Cavaliers vs Nuggets: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Cleveland Cavaliers13wins
Denver Nuggets9Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Cavaliers and the Nuggets have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Cavaliers lead the series 13-9.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Cavaliers won 5 and the Nuggets won 1. The most recent game, on February 9, 2026, ended Cavaliers 119-117.
The home team won 12 of the 22 games (55%). These matchups averaged 224.8 total points, with a typical winning margin of 13.5 points; 5 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 9, 2027 in Cleveland.
Next meetings
| Jan 9, 2027 | Nuggets @ Cavaliers | 5:00 PM EST | CLE 60% |
| Mar 18, 2027 | Cavaliers @ Nuggets | 9:00 PM EDT |
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
| Cavaliers | DEN 91 – 124 CLE · 2016-03-21 |
| Nuggets | CLE 95 – 133 DEN · 2021-02-10 |
2025-26 CLE 2 – 0 DEN
| 2026-02-09 | CLE 119 – 117 DEN | Final |
| 2026-01-02 | DEN 108 – 113 CLE | Final |
2024-25 CLE 2 – 0 DEN
| 2024-12-27 | CLE 149 – 135 DEN | Final |
| 2024-12-05 | DEN 114 – 126 CLE | Final |
2023-24 CLE 1 – 1 DEN
| 2024-03-31 | CLE 101 – 130 DEN | Final |
| 2023-11-19 | DEN 109 – 121 CLE | Final |
2022-23 CLE 0 – 2 DEN
| 2023-02-23 | DEN 115 – 109 CLE | Final |
| 2023-01-06 | CLE 108 – 121 DEN | Final |
2021-22 CLE 2 – 0 DEN
| 2022-03-18 | DEN 116 – 119 CLE | Final/OT |
| 2021-10-25 | CLE 99 – 87 DEN | Final |
2020-21 CLE 0 – 2 DEN
| 2021-02-19 | DEN 120 – 103 CLE | Final |
| 2021-02-10 | CLE 95 – 133 DEN | Final |
2019-20 CLE 2 – 0 DEN
| 2020-03-07 | DEN 102 – 104 CLE | Final |
| 2020-01-11 | CLE 111 – 103 DEN | Final |
2018-19 CLE 0 – 2 DEN
| 2019-01-19 | CLE 102 – 124 DEN | Final |
| 2018-11-01 | DEN 110 – 91 CLE | Final |
2017-18 CLE 1 – 1 DEN
| 2018-03-07 | CLE 113 – 108 DEN | Final |
| 2018-03-03 | DEN 126 – 117 CLE | Final |
2016-17 CLE 1 – 1 DEN
| 2017-03-22 | CLE 113 – 126 DEN | Final |
| 2017-02-11 | DEN 109 – 125 CLE | Final |
2015-16 CLE 2 – 0 DEN
| 2016-03-21 | DEN 91 – 124 CLE | Final |
| 2015-12-29 | CLE 93 – 87 DEN | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.