Nuggets vs Pelicans: head-to-head
40 meetings since 2015-16
Denver Nuggets26wins
New Orleans Pelicans14Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Nuggets and the Pelicans have met 40 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Nuggets lead the series 26-14, a clear edge.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Nuggets won 6 and the Pelicans won 0. The most recent game, on October 28, 2026, ended Nuggets 104-91.
The home team won 20 of the 40 games (50%). These matchups averaged 228.8 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.6 points; 10 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
Season-series sweeps: Nuggets in 2025-26. Their next meeting is scheduled for November 14, 2026 in New Orleans.
Next meetings
| Nov 14, 2026 | Nuggets @ Pelicans | 7:00 PM EST | DEN 69% |
| Apr 6, 2027 | Pelicans @ Nuggets | 9:00 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 | NOP 88 – 122 DEN · 2025-10-29 |
| Pelicans | NOP 115 – 90 DEN · 2017-03-26 |
2026-27 DEN 2 – 0 NOP
| 2026-10-28 | DEN 104 – 91 NOP | Final |
| 2026-10-24 | NOP 135 – 141 DEN | Final/OT |
2025-26 DEN 3 – 0 NOP
| 2026-01-13 | DEN 122 – 116 NOP | Final |
| 2025-11-19 | DEN 125 – 118 NOP | Final |
| 2025-10-29 | NOP 88 – 122 DEN | Final |
2024-25 DEN 3 – 1 NOP
| 2025-02-05 | NOP 119 – 144 DEN | Final |
| 2025-02-03 | NOP 113 – 125 DEN | Final |
| 2024-12-22 | DEN 132 – 129 NOP | Final/OT |
| 2024-11-15 | DEN 94 – 101 NOP | Final |
2023-24 DEN 2 – 1 NOP
| 2024-01-12 | NOP 113 – 125 DEN | Final |
| 2023-11-17 | DEN 110 – 115 NOP | Final |
| 2023-11-06 | NOP 116 – 134 DEN | Final |
2022-23 DEN 2 – 2 NOP
| 2023-03-30 | NOP 107 – 88 DEN | Final |
| 2023-01-31 | NOP 113 – 122 DEN | Final |
| 2023-01-24 | DEN 99 – 98 NOP | Final |
| 2022-12-04 | DEN 106 – 121 NOP | Final |
2021-22 DEN 3 – 1 NOP
| 2022-03-06 | NOP 130 – 138 DEN | Final/OT |
| 2022-02-04 | NOP 113 – 105 DEN | Final |
| 2022-01-26 | DEN 116 – 105 NOP | Final |
| 2021-12-08 | DEN 120 – 114 NOP | Final/OT |
2020-21 DEN 2 – 1 NOP
| 2021-04-28 | NOP 112 – 114 DEN | Final |
| 2021-03-26 | DEN 113 – 108 NOP | Final |
| 2021-03-21 | NOP 113 – 108 DEN | Final |
2019-20 DEN 1 – 2 NOP
| 2020-01-24 | DEN 113 – 106 NOP | Final |
| 2019-12-25 | NOP 112 – 100 DEN | Final |
| 2019-10-31 | DEN 107 – 122 NOP | Final |
2018-19 DEN 2 – 2 NOP
| 2019-03-02 | NOP 120 – 112 DEN | Final |
| 2019-01-30 | DEN 105 – 99 NOP | Final |
| 2018-11-17 | DEN 115 – 125 NOP | Final |
| 2018-10-29 | NOP 111 – 116 DEN | Final |
2017-18 DEN 2 – 1 NOP
| 2017-12-15 | NOP 111 – 117 DEN | Final |
| 2017-12-06 | DEN 114 – 123 NOP | Final |
| 2017-11-17 | NOP 114 – 146 DEN | Final |
2016-17 DEN 3 – 1 NOP
| 2017-04-07 | NOP 106 – 122 DEN | Final |
| 2017-04-04 | DEN 134 – 131 NOP | Final |
| 2017-03-26 | NOP 115 – 90 DEN | Final |
| 2016-10-26 | DEN 107 – 102 NOP | Final |
2015-16 DEN 1 – 2 NOP
| 2016-03-31 | DEN 95 – 101 NOP | Final |
| 2015-12-20 | NOP 130 – 125 DEN | Final |
| 2015-11-17 | DEN 115 – 98 NOP | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.