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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 51–100 of 102, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Jan 19, 20012000-01CLE 88, DEN 91
Mar 5, 20001999-00CLE 100, DEN 92
Feb 17, 20001999-00DEN 101, CLE 119
Jan 16, 19981997-98CLE 99, DEN 74
Dec 10, 19971997-98DEN 83, CLE 102
Jan 16, 19971996-97CLE 87, DEN 88
Nov 10, 19961996-97DEN 86, CLE 101
Jan 12, 19961995-96CLE 83, DEN 90
Dec 17, 19951995-96DEN 79, CLE 92
Apr 2, 19951994-95DEN 104, CLE 101
Jan 21, 19951994-95CLE 101, DEN 100
Feb 15, 19941993-94DEN 99, CLE 111
Nov 18, 19931993-94CLE 93, DEN 100
Mar 8, 19931992-93DEN 107, CLE 122
Jan 23, 19931992-93CLE 95, DEN 97
Mar 15, 19921991-92DEN 91, CLE 100
Feb 12, 19921991-92CLE 102, DEN 108
Jan 12, 19911990-91CLE 120, DEN 128
Dec 4, 19901990-91DEN 117, CLE 121
Mar 1, 19901989-90CLE 125, DEN 131
Dec 20, 19891989-90DEN 104, CLE 89
Jan 14, 19891988-89CLE 116, DEN 104
Dec 4, 19881988-89DEN 103, CLE 122
Mar 2, 19881987-88CLE 81, DEN 99
Jan 4, 19881987-88DEN 101, CLE 122
Mar 18, 19871986-87DEN 104, CLE 100
Feb 28, 19871986-87CLE 119, DEN 117
Jan 27, 19861985-86CLE 103, DEN 124
Dec 7, 19851985-86DEN 114, CLE 124
Jan 26, 19851984-85CLE 127, DEN 144
Dec 8, 19841984-85DEN 114, CLE 108
Mar 16, 19841983-84DEN 118, CLE 102
Mar 1, 19841983-84CLE 113, DEN 119
Mar 1, 19831982-83CLE 121, DEN 132
Dec 10, 19821982-83DEN 117, CLE 107
Mar 7, 19821981-82CLE 127, DEN 147
Dec 12, 19811981-82DEN 120, CLE 115
Mar 1, 19811980-81CLE 127, DEN 137
Dec 18, 19801980-81DEN 122, CLE 130
Dec 29, 19791979-80DEN 106, CLE 124
Nov 13, 19791979-80CLE 110, DEN 116
Feb 7, 19791978-79CLE 105, DEN 120
Jan 23, 19791978-79DEN 107, CLE 108
Nov 3, 19781978-79CLE 93, DEN 110
Mar 1, 19781977-78CLE 110, DEN 104
Feb 16, 19781977-78DEN 87, CLE 119
Jan 17, 19781977-78CLE 89, DEN 104
Nov 1, 19771977-78DEN 93, CLE 110
Apr 7, 19771976-77DEN 94, CLE 108
Jan 14, 19771976-77CLE 96, DEN 116

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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