47pts
Scottie Pippen
CHIvsDEN
Feb 18, 1997
NBA head-to-headCross-Conference
Chicago Bulls vs Denver Nuggets Head-to-Head
Denver Nuggets lead the all-time record 59-46 across 105 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The highest-scoring meeting between these two came on November 24, 1990: Chicago Bulls 151, Denver Nuggets 145, 296 points in all.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CHI
46
vs
DEN
59
105 meetings
All-time
DEN lead 59-46
Recent form
CHI 6-4 over the latest 10
Last meeting
DEN won 136-120 on Feb 7, 2026
Closeness
13 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11.1 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Feb 7, 26
CHI 120-136 DEN
DENNov 17, 25
DEN 127-130 CHI
CHIMar 24, 25
DEN 119-129 CHI
CHIJan 27, 25
CHI 129-121 DEN
CHIDec 12, 23
CHI 106-114 DEN
DENNov 4, 23
DEN 123-101 CHI
DENMar 8, 23
DEN 96-117 CHI
CHINov 13, 22
CHI 103-126 DEN
DENDec 6, 21
CHI 109-97 DEN
CHINov 19, 21
DEN 108-114 CHI
CHI| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | CHI | DEN | 120–136 | DEN |
| Nov 17, 2025 | DEN | CHI | 127–130 | CHI |
| Mar 24, 2025 | DEN | CHI | 119–129 | CHI |
| Jan 27, 2025 | CHI | DEN | 129–121 | CHI |
| Dec 12, 2023 | CHI | DEN | 106–114 | DEN |
| Nov 4, 2023 | DEN | CHI | 123–101 | DEN |
| Mar 8, 2023 | DEN | CHI | 96–117 | CHI |
| Nov 13, 2022 | CHI | DEN | 103–126 | DEN |
| Dec 6, 2021 | CHI | DEN | 109–97 | CHI |
| Nov 19, 2021 | DEN | CHI | 108–114 | CHI |
Last Meeting
Feb 7, 2026Final
CHI
120
HOME
DEN
136
AWAY
Nuggetswon by16
Game 105 of all-time series
Matchup context
Chicago Bulls have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Denver Nuggets lead the complete decided record 59-46. The 11.1-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1976 to 2026
- 48 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.1 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
46W
59W
CHI
DEN
44%56%
Chicago BullsDenver Nuggets
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season105 games
46
59
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Chicago Bulls Biggest Win
111–72+39
Feb 2, 1998
Denver Nuggets Biggest Win
124–91+33
Nov 20, 1979
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CHI ↕ | DEN ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
14-38
CHI
AWAY
21-32
DEN
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Denver Nuggets won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.1 pts on average
11.1pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CHI↑Trending Up
Last 1060%
All-Time43.8%
DEN↓Trending Down
Last 1040%
All-Time56.2%
Last 10 Results
CHI / DEN
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 37 of 105 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
4
CHI OT Wins
0
DEN OT Wins
4
Biggest OT Game
131-127 on Mar 19, 2021 (1OT)
Largest Leads
CHI Biggest Leads
+28pts
Nov 13, 2022
#2:+27 pts·Feb 18, 1997
#3:+23 pts·Feb 28, 2017
DEN Biggest Leads
+46pts
Mar 21, 2018
#2:+37 pts·Feb 21, 2014
#3:+29 pts·Mar 3, 1998
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
21
Feb 4, 2003
Average per Game
6.8
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
20
Mar 26, 2001
Average Ties per Game
7.0
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
23,874
Feb 18, 1997
Lowest
10,150
Nov 16, 2000
Average
18,977
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CHI45.0%
DEN46.8%
DEN +1.8 pp
3P%
CHI35.5%
DEN37.4%
DEN +1.9 pp
FT%
CHI75.6%
DEN74.6%
CHI +1.0 pp
TS%
CHI52.9%
DEN55.5%
DEN +2.6 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
CHI Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng | 241 | 15 | 16.1 | 24 |
| Zach LaVine | 216 | 9 | 24.0 | 36 |
| Ben Gordon | 214 | 9 | 23.8 | 37 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 214 | 17 | 12.6 | 28 |
| Derrick Rose | 203 | 12 | 16.9 | 30 |
| Jimmy Butler | 191 | 11 | 17.4 | 35 |
| Taj Gibson | 136 | 12 | 11.3 | 18 |
| Joakim Noah | 130 | 14 | 9.3 | 17 |
| Scottie Pippen | 116 | 6 | 19.3 | 47 |
| Michael Jordan | 100 | 4 | 25.0 | 31 |
| Andres Nocioni | 99 | 7 | 14.1 | 22 |
| Eddy Curry | 89 | 7 | 12.7 | 21 |
| Elton Brand | 89 | 4 | 22.3 | 26 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 81 | 4 | 20.3 | 26 |
| Pau Gasol | 74 | 4 | 18.5 | 26 |
DEN Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 383 | 15 | 25.5 | 39 |
| Nikola Jokic | 249 | 14 | 17.8 | 39 |
| Will Barton | 199 | 11 | 18.1 | 37 |
| Jamal Murray | 190 | 11 | 17.3 | 34 |
| Nene | 181 | 12 | 15.1 | 21 |
| JR Smith | 146 | 9 | 16.2 | 43 |
| Kenneth Faried | 128 | 11 | 11.6 | 19 |
| Andre Miller | 126 | 10 | 12.6 | 22 |
| Ty Lawson | 125 | 10 | 12.5 | 27 |
| Antonio McDyess | 123 | 6 | 20.5 | 35 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 116 | 7 | 16.6 | 33 |
| Wilson Chandler | 110 | 8 | 13.8 | 22 |
| Arron Afflalo | 108 | 7 | 15.4 | 22 |
| Kenyon Martin | 106 | 8 | 13.3 | 26 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 99 | 5 | 19.8 | 31 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
43pts
JR Smith
DENvsCHI
Feb 22, 2008
39pts
Nikola Jokic
DENvsCHI
Mar 1, 2021
39pts
Carmelo Anthony
DENvsCHI
Jan 16, 2006
37pts
Will Barton
DENvsCHI
Nov 30, 2017
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
41 games with complete quarter lines
CHIDEN
How they create points
35 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: DEN +4.7 points35 games
CHI highest-scoring quarter
Q4 · 26.5
DEN highest-scoring quarter
Q3 · 26.7
Widest fingerprint gap
DEN +4.7 points in paint
Questions about this record: Chicago Bulls vs Denver Nuggets
How do recent Chicago Bulls vs Denver Nuggets results compare with the complete record?
Chicago Bulls have won 6 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Denver Nuggets lead the complete decided record 59-46. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.