50pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsDEN
Oct 26, 2016
NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry
Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans Head-to-Head
Denver Nuggets lead the all-time record 53-34 across 87 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The widest margin between these two is 58 points: the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Hornets 121-63 on April 27, 2009.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026DEN
53
vs
NOP
34
87 meetings
All-time
DEN lead 53-34
Recent form
DEN 8-2 over the latest 10
Last meeting
DEN won 122-116 on Jan 13, 2026
Closeness
19 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11.4 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Jan 13, 26
NOP 116-122 DEN
DENNov 19, 25
NOP 118-125 DEN
DENOct 29, 25
DEN 122-88 NOP
DENFeb 5, 25
DEN 144-119 NOP
DENFeb 3, 25
DEN 125-113 NOP
DENDec 22, 24
NOP 129-132 DEN
DENNov 15, 24
NOP 101-94 DEN
NOPJan 12, 24
DEN 125-113 NOP
DENNov 17, 23
NOP 115-110 DEN
NOPNov 6, 23
DEN 134-116 NOP
DEN| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2026 | NOP | DEN | 116–122 | DEN |
| Nov 19, 2025 | NOP | DEN | 118–125 | DEN |
| Oct 29, 2025 | DEN | NOP | 122–88 | DEN |
| Feb 5, 2025 | DEN | NOP | 144–119 | DEN |
| Feb 3, 2025 | DEN | NOP | 125–113 | DEN |
| Dec 22, 2024 | NOP | DEN | 129–132 | DEN |
| Nov 15, 2024 | NOP | DEN | 101–94 | NOP |
| Jan 12, 2024 | DEN | NOP | 125–113 | DEN |
| Nov 17, 2023 | NOP | DEN | 115–110 | NOP |
| Nov 6, 2023 | DEN | NOP | 134–116 | DEN |
Last Meeting
Jan 13, 2026Final
NOP
116
HOME
DEN
122
AWAY
Nuggetswon by6
Nuggets' 6th straight in this series·Game 87 of all-time series
Matchup context
Denver Nuggets have won 8 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Denver Nuggets lead the complete decided record 53-34. The 11.4-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 2003 to 2026
- 24 seasons
- Average margin
- 11.4 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 5
- 5 playoff meetings across 1 postseason
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
53W
34W
DEN
NOP
61%39%
Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season82 games
49
33
Playoffs5 games
4
1
Denver Nuggets Biggest Win
121–63+58
Apr 27, 2009Playoff
New Orleans Pelicans Biggest Win
115–90+25
Mar 26, 2017
Decade Breakdown
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Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DEN ↕ | NOP ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021–22 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
24-19
DEN
AWAY
15-29
NOP
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Denver Nuggets: 6 consecutive wins
6
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.4 pts on average
11.4pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DEN↑Trending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time60.9%
NOP↓Trending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time39.1%
Last 10 Results
DEN / NOP
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 64 of 87 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
7
DEN OT Wins
5
NOP OT Wins
2
Biggest OT Game
111-118 on Mar 15, 2015 (2OT)
Largest Leads
DEN Biggest Leads
+35pts
Mar 26, 2017
#2:+34 pts·Nov 17, 2017
#3:+34 pts·Apr 19, 2009
NOP Biggest Leads
+58pts
Apr 27, 2009
#2:+34 pts·Apr 2, 2014
#3:+29 pts·Jan 28, 2008
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
27
Mar 31, 2016
Average per Game
7.0
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
21
Mar 12, 2010
Average Ties per Game
5.8
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,978
Mar 2, 2019
Lowest
4,022
Apr 28, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,255
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
DEN46.4%
NOP45.9%
DEN +0.5 pp
3P%
DEN36.7%
NOP35.6%
DEN +1.1 pp
FT%
DEN76.1%
NOP77.6%
NOP +1.5 pp
TS%
DEN55.3%
NOP54.6%
DEN +0.7 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
DEN Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 548 | 23 | 23.8 | 34 |
| Nikola Jokic | 511 | 23 | 22.2 | 46 |
| Nene | 314 | 26 | 12.1 | 23 |
| Jamal Murray | 291 | 16 | 18.2 | 32 |
| JR Smith | 261 | 17 | 15.3 | 32 |
| Gary Harris | 251 | 16 | 15.7 | 24 |
| Chauncey Billups | 245 | 13 | 18.9 | 36 |
| Will Barton | 238 | 17 | 14.0 | 32 |
| Kenneth Faried | 221 | 17 | 13.0 | 34 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 209 | 12 | 17.4 | 32 |
| Kenyon Martin | 207 | 19 | 10.9 | 22 |
| Ty Lawson | 185 | 14 | 13.2 | 23 |
| Andre Miller | 163 | 12 | 13.6 | 33 |
| Arron Afflalo | 163 | 12 | 13.6 | 28 |
| Wilson Chandler | 154 | 12 | 12.8 | 21 |
NOP Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 390 | 21 | 18.6 | 30 |
| Anthony Davis | 375 | 13 | 28.9 | 50 |
| David West | 367 | 25 | 14.7 | 30 |
| Jrue Holiday | 297 | 17 | 17.5 | 29 |
| Brandon Ingram | 233 | 10 | 23.3 | 38 |
| Peja Stojakovic | 185 | 12 | 15.4 | 26 |
| Rasual Butler | 153 | 15 | 10.2 | 20 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 130 | 11 | 11.8 | 18 |
| Tyreke Evans | 128 | 6 | 21.3 | 27 |
| Eric Gordon | 114 | 8 | 14.3 | 20 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 113 | 4 | 28.3 | 40 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 102 | 6 | 17.0 | 27 |
| Zion Williamson | 100 | 4 | 25.0 | 39 |
| Herbert Jones | 97 | 6 | 16.2 | 25 |
| P.J. Brown | 94 | 9 | 10.4 | 16 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
46pts
Nikola Jokic
DENvsNOP
Mar 6, 2022
41pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsDEN
Apr 4, 2017
40pts
Anthony Davis
NOPvsDEN
Nov 17, 2018
40pts
DeMarcus Cousins
NOPvsDEN
Dec 6, 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
67 games with complete quarter lines
DENNOP
How they create points
64 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Fast-break points: NOP +2.0 points64 games
DEN highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.1
NOP highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.6
Widest fingerprint gap
NOP +2.0 fast-break points
Questions about this record: Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans
What is the Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 5 games: Denver Nuggets have 4 wins and New Orleans Pelicans have 1. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans results compare with the complete record?
Denver Nuggets have won 8 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Denver Nuggets lead the complete decided record 53-34. 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.