41pts
Nikola Jokic
DENvsMIA
Jun 4, 2023
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat Head-to-Head
Denver Nuggets lead the all-time record 47-36 across 83 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The highest-scoring meeting between these two came on March 19, 2018: Denver Nuggets 141, Miami Heat 149, 290 points in all.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026DEN
47
vs
MIA
36
83 meetings
All-time
DEN lead 47-36
Recent form
DEN 8-2 over the latest 10
Last meeting
MIA won 147-123 on Dec 29, 2025
Closeness
11 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11.3 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Dec 29, 25
MIA 147-123 DEN
MIANov 5, 25
DEN 122-112 MIA
DENJan 17, 25
MIA 113-133 DEN
DENNov 8, 24
DEN 135-122 MIA
DENMar 13, 24
MIA 88-100 DEN
DENFeb 29, 24
DEN 103-97 MIA
DENJun 12, 23
DEN 94-89 MIA
DENJun 9, 23
MIA 95-108 DEN
DENJun 7, 23
MIA 94-109 DEN
DENJun 4, 23
DEN 108-111 MIA
MIA| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 | MIA | DEN | 147–123 | MIA |
| Nov 5, 2025 | DEN | MIA | 122–112 | DEN |
| Jan 17, 2025 | MIA | DEN | 113–133 | DEN |
| Nov 8, 2024 | DEN | MIA | 135–122 | DEN |
| Mar 13, 2024 | MIA | DEN | 88–100 | DEN |
| Feb 29, 2024 | DEN | MIA | 103–97 | DEN |
| Jun 12, 2023 | DEN | MIA | 94–89 | DEN |
| Jun 9, 2023 | MIA | DEN | 95–108 | DEN |
| Jun 7, 2023 | MIA | DEN | 94–109 | DEN |
| Jun 4, 2023 | DEN | MIA | 108–111 | MIA |
Last Meeting
Dec 29, 2025Final
MIA
147
HOME
DEN
123
AWAY
Heatwon by24
Game 83 of all-time series
Matchup context
Denver Nuggets have won 8 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Denver Nuggets lead the complete decided record 47-36. The 11.3-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1988 to 2025
- 38 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.3 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 5
- 5 playoff meetings across 1 postseason
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
47W
36W
DEN
MIA
57%43%
Denver NuggetsMiami Heat
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season78 games
43
35
Playoffs5 games
4
1
Denver Nuggets Biggest Win
135–104+31
Dec 23, 1989
Miami Heat Biggest Win
141–112+29
Feb 14, 1991
Decade Breakdown
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Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DEN ↕ | MIA ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
19-21
DEN
AWAY
15-28
MIA
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Miami Heat won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.3 pts on average
11.3pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DEN↑Trending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time56.6%
MIA↓Trending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time43.4%
Last 10 Results
DEN / MIA
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 48 of 83 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
2
DEN OT Wins
0
MIA OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
149-141 on Mar 19, 2018 (2OT)
Largest Leads
DEN Biggest Leads
+27pts
Nov 5, 2019
#2:+26 pts·Mar 16, 2002
#3:+23 pts·Nov 8, 2021
MIA Biggest Leads
+33pts
Dec 2, 2007
#2:+32 pts·Jan 13, 2011
#3:+29 pts·Dec 3, 2009
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
22
Mar 14, 2016
Average per Game
7.1
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
14
Mar 14, 2016
Average Ties per Game
4.8
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,184
Jun 9, 2023
Lowest
4,017
Apr 14, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,011
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
DEN47.0%
MIA46.7%
DEN +0.3 pp
3P%
DEN35.1%
MIA36.7%
MIA +1.6 pp
FT%
DEN75.8%
MIA74.6%
DEN +1.2 pp
TS%
DEN55.7%
MIA55.2%
DEN +0.5 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
DEN Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 371 | 17 | 21.8 | 41 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 361 | 14 | 25.8 | 40 |
| JR Smith | 187 | 9 | 20.8 | 37 |
| Jamal Murray | 173 | 11 | 15.7 | 34 |
| Nene | 164 | 14 | 11.7 | 17 |
| Kenyon Martin | 144 | 10 | 14.4 | 24 |
| Andre Miller | 134 | 10 | 13.4 | 29 |
| Ty Lawson | 129 | 9 | 14.3 | 26 |
| Aaron Gordon | 123 | 8 | 15.4 | 27 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 116 | 10 | 11.6 | 25 |
| Wilson Chandler | 108 | 8 | 13.5 | 19 |
| Will Barton | 103 | 9 | 11.4 | 25 |
| Kenneth Faried | 97 | 7 | 13.9 | 24 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 94 | 5 | 18.8 | 29 |
| Marcus Camby | 94 | 10 | 9.4 | 18 |
MIA Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade | 490 | 21 | 23.3 | 37 |
| Bam Adebayo | 230 | 13 | 17.7 | 26 |
| Jimmy Butler | 210 | 10 | 21.0 | 31 |
| Eddie Jones | 145 | 8 | 18.1 | 37 |
| Udonis Haslem | 139 | 15 | 9.3 | 21 |
| Chris Bosh | 125 | 7 | 17.9 | 24 |
| Mario Chalmers | 118 | 11 | 10.7 | 16 |
| LeBron James | 115 | 4 | 28.8 | 35 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 110 | 8 | 13.8 | 25 |
| Goran Dragic | 101 | 6 | 16.8 | 23 |
| Hassan Whiteside | 99 | 7 | 14.1 | 25 |
| Gabe Vincent | 96 | 10 | 9.6 | 23 |
| Duncan Robinson | 95 | 11 | 8.6 | 17 |
| Max Strus | 91 | 7 | 13.0 | 23 |
| Brian Grant | 76 | 8 | 9.5 | 16 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
40pts
Carmelo Anthony
DENvsMIA
Dec 9, 2005
37pts
JR Smith
DENvsMIA
Dec 8, 2006
37pts
Dwyane Wade
MIAvsDEN
Nov 14, 2006
37pts
Dwyane Wade
MIAvsDEN
Dec 9, 2005
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
50 games with complete quarter lines
DENMIA
How they create points
43 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Points off turnovers: DEN +2.9 points43 games
DEN highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.0
MIA highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 25.9
Widest fingerprint gap
DEN +2.9 points off turnovers
Questions about this record: Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat
What is the Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 5 games: Denver Nuggets have 4 wins and Miami Heat have 1. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat results compare with the complete record?
Denver Nuggets have won 8 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Denver Nuggets lead the complete decided record 47-36. 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.