50pts
Jamal Murray
DENvsCLE
Feb 19, 2021
NBA head-to-headCross-Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets Head-to-Head
Denver Nuggets lead the all-time record 54-48 across 102 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The highest-scoring meeting between these two came on December 27, 2024: Cleveland Cavaliers 149, Denver Nuggets 135, 284 points in all.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026CLE
48
vs
DEN
54
102 meetings
All-time
DEN lead 54-48
Recent form
CLE 7-3 over the latest 10
Last meeting
CLE won 119-117 on Feb 9, 2026
Closeness
6 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11.6 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Feb 9, 26
DEN 117-119 CLE
CLEJan 2, 26
CLE 113-108 DEN
CLEDec 27, 24
DEN 135-149 CLE
CLEDec 5, 24
CLE 126-114 DEN
CLEMar 31, 24
DEN 130-101 CLE
DENNov 19, 23
CLE 121-109 DEN
CLEFeb 23, 23
CLE 109-115 DEN
DENJan 6, 23
DEN 121-108 CLE
DENMar 18, 22
CLE 119-116 DEN
CLEOct 25, 21
DEN 87-99 CLE
CLE| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2026 | DEN | CLE | 117–119 | CLE |
| Jan 2, 2026 | CLE | DEN | 113–108 | CLE |
| Dec 27, 2024 | DEN | CLE | 135–149 | CLE |
| Dec 5, 2024 | CLE | DEN | 126–114 | CLE |
| Mar 31, 2024 | DEN | CLE | 130–101 | DEN |
| Nov 19, 2023 | CLE | DEN | 121–109 | CLE |
| Feb 23, 2023 | CLE | DEN | 109–115 | DEN |
| Jan 6, 2023 | DEN | CLE | 121–108 | DEN |
| Mar 18, 2022 | CLE | DEN | 119–116 | CLE |
| Oct 25, 2021 | DEN | CLE | 87–99 | CLE |
Last Meeting
Feb 9, 2026Final
DEN
117
HOME
CLE
119
AWAY
Cavalierswon by2
Cavaliers' 4th straight in this series·Game 102 of all-time series
Matchup context
Cleveland Cavaliers have won 7 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Denver Nuggets lead the complete decided record 54-48. The 11.6-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1976 to 2026
- 49 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.6 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 0
- No playoff meeting is present in the source
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
48W
54W
CLE
DEN
47%53%
Cleveland CavaliersDenver Nuggets
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season102 games
48
54
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Cleveland Cavaliers Biggest Win
124–91+33
Mar 21, 2016
Denver Nuggets Biggest Win
133–95+38
Feb 10, 2021
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CLE ↕ | DEN ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
17-35
CLE
AWAY
19-31
DEN
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Cleveland Cavaliers: 4 consecutive wins
4
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.6 pts on average
11.6pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CLE↑Trending Up
Last 1070%
All-Time47.1%
DEN↓Trending Down
Last 1030%
All-Time52.9%
Last 10 Results
CLE / DEN
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 44 of 102 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
3
CLE OT Wins
1
DEN OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
119-116 on Mar 18, 2022 (1OT)
Largest Leads
CLE Biggest Leads
+42pts
Feb 10, 2021
#2:+37 pts·Feb 10, 2008
#3:+30 pts·Dec 2, 2004
DEN Biggest Leads
+39pts
Jan 15, 2011
#2:+36 pts·Mar 21, 2016
#3:+30 pts·Jan 19, 2019
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
24
Feb 23, 2023
Average per Game
6.3
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
16
Feb 18, 2010
Average Ties per Game
4.6
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,562
Mar 3, 2018
Lowest
2,720
Feb 19, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,345
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CLE45.9%
DEN46.6%
DEN +0.7 pp
3P%
CLE34.5%
DEN37.0%
DEN +2.5 pp
FT%
CLE73.1%
DEN74.9%
DEN +1.8 pp
TS%
CLE53.8%
DEN55.3%
DEN +1.5 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
CLE Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 535 | 20 | 26.8 | 43 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 263 | 17 | 15.5 | 29 |
| Kevin Love | 152 | 9 | 16.9 | 27 |
| Kyrie Irving | 141 | 7 | 20.1 | 33 |
| Lamond Murray | 125 | 6 | 20.8 | 33 |
| Tristan Thompson | 122 | 12 | 10.2 | 18 |
| Wesley Person | 118 | 7 | 16.9 | 24 |
| Collin Sexton | 103 | 6 | 17.2 | 25 |
| Andre Miller | 97 | 6 | 16.2 | 24 |
| Darius Garland | 95 | 6 | 15.8 | 25 |
| Ricky Davis | 92 | 6 | 15.3 | 27 |
| Anderson Varejao | 78 | 9 | 8.7 | 18 |
| Cedi Osman | 78 | 8 | 9.8 | 20 |
| Jarrett Allen | 73 | 4 | 18.3 | 21 |
| Antawn Jamison | 70 | 3 | 23.3 | 33 |
DEN Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 261 | 12 | 21.8 | 40 |
| Nikola Jokic | 248 | 14 | 17.7 | 36 |
| Will Barton | 200 | 12 | 16.7 | 29 |
| Jamal Murray | 183 | 10 | 18.3 | 50 |
| Nene | 183 | 15 | 12.2 | 22 |
| Gary Harris | 150 | 9 | 16.7 | 32 |
| JR Smith | 122 | 9 | 13.6 | 18 |
| Chauncey Billups | 115 | 6 | 19.2 | 26 |
| Nick Van Exel | 110 | 6 | 18.3 | 26 |
| Kenyon Martin | 109 | 9 | 12.1 | 19 |
| Arron Afflalo | 103 | 6 | 17.2 | 23 |
| Antonio McDyess | 91 | 5 | 18.2 | 32 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 89 | 6 | 14.8 | 29 |
| Wilson Chandler | 89 | 7 | 12.7 | 18 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 84 | 5 | 16.8 | 25 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
43pts
LeBron James
CLEvsDEN
Feb 18, 2010
40pts
Carmelo Anthony
DENvsCLE
Feb 18, 2010
39pts
LeBron James
CLEvsDEN
Mar 7, 2018
36pts
Nikola Jokic
DENvsCLE
Mar 7, 2018
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
46 games with complete quarter lines
CLEDEN
How they create points
42 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points in paint: CLE +2.9 points42 games
CLE highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.8
DEN highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 27.0
Widest fingerprint gap
CLE +2.9 points in paint
Questions about this record: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets
How do recent Cleveland Cavaliers vs Denver Nuggets results compare with the complete record?
Cleveland Cavaliers have won 7 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Denver Nuggets lead the complete decided record 54-48. 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.
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Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.