NBAScopeStatistics • Predictions • Analysis

Nuggets vs Clippers: head-to-head

53 meetings since 2015-16

Denver Nuggets32winsLA Clippers21
Regular season24-15
Playoffs8-6
Avg. margin (DEN)+3.0
DEN at home17-8
LAC at home13-15
Avg. total points218.6
Current streakLAC 1

Rivalry analysis

Since the 2015-16 season, the Nuggets and the Clippers have met 53 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Nuggets lead the series 32-21.

Over the last 6 meetings, the Nuggets won 4 and the Clippers won 2. The most recent game, on February 19, 2026, ended Clippers 115-114.

The home team won 30 of the 53 games (57%). These matchups averaged 218.6 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.9 points; 14 of them were decided by five points or fewer.

Season-series sweeps: Nuggets in 2022-23. They have also met 14 times in the playoffs (2024-25, 2019-20), with the Nuggets winning 8 and the Clippers 6. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 21, 2026 in LA.

Next meetings

Dec 21, 2026Nuggets @ Clippers10:30 PM ESTDEN 56%
Feb 5, 2027Clippers @ Nuggets9:00 PM EST
Mar 16, 2027Nuggets @ Clippers11:00 PM EDT
Apr 8, 2027Clippers @ Nuggets9:00 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

NuggetsLAC 91 – 122 DEN · 2023-01-05
ClippersDEN 83 – 117 LAC · 2025-04-24

2025-26 DEN 2 – 1 LAC

2026-02-19DEN 114 – 115 LACFinal
2026-01-30LAC 109 – 122 DENFinal
2025-11-12DEN 130 – 116 LACFinal

2024-25 DEN 6 – 5 LAC

2025-05-03 · playoffsLAC 101 – 120 DENFinal
2025-05-01 · playoffsDEN 105 – 111 LACFinal
2025-04-29 · playoffsLAC 115 – 131 DENFinal
2025-04-26 · playoffsDEN 101 – 99 LACFinal
2025-04-24 · playoffsDEN 83 – 117 LACFinal
2025-04-21 · playoffsLAC 105 – 102 DENFinal
2025-04-19 · playoffsLAC 110 – 112 DENFinal/OT
2025-01-08LAC 103 – 126 DENFinal
2024-12-13LAC 98 – 120 DENFinal
2024-12-01DEN 122 – 126 LACFinal
2024-10-26LAC 109 – 104 DENFinal

2023-24 DEN 2 – 2 LAC

2024-04-04DEN 100 – 102 LACFinal
2023-12-06DEN 102 – 111 LACFinal
2023-11-27DEN 113 – 104 LACFinal
2023-11-14LAC 108 – 111 DENFinal

2022-23 DEN 4 – 0 LAC

2023-02-26LAC 124 – 134 DENFinal/OT
2023-01-13DEN 115 – 103 LACFinal
2023-01-05LAC 91 – 122 DENFinal
2022-11-25DEN 114 – 104 LACFinal

2021-22 DEN 3 – 1 LAC

2022-03-22LAC 115 – 127 DENFinal
2022-01-19LAC 128 – 130 DENFinal/OT
2022-01-11DEN 85 – 87 LACFinal
2021-12-26DEN 103 – 100 LACFinal

2020-21 DEN 2 – 1 LAC

2021-05-01DEN 110 – 104 LACFinal
2021-04-01DEN 101 – 94 LACFinal
2020-12-25LAC 121 – 108 DENFinal

2019-20 DEN 5 – 5 LAC

2020-09-15 · playoffsDEN 104 – 89 LACFinal
2020-09-13 · playoffsLAC 98 – 111 DENFinal
2020-09-11 · playoffsDEN 111 – 105 LACFinal
2020-09-09 · playoffsLAC 96 – 85 DENFinal
2020-09-07 · playoffsLAC 113 – 107 DENFinal
2020-09-05 · playoffsDEN 110 – 101 LACFinal
2020-09-03 · playoffsDEN 97 – 120 LACFinal
2020-08-12LAC 124 – 111 DENFinal
2020-02-28DEN 103 – 132 LACFinal
2020-01-12LAC 104 – 114 DENFinal

2018-19 DEN 3 – 1 LAC

2019-02-24LAC 96 – 123 DENFinal
2019-01-10LAC 100 – 121 DENFinal
2018-12-22DEN 111 – 132 LACFinal
2018-10-17DEN 107 – 98 LACFinal

2017-18 DEN 1 – 2 LAC

2018-04-07DEN 134 – 115 LACFinal
2018-02-27LAC 122 – 120 DENFinal
2018-01-17DEN 104 – 109 LACFinal

2016-17 DEN 3 – 1 LAC

2017-03-16LAC 114 – 129 DENFinal
2017-01-21LAC 98 – 123 DENFinal
2016-12-26DEN 106 – 102 LACFinal
2016-12-20DEN 102 – 119 LACFinal

2015-16 DEN 1 – 2 LAC

2016-03-27DEN 90 – 105 LACFinal
2016-02-24DEN 87 – 81 LACFinal
2015-11-24LAC 111 – 94 DENFinal

Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.