53pts
Nikola Jokic
DENvsPHX
May 7, 2023
NBA head-to-head
Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns Head-to-Head
Phoenix Suns lead the all-time record 117-101 across 218 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The Phoenix Suns led the 1990s 29-10; the Denver Nuggets led the 2010s 24-12.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026DEN
101
vs
PHX
117
218 meetings
All-time
PHX lead 117-101
Recent form
DEN 7-3 over the latest 10
Last meeting
DEN won 125-123 on Mar 24, 2026
Closeness
16 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 12.4 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Mar 24, 26
PHX 123-125 DEN
DENNov 29, 25
PHX 112-130 DEN
DENOct 25, 25
DEN 133-111 PHX
DENMar 7, 25
DEN 149-141 PHX
DENFeb 8, 25
PHX 105-122 DEN
DENDec 25, 24
PHX 110-100 DEN
PHXDec 23, 24
DEN 117-90 PHX
DENMar 27, 24
DEN 97-104 PHX
PHXMar 5, 24
DEN 107-117 PHX
PHXDec 1, 23
PHX 111-119 DEN
DEN| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | PHX | DEN | 123–125 | DEN |
| Nov 29, 2025 | PHX | DEN | 112–130 | DEN |
| Oct 25, 2025 | DEN | PHX | 133–111 | DEN |
| Mar 7, 2025 | DEN | PHX | 149–141 | DEN |
| Feb 8, 2025 | PHX | DEN | 105–122 | DEN |
| Dec 25, 2024 | PHX | DEN | 110–100 | PHX |
| Dec 23, 2024 | DEN | PHX | 117–90 | DEN |
| Mar 27, 2024 | DEN | PHX | 97–104 | PHX |
| Mar 5, 2024 | DEN | PHX | 107–117 | PHX |
| Dec 1, 2023 | PHX | DEN | 111–119 | DEN |
Last Meeting
Mar 24, 2026Final
PHX
123
HOME
DEN
125
AWAY
Nuggetswon by2
Nuggets' 5th straight in this series·Game 218 of all-time series
Matchup context
Denver Nuggets have won 7 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Phoenix Suns lead the complete decided record 117-101. The 12.4-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1976 to 2026
- 50 seasons
- Average margin
- 12.4 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 19
- 19 playoff meetings across 5 postseasons
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
101W
117W
DEN
PHX
46%54%
Denver NuggetsPhoenix Suns
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season199 games
94
105
Playoffs19 games
7
12
Denver Nuggets Biggest Win
132–95+37
Jan 25, 2019
Phoenix Suns Biggest Win
129–88+41
Dec 27, 1992
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | DEN ↕ | PHX ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022–23 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
36-73
DEN
AWAY
44-65
PHX
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Denver Nuggets: 5 consecutive wins
5
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 12.4 pts on average
12.4pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DEN↑Trending Up
Last 1070%
All-Time46.3%
PHX↓Trending Down
Last 1030%
All-Time53.7%
Last 10 Results
DEN / PHX
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 96 of 218 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
9
DEN OT Wins
8
PHX OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
139-137 on Jan 10, 2006 (3OT)
Largest Leads
DEN Biggest Leads
+40pts
Mar 17, 2007
#2:+32 pts·Jan 13, 2004
#3:+32 pts·Nov 25, 2003
PHX Biggest Leads
+38pts
Jan 25, 2019
#2:+38 pts·Jan 11, 2011
#3:+37 pts·Nov 14, 2015
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
32
Jan 10, 2006
Average per Game
6.4
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
25
Jan 10, 2006
Average Ties per Game
5.3
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,809
Mar 17, 2007
Lowest
9,226
Nov 26, 1996
Average
16,741
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
DEN46.4%
PHX47.1%
PHX +0.7 pp
3P%
DEN36.9%
PHX38.6%
PHX +1.7 pp
FT%
DEN76.9%
PHX78.0%
PHX +1.1 pp
TS%
DEN55.4%
PHX56.2%
PHX +0.8 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 | 751 | 32 | 23.5 | 53 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 571 | 24 | 23.8 | 43 |
| Jamal Murray | 529 | 24 | 22.0 | 46 |
| Will Barton | 347 | 24 | 14.5 | 25 |
| Nene | 278 | 22 | 12.6 | 27 |
| JR Smith | 253 | 16 | 15.8 | 30 |
| Gary Harris | 252 | 20 | 12.6 | 36 |
| Ty Lawson | 248 | 18 | 13.8 | 29 |
| Chauncey Billups | 236 | 13 | 18.1 | 26 |
| Wilson Chandler | 221 | 15 | 14.7 | 28 |
| Aaron Gordon | 216 | 15 | 14.4 | 28 |
| Kenyon Martin | 206 | 16 | 12.9 | 24 |
| Kenneth Faried | 205 | 18 | 11.4 | 21 |
| Arron Afflalo | 204 | 12 | 17.0 | 31 |
| Allen Iverson | 185 | 6 | 30.8 | 44 |
PHX Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 797 | 34 | 23.4 | 49 |
| Steve Nash | 527 | 32 | 16.5 | 36 |
| Shawn Marion | 455 | 21 | 21.7 | 33 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 405 | 20 | 20.3 | 41 |
| Deandre Ayton | 365 | 22 | 16.6 | 33 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 285 | 14 | 20.4 | 41 |
| Chris Paul | 247 | 15 | 16.5 | 37 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 241 | 21 | 11.5 | 27 |
| Mikal Bridges | 238 | 19 | 12.5 | 24 |
| Kevin Durant | 236 | 8 | 29.5 | 39 |
| T.J. Warren | 220 | 19 | 11.6 | 31 |
| Clifford Robinson | 219 | 13 | 16.9 | 50 |
| Jason Kidd | 184 | 13 | 14.2 | 28 |
| Markieff Morris | 182 | 15 | 12.1 | 28 |
| Grant Hill | 173 | 12 | 14.4 | 25 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
50pts
Clifford Robinson
PHXvsDEN
Jan 16, 2000
49pts
Devin Booker
PHXvsDEN
Mar 24, 2022
47pts
Devin Booker
PHXvsDEN
May 5, 2023
46pts
Jamal Murray
DENvsPHX
Dec 29, 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
102 games with complete quarter lines
DENPHX
How they create points
88 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Fast-break points: PHX +1.3 points88 games
DEN highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 27.2
PHX highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 27.3
Widest fingerprint gap
PHX +1.3 fast-break points
Questions about this record: Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns
What is the Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 19 games: Denver Nuggets have 7 wins and Phoenix Suns have 12. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns results compare with the complete record?
Denver Nuggets have won 7 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Phoenix Suns lead the complete decided record 117-101. 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.