Denver Nuggets 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
Since winning their only NBA championship in 2023, the Denver Nuggets have been in a perpetual hangover. Denver is still good enough to be in the upper half of the top Western Conference playoff seeds. However, the inconsistent Nuggets are not considered to be a serious contender for the NBA championship. Head coach Michael Malone led the Nuggets to that historic championship. However, it became clear that Malone was being tuned out and was no longer effective. Thus, he was fired right before the 2025 NBA Playoffs in a desperation jump-start attempt.
In the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, the Nuggets were eliminated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in seven games. The coaching change produced no difference.
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The Denver Nuggets' final regular season record was 50-32 straight up, 38-43-1 against the spread, and 48-33 over/under the total. Denver was fourth in the Western Conference playoff standings, 18 games behind the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Denver's NBA metrics were 2nd for scoring offense, 1st for field goal percentage, 5th for 3-point field goal percentage, 23rd for free throw percentage, and 4th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Nuggets' metrics were 25th for scoring defense, 13th for field goal percentage permitted, 22nd for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 7th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
C Nikola Jokic is considered by many to be the top player in the NBA. Jokic is the Nuggets' marquee man who led Denver to its first NBA championship. Incredibly enough, he was the 41st overall pick (2nd round) of Denver in the 2014 NBA Draft. Jokic was the NBA Finals MVP and is a 2-time NBA MVP. Jokic is a 7-time NBA All-Star, including this season. Last year in the playoffs, Jokic averaged 28.7 points, 13.4 rebounds, and 8.7 assists per game. This season, Jokic averaged 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds, and 10.2 assists per game.
Head Coach
Head coach Michael Malone had been on the job since 2015. He had previous head coaching experience with the Sacramento Kings and has led a franchise renaissance with Denver. He was fired on April 8 with a record of 47-32 and departed with a career record of 510-394, including 471-327 at Denver. David Adelman, an assistant under Malone, took over in his first NBA head coaching stint.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 7)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2024–25 |
82 |
50 |
32 |
2nd, Northwest |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Thunder) |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
57 |
25 |
2nd, Northwest |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Timberwolves) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
53 |
29 |
1st, Northwest |
NBA Champions, 4–1 (Heat) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
48 |
34 |
2nd, Northwest |
Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Warriors) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
47 |
25 |
2nd, Northwest |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0–4 (Suns) |
| 2019–20 |
73 |
46 |
27 |
1st, Northwest |
Lost in Conference Finals, 1–4 (Lakers) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
54 |
28 |
1st, Northwest |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Blazers) |
Denver Nuggets History
Denver is arguably the most successful franchise to have never reached the NBA Finals. The Denver Nuggets have made the playoffs 38 times and have an overall record above .500 in their 56 seasons between the ABA and the NBA. They have had some of the most exciting players in the league during their history, but a title remained elusive until 2023.
This franchise was founded in 1967 as the Denver Larks. They changed their name to the Rockets before their first game, and they became the Denver Nuggets when they were accepted as one of the four franchises that would join the NBA from the ABA. They were a perennial playoff team in the ABA, and that continued in the NBA, as Denver made the postseason in 21 of its first 23 seasons.
While the Nuggets were a continual playoff team, they could not advance further than the Western Conference Finals. Denver has had stars like Dan Issel, Alex English, David Thompson, Carmelo Anthony, and Dikembe Mutombo. Still, the Nuggets lost in all four of their trips to the Western Conference Finals until 2023. Most recently, Denver bested Utah and the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games to make the Western Conference Finals during the 2019-20 season, but the Nuggets could not beat the Los Angeles Lakers. Finally, in 2023, Denver won its first NBA title.
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