ 2 0 . 8 ▁points ▁per ▁game . ▁ ▁Enter ing ▁the ▁play offs ▁as ▁the ▁# 7 ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Conference , ▁the ▁N ug gets ▁won ▁Game ▁ 1 ▁over ▁the ▁ 2 nd - se eded ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Sp urs , ▁but ▁would ▁lose ▁the ▁series ▁in ▁five ▁games . ▁The ▁Sp urs ▁then ▁defeated ▁the ▁Detroit ▁P ist ons ▁in ▁seven ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁NBA ▁Final s , ▁winning ▁their ▁third ▁championship ▁in ▁franch ise ▁history . ▁ ▁D raft ▁P icks ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁ ▁Season ▁stand ings ▁ ▁Record ▁vs . ▁oppon ents ▁ ▁Game ▁log ▁ ▁Play offs ▁ ▁West ▁First ▁Round ▁ ▁( 2 ) ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Sp urs ▁vs . ▁( 7 ) ▁Den ver ▁N ug gets ▁ ▁Last ▁Play offs ▁meeting : ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Western ▁Conference ▁First ▁Round ▁( San ▁Antonio ▁won ▁ 3 – 0 ) ▁ ▁Player ▁statistics ▁ ▁Season ▁ ▁Play offs ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁records ▁Marcus ▁Camb y , ▁NBA ▁All - Def ensive ▁Second ▁Team ▁ ▁Trans