The 2021–22 Denver Nuggets season was the 46th season of the franchise in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

(NBA), and the franchise's 55th season of existence overall. The Nuggets entered the season after a second-round loss at the hands of the eventual Western Conference champion

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...

. They finished the season 48–34. Still, they lost to the eventual champion

Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Founded in 1946 i ...

in five games in the first round. The two teams previously met in the first round of the 2013 playoffs in which the Warriors defeated the Nuggets in six games.

Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić ( ; sr-Cyrl, Никола Јокић ; born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player who is a Center (basketball), center for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the ...

was awarded the NBA MVP Award for the second consecutive season. Injuries marred the team as it missed two of its young core stars.

Jamal Murray Jamal Murray (born February 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Canadian national team and played one season of college basketball fo ...

was rumored to return from his torn ACL suffered the previous April but sat out the entire campaign, while

Michael Porter Jr. Michael Lamar Porter Jr. (born June 29, 1998), also known as "MPJ", is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Missouri Tigers. Porter ...

would appear in only nine games before needing surgery again on his back in November. Porter Jr. was set to be the secondary scoring option to Jokić in the absence of Murray. The absences of Murray and Porter led to the team having to rely on increased production from Aaron Gordon and

Will Barton William Norman Barton III (born January 6, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Memphis Tigers, earning Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year honors in 2012. He was selected 4 ...

Draft

The Nuggets owned one first-round pick in the draft, having their second round pick traded to the

Oklahoma City Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (NBA), Northwest Division of the Western Confer ...

via the

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlan ...

and

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

, -style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , October 4 , @ L.A. Clippers , ,

(23) , JaMychal Green (8) , Monté Morris (6) ,

Staples Center Crypto.com Arena (originally and colloquially known as Staples Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Los Angeles. Opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along F ...

7,825 , 0–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , October 6 , @ Golden State , ,

(17) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Nah'Shon Hyland (6) ,

Chase Center Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is the home of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball A ...

16,923 , 0–2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , October 8 ,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

, , Nah'Shon Hyland (21) , Nikola Jokić (9) , Nikola Jokić (10) ,

Ball Arena Ball Arena (formerly known as the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Inter ...

11,927 , 0–3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , October 13 , @

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...

, , Nikola Jokić (22) , Nikola Jokić (12) , Campazzo, Jokić (5) ,

Paycom Center Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...

N/A , 0–4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , October 14 , @ Oklahoma City , , Markus Howard (31) ,

Bol Bol Bol Manute Bol ( ; born November 16, 1999) is a South Sudanese–American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks. A son of basketball p ...

(12) , Nah'Shon Hyland (7) , Paycom Center
N/A , 1–4

Regular season

, -style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , October 20 , @ Phoenix , ,

(27) , Nikola Jokić (13) , Barton, Porter Jr. (5) ,

Footprint Center The PHX Arena (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix Suns Arena and Footprint Center) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It opened under the name America West Arena on June 6, 1992, at ...

16,074 , 1–0 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , October 22 ,

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

, , Nikola Jokić (32) , Nikola Jokić (16) , Nikola Jokić (7) ,

19,520 , 2–0 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , October 25 ,

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

, , Nikola Jokić (24) , Nikola Jokić (19) , Monté Morris (6) , Ball Arena
14,221 , 2–1 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , October 26 , @

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

, , Nikola Jokić (24) , Michael Porter Jr. (9) , Nikola Jokić (6) ,

Vivint Arena The Delta Center is an indoor venue in Salt Lake City. Opened in 1991, the arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). The arena has a seating capacit ...

18,306 , 2–2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , October 29 ,

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

, , Will Barton (17) , Nikola Jokić (16) , Nikola Jokić (8) , Ball Arena
18,315 , 3–2 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , October 30 , @

, , Nikola Jokić (26) , Nikola Jokić (19) , Nikola Jokić (7) ,

Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

17,136 , 4–2 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , November 1 , @ Memphis , ,

(23) , Aaron Gordon (10) , Nikola Jokić (7) ,

FedExForum FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NCAA Division I Memphis Tigers men's ba ...

12,683 , 4–3 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , November 3 , @ Memphis , , Nikola Jokić (34) , Jokić, Porter Jr. (11) ,

(7) , FedExForum
12,977 , 4–4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , November 6 ,

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

, , Nikola Jokić (28) , Nikola Jokić (14) , Will Barton (6) ,

16,046 , 5–4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , November 8 ,

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

, , Barton, Jokić (25) , Nikola Jokić (15) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Ball Arena
15,577 , 6–4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , November 10 ,

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

, , Will Barton (30) , Aaron Gordon (9) , Hyland,

Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia * St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Man ...

(4) , Ball Arena
15,232 , 7–4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , November 12 ,

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

, , Aaron Gordon (23) , Nikola Jokić (19) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Ball Arena
16,849 , 8–4 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , November 14 ,

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: *Portland, Oregon, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon *Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine *Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also r ...

, , Nikola Jokić (28) ,

Zeke Nnaji Ezekiel Tobechukwu "Zeke" Nnaji ( ; born January 9, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats and was drafted 22n ...

(10) , Nikola Jokić (9) , Ball Arena
14,583 , 9–4 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 14 , November 15 , @

, , Nikola Jokić (35) , Nikola Jokić (16) , Monté Morris (8) ,

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose List of indoor arenas, indoor arena located in the Victory Park, Dallas, Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National ...

19,797 , 9–5 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 15 , November 18 ,

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, , Nikola Jokić (30) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Will Barton (8) , Ball Arena
14,547 , 9–6 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 16 , November 19 ,

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

, , Aaron Gordon (28) ,

PJ Dozier Perry Linnard "PJ" Dozier Jr. (born October 25, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. C ...

(10) , Monté Morris (5) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 9–7 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 17 , November 21 , @ Phoenix , , Jeff Green (19) , Aaron Gordon (10) , Gordon, Ja. Green (4) ,

16,072 , 9–8 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 18 , November 23 , @ Portland , , Jeff Green (24) , Will Barton (8) , Will Barton (7) ,

Moda Center Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena has a capa ...

17,052 , 9–9 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 19 , November 26 ,

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

, , Aaron Gordon (18) , Barton, Gordon (9) , Monté Morris (8) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 9–10 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 20 , November 29 , @ Miami , , Nikola Jokić (24) , Nikola Jokić (15) , Nikola Jokić (7) ,

FTX Arena Kaseya Center is a Multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose arena on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The arena is home to the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. The arena was previously named American Airlines Arena from opening in ...

19,600 , 10–10 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 21 , December 1 , @

Orlando Orlando commonly refers to: * Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States Orlando may also refer to: People * Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...

, , Monté Morris (22) ,

(15) , Nikola Jokić (7) ,

Amway Center Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) is an indoor arena located in the Downtown Orlando, downtown core of Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, ...

14,191 , 10–11 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , December 4 , @

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

, , Nikola Jokić (32) , Nikola Jokić (11) ,

(6) ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

18,272 , 11–11 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , December 6 , @

, , Barton, Morris (19) , Jeff Green (13) , Nikola Jokić (15) ,

United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

21,236 , 11–12 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , December 8 , @

New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

, , Nikola Jokić (39) , Nikola Jokić (11) , Nikola Jokić (11) ,

Smoothie King Center Smoothie King Center (locally referred to as SKC) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the Central Business District, New Orleans, Central Business District, adjacent to the Caesars ...

15,035 , 12–12 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 25 , December 9 , @

, , Aaron Gordon (25) , Nikola Jokić (13) , Nikola Jokić (10) ,

AT&T Center Frost Bank Center (formerly AT&T Center and SBC Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The arena seat ...

12,855 , 12–13 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , December 11 , @ San Antonio , , Nikola Jokić (35) , Nikola Jokić (17) , Campazzo, Jokić (8) , AT&T Center
14,607 , 13–13 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , December 13 ,

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

, , Nikola Jokić (28) , Nikola Jokić (19) , Nikola Jokić (9) ,

14,632 , 14–13 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 28 , December 15 ,

, , Nikola Jokić (27) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Nikola Jokić (11) , Ball Arena
15,365 , 14–14 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , December 17 , @

, , Nah'Shon Hyland (24) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Facundo Campazzo (8) ,

State Farm Arena State Farm Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hock ...

16,114 , 15–14 , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , December 19 , @

Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

, colspan="6", Postponed due to

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, -style="background:#fcc;" , 30 , December 22 , @

, , Nikola Jokić (13) , Ja. Green, Jokić (7) , Facundo Campazzo (6) ,

14,932 , 15–15 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 31 , December 23 , Charlotte , , Nikola Jokić (29) , Nikola Jokić (21) , Campazzo, Jokić (5) , Ball Arena
17,003 , 15–16 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , December 26 , @ L. A. Clippers , , Nikola Jokić (26) , Nikola Jokić (22) , Nikola Jokić (8) , Crypto.com Arena
17,759 , 16–16 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , December 28 , @ Golden State , , Nikola Jokić (22) , Nikola Jokić (19) , Facundo Campazzo (7) ,

18,064 , 17–16 , -style="background:#bbb;" , — , December 30 , Golden State , colspan="6", Postponed due to

, -style="background:#fcc;" , -style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , 1 January , @

, ,

(24) , Nikola Jokić (11) , Facundo Campazzo (12) ,

Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once th ...

18,055 , 18–16 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 35 , 3 January , @

, , Nikola Jokić (27) , Nikola Jokić (16) ,

(6) ,

19,767 , 18–17 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 36 , 5 January ,

, , Nikola Jokić (26) , Nikola Jokić (21) , Nikola Jokić (11) ,

14,056 , 18–18 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , 7 January ,

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

, , Nikola Jokić (33) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Campazzo, Jokić (7) , Ball Arena
15,966 , 19–18 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 38 , 9 January , @

, , Jokić,

Rivers A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it ru ...

(22) , Nikola Jokić (18) , Facundo Campazzo (8) ,

14,772 , 20–18 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 39 , 11 January , @ L. A. Clippers , , Aaron Gordon (30) , Nikola Jokić (13) , Nikola Jokić (8) , Crypto.com Arena
15,077 , 20–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , 13 January ,

, , Will Barton (21) ,

(9) , Facundo Campazzo (12) , Ball Arena
14,972 , 21–19 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , 15 January , L. A. Lakers , , Nah'Shon Hyland (27) , Nikola Jokić (12) , Nikola Jokić (13) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 22–19 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 42 , 16 January , Utah , , Nikola Jokić (25) , Nikola Jokić (15) , Nikola Jokić (14) , Ball Arena
15,647 , 22–20 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , 19 January , L. A. Clippers , , Nikola Jokić (49) , Nikola Jokić (14) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Ball Arena
14,547 , 23–20 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 44 , 21 January , Memphis , , Will Barton (27) , Nikola Jokić (11) , Nikola Jokić (12) , Ball Arena
17,009 , 23–21 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 45 , 23 January ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

, , Nikola Jokić (34) , Nikola Jokić (9) , Nikola Jokić (8) , Ball Arena
14,060 , 24–21 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 46 , 25 January , @ Detroit , , Nikola Jokić (28) , Nikola Jokić (21) , Nikola Jokić (9) ,

Little Caesars Arena Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of t ...

16,023 , 25–21 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 47 , 26 January , @

, , Nikola Jokić (26) , Barton, Jokić (10) , Nikola Jokić (8) ,

Barclays Center Barclays Center ( ) is a multi-purpose list of indoor arenas, indoor arena in the New York City Boroughs of New York City, borough of Brooklyn. The arena is home to the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New York Liber ...

18,011 , 26–21 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 48 , 28 January , @

, , Nikola Jokić (29) , Nikola Jokić (13) , Nikola Jokić (10) ,

15,254 , 27–21 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 49 , 30 January , @

, , Aaron Gordon (24) , Nikola Jokić (9) , Nikola Jokić (15) ,

Fiserv Forum Fiserv Forum (; stylized as fiserv.forum) is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the home of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team ...

17,341 , 28–21 , -style="background:#fcc;' , 50 , 1 February , @

, ,

(21) , Nikola Jokić (16) , Nikola Jokić (8) ,

15,839 , 28–22 , -style="background:#fcc;' , 51 , 2 February , @

, ,

Bryn Forbes Bryn Jerrel Forbes (born July 23, 1993) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Cleveland State and Michigan Sta ...

(26) ,

(9) , Nah'Shon Hyland (7) ,

18,306 , 28–23 , -style="background:#fcc;' , 52 , 4 February ,

, , Nikola Jokić (25) , Nikola Jokić (12) , Nikola Jokić (9) ,

16,152 , 28–24 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 53 , 6 February ,

, , Nikola Jokić (27) , Nikola Jokić (12) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Ball Arena
18,241 , 29–24 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 54 , 8 February ,

, , Nah'Shon Hyland (22) , Nikola Jokić (11) , Nikola Jokić (7) , Ball Arena
15,093 , 30–24 , -style="background:#fcc;' , 55 , 11 February , @

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, , Nikola Jokić (23) , Nikola Jokić (16) , Nikola Jokić (11) ,

TD Garden TD Garden (named the FleetCenter from opening until 2005 and TD Banknorth Garden until 2009) is a multi-purpose arena in Boston. It is located directly above the MBTA's North Station, and it replaced the original Boston Garden upon opening i ...

19,156 , 30–25 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 56 , 12 February , @

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

, , Nikola Jokić (28) , Nikola Jokić (15) , Nikola Jokić (6) ,

Scotiabank Arena Scotiabank Arena (SBA), formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and t ...

0 , 31–25 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 57 , 14 February ,

, , Nikola Jokić (26) , Nikola Jokić (15) , Nikola Jokić (7) , Ball Arena
15,025 , 32–25 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 58 , 16 February , @ Golden State , , Nikola Jokić (35) , Nikola Jokić (17) , Nikola Jokić (8) ,

18,064 , 33–25 , - align="center" , colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff", All-Star Break , -style="background:#cfc;' , 59 , 24 February , @

, , Will Barton (31) , Nikola Jokić (12) , Nikola Jokić (9) ,

Golden 1 Center Golden 1 Center is an indoor arena in downtown Sacramento, California, United States. It sits partially on the site of the former Downtown Plaza shopping center. The publicly owned arena is part of a business and entertainment district called ...

15,855 , 34–25 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 60 , 26 February , Sacramento , , Aaron Gordon (23) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Nikola Jokić (11) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 35–25 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 61 , 27 February , @

, , JaMychal Green (20) , Nikola Jokić (18) , Nikola Jokić (11) ,

17,771 , 36–25 , -style="background:#fcc;' , 62 , 2 March ,

, ,

(22) , Nikola Jokić (16) ,

(5) ,

15,167 , 36–26 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 63 , 4 March ,

, ,

DeMarcus Cousins DeMarcus Amir Cousins (born August 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Nicknamed "Boogie", he played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats, ...

(31) , Cousins, Ja. Green (9) , Nah'Shon Hyland (5) , Ball Arena
16,254 , 37–26 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 64 , 6 March ,

, , Nikola Jokić (46) , Nikola Jokić (12) , Nikola Jokić (11) , Ball Arena
14,962 , 38–26 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 65 , 7 March , Golden State , , Nikola Jokić (32) , Nikola Jokić (15) , Nikola Jokić (13) , Ball Arena
19,542 , 39–26 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 66 , 9 March , @

, , Nikola Jokić (38) , Nikola Jokić (18) , Nikola Jokić (7) ,

14,697 , 40–26 , -style="background:#fcc;' , 67 , 10 March , Golden State , , Nikola Jokić (23) , Nikola Jokić (12) , Nikola Jokić (9) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 40–27 , -style="background:#fcc;' , 68 , 12 March ,

, , Nikola Jokić (26) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Hyland, Jokić (7) , Ball Arena
18,659 , 40–28 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , 14 March , @

, , Nikola Jokić (22) , Nikola Jokić (13) , Nikola Jokić (8) ,

Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: * Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California * Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo C ...

21,444 , 41–28 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , 16 March , @

, , Nikola Jokić (29) , Nikola Jokić (13) , Nikola Jokić (8) ,

Capital One Arena Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened o ...

15,326 , 42–28 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 71 , 18 March , @

, , Nikola Jokić (32) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Nikola Jokić (8) ,

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Rocket Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serves as a sec ...

19,432 , 42–29 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 72 , 20 March ,

, , Nikola Jokić (23) , Nikola Jokić (8) , Hyland, Jokić,

(4) , Ball Arena
19,602 , 42–30 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , 22 March , L. A. Clippers , , Nikola Jokić (30) , Nikola Jokić (14) ,

Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Gordon Heuck ...

, Jokić (6) , Ball Arena
18,089 , 43–30 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 74 , 24 March , Phoenix , , Nikola Jokić (28) , Cousins, Gordon, Ja. Green Jokić (6) , Will Barton (8) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 43–31 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , 26 March ,

, , Nikola Jokić (35) , Nikola Jokić (12) , Nikola Jokić (8) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 44–31 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , 28 March , @ Charlotte , , Nikola Jokić (26) , Nikola Jokić (19) , Nikola Jokić (11) ,

Spectrum Center The Spectrum Center is an indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Located in Uptown Charlotte, Uptown, it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Ass ...

17,614 , 45–31 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , 30 March , @

, , Nikola Jokić (37) , Nikola Jokić (13) , Nikola Jokić (9) ,

Gainbridge Fieldhouse Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) ...

15,036 , 46–31 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 78 , 1 April ,

, ,

(38) , Nikola Jokić (19) , Nikola Jokić (8) ,

19,612 , 46–32 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 79 , 3 April , @ L. A. Lakers , , Nikola Jokić (38) , Nikola Jokić (18) , Monté Morris (10) , Crypto.com Arena
16,273 , 47–32 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 80 , 5 April ,

, , Nikola Jokić (41) , Nikola Jokić (17) ,

(6) , Ball Arena
17,037 , 47–33 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 81 , 7 April , Memphis , , Nikola Jokić (35) , Nikola Jokić (16) , Nah'Shon Hyland (7) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 48–33 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 82 , 9 April , L. A. Lakers , , Markus Howard (25) ,

Cousins A cousin is a relative who is the child of a parent's sibling; this is more specifically referred to as a first cousin. A parent of a first cousin is an aunt or uncle. More generally, in the kinship system used in the English-speaking world, c ...

& Ja. Green (9) , Nah'Shon Hyland (6) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 48–34

Playoffs

, - style="background:#fcc , 1 , April 16 , @ Golden State , ,

(25) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Jokić,

6 ,

18,064 , 0–1 , - style="background:#fcc , 2 , April 18 , @ Golden State , , Nikola Jokić (26) , Nikola Jokić (11) , Nikola Jokić (4) , Chase Center
18,064 , 0–2 , - style="background:#fcc , 3 , April 21 , Golden State , , Nikola Jokić (37) , Nikola Jokić (18) , Monte Morris (6) ,

19,627 , 0–3 , - style="background:#cfc , 4 , April 24 , Golden State , , Nikola Jokić (37) , Nikola Jokić (8) , Bones Hyland (7) , Ball Arena
19,628 , 1–3 , - style="background:#fcc , 5 , April 27 , @ Golden State , , Nikola Jokić (30) , Nikola Jokić (19) , Nikola Jokić (8) , Chase Center
18,064 , 1–4

Player statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Transactions

Overview

Trades

Failed Bol Bol trade

On 10 January 2022, the Nuggets attempted to trade

and draft compensation to the

Detroit Pistons The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

for Rodney McGruder. The trade unraveled three days later, however, as Bol failed his

physical examination In a physical examination, medical examination, clinical examination, or medical checkup, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical signs or symptoms of a Disease, medical condition. It generally consists of a series of ...

. Thereafter, the transaction was voided; Bol and McGruder stayed with their respective teams. On 19 January, the Nuggets traded Bol again (along with

), this time to the

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), ...

, as part of a three-team deal.

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Notes

References

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Draft

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Standings

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Game log

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Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Transactions

Overview

Trades

Failed Bol Bol trade

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

See also

Notes

References

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