Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards Head-to-Head

Cross-Conference
Denver Nuggets
Washington Wizards
Nuggets lead Wizards61to43

Nuggets hold a decisive edge in 104 all-time meetings.

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At a glance

Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards insights

The edge
+18wins for Nuggets
59% Nuggets · 41% Wizards

The rivalry has stayed roughly even across eras: 35-25 since 1996.

Recent form
11-9last 20
Nuggets on a 2-game streak

Nuggets won 107-97 on Jan 22, 2026

Where it matters
0playoff games

These teams have never met in the playoffs.

The story

Nuggets built their historical edge pre-1996, winning 26 of 44 decided meetings (59%). In the modern era they are 35-25 against each other (58% Nuggets). Games average a 11.1-point winning margin, with the largest decided blowout coming via Nuggets' 33-point win. Across the last 20 decided meetings Nuggets hold a 11-9 edge, suggesting the modern balance leans their way. The 2010s produced the deepest sample with 20 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 107-97 on Jan 22, 2026. Through the 2020s Nuggets have led 8-5 between the teams.

Win Percentage
61W
43W
DEN
WAS
59%41%
Denver NuggetsWashington Wizards

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
DateHomeAwayScoreWinner
Jan 22, 2026WASDEN97107DEN
Jan 17, 2026DENWAS121115DEN
Mar 15, 2025DENWAS123126WAS
Dec 7, 2024WASDEN122113WAS
Feb 22, 2024DENWAS130110DEN
Jan 21, 2024WASDEN104113DEN
Mar 22, 2023WASDEN104118DEN
Dec 14, 2022DENWAS141128DEN
Mar 16, 2022WASDEN109127DEN
Dec 13, 2021DENWAS113107DEN
Last Meeting
Jan 22, 2026Final
WAS
97
HOME
DEN
107
AWAY
Nuggetswon by10
Nuggets' 2nd straight in this series·Game 104 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 Season104 games
61
43
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Denver Nuggets Biggest Win
13299+33
Mar 20, 1994
Washington Wizards Biggest Win
10775+32
Mar 20, 2002
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season DEN WAS Games
202526202
202425022
202324202
202223202
202122202
202021022
201920112
201819112
201718112
201617022

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
32-20DEN HOME23-29WAS HOME
AWAY
29-23
DEN
AWAY
20-32
WAS
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Denver Nuggets: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.1 pts on average
11.1pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DENTrending Up
Last 1080%
All-Time58.7%
WASTrending Down
Last 1020%
All-Time41.3%
Last 10 Results
DEN / WAS

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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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