Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers Head-to-Head

Division Rivals
Denver Nuggets
Portland Trail Blazers
Blazers lead Nuggets115to114

A virtually even rivalry in 230 all-time meetings; Nuggets have narrowed the gap in the modern era.

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At a glance

Denver Nuggets vs Portland Trail Blazers insights

The edge
+1wins for Blazers
50% Blazers · 50% Nuggets

Nuggets have closed the gap in the modern era: 72-61 since 1996.

Recent form
15-5last 20
Nuggets on a 3-game streak

Nuggets won 137-132 on Apr 6, 2026

Where it matters
23playoff games

23 playoff games, no Finals meetings.

The story

Blazers built their historical edge pre-1996, winning 54 of 96 decided meetings (56%). In the modern era they are 61-72 against each other (46% Blazers). Nuggets currently hold a 3-game winning streak between the teams. Games average a 11.3-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Nuggets' 54-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Nuggets hold a 15-5 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 1980s produced the deepest sample with 51 recorded meetings, more than any other decade in the series and the era that anchors most of its statistical character. Their first recorded meeting fell in 1976, so the rivalry has now spanned 50 seasons of league history. Most recent result: Nuggets won 137-132 on Apr 6, 2026. Through the 2020s Nuggets have led 22-9 between the teams.

Win Percentage
114W
115W
DEN
POR
50%50%
Denver NuggetsPortland Trail Blazers

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Apr 6, 2026DENPOR137132DEN
Mar 22, 2026DENPOR128112DEN
Feb 20, 2026PORDEN103157DEN
Oct 31, 2025PORDEN109107POR
Mar 21, 2025PORDEN128109POR
Feb 12, 2025DENPOR132121DEN
Feb 10, 2025DENPOR146117DEN
Dec 19, 2024PORDEN126124POR
Mar 23, 2024PORDEN111114DEN
Feb 23, 2024PORDEN112127DEN
Last Meeting
Apr 6, 2026Final
DEN
137
HOME
POR
132
AWAY
Nuggetswon by5
Nuggets' 3rd straight in this series·Game 230 of all-time series

All-Time Record

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season207 games
102
105
Playoffs23 games
13
10
Denver Nuggets Biggest Win
157103+54
Feb 20, 2026
Portland Trail Blazers Biggest Win
10763+44
Apr 16, 1997
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season DEN POR Games
202526314
202425224
202324404
202223314
202122314
202021639
201920314
2018196411
201718314
201617134

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
80-35DEN HOME80-35POR HOME
AWAY
34-81
DEN
AWAY
35-80
POR
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Denver Nuggets: 3 consecutive wins
3
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.3 pts on average
11.3pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DENTrending Up
Last 1070%
All-Time49.6%
PORTrending Down
Last 1030%
All-Time50%
Last 10 Results
DEN / POR

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Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head page on SharkBetting is built from verified historical data, not generated prose. Regular-season and playoff game logs are pulled from the balldontlie API (public NBA records from 1946 onward). Playoff series results, arena capacity, and historical context are cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. Player-level top-scorer tables and largest-lead figures use the play-by-play dataset, which has complete coverage only from the 1996-97 season onward; matchups on the page that pre-date 1996 are clearly marked.

Stats are refreshed after every completed game day. 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.

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