The Denver Nuggets' 2024-25 season ended at the hands of the Thunder, the eventual NBA champion. It came down to Game 7 in the second round of the playoffs, with Denver running out of gas. The first time they'll play next season is a game that NBA fans everywhere are eagerly anticipating, but it won't happen anytime soon after games begin in October.
Denver and Oklahoma City won't play each other until February 1, 2026, over three months after the regular season begins. It will be the first of four regular-season matchups, and all of them will be on national television — that part isn't shocking.