Matchup Index

Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets

Brooklyn Nets 31
Denver Nuggets leads 43-31
wins
1967-68 to 2025-26
Denver Nuggets won the last meeting
Denver Nuggets 43

Series timeline

Counts every meeting across all leagues, not just the league this page opens on.

▼ Denver Nuggets ahead (peak +29)
1967-68: Denver Rockets 5-11968-69: Denver Rockets 5-11969-70: Split 3-31970-71: New York Nets 4-21971-72: Denver Rockets 4-21972-73: Denver Rockets 6-21973-74: New York Nets 7-11974-75: Denver Nuggets 6-21975-76: Denver Nuggets 11-91976-77: Denver Nuggets 3-11977-78: Denver Nuggets 3-11978-79: Denver Nuggets 4-01979-80: Split 1-11980-81: Split 1-11981-82: Split 1-11982-83: Split 1-11983-84: Split 1-11984-85: Denver Nuggets 2-01985-86: Split 1-11986-87: Denver Nuggets 2-01987-88: Denver Nuggets 2-01988-89: Split 1-11989-90: Denver Nuggets 2-01990-91: Split 1-11991-92: Split 1-11992-93: Split 1-11993-94: Split 1-11994-95: Split 1-11995-96: New Jersey Nets 2-01996-97: Split 1-11997-98: New Jersey Nets 2-01998-99: Denver Nuggets 1-01999-00: Split 1-12000-01: Split 1-12001-02: Split 1-12002-03: New Jersey Nets 2-02003-04: New Jersey Nets 2-02004-05: Split 1-12005-06: New Jersey Nets 2-02006-07: Split 1-12007-08: Denver Nuggets 2-02008-09: Split 1-12009-10: Denver Nuggets 2-02010-11: Split 1-12011-12: Denver Nuggets 1-02012-13: Split 1-12013-14: Split 1-12014-15: Brooklyn Nets 2-02015-16: Brooklyn Nets 2-02016-17: Split 1-12017-18: Denver Nuggets 2-02018-19: Brooklyn Nets 2-02019-20: Split 1-12020-21: Brooklyn Nets 2-02021-22: Denver Nuggets 2-02022-23: Split 1-12023-24: Denver Nuggets 2-02024-25: Denver Nuggets 2-02025-26: Split 1-1

New Jersey Americans New York Nets New Jersey Nets Brooklyn Nets Denver Rockets Denver Nuggets Split season or tie Season with a postseason meeting One season per cell

Longest streaks: New York Nets 7 (1973-74), Denver Nuggets 6 (1985-86–1988-89). Current: Denver Nuggets 1.

These teams met in the ABA (1967-68 to 1975-76) and the NBA (1976-77 to 2025-26).

The complete series lives on the main matchup page.

Splits

SplitBrooklyn Nets record
Regular season73-99
Postseason4-2
Hosted by Brooklyn Nets58-30
Hosted by Denver Nuggets19-71
Last 10 seasons (2016-17 to 2025-26)8-12
Largest Brooklyn Nets win114-70 (2008-09)
Largest Denver Nuggets win136-98 (1972-73)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1975-76May 13, 1976New York Nets 112-106 at New York Nets
1975-76May 11, 1976Denver Nuggets 118-110 at Denver Nuggets
1975-76May 8, 1976New York Nets 121-112 at New York Nets
1975-76May 6, 1976New York Nets 117-111 at New York Nets
1975-76May 4, 1976Denver Nuggets 127-121 at Denver Nuggets
1975-76May 1, 1976New York Nets 120-118 at Denver Nuggets

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
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2010s
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2000s
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1990s
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1980s
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1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1975-76 (9-11) Nov 8, 1975 Denver Nuggets 128-121 at Denver Nuggets
Nov 21, 1975 New York Nets 128-116 at New York Nets
Dec 7, 1975 Denver Nuggets 123-119 at New York Nets
Dec 17, 1975 Denver Nuggets 106-103 at Denver Nuggets
Dec 27, 1975 Denver Nuggets 130-113 at Denver Nuggets
Jan 13, 1976 Denver Nuggets 137-113 at Denver Nuggets
Jan 20, 1976 New York Nets 134-123 at New York Nets
Feb 9, 1976 Denver Nuggets 138-119 at New York Nets
Feb 14, 1976 Denver Nuggets 108-103 at Denver Nuggets
Feb 22, 1976 New York Nets 115-95 at New York Nets
Mar 3, 1976 Denver Nuggets 121-100 at Denver Nuggets
Mar 9, 1976 Denver Nuggets 128-112 at Denver Nuggets
Mar 11, 1976 New York Nets 141-136 at New York Nets
Mar 18, 1976 New York Nets 110-98 at New York Nets
May 1, 1976 New York Nets 120-118 at Denver Nuggets Postseason
May 4, 1976 Denver Nuggets 127-121 at Denver Nuggets Postseason
May 6, 1976 New York Nets 117-111 at New York Nets Postseason
May 8, 1976 New York Nets 121-112 at New York Nets Postseason
May 11, 1976 Denver Nuggets 118-110 at Denver Nuggets Postseason
May 13, 1976 New York Nets 112-106 at New York Nets Postseason
1974-75 (2-6) Oct 19, 1974 Denver Nuggets 111-103 at Denver Nuggets
Oct 29, 1974 Denver Nuggets 126-115 at Denver Nuggets
Nov 24, 1974 New York Nets 99-90 at New York Nets
Jan 31, 1975 New York Nets 114-101 at New York Nets
Feb 16, 1975 Denver Nuggets 117-115 at Denver Nuggets
Feb 26, 1975 Denver Nuggets 148-114 at Denver Nuggets
Mar 14, 1975 Denver Nuggets 102-95 at New York Nets
Mar 23, 1975 Denver Nuggets 114-111 at New York Nets
1973-74 (7-1) Oct 31, 1973 Denver Rockets 107-104 at Denver Rockets
Nov 23, 1973 New York Nets 128-86 at Denver Rockets
Nov 30, 1973 New York Nets 123-102 at New York Nets
Jan 4, 1974 New York Nets 109-92 at New York Nets
Mar 7, 1974 New York Nets 114-100 at Denver Nuggets
Mar 15, 1974 New York Nets 112-93 at New York Nets
Mar 23, 1974 New York Nets 112-100 at Denver Nuggets
Mar 27, 1974 New York Nets 102-96 at New York Nets
1972-73 (2-6) Oct 27, 1972 New York Nets 117-112 at New York Nets
Nov 5, 1972 Denver Rockets 137-107 at Denver Rockets
Dec 21, 1972 Denver Rockets 106-96 at Denver Rockets
Dec 30, 1972 Denver Rockets 136-98 at Denver Rockets
Jan 17, 1973 New York Nets 102-92 at New York Nets
Jan 28, 1973 Denver Rockets 106-77 at Denver Rockets
Mar 9, 1973 Denver Rockets 120-105 at New York Nets
Mar 21, 1973 Denver Rockets 116-101 at New York Nets
1971-72 (2-4) Oct 23, 1971 Denver Rockets 100-96 at Denver Rockets
Dec 14, 1971 Denver Rockets 119-118 at Denver Rockets
Jan 7, 1972 Denver Rockets 107-104 at New York Nets
Feb 25, 1972 New York Nets 124-116 at New York Nets
Mar 11, 1972 New York Nets 132-114 at New York Nets
Mar 26, 1972 Denver Rockets 108-91 at Denver Rockets
1970-71 (4-2) Nov 8, 1970 New York Nets 114-104 at New York Nets
Nov 20, 1970 Denver Rockets 121-103 at Denver Rockets
Feb 14, 1971 New York Nets 118-117 at Denver Rockets
Feb 27, 1971 New York Nets 122-115 at New York Nets
Mar 12, 1971 New York Nets 132-127 at New York Nets
Mar 31, 1971 Denver Rockets 132-121 at Denver Rockets
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969-70 (3-3) Oct 24, 1969 New York Nets 97-91 at New York Nets
Nov 14, 1969 Denver Rockets 100-83 at Denver Rockets
Dec 7, 1969 New York Nets 102-96 at New York Nets
Dec 18, 1969 Denver Rockets 108-105 at Denver Rockets
Jan 30, 1970 New York Nets 115-98 at New York Nets
Apr 3, 1970 Denver Rockets 105-102 at Denver Rockets
1968-69 (1-5) Oct 29, 1968 New York Nets 108-89 at New York Nets
Dec 3, 1968 Denver Rockets 127-108 at Denver Rockets
Dec 25, 1968 Denver Rockets 129-110 at New York Nets
Jan 22, 1969 Denver Rockets 124-103 at Denver Rockets
Jan 30, 1969 Denver Rockets 128-103 at Denver Rockets
Feb 8, 1969 Denver Rockets 119-115 at New York Nets
1967-68 (1-5) Oct 28, 1967 Denver Rockets 126-109 at New Jersey Americans
Nov 17, 1967 Denver Rockets 120-104 at New Jersey Americans
Dec 13, 1967 Denver Rockets 111-92 at Denver Rockets
Dec 28, 1967 Denver Rockets 119-102 at Denver Rockets
Feb 24, 1968 Denver Rockets 110-108 at Denver Rockets
Mar 13, 1968 New York Nets 96-87 at New York Nets

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.