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

franchise Franchise may refer to: Business and law * Franchising, a business method that involves licensing of trademarks and methods of doing business to franchisees * Franchise, a privilege to operate a type of business such as a cable television p ...

in the

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

(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. They finished the season 48–34, but lost to the Golden State Warriors in five games in the first round.

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 league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team plays i ...

via the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors.

Roster

Standings

Division

Conference

Game log

Preseason

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Michael Porter Jr. Michael Lamar Porter Jr. (born June 29, 1998) 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 was ranked as one of ...

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JaMychal Green JaMychal Green (born June 21, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Green started his career in ...

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Monté Morris Monté Robert Morris (born June 27, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones. Early life and high school ...

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Nah'Shon Hyland Nah'Shon "Bones" Hyland (born September 14, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the VCU Rams men's basketball, VCU Rams be ...

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Chase Center Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. The building is the home venue for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and occasionally for the University of San ...

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

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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Ball Arena Ball Arena (formerly known as Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25. A lig ...

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 capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

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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 ...

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Markus Howard Markus Anthony Howard (born March 3, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles, where he was a two-time All ...

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

Regular season

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Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

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Footprint Center Footprint Center (formerly known as America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena and Phoenix Suns Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Phoenix, Arizona. Built in the regional population center of the southwestern United Sta ...

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

San Antonio ("Cradle of Freedom") , image_map = , mapsize = 220px , map_caption = Interactive map of San Antonio , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1= State , subdivision_name1 = Texas , subdivision_t ...

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

Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

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

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

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

Vivint Arena Vivint Arena (stylized as vivint arena), formerly known as Delta Center, EnergySolutions Arena and Vivint Smart Home Arena, is an indoor arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Assoc ...

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

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

, , 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, ...

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

Memphis Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memp ...

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Aaron Gordon Aaron Addison Gordon (born September 16, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the University of Arizona before bein ...

(10) , Nikola Jokić (7) ,

FedExForum FedExForum is a multi-purpose arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home ...

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

Will Barton William Denard Barton III (born January 6, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Memphis, where he was named the Conference ...

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

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 i ...

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

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

Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...

, , 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 in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th 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, Manitob ...

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

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...

, , 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 largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

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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 was drafted 22nd overall in the 2020 NBA draft. He played college basket ...

(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 indoor arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association and the Dallas ...

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

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, largest city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the List of United States cities by population, sixth-largest city i ...

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

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, , Aaron Gordon (28) ,

P.J. Dozier Perry Dozier Jr. (born October 25, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the South Carolina Gamecocks. College career In his s ...

(10) , Monté Morris (5) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 9–7 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 17 , November 21 , @

, , 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, ice hockey, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena h ...

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

Milwaukee Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee ...

, , 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 FTX Arena (known as American Airlines Arena from 1999 to 2021) is a multi-purpose arena located in Miami, Florida, along Biscayne Bay. It was constructed beginning in 1998 as a replacement for the Miami Arena and designed by the architecture fir ...

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

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...

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(22) , Nikola Jokić (15) , Nikola Jokić (7) ,

Amway Center Amway Center is an indoor arena located in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the NBA, the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, and the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League. Amway Center hosted the 2012 N ...

14,191 , 10–11 , -style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , December 4 , @ New York , , Nikola Jokić (32) , Nikola Jokić (11) ,

(6) , Madison Square Garden
18,272 , 11–11 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , December 6 , @

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

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

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

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

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

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

Smoothie King Center Smoothie King Center (locally referred to as SKC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located in the city's Central Business District, adjacent to Caesars Superdome. The arena opened in 1999 as New Orleans Arena and ...

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

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

AT&T Center AT&T 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. The arena seats 18,418 for basketball, and 19,000 for concerts or ...

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 commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

, , 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 , @

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(24) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Facundo Campazzo (8) , State Farm Arena
16,114 , 15–14 , - style="background:#bbb;" , — , December 19 , @

Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...

, colspan="6", Postponed due to

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...

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

14,932 , 15–15 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 31 , December 23 ,

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...

, , 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 Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it w ...

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

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Facundo Campazzo Facundo "Facu" Campazzo Avedano (born 23 March 1991) is an Argentine professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. At a height of tall, he plays at the point guard position. He is also a member of ...

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Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston. 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 the home of the Hous ...

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

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

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

Sacramento ) , image_map = Sacramento County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sacramento Highlighted.svg , mapsize = 250x200px , map_caption = Location within Sacramento ...

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

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

14,772 , 20–18 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 39 , 11 January , @ L. A. Clippers , ,

(30) , Nikola Jokić (13) , Nikola Jokić (8) ,

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 , ,

(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 ,

, , 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 largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of government of Wayne County. The City of Detroit had a population of 639,111 at t ...

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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. Opened 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 ...

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

, , Nikola Jokić (26) , Barton, Jokić (10) , Nikola Jokić (8) , Barclays Center
18,011 , 26–21 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 48 , 28 January , @

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

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

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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 tea ...

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

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

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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 ...

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

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

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

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

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

TD Garden TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after its sponsor, TD Bank, a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Ontario. It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston Garden and has been k ...

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

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

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

Scotiabank Arena Scotiabank Arena (French: ''Aréna Scotiabank)'', formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Rapt ...

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, , 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 , @

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

Golden 1 Center Golden 1 Center is an indoor arena, located 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 ...

15,855 , 34–25 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 60 , 26 February , Sacramento , ,

(23) , Nikola Jokić (10) , Nikola Jokić (11) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 35–25 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 61 , 27 February , @

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

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

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

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DeMarcus Cousins DeMarcus Amir Cousins (born August 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Boogie", he played college basketball for the Kentucky Wil ...

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(5) , Ball Arena
16,254 , 37–26 , -style="background:#cfc;' , 64 , 6 March ,

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

, , 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 , @

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, , 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 Cen ...

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 Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. It has been largely considered to be a commercial success ...

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

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

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 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 ...

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

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

, Rivers (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 * Clan Gordon, ...

, Jokić (6) , Ball Arena
18,089 , 43–30 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 74 , 24 March ,

, , 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 , @

, , Nikola Jokić (26) , Nikola Jokić (19) , Nikola Jokić (11) , Spectrum Center
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 and ...

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

, , Nikola Jokić (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) ,

(10) ,

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 ,

, , Nikola Jokić (35) , Nikola Jokić (16) ,

(7) , Ball Arena
19,520 , 48–33 , -style="background:#fcc;" , 82 , 9 April , L. A. Lakers , ,

(25) ,

Cousins Most generally, in the lineal kinship system used in the English-speaking world, a cousin is a type of familial relationship in which two relatives are two or more familial generations away from their most recent common ancestor. Commonly, ...

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

Playoffs

, - style="background:#fcc , 1 , April 16 , @ Golden State , , Nikola Jokić (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 Bol Bol 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 league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at L ...

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

physical examination In a physical examination, medical examination, or clinical examination, a medical practitioner examines a patient for any possible medical signs or symptoms of a medical condition. It generally consists of a series of questions about the pati ...

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

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), this time to the Boston Celtics, as part of a three-team deal.

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Notes

References

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