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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets

Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Denver Nuggets lead 54-48102 meetings since 1976
Denver Nuggets lead 54-48Regular season
Cleveland Cavaliers W4Current streak

Biggest wins

Every meeting (102)

Meetings 1–50 of 102, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Feb 9, 20262025-26CLE 119, DEN 117
Jan 2, 20262025-26DEN 108, CLE 113
Dec 27, 20242024-25CLE 149, DEN 135
Dec 5, 20242024-25DEN 114, CLE 126
Mar 31, 20242023-24CLE 101, DEN 130
Nov 19, 20232023-24DEN 109, CLE 121
Feb 23, 20232022-23DEN 115, CLE 109
Jan 6, 20232022-23CLE 108, DEN 121
Mar 18, 20222021-22DEN 116, CLE 119
Oct 25, 20212021-22CLE 99, DEN 87
Feb 19, 20212020-21DEN 120, CLE 103
Feb 10, 20212020-21CLE 95, DEN 133
Mar 7, 20202019-20DEN 102, CLE 104
Jan 11, 20202019-20CLE 111, DEN 103
Jan 19, 20192018-19CLE 102, DEN 124
Nov 1, 20182018-19DEN 110, CLE 91
Mar 7, 20182017-18CLE 113, DEN 108
Mar 3, 20182017-18DEN 126, CLE 117
Mar 22, 20172016-17CLE 113, DEN 126
Feb 11, 20172016-17DEN 109, CLE 125
Mar 21, 20162015-16DEN 91, CLE 124
Dec 29, 20152015-16CLE 93, DEN 87
Nov 17, 20142014-15DEN 106, CLE 97
Nov 7, 20142014-15CLE 110, DEN 101
Jan 17, 20142013-14CLE 117, DEN 109
Dec 4, 20132013-14DEN 88, CLE 98
Feb 9, 20132012-13DEN 111, CLE 103
Jan 11, 20132012-13CLE 91, DEN 98
Mar 7, 20122011-12CLE 100, DEN 99
Jan 28, 20112010-11DEN 117, CLE 103
Jan 15, 20112010-11CLE 99, DEN 127
Feb 18, 20102009-10DEN 118, CLE 116
Jan 8, 20102009-10CLE 97, DEN 99
Dec 19, 20082008-09CLE 105, DEN 88
Nov 13, 20082008-09DEN 99, CLE 110
Feb 10, 20082007-08DEN 113, CLE 83
Nov 12, 20072007-08CLE 100, DEN 122
Mar 25, 20072006-07DEN 105, CLE 93
Jan 19, 20072006-07CLE 99, DEN 110
Jan 18, 20062005-06CLE 89, DEN 90
Dec 15, 20052005-06DEN 85, CLE 94
Feb 11, 20052004-05DEN 106, CLE 101
Dec 2, 20042004-05CLE 92, DEN 73
Dec 2, 20032003-04CLE 103, DEN 115
Nov 5, 20032003-04DEN 93, CLE 89
Jan 17, 20032002-03CLE 80, DEN 97
Dec 14, 20022002-03DEN 104, CLE 111
Jan 10, 20022001-02CLE 91, DEN 96
Dec 8, 20012001-02DEN 99, CLE 109
Mar 24, 20012000-01DEN 105, CLE 117

All-time results (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup; preseason and summer league excluded). Play-in games are counted separately from playoff series. Franchise history is listed under current team names. Denver’s record starts with the current franchise’s first NBA season (1976–77); the 1949–50 Denver Nuggets were a separate franchise.

Series by season

Cleveland Cavaliers 2-02025-26 · Regular season
Cleveland Cavaliers 2-02024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Feb 9, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonCLE 119, DEN 117Donovan Mitchell 32 · Nikola Jokić 22
Jan 2, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonDEN 108, CLE 113Jamal Murray 34 · Donovan Mitchell 33
Dec 27, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonCLE 149, DEN 135Donovan Mitchell 33 · Jamal Murray 27
Dec 5, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonDEN 114, CLE 126Nikola Jokić 27 · Donovan Mitchell 28

2025-26 team comparison

Cleveland CavaliersPer gameDenver Nuggets
119.5Points122.1
115.4Points allowed116.9
+4.1Net rating+5.2
119.0Offensive rating122.2
114.9Defensive rating117.0
100.4Pace99.9
44.4Rebounds44.0
28.3Assists28.9

Quick answers

Who won the last Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets game?
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 119-117 on February 9, 2026 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets play next?
The Denver Nuggets visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, January 9, 2027 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets?
The Denver Nuggets lead 54-48 in 102 meetings since 1976 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

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