The 2014–15 Denver Nuggets season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Nuggets were eliminated from postseason contention for the second season in a row on March 20, 2015, following a loss to the Miami Heat.

Preseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 11 Doug McDermott SF Creighton 2 41 Nikola Jokić PF Mega Vizura (Serbia) 2 56 Roy Devyn Marble SG/SF Iowa

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 29 | Detroit | | Kenneth Faried (22) | Kenneth Faried (17) | Ty Lawson (5) | Pepsi Center17,136 | 1–0

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | November 1 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ty Lawson (25) | Wilson Chandler (7) | Ty Lawson (5) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | November 3 | Sacramento | | Arron Afflalo (16) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Ty Lawson (12) | Pepsi Center12,516 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | November 5 | @ Sacramento | | Randy Foye (19) | K. Faried & J. Nurkić (5) | Ty Lawson (9) | Sleep Train Arena14,539 | 1–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 | November 7 | Cleveland | | Randy Foye (28) | Wilson Chandler (10) | Randy Foye (9) | Pepsi Center19,623 | 1–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | November 9 | @ Portland | | Kenneth Faried (19) | Timofey Mozgov (16) | Ty Lawson (8) | Moda Center19,411 | 1–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 | November 12 | Portland | | Ty Lawson (32) | J.J. Hickson (11) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center12,611 | 1–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 14 | @ Indiana | | Arron Afflalo (17) | K. Faried & T. Mozgov (6) | Ty Lawson (10) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse16,286 | 2–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | November 16 | @ New York | | Arron Afflalo (18) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Ty Lawson (9) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 2–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 | November 17 | @ Cleveland | | Ty Lawson (24) | D. Arthur & T. Mozgov (11) | Ty Lawson (12) | Quicken Loans Arena20,562 | 3–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 19 | Oklahoma City | | Wilson Chandler (21) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Ty Lawson (15) | Pepsi Center14,140 | 4–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | November 21 | New Orleans | | K. Faried & A. Afflalo (19) | K. Faried & J. McGee (8) | Ty Lawson (15) | Pepsi Center15,232 | 5–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | November 23 | @ LA Lakers | | Wilson Chandler (19) | Timofey Mozgov (13) | Ty Lawson (16) | Staples Center18,997 | 6–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 25 | Chicago | | Ty Lawson (20) | K. Faried & T. Mozgov (9) | Ty Lawson (12) | Pepsi Center17,033 | 7–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 26 | @ Phoenix | | Wilson Chandler (19) | Timofey Mozgov (13) | Ty Lawson (12) | Talking Stick Resort Arena16,099 | 7–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | November 28 | Phoenix | | Arron Afflalo (22) | J.J. Hickson (11) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center15,509 | 8–8

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | December 1 | @ Utah | | T. Lawson & W. Chandler (15) | Timofey Mozgov (10) | Ty Lawson (12) | EnergySolutions Arena16,768 | 9–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | December 2 | Portland | | Ty Lawson (24) | Wilson Chandler (10) | Ty Lawson (13) | Pepsi Center12,822 | 9–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 19 | December 5 | @ Washington | | Wilson Chandler (20) | J.J. Hickson & T. Mozgov (6) | Ty Lawson (10) | Verizon Center19,451 | 9–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | December 7 | @ Atlanta | | Wilson Chandler (29) | Timofey Mozgov (11) | Ty Lawson (10) | Philips Arena12,143 | 9–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 8 | @ Toronto | | Arron Afflalo (25) | Darrell Arthur (13) | Ty Lawson (10) | Air Canada Centre19,800 | 9–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 10 | Miami | | Wilson Chandler (17) | Timofey Mozgov (10) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center13,433 | 10–12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | December 13 | @ Houston | | Darrell Arthur (20) | J.J. Hickson (10) | Ty Lawson (12) | Toyota Center18,136 | 10–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | December 14 | San Antonio | | Arron Afflalo (31) | Timofey Mozgov (13) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center16,544 | 10–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | December 17 | Houston | | Wilson Chandler (23) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Ty Lawson (16) | Pepsi Center12,107 | 10–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 | December 19 | LA Clippers | | Nate Robinson (20) | Timofey Mozgov (8) | Ty Lawson (14) | Pepsi Center15,030 | 11–15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 20 | Indiana | | Danilo Gallinari (19) | Timofey Mozgov (15) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center14,125 | 12–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 22 | @ Charlotte | | Ty Lawson (18) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Ty Lawson (4) | Time Warner Cable Arena16,913 | 12–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 | December 23 | @ Brooklyn | | Ty Lawson (29) | Kenneth Faried (14) | Ty Lawson (9) | Barclays Center17,080 | 12–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 26 | Minnesota | | Kenneth Faried (26) | Kenneth Faried (25) | Ty Lawson (11) | Pepsi Center14,516 | 13–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | December 28 | Toronto | | Ty Lawson (25) | Kenneth Faried (16) | Ty Lawson (7) | Pepsi Center14,216 | 13–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | December 30 | LA Lakers | | T. Lawson & J. Nurkic (16) | T. Mozgov & J. Nurkic (8) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center17,248 | 13–19

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | January 1 | @ Chicago | | Wilson Chandler (22) | Kenneth Faried (19) | Ty Lawson (7) | United Center21,794 | 13–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | January 3 | Memphis | | Ty Lawson (25) | Kenneth Faried (13) | Ty Lawson (11) | Pepsi Center16,350 | 14–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | January 5 | @ Minnesota | | Arron Afflalo (34) | J.J. Hickson (11) | Ty Lawson (12) | Target Center10,386 | 15–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 | January 7 | Orlando | | Ty Lawson (23) | Kenneth Faried (12) | Nate Robinson (7) | Pepsi Center13,513 | 16–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 9 | @ Sacramento | | T. Lawson & A. Afflalo (22) | Kenneth Faried (13) | Ty Lawson (8) | Sleep Train Arena16,029 | 17–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 14 | Dallas | | Ty Lawson (29) | Kenneth Faried (14) | Ty Lawson (12) | Pepsi Center14,022 | 18–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 16 | @ Dallas | | Arron Afflalo (16) | J.J. Hickson (14) | Ty Lawson (12) | American Airlines Center20,337 | 18–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 40 | January 17 | Minnesota | | Ty Lawson (22) | J.J. Hickson (10) | Ty Lawson (7) | Pepsi Center14,821 | 18–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 41 | January 19 | @ Golden State | | Ty Lawson (19) | Kenneth Faried (9) | Ty Lawson (6) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 18–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 20 | San Antonio | | Kenneth Faried (26) | Kenneth Faried (14) | Ty Lawson (8) | Pepsi Center14,434 | 18–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 23 | Boston | | Jameer Nelson (23) | Kenneth Faried (14) | Jameer Nelson (7) | Pepsi Center16,133 | 18–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 | January 25 | Washington | | Ty Lawson (31) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Ty Lawson (12) | Pepsi Center15,410 | 18–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 | January 26 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Ty Lawson (31) | K. Faried & W. Chandler (10) | Ty Lawson (12) | Staples Center19,060 | 18–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 | January 28 | @ New Orleans | | Arron Afflalo (20) | Jusuf Nurkic (9) | Ty Lawson (12) | Smoothie King Center16,055 | 19–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 47 | January 29 | @ Memphis | | K. Faried & W. Chandler (10) | Kenneth Faried (7) | Ty Lawson (6) | FedExForum16,736 | 19–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 48 | January 31 | Charlotte | | Danilo Gallinari (15) | J.J. Hickson & W. Chandler (8) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center13,302 | 19–29

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 49 | February 3 | @ Philadelphia | | Danilo Gallinari (15) | Ty Lawson & W. Chandler (6) | Ty Lawson (14) | Wells Fargo Center10,290 | 19–30 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 | February 4 | @ Boston | | Ty Lawson (23) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Ty Lawson (8) | TD Garden15,126 | 19–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 51 | February 6 | @ Detroit | | Ty Lawson (20) | Jusuf Nurkic (13) | Ty Lawson (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills17,035 | 19–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 | February 9 | Oklahoma City | | Wilson Chandler (23) | Jusuf Nurkic (14) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center16,511 | 19–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 10 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Ty Lawson (32) | J.J. Hickson (7) | Ty Lawson (16) | STAPLES Center18,466 | 20–33 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 | February 20 | @ Milwaukee | | Wilson Chandler (19) | Jusuf Nurkic (15) | Ty Lawson (7) | BMO Harris Bradley Center16,110 | 20–34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 55 | February 22 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ty Lawson (17) | J. Nurkic & K. Faried (7) | Jameer Nelson (5) | Chesapeake Energy Arena18,203 | 20–35 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 | February 23 | Brooklyn | | Danilo Gallinari (22) | Jusuf Nurkic (10) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center13,127 | 20–36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 | February 25 | Phoenix | | Will Barton (22) | Joffrey Lauvergne (9) | Ty Lawson (7) | Pepsi Center12,813 | 20–37 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 58 | February 27 | Utah | | Will Barton (22) | K. Faried & W. Chandler (8) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center15,002 | 20–38

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 | March 1 | New Orleans | | Danilo Gallinari (21) | J.J. Hickson & Will Barton (10) | Ty Lawson (11) | Pepsi Center13,109 | 20–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 | March 3 | Milwaukee | | Danilo Gallinari (26) | Kenneth Faried (14) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center12,234 | 21–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 | March 4 | @ Minnesota | | Will Barton (17) | Kenneth Faried (14) | Ty Lawson & Jameer Nelson (9) | Target Center13,848 | 22–39 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 | March 6 | @ San Antonio | | Ty Lawson (23) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Ty Lawson (9) | AT&T Center18,581 | 22–40 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 | March 7 | Houston | | Wilson Chandler (26) | J.J. Hickson (10) | Ty Lawson (10) | Pepsi Center15,231 | 22–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 | March 9 | New York | | Kenneth Faried (19) | Kenneth Faried (11) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center14,153 | 23–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 | March 11 | Atlanta | | Danilo Gallinari (23) | J.J. Hickson (9) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center13,217 | 24–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 | March 13 | Golden State | | Danilo Gallinari & Kenneth Faried (24) | Kenneth Faried (17) | Randy Foye (8) | Pepsi Center19,155 | 25–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 | March 15 | @ New Orleans | | Will Barton (25) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Ty Lawson (9) | Smoothie King Center17,248 | 26–41 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 | March 16 | @ Memphis | | Jameer Nelson (24) | Wilson Chandler (8) | Will Barton (4) | FedExForum17,248 | 26–42 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 | March 19 | @ Houston | | Danilo Gallinari & Randy Foye (23) | Kenneth Faried (12) | Ty Lawson (10) | Toyota Center18,456 | 26–43 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 | March 20 | @ Miami | | Kenneth Faried (20) | J. Nurkic & W. Chandler (7) | Ty Lawson (12) | AmericanAirlines Arena19,710 | 26–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 | March 22 | @ Orlando | | Danilo Gallinari (40) | J.J. Hickson (8) | Ty Lawson (8) | Amway Center15,788 | 27–44 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 | March 25 | Philadelphia | | Ty Lawson (19) | Wilson Chandler (11) | Ty Lawson (6) | Pepsi Center14,068 | 27–45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 | March 27 | Utah | | Ty Lawson & Jameer Nelson (18) | Will Barton (10) | Ty Lawson (9) | Pepsi Center15,312 | 28–45 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 | March 28 | @ Portland | | Jameer Nelson (22) | Kenneth Faried (10) | Ty Lawson (7) | Moda Center19,769 | 28–46

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 | April 1 | @ Utah |