Travel desk · 2025-26
Denver Nuggets
The Nuggets cover 47,900 miles this season — 9th-most in the league — across 41 road games, with 17 back-to-backs and 52h of time-zone change, Dec is the heaviest month on the calendar.
The season, month by month
Miles per month
4.7kOct5 gm · 3 road0 b2b · 6h zones
9.1kNov14 gm · 7 road4 b2b · 9h zones
9.7kDec14 gm · 8 road1 b2b · 10h zones
7.9kJan16 gm · 8 road5 b2b · 8h zones
6.9kFeb11 gm · 7 road2 b2b · 7h zones
8kMar16 gm · 6 road5 b2b · 11h zones
1.5kApr6 gm · 2 road0 b2b · 1h zones
Road trips
22 trips this season
| Dates | Route | Games | Miles | Zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | San Francisco | 1 | 1,384 | -2h |
| Oct 27 | Minneapolis | 1 | 699 | 1h |
| Oct 31 | Portland | 1 | 980 | -1h |
| Nov 11 – Nov 15 | Sacramento → Inglewood → Minneapolis | 3 | 2,780 | 1h |
| Nov 19 – Nov 21 | New Orleans → Houston | 2 | 1,398 | 1h |
| Nov 24 | Memphis | 1 | 879 | 1h |
| Nov 29 | Phoenix | 1 | 585 | 0h |
| Dec 3 – Dec 11 | Indianapolis → Atlanta → Charlotte → Sacramento | 4 | 3,893 | -1h |
| Dec 23 | Dallas | 1 | 663 | 1h |
| Dec 27 – Jan 7Longest | Orlando → Miami → Toronto → Cleveland → Brooklyn → Philadelphia → Boston | 7 | 3,940 | 2h |
| Jan 13 – Jan 14 | New Orleans → Dallas | 2 | 1,524 | 1h |
| Jan 22 – Jan 23 | Washington → Milwaukee | 2 | 2,127 | 1h |
| Feb 3 – Feb 7 | Detroit → New York → Chicago | 3 | 2,349 | 1h |
| Feb 19 – Feb 22 | Inglewood → Portland → San Francisco | 3 | 2,206 | -1h |
| Feb 27 | Oklahoma City | 1 | 506 | 1h |
| Mar 2 | Salt Lake City | 1 | 370 | 0h |
| Mar 9 | Oklahoma City | 1 | 506 | 1h |
| Mar 12 – Mar 14 | San Antonio → Los Angeles | 2 | 2,011 | -1h |
| Mar 18 | Memphis | 1 | 879 | 1h |
| Mar 24 | Phoenix | 1 | 585 | -1h |
| Apr 1 | Salt Lake City | 1 | 370 | 0h |
| Apr 12 | San Antonio | 1 | 805 | 1h |
The fine print
What stands out
- Dec is the heaviest stretch: 9,678 miles over 14 games, with 1 back-to-back.
- Apr is the softest month — 1,545 miles over 6 games.
- The longest trip runs Dec 27 – Jan 7: 7 games through Orlando, Miami, Toronto, Cleveland, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, 3,940 miles.
- The longest single hop is Charlotte to Sacramento — 2,240 miles, landing Dec 11.
- 2 five-in-seven windows on the schedule — the toughest cluster the league hands out.