Jazz–Nuggets rivalry

Jazz–Nuggets rivalry
Teams	Utah Jazz; Denver Nuggets;
First meeting	December 5, 1976; Nuggets 117, Jazz 105
Latest meeting	April 9, 2024; Nuggets 111, Jazz 95
Next meeting	TBD
Statistics
Meetings total	243
All-time series	139–104 (UTA)
Regular season series	124–89 (UTA)
Postseason results	15–15
Longest win streak	UTA W9 (1996–1999); DEN W5 (1978–1979)
Current win streak	DEN W2
Postseason history
	1984 Western Conference First Round: Jazz won, 3–2; 1985 Western Conference Semifinals: Nuggets won, 4–1; 1994 Western Conference Semifinals: Jazz won, 4–3; 2010 Western Conference First Round: Jazz won, 4–2; 2020 Western Conference First Round: Nuggets won, 4–3;

The Jazz–Nuggets rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets. The rivalry dates back to the 1976–77 NBA season, when the Nuggets joined the NBA as a result of the ABA–NBA merger. The rivalry is notable in that it features the only two NBA teams based in the Rocky Mountains.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Utah Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets All-Time Head-to-Head Record in the NBA". LandOfBasketball.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ Feinstein, Andrew (September 12, 2012). "Rivalry Day: Who is the Nuggets' biggest rival?". DenverStiffs.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024. A good argument can be made that the Jazz are the Nuggets' biggest rival. First, they're the only two teams located in the Rocky Mountains.
^ Steve Luhm; Joe Baird (11 May 1994). "Jazz-Nuggets rivalry may get kick-start". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. D2. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mike Prater (30 April 1985). "Jazz-Nugget rivalry to be renewed tuesday". The Daily Utah Chronicle. p. 6. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Doug Cary (9 January 2004). "Nuggets turn corner to renew rivalry with Jazz". The Daily Spectrum. p. B2. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.