Nuggets vs. Thunder Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Denver Nuggets have been present in the NBA Playoffs 31 times in 50 seasons while the Oklahoma City Thunder did it 34 times in their 59 seasons. Between the two they total 3 of the 79 NBA championships (3.8%).
They have faced each other in 5 playoff series, 2 of them won by the Nuggets and 3 by the Thunder.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Nuggets and the Thunder advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 31 (63.3%) | 34 (58.6%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 18 (36.7%) | 24 (41.4%) |
| NBA Titles: | 1  | 2 |
| Finals Lost: | 0 | 3 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 112 wins 144 losses (.438) | 186 wins 178 losses (.511) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 50 1976-77 to present | 59 1967-68 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| Total Series | 5 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 2 1988, 1994 |
3 1978, 2011, 2025 |
Teams Comparison | |||||
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | |||
| 2025 | Lost Western Conference Semis |  NBA Champions | |||
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| 2024 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2023 | NBA Champions | DNQ (lost Play-in) | |||
| 2022 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2020 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 2019 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2018 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2017 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2016 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2015 | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| 2014 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost NBA Finals | |||
| 2011 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
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| 2010 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2009 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 2008 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2007 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2006 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2005 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2004 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2003 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2002 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2001 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2000 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 1999 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1998 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1997 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1996 | DNQ | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1995 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1994 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1993 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1992 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1991 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1990 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 1989 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1988 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1987 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1986 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1985 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1984 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1983 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1982 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1981 | DNQ | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1980 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||
| 1979 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | NBA Champions (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1978 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost NBA Finals (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
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| 1977 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1976 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1975 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1974 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1973 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1972 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1971 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| 1970 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) | |||
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1969 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Seattle Supersonics) |
| 1967 | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1959 | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - |
| Playoffs | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 1949 | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |