Nuggets vs Bucks: head-to-head
22 meetings since 2015-16
Denver Nuggets14wins
Milwaukee Bucks8Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Nuggets and the Bucks have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Nuggets lead the series 14-8.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Nuggets won 4 and the Bucks won 2. The most recent game, on January 23, 2026, ended Nuggets 102-100.
The home team won 13 of the 22 games (59%). These matchups averaged 222.5 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.7 points; 5 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Their next meeting is scheduled for January 12, 2027 in Milwaukee.
Next meetings
| Jan 12, 2027 | Nuggets @ Bucks | 8:00 PM EST | DEN 75% |
| Jan 23, 2027 | Bucks @ Nuggets | 9:00 PM EST |
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 136 – 100 MIL · 2022-01-30 |
| Bucks | DEN 74 – 92 MIL · 2015-11-30 |
2025-26 DEN 2 – 0 MIL
| 2026-01-23 | DEN 102 – 100 MIL | Final |
| 2026-01-11 | MIL 104 – 108 DEN | Final |
2024-25 DEN 1 – 1 MIL
| 2025-03-26 | MIL 117 – 127 DEN | Final |
| 2025-02-27 | DEN 112 – 121 MIL | Final |
2023-24 DEN 1 – 1 MIL
| 2024-02-12 | DEN 95 – 112 MIL | Final |
| 2024-01-29 | MIL 107 – 113 DEN | Final |
2022-23 DEN 1 – 1 MIL
| 2023-03-25 | MIL 106 – 129 DEN | Final |
| 2023-01-25 | DEN 99 – 107 MIL | Final |
2021-22 DEN 1 – 1 MIL
| 2022-01-30 | DEN 136 – 100 MIL | Final |
| 2021-11-26 | MIL 120 – 109 DEN | Final |
2020-21 DEN 1 – 1 MIL
| 2021-03-02 | DEN 128 – 97 MIL | Final |
| 2021-02-08 | MIL 125 – 112 DEN | Final |
2019-20 DEN 2 – 0 MIL
| 2020-03-09 | MIL 95 – 109 DEN | Final |
| 2020-01-31 | DEN 127 – 115 MIL | Final |
2018-19 DEN 0 – 2 MIL
| 2018-11-19 | DEN 98 – 104 MIL | Final |
| 2018-11-11 | MIL 121 – 114 DEN | Final |
2017-18 DEN 2 – 0 MIL
| 2018-04-01 | MIL 125 – 128 DEN | Final |
| 2018-02-15 | DEN 134 – 123 MIL | Final |
2016-17 DEN 2 – 0 MIL
| 2017-03-01 | DEN 110 – 98 MIL | Final |
| 2017-02-03 | MIL 117 – 121 DEN | Final |
2015-16 DEN 1 – 1 MIL
| 2015-11-30 | DEN 74 – 92 MIL | Final |
| 2015-11-11 | MIL 102 – 103 DEN | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.