Bulls vs Nuggets: head-to-head
20 meetings since 2015-16
Chicago Bulls7wins
Denver Nuggets13Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Bulls and the Nuggets have met 20 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Nuggets lead the series 13-7, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Bulls won 3 and the Nuggets won 3. The most recent game, on February 7, 2026, ended Nuggets 136-120.
The home team won 9 of the 20 games (45%). These matchups averaged 229.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.9 points; 6 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for November 22, 2026 in Chicago.
Next meetings
| Nov 22, 2026 | Nuggets @ Bulls | 7:00 PM EST | DEN 72% |
| Feb 11, 2027 | Bulls @ Nuggets | 9:00 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
| Bulls | CHI 117 – 96 DEN · 2023-03-08 |
| Nuggets | DEN 135 – 102 CHI · 2018-03-21 |
2025-26 CHI 1 – 1 DEN
| 2026-02-07 | DEN 136 – 120 CHI | Final |
| 2025-11-17 | CHI 130 – 127 DEN | Final |
2024-25 CHI 2 – 0 DEN
| 2025-03-24 | CHI 129 – 119 DEN | Final |
| 2025-01-27 | DEN 121 – 129 CHI | Final |
2023-24 CHI 0 – 2 DEN
| 2023-12-12 | DEN 114 – 106 CHI | Final |
| 2023-11-04 | CHI 101 – 123 DEN | Final |
2022-23 CHI 1 – 1 DEN
| 2023-03-08 | CHI 117 – 96 DEN | Final |
| 2022-11-13 | DEN 126 – 103 CHI | Final |
2021-22 CHI 2 – 0 DEN
| 2021-12-06 | DEN 97 – 109 CHI | Final |
| 2021-11-19 | CHI 114 – 108 DEN | Final |
2020-21 CHI 0 – 2 DEN
| 2021-03-19 | CHI 127 – 131 DEN | Final/OT |
| 2021-03-01 | DEN 118 – 112 CHI | Final |
2018-19 CHI 0 – 2 DEN
| 2019-01-17 | CHI 105 – 135 DEN | Final |
| 2018-10-31 | DEN 108 – 107 CHI | Final |
2017-18 CHI 0 – 2 DEN
| 2018-03-21 | DEN 135 – 102 CHI | Final |
| 2017-11-30 | CHI 110 – 111 DEN | Final |
2016-17 CHI 0 – 2 DEN
| 2017-02-28 | DEN 125 – 107 CHI | Final |
| 2016-11-22 | CHI 107 – 110 DEN | Final |
2015-16 CHI 1 – 1 DEN
| 2016-02-05 | CHI 110 – 115 DEN | Final |
| 2015-12-02 | DEN 90 – 99 CHI | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.