Mavericks vs Nuggets: head-to-head
39 meetings since 2015-16
Dallas Mavericks18wins
Denver Nuggets21Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Mavericks and the Nuggets have met 39 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Nuggets lead the series 21-18, close to an even split.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Mavericks won 2 and the Nuggets won 4. The most recent game, on March 25, 2026, ended Nuggets 142-135.
The home team won 24 of the 39 games (62%). These matchups averaged 219.5 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.0 points; 13 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Nuggets in 2018-19. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 24, 2026 in Denver.
Next meetings
| Nov 24, 2026 | Mavericks @ Nuggets | 10:00 PM EST | DEN 76% |
| Feb 4, 2027 | Mavericks @ Nuggets | 10:00 PM EST | |
| Mar 31, 2027 | Nuggets @ Mavericks | 9:30 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
| Mavericks | DEN 99 – 127 DAL · 2022-11-18 |
| Nuggets | DAL 75 – 106 DEN · 2021-10-29 |
2025-26 DAL 2 – 2 DEN
| 2026-03-25 | DAL 135 – 142 DEN | Final |
| 2026-01-14 | DEN 118 – 109 DAL | Final |
| 2025-12-23 | DEN 130 – 131 DAL | Final |
| 2025-12-01 | DAL 131 – 121 DEN | Final |
2024-25 DAL 1 – 3 DEN
| 2025-01-14 | DEN 118 – 99 DAL | Final |
| 2025-01-12 | DEN 112 – 101 DAL | Final |
| 2024-11-22 | DAL 123 – 120 DEN | Final |
| 2024-11-10 | DAL 120 – 122 DEN | Final |
2023-24 DAL 1 – 2 DEN
| 2024-03-17 | DEN 105 – 107 DAL | Final |
| 2023-12-18 | DAL 104 – 130 DEN | Final |
| 2023-11-03 | DAL 114 – 125 DEN | Final |
2022-23 DAL 2 – 2 DEN
| 2023-02-15 | DAL 109 – 118 DEN | Final |
| 2022-12-06 | DAL 116 – 115 DEN | Final |
| 2022-11-20 | DEN 98 – 97 DAL | Final |
| 2022-11-18 | DEN 99 – 127 DAL | Final |
2021-22 DAL 2 – 1 DEN
| 2022-01-03 | DEN 89 – 103 DAL | Final |
| 2021-11-15 | DEN 101 – 111 DAL | Final |
| 2021-10-29 | DAL 75 – 106 DEN | Final |
2020-21 DAL 2 – 1 DEN
| 2021-03-13 | DAL 116 – 103 DEN | Final |
| 2021-01-25 | DEN 117 – 113 DAL | Final |
| 2021-01-07 | DAL 124 – 117 DEN | Final/OT |
2019-20 DAL 2 – 1 DEN
| 2020-03-11 | DEN 97 – 113 DAL | Final |
| 2020-01-08 | DEN 107 – 106 DAL | Final |
| 2019-10-29 | DAL 109 – 106 DEN | Final |
2018-19 DAL 0 – 3 DEN
| 2019-03-14 | DAL 99 – 100 DEN | Final |
| 2019-02-22 | DEN 114 – 104 DAL | Final |
| 2018-12-18 | DAL 118 – 126 DEN | Final |
2017-18 DAL 2 – 2 DEN
| 2018-03-06 | DEN 107 – 118 DAL | Final |
| 2018-01-27 | DAL 89 – 91 DEN | Final |
| 2018-01-16 | DAL 102 – 105 DEN | Final |
| 2017-12-04 | DEN 105 – 122 DAL | Final |
2016-17 DAL 1 – 3 DEN
| 2017-04-11 | DEN 109 – 91 DAL | Final |
| 2017-02-06 | DAL 87 – 110 DEN | Final |
| 2016-12-19 | DAL 107 – 117 DEN | Final |
| 2016-12-12 | DEN 92 – 112 DAL | Final |
2015-16 DAL 3 – 1 DEN
| 2016-03-28 | DAL 97 – 88 DEN | Final |
| 2016-03-06 | DAL 114 – 116 DEN | Final |
| 2016-02-26 | DEN 116 – 122 DAL | Final |
| 2015-11-28 | DEN 81 – 92 DAL | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.