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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 101–102 of 102, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Dec 9, 19761976-77CLE 94, DEN 104
Nov 30, 19761976-77DEN 93, CLE 99

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).

All-time records for every NBA rivalry

Results from whynba Game Centers (whynba licensed data and reviewed sources); team statistics and box scores.