Nuggets Playoff Picture: Chances, Bracket, Seed for 2025

Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on February 8, 2024 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
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Two years after winning the NBA championship, the Denver Nuggets are set on a deep run in the 2025 NBA playoff picture.

Nuggets Playoff Chances

The Nuggetsโ€™ playoff odds are off the board at this time.

Here is how their postseason odds compare to the Northwest Division:

  • Thunder: OTB
  • Nuggets: OTB
  • Timberwolves: -5000
  • Jazz: OTB
  • Trail Blazers: OTB

Nuggets Playoff Seed

The Nuggets would be the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference if the season were to end today. They’d face the No. 5 Los Angeles Clippers in the first round.

Denver was the No. 2 seed in the West last year.

Last Time the Nuggets Made the Playoffs

The Nuggets reached the playoffs in 2024, blowing a 20-point lead in Game 7 at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves during the Western Conference semifinals. That prevented the Nuggets from repeating as NBA champions after winning the title in 2023.

Denver has made 39 playoff appearances in its franchise history, including six consecutive appearances since the 2018-19 season.

Nuggets Playoff History

YearRoundOpponentResult
2023-24Conference SemifinalsTimberwolvesLost, 4-3
2023-24Opening RoundLakersWon, 4-1
2022-23NBA FinalsHeatWon, 4-1
2022-23Conference FinalsLakersWon, 4-0
2022-23Conference SemifinalsSunsWon, 4-2
2022-23Opening RoundTimberwolvesWon, 4-1
2021-22Opening RoundWarriorsLost, 4-1
2020-21Conference SemifinalsSunsLost, 4-0
2020-21Opening RoundTrail BlazersWon, 4-2
2019-20Conference FinalsLakersLost, 4-1
2019-20Conference SemifinalsClippersWon, 4-3
2019-20Opening RoundJazzWon, 4-3
2018-19Conference SemifinalsTrail BlazersLost, 4-3
2018-19Opening RoundSpursWon, 4-3
2012-13Opening RoundWarriorsLost, 4-2
2011-12Opening RoundLakersLost, 4-3
2010-11Opening RoundThunderLost, 4-1
2009-10Opening RoundJazzLost, 4-2
2008-09Conference FinalsLakersLost, 4-2
2008-09Conference SemifinalsMavericksWon, 4-1
2008-09Opening RoundHornetsWon, 4-1
2007-08Opening RoundLakersLost, 4-0
2006-07Opening RoundSpursLost, 4-1
2005-06Opening RoundClippersLost, 4-1
2004-05Opening RoundSpursLost, 4-1
2003-04Opening RoundTimberwolvesLost, 4-1

Nuggets 2025 Schedule

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Shane Jackson

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Shane Jackson is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM, covering MLB and NBA. After graduating from the University of Kansas, his previous stops include MLB.com, Lawrence Journal-World, Manhattan Mercury, Bet Chicago Sports, WynnBET, and Sportsbook Review.

Shane Jackson is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM, covering MLB and NBA. After graduating from the University of Kansas, his previous stops include MLB.com, Lawrence Journal-World, Manhattan Mercury, Bet Chicago Sports, WynnBET, and Sportsbook Review.