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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 17 | 31 | 27 | 19 | 94 |
 Grizzlies | 34 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 101 |
DENTeam statsMEM| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 32-8736.8% | 9-3327.3% | 21-2972.4% | 49 | 17 | 7 |
| MEM | 33-8140.7% | 13-3240.6% | 22-2878.6% | 47 | 21 | 11 |
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Memphis Grizzlies101| 39 | 24 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 0 | +7 | +0.8 | |||||||
| 38 | 20 | 6-19 | 2-7 | 6-8 | +7 | −2.0 | ||||||||
| 36 | 14 | 4-15 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 0 | +10 | −2.2 | |||||||
| 36 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | +10 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 30 | 7 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +9 | −4.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 16 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +6.2 | |||||||
| 20 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | −5 | +0.6 | ||||||||
| 12 | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +2.6 | |||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.3 | ||||
| Team | 101 | 33-8140.7% | 13-3240.6% | 47 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 22-2878.6% | 14 | 5 | 9 | |||
Bench 28 points on 9 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Chandler Parsons, Ivan Rabb, Ben McLemore and Brice Johnson (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets94| 36 | 16 | 5-18 | 1-8 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −7.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 17 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 6-8 | −1 | +4.2 | ||||||||
| 34 | 8 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | −14 | −7.1 | ||||||||
| 32 | 10 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 30 | 12 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 10 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.5 | |||||
| 20 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.5 | ||||
| 16 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +2.7 | |||||
| 12 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | −1.4 | ||||||
| Team | 94 | 32-8736.8% | 9-3327.3% | 49 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 21-2972.4% | 18 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 31 points on 12 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Richard Jefferson, Darrell Arthur, Malik Beasley and Kenneth Faried (coach’s decision).
Grizzlies101Nuggets94ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Denver Nuggets 101-94 to end a 19-game losing streak.
The Grizzlies never trailed and led by as many as 21.
The Nuggets got within 84-83 on Devin Harris’ 11-foot pull-up jumper with 9:48 to play, but Marc Gasol answered with 2 free throws.
Gasol’s 2 free throws with 30.7 seconds left made it 100-94 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Nuggets 8-4. Tyreke Evans scored 4 of the Grizzlies’ 8 on 1 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Evans had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Grizzlies scored 2 points off them.
Dillon Brooks scored 24 points (12 in the third quarter). Evans added 20 points and 7 assists but shot 6 for 19, and Wayne Selden scored 16 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) off the bench.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 3 steals but shot 5 for 15, and Jamal Murray went 1 for 8 from 3.
The Grizzlies shot 40.7% from the field and 40.6% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 36.8% and 27.3%. The Nuggets gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Grizzlies missed. The Grizzlies’ starters outscored the Nuggets 37-20 in 16 minutes together. Mason Plumlee fouled out.
Memphis GrizzliesDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
79 points from the field on 81 shots: 8.2 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-28 | 39.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 1-6 | 16.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-15 | 53.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-7 | 14.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-25 | 48.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 25 | 10 | 3-9 | +5 |
| Will Barton | 17 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Devin Harris | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Paul Millsap | 5 | 5 | 1-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 4 | 2-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Chandler | 21 | 9 | 3-7 | +3 |
| Torrey Craig | 16 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Will Barton | 14 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Jamal Murray | 6 | 1 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 2 | 1-7 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Harris | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Wilson Chandler | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Trey Lyles | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Will Barton | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 42 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
MEM win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
MEM
Highest Leverage Moments
Harris 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Lyles 2 AST)
Q4 10:27
14.9%
77→62
Gasol 1' Driving Layup (12 PTS) (Evans 7 AST)
Q4 5:59
14.9%
62→77
Chandler 12' Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q4 4:08
14.9%
77→62
Craig 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
Q4 8:18
13.8%
68→54
Millsap 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 2:47
13.6%
82→68
