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Denver Nuggets vs Detroit Pistons

Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons: every meeting we hold, series records and the next games.

All-time series

Detroit Pistons lead 54-49103 meetings since 1976
Detroit Pistons lead 54-49Regular season
Detroit Pistons W2Current streak

Biggest wins

Every meeting (103)

Meetings 51–100 of 103, newest first. Series records above include every collected meeting.

Denver Nuggets vs Detroit Pistons — collected meeting history
DateSeasonResult
Dec 20, 20002000-01DET 106, DEN 108
Mar 8, 20001999-00DEN 116, DET 130
Dec 1, 19991999-00DET 96, DEN 100
Jan 21, 19981997-98DET 87, DEN 67
Dec 9, 19971997-98DEN 83, DET 92
Mar 13, 19971996-97DET 102, DEN 82
Nov 13, 19961996-97DEN 94, DET 95
Mar 17, 19961995-96DEN 81, DET 91
Dec 4, 19951995-96DET 82, DEN 85
Mar 10, 19951994-95DEN 99, DET 88
Nov 17, 19941994-95DET 94, DEN 92
Jan 29, 19941993-94DET 110, DEN 128
Jan 11, 19941993-94DEN 94, DET 86
Mar 11, 19931992-93DEN 104, DET 112
Nov 19, 19921992-93DET 87, DEN 99
Mar 6, 19921991-92DET 106, DEN 91
Dec 16, 19911991-92DEN 89, DET 103
Mar 25, 19911990-91DET 118, DEN 94
Jan 2, 19911990-91DEN 107, DET 118
Feb 13, 19901989-90DEN 96, DET 106
Dec 12, 19891989-90DET 121, DEN 108
Mar 6, 19891988-89DEN 112, DET 129
Feb 20, 19891988-89DET 101, DEN 103
Jan 18, 19881987-88DET 123, DEN 116
Jan 2, 19881987-88DEN 151, DET 142
Mar 28, 19871986-87DET 121, DEN 109
Dec 6, 19861986-87DEN 113, DET 128
Mar 19, 19861985-86DET 98, DEN 114
Jan 17, 19861985-86DEN 113, DET 129
Dec 19, 19841984-85DET 148, DEN 129
Dec 7, 19841984-85DEN 115, DET 122
Mar 14, 19841983-84DEN 125, DET 121
Dec 13, 19831983-84DET 186, DEN 184
Mar 25, 19831982-83DET 120, DEN 131
Dec 23, 19821982-83DEN 135, DET 127
Mar 10, 19821981-82DEN 124, DET 113
Dec 23, 19811981-82DET 124, DEN 119
Mar 7, 19811980-81DEN 121, DET 109
Jan 27, 19811980-81DET 123, DEN 143
Jan 2, 19801979-80DET 116, DEN 135
Dec 28, 19791979-80DEN 98, DET 114
Mar 28, 19791978-79DEN 115, DET 110
Feb 14, 19791978-79DEN 107, DET 111
Jan 22, 19791978-79DET 121, DEN 117
Dec 1, 19781978-79DET 120, DEN 125
Apr 9, 19781977-78DEN 137, DET 139
Feb 3, 19781977-78DET 102, DEN 115
Nov 15, 19771977-78DET 113, DEN 123
Oct 22, 19771977-78DEN 106, DET 126
Mar 20, 19771976-77DET 104, DEN 133

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

Detroit Pistons 2-02025-26 · Regular season
Denver Nuggets 2-02024-25 · Regular season

Next meetings

All results

DateStageResultTop scorers
Feb 3, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonDEN 121, DET 124Jamal Murray 32 · Cade Cunningham 29
Jan 27, 20262025-26 · Regular seasonDET 109, DEN 107Cade Cunningham 22 · Jamal Murray 24
Feb 28, 20252024-25 · Regular seasonDEN 134, DET 119Jamal Murray 31 · Malik Beasley 16
Dec 28, 20242024-25 · Regular seasonDET 121, DEN 134Cade Cunningham 17 · Nikola Jokić 37

2025-26 team comparison

Denver NuggetsPer gameDetroit Pistons
122.1Points117.8
116.9Points allowed109.6
+5.2Net rating+8.2
122.2Offensive rating117.7
117.0Defensive rating109.6
99.9Pace100.0
44.0Rebounds45.6
28.9Assists27.8

Quick answers

Who won the last Denver Nuggets vs Detroit Pistons game?
The Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 124-121 on February 3, 2026 (2025-26, regular season).
When do the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons play next?
The Denver Nuggets visit the Detroit Pistons on Monday, November 30, 2026 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (2026-27 regular season).
What is the all-time record between the Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons?
The Detroit Pistons lead 54-49 in 103 meetings since 1976 (regular season, play-in, playoffs and NBA Cup).

All-time records for every NBA rivalry

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