Celtics vs Nuggets: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Boston Celtics12wins
Denver Nuggets10Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Celtics and the Nuggets have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Celtics lead the series 12-10, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Celtics won 2 and the Nuggets won 4. The most recent game, on February 25, 2026, ended Nuggets 103-84.
The home team won 13 of the 22 games (59%). These matchups averaged 216.9 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.0 points; 4 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for November 18, 2026 in Denver.
Next meetings
| Nov 18, 2026 | Celtics @ Nuggets | 9:00 PM EST | BOS 52% |
| Feb 9, 2027 | Nuggets @ Celtics | 7:30 PM EST |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Celtics | BOS 124 – 104 DEN · 2022-03-20 |
| Nuggets | BOS 99 – 119 DEN · 2017-03-10 |
2025-26 BOS 0 – 2 DEN
| 2026-02-25 | BOS 84 – 103 DEN | Final |
| 2026-01-07 | DEN 114 – 110 BOS | Final |
2024-25 BOS 2 – 0 DEN
| 2025-03-02 | DEN 103 – 110 BOS | Final |
| 2025-01-07 | BOS 118 – 106 DEN | Final |
2023-24 BOS 0 – 2 DEN
| 2024-03-07 | BOS 109 – 115 DEN | Final |
| 2024-01-19 | DEN 102 – 100 BOS | Final |
2022-23 BOS 1 – 1 DEN
| 2023-01-01 | BOS 111 – 123 DEN | Final |
| 2022-11-11 | DEN 112 – 131 BOS | Final |
2021-22 BOS 2 – 0 DEN
| 2022-03-20 | BOS 124 – 104 DEN | Final |
| 2022-02-11 | DEN 102 – 108 BOS | Final |
2020-21 BOS 2 – 0 DEN
| 2021-04-11 | BOS 105 – 87 DEN | Final |
| 2021-02-16 | DEN 99 – 112 BOS | Final |
2019-20 BOS 1 – 1 DEN
| 2019-12-06 | DEN 95 – 108 BOS | Final |
| 2019-11-22 | BOS 92 – 96 DEN | Final |
2018-19 BOS 0 – 2 DEN
| 2019-03-18 | DEN 114 – 105 BOS | Final |
| 2018-11-05 | BOS 107 – 115 DEN | Final |
2017-18 BOS 2 – 0 DEN
| 2018-01-29 | BOS 111 – 110 DEN | Final |
| 2017-12-13 | DEN 118 – 124 BOS | Final |
2016-17 BOS 0 – 2 DEN
| 2017-03-10 | BOS 99 – 119 DEN | Final |
| 2016-11-06 | DEN 123 – 107 BOS | Final |
2015-16 BOS 2 – 0 DEN
| 2016-02-21 | BOS 121 – 101 DEN | Final |
| 2016-01-27 | DEN 103 – 111 BOS | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.