The 2023–24 Denver Nuggets season was the 48th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Nuggets entered the season as the defending NBA, Western Conference, and Northwest Division champions after winning the 2023 NBA Finals against the Miami Heat during the previous season in five games for their first championship. The Nuggets managed to clinch their 6th straight playoff berth on March 31, 2024, after they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers. They finished the regular season with a 57–25 record, placing them second in the Western Conference after losing the tiebreaker to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who had the same record, due to a 1–3 season series loss. On May 8, 2024, center Nikola Jokić won his third MVP award in four seasons.
The Nuggets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in five games in the first round of the playoffs, a rematch of last season's Western Conference Finals in which Denver swept Los Angeles. In the Semifinals, the Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves exchanged blowouts in a seven-game series, but the Nuggets would blow a 20-point lead in Game 7 as they were eliminated by the Timberwolves 98-90 despite having Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokić scoring a combined 69 points. The Nuggets became the first team in NBA history to lose a Game 7 after leading by 15 or more points at halftime.
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / Club240Maxwell LewisSFPepperdine () The Nuggets entered the draft with one second-round pick, which is originally owned by the Dallas Mavericks and acquired through a 2022 trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder. They had traded their first-round pick to Oklahoma City (eventually conveyed to the Charlotte Hornets when it fell outside of its lottery protection due to Denver qualifying for the 2023 NBA playoffs) and their original second-round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers (which ultimately ended up with the Chicago Bulls, who forfeited it due to free agency tampering violations).
Roster
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Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
|-style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 10 | @ Phoenix | | Julian Strawther (20) | Aaron Gordon (7) | Jamal Murray (5) | Footprint Center17,071 | 1–0 |-style="background:#fcc" | 2 | October 12 | @ Chicago | | Nikola Jokić (17) | Huff, Jokić (6) | Jamal Murray (5) | United Center19,975 | 1–1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 3 | October 15 | Chicago | | Julian Strawther (23) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Jokić, Murray (5) | Ball Arena17,286 | 2–1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 4 | October 17 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Hunter Tyson (19) | Braxton Key (10) | DeAndre Jordan (4) | Crypto.com Arena16,182 | 2–2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 5 | October 19 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Nikola Jokić (25) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (8) | Crypto.com Arena15,007 | 3–2
Regular season
|-style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 24 | L.A. Lakers | | Nikola Jokić (29) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Ball Arena19,842 | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 27 | @ Memphis | | Jokić, Murray (22) | Michael Porter Jr. (13) | Nikola Jokić (7) | FedExForum16,617 | 2–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 3 | October 29 | @ Oklahoma City | | Nikola Jokić (28) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Jamal Murray (8) | Paycom Center18,203 | 3–0 |-style="background:#cfc" | 4 | October 30 | Utah | | Nikola Jokić (27) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Jamal Murray (14) | Ball Arena19,671 | 4–0
|-style="background:#fcc" |5 | November 1 | @ Minnesota | | Nikola Jokić (25) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Jamal Murray (6) | Target Center18,024 | 4–1 |-style="background:#cfc" |6 | November 3 | Dallas | | Nikola Jokić (33) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Jamal Murray (13) | Ball Arena19,729 | 5–1 |-style="background:#cfc" |7 | November 4 | Chicago | | Nikola Jokić (28) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Ball Arena19,610 | 6–1 |-style="background:#cfc" |8 | November 6 | New Orleans | | Nikola Jokić (35) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Ball Arena19,544 | 7–1 |-style="background:#cfc" |9 | November 8 | Golden State | | Nikola Jokić (35) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Reggie Jackson (6) | Ball Arena19,737 | 8–1 |-style="background:#fcc" |10 | November 12 | @ Houston | | Nikola Jokić (36) | Nikola Jokić (21) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Toyota Center18,055 | 8–2 |-style="background:#cfc" |11 | November 14 | L.A. Clippers | | Nikola Jokić (32) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Ball Arena19,661 | 9–2 |-style="background:#fcc" |12 | November 17 | @ New Orleans | | Nikola Jokić (26) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Nikola Jokić (18) | Smoothie King Center15,278 | 9–3 |-style="background:#fcc" |13 | November 19 | @ Cleveland | | Michael Porter Jr. (21) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Nikola Jokić (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 9–4 |-style="background:#cfc" |14 | November 20 | @ Detroit | | Reggie Jackson (21) | Michael Porter Jr. (11) | Aaron Gordon (7) | Little Caesars Arena19,403 | 10–4 |-style="background:#fcc" |15 | November 22 | @ Orlando | | Nikola Jokić (30) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Amway Center18,237 | 10–5 |-style="background:#fcc" |16 | November 24 | @ Houston | | Nikola Jokić (38) | Nikola Jokić (19) | Nikola Jokić (8) | Toyota Center18,055 | 10–6 |-style="background:#cfc" |17 | November 26 | San Antonio | | Nikola Jokić (39) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Ball Arena19,665 | 11–6 |-style="background:#cfc" |18 | November 27 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Reggie Jackson (35) | DeAndre Jordan (13) | Reggie Jackson (13) | Crypto.com Arena17,071 | 12–6 |-style="background:#cfc" |19 | November 29 | Houston | | Nikola Jokić (32) | Jokić, Porter Jr. (10) | Nikola Jokić (15) | Ball Arena19,590 | 13–6 |-style="background:#cfc"
|-style="background:#cfc" |20 | December 1 | @ Phoenix | | Nikola Jokić (21) | Michael Porter Jr. (10) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Footprint Center17,071 | 14–6 |-style="background:#fcc" |21 | December 2 | @ Sacramento | | Nikola Jokić (36) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Golden 1 Center 17,829 | 14–7 |-style="background:#fcc" |22 | December 6 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Jamal Murray (23) | Nikola Jokić (15) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Crypto.com Arena16,365 | 14–8 |-style="background:#fcc" |23 | December 8 | Houston | | Nikola Jokić (23) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Reggie Jackson (6) | Ball Arena19,544 | 14–9 |-style="background:#cfc" |24 | December 11 | @ Atlanta | | Jamal Murray (29) | Aaron Gordon (12) | Nikola Jokić (9) | State Farm Arena17,531 | 15–9 |-style="background:#cfc" |25 | December 12 | @ Chicago | | Reggie Jackson (25) | DeAndre Jordan (10) | Gordon, Jackson, Jokić (6) | United Center20,775 | 16–9 |-style="background:#cfc" |26 | December 14 | Brooklyn | | Nikola Jokić (26) | Nikola Jokić (15) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Ball Arena19,636 | 17–9 |-style="background:#fcc" |27 | December 16 | Oklahoma City | | Nikola Jokić (24) | Michael Porter Jr. (11) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Ball Arena19,611 | 17–10 |-style="background:#cfc" |28 | December 18 | Dallas | | Jamal Murray (22) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Nikola Jokić (7) | Ball Arena19,659 | 18–10 |-style="background:#cfc" |29 | December 20 | @ Toronto | | Nikola Jokić (31) | Nikola Jokić (15) | Jokić, Murray (6) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 19–10 |-style="background:#cfc" |30 | December 22 | @ Brooklyn | | Jamal Murray (32) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Jamal Murray (9) | Barclays Center17,732 | 20–10 |-style="background:#cfc" |31 | December 23 | @ Charlotte | | Michael Porter Jr. (22) | Jamal Murray (12) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Spectrum Center19,165 | 21–10 |-style="background:#cfc" |32 | December 25 | Golden State | | Jamal Murray (28) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (8) | Ball Arena19,811 | 22–10 |-style="background:#cfc" |33 | December 28 | Memphis | | Nikola Jokić (26) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Ball Arena19,520 | 23–10 |-style="background:#fcc" |34 | December 29 | Oklahoma City | | Nikola Jokić (19) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Jamal Murray (11) | Ball Arena19,808 | 23–11
|-style="background:#cfc" | 35 | January 1 | Charlotte | | Jamal Murray (25) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Jamal Murray (7) | Ball Arena19,625 | 24–11 |-style="background:#cfc" | 36 | January 4 | @ Golden State | | Nikola Jokić (34) | Gordon, Jokić (9) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Chase Center18,064 | 25–11 |-style="background:#fcc" | 37 | January 5 | Orlando | | Nikola Jokić (29) | Aaron Gordon (8) | Jamal Murray (9) | Ball Arena19,659 | 25–12 |-style="background:#cfc" | 38 | January 7 | Detroit | | Jamal Murray (37) | Jokić, Jordan (7) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Ball Arena19,623 | 26–12 |-style="background:#fcc" | 39 | January 10 | @ Utah | | Nikola Jokić (27) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Jokić, Murray (6) | Delta Center18,206 | 26–13 |-style="background:#cfc" | 40 | January 12 | New Orleans | | Nikola Jokić (27) | Jokić, Porter Jr. (10) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Ball Arena19,638 | 27–13 |-style="background:#cfc" | 41 | January 14 | Indiana | | Jokić, Murray, Porter Jr. (25) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Nikola Jokić (9) | Ball Arena19,631 | 28–13 |-style="background:#fcc" | 42 | January 16 | @ Philadelphia | | Nikola Jokić (25) | Nikola Jokić (19) | Jamal Murray (10) | Wells Fargo Center19,775 | 28–14 |-style="background:#cfc" | 43 | January 19 | @ Boston | | Jamal Murray (35) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Nikola Jokić (9) | TD Garden19,156 | 29–14 |-style="background:#cfc" | 44 | January 21 | @ Washington | | Nikola Jokić (42) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Nikola Jokić (8) | Capital One Arena17,107 | 30–14 |-style="background:#cfc" | 45 | January 23 | @ Indiana | | Jokić, Murray (31) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Nikola Jokić (10) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,004 | 31–14 |-style="background:#fcc" | 46 | January 25 | @ New York | | Nikola Jokić (31) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Jamal Murray (7) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 31–15 |-style="background:#cfc" | 47 | January 27 | Philadelphia | | Nikola Jokić (26) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Jokić, Murray (7) | Ball Arena19,805 | 32–15 |-style="background:#cfc" | 48 | January 29 | Milwaukee | | Jamal Murray (35) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Ball Arena19,801 | 33–15 |-style="background:#fcc" | 49 | January 31 | @ Oklahoma City | | Gordon, Jackson, Murray (16) | Aaron Gordon (13) | Aaron Gordon (7) | Paycom Center16,723 | 33–16
|-style="background:#cfc" | 50 | February 2 | Portland | | Nikola Jokić (27) | Nikola Jokić (22) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Ball Arena19,622 | 34–16 |-style="background:#cfc" | 51 | February 4 | Portland | | Nikola Jokić (29) | Nikola Jokić (8) | Jamal Murray (10) | Ball Arena19,715 | 35–16 |-style="background:#cfc" | 52 | February 8 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Jamal Murray (29) | Nikola Jokić (13) | Jamal Murray (11) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 36–16 |-style="background:#fcc" | 53 | February 9 | @ Sacramento | | Nikola Jokić (23) | Nikola Jokić (8) | Nikola Jokić (7) | Golden 1 Center17,832 | 36–17 |-style="background:#fcc" | 54 | February 12 | @ Milwaukee | | Nikola Jokić (29) | Nikola Jokić (12) | Nikola Jokić (8) | Fiserv Forum17,444 | 36–18 |-style="background:#fcc" | 55 | February 14 | Sacramento | | Aaron Gordon (25) | Aaron Gordon (15) | Reggie Jackson (9) | Ball Arena19,617 | 36–19 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |-style="background:#cfc" | 56 | February 22 | Washington | | Michael Porter Jr. (22) | Nikola Jokić (19) | Nikola Jokić (15) | Ball Arena19,621 | 37–19 |-style="background:#cfc" | 57 | February 23 | @ Portland | | Michael Porter Jr. (34) | Nikola Jokić (15) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Moda Center18,898 | 38–19 |-style="background:#cfc" | 58 | February 25 | @ Golden State | | Nikola Jokić (32) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Nikola Jokić (16) | Chase Center18,064 | 39–19 |-style="background:#cfc" | 59 | February 28 | Sacramento | | Jamal Murray (32) | Nikola Jokić (14) | Nikola Jokić (11) | Ball Arena19,628 | 40–19 |-style="background:#cfc" | 60 | February 29 | Miami | | Michael Porter Jr. (30) | Jokić, Porter Jr. (11) | Nikola Jokić (7) | Ball Arena19,634 | 41–19
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