Nuggets vs Pacers: head-to-head
23 meetings since 2015-16
Denver Nuggets18wins
Indiana Pacers5Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Nuggets and the Pacers have met 23 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Nuggets lead the series 18-5, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Nuggets won 5 and the Pacers won 1. The most recent game, on November 7, 2026, ended Nuggets 114-102.
The home team won 12 of the 23 games (52%). These matchups averaged 229.8 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.5 points; 8 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for December 27, 2026 in Denver.
Next meeting
| Dec 27, 2026 | Pacers @ Nuggets | 8:00 PM EST | DEN 84% |
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
| Nuggets | IND 112 – 140 DEN · 2017-01-12 |
| Pacers | DEN 88 – 124 IND · 2019-03-24 |
2026-27 DEN 1 – 0 IND
| 2026-11-07 | DEN 114 – 102 IND | Final |
2025-26 DEN 2 – 0 IND
| 2025-12-03 | DEN 135 – 120 IND | Final |
| 2025-11-08 | IND 100 – 117 DEN | Final |
2024-25 DEN 1 – 1 IND
| 2025-04-06 | IND 125 – 120 DEN | Final |
| 2025-02-24 | DEN 125 – 116 IND | Final |
2023-24 DEN 2 – 0 IND
| 2024-01-23 | DEN 114 – 109 IND | Final |
| 2024-01-14 | IND 109 – 117 DEN | Final |
2022-23 DEN 2 – 0 IND
| 2023-01-20 | IND 111 – 134 DEN | Final |
| 2022-11-09 | DEN 122 – 119 IND | Final |
2021-22 DEN 2 – 0 IND
| 2022-03-30 | DEN 125 – 118 IND | Final |
| 2021-11-10 | IND 98 – 101 DEN | Final |
2020-21 DEN 2 – 0 IND
| 2021-03-15 | IND 106 – 121 DEN | Final |
| 2021-03-04 | DEN 113 – 103 IND | Final |
2019-20 DEN 1 – 1 IND
| 2020-01-19 | IND 115 – 107 DEN | Final |
| 2020-01-02 | DEN 124 – 116 IND | Final |
2018-19 DEN 1 – 1 IND
| 2019-03-24 | DEN 88 – 124 IND | Final |
| 2019-03-16 | IND 100 – 102 DEN | Final |
2017-18 DEN 1 – 1 IND
| 2018-04-03 | IND 104 – 107 DEN | Final |
| 2017-12-10 | DEN 116 – 126 IND | Final |
2016-17 DEN 2 – 0 IND
| 2017-03-24 | DEN 125 – 117 IND | Final |
| 2017-01-12 | IND 112 – 140 DEN | Final |
2015-16 DEN 1 – 1 IND
| 2016-01-30 | DEN 105 – 109 IND | Final |
| 2016-01-17 | IND 126 – 129 DEN | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.