Nuggets vs Heat: head-to-head
27 meetings since 2015-16
Denver Nuggets20wins
Miami Heat7Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Nuggets and the Heat have met 27 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Nuggets lead the series 20-7, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Nuggets won 5 and the Heat won 1. The most recent game, on December 29, 2025, ended Heat 147-123.
The home team won 14 of the 27 games (52%). These matchups averaged 218.2 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.1 points; 9 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
They have also met 5 times in the playoffs (2022-23), with the Nuggets winning 4 and the Heat 1. Their next meeting is scheduled for March 14, 2027 in Denver.
Next meetings
| Mar 14, 2027 | Heat @ Nuggets | 7:30 PM EDT | DEN 71% |
| Mar 21, 2027 | Nuggets @ Heat | 6:00 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
| Nuggets | DEN 109 – 82 MIA · 2021-01-27 |
| Heat | DEN 123 – 147 MIA · 2025-12-29 |
2025-26 DEN 1 – 1 MIA
| 2025-12-29 | DEN 123 – 147 MIA | Final |
| 2025-11-05 | MIA 112 – 122 DEN | Final |
2024-25 DEN 2 – 0 MIA
| 2025-01-17 | DEN 133 – 113 MIA | Final |
| 2024-11-08 | MIA 122 – 135 DEN | Final |
2023-24 DEN 2 – 0 MIA
| 2024-03-13 | DEN 100 – 88 MIA | Final |
| 2024-02-29 | MIA 97 – 103 DEN | Final |
2022-23 DEN 6 – 1 MIA
| 2023-06-12 · playoffs | MIA 89 – 94 DEN | Final |
| 2023-06-09 · playoffs | DEN 108 – 95 MIA | Final |
| 2023-06-07 · playoffs | DEN 109 – 94 MIA | Final |
| 2023-06-04 · playoffs | MIA 111 – 108 DEN | Final |
| 2023-06-01 · playoffs | MIA 93 – 104 DEN | Final |
| 2023-02-13 | DEN 112 – 108 MIA | Final |
| 2022-12-30 | MIA 119 – 124 DEN | Final |
2021-22 DEN 2 – 0 MIA
| 2021-11-29 | DEN 120 – 111 MIA | Final |
| 2021-11-08 | MIA 96 – 113 DEN | Final |
2020-21 DEN 2 – 0 MIA
| 2021-04-14 | MIA 106 – 123 DEN | Final |
| 2021-01-27 | DEN 109 – 82 MIA | Final |
2019-20 DEN 1 – 1 MIA
| 2020-08-01 | MIA 125 – 105 DEN | Final |
| 2019-11-05 | MIA 89 – 109 DEN | Final |
2018-19 DEN 2 – 0 MIA
| 2019-02-11 | MIA 87 – 103 DEN | Final |
| 2019-01-08 | DEN 103 – 99 MIA | Final |
2017-18 DEN 1 – 1 MIA
| 2018-03-19 | DEN 141 – 149 MIA | Final |
| 2017-11-03 | MIA 94 – 95 DEN | Final |
2016-17 DEN 1 – 1 MIA
| 2017-04-02 | DEN 116 – 113 MIA | Final |
| 2016-11-30 | MIA 106 – 98 DEN | Final |
2015-16 DEN 0 – 2 MIA
| 2016-03-14 | DEN 119 – 124 MIA | Final |
| 2016-01-15 | MIA 98 – 95 DEN | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.