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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pistons | 9 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 92 |
 Nuggets | 27 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 95 |
DETTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 36-10235.3% | 11-4226.2% | 9-1369.2% | 56 | 19 | 6 |
| DEN | 37-8742.5% | 7-2725.9% | 14-2070.0% | 56 | 22 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets95| 40 | 10 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 5-6 | +14 | −3.6 | ||||||||
| 38 | 33 | 12-19 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +6.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 3 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −11.5 | |||||
| 33 | 23 | 10-24 | 0-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 33 | 10 | 4-13 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +4 | −4.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.8 | |||||
| 23 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +5.6 | |||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −5.0 | |||
| Team | 95 | 37-8742.5% | 7-2725.9% | 56 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 14-2070.0% | 11 | 3 | 2 | |||
Bench 16 points on 8 for 16 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Thomas, Jarred Vanderbilt, Trey Lyles, Juancho Hernangomez and Brandon Goodwin (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons92| 38 | 29 | 12-32 | 2-10 | 3-4 | 0 | +14 | +2.7 | |||||||
| 31 | 17 | 7-17 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 0 | +8 | −0.6 | |||||||
| 29 | 12 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −2.2 | ||
| 29 | 13 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 | +11 | +3.5 | ||||||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.3 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −5.2 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −27 | −5.7 | ||||
| 20 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −3.2 | |||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.3 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +0.3 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 92 | 36-10235.3% | 11-4226.2% | 56 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 9-1369.2% | 17 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 21 points on 8 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Khyri Thomas and Glenn Robinson III (coach’s decision).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jamal Murray scored 33 points (18 in the second quarter), and the Denver Nuggets held off the Detroit Pistons 95-92.
The Nuggets took control with a 22-5 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 27. The Nuggets led 66-39 with 0.1 seconds left in the second quarter, and the Pistons got within 93-92 with 11 seconds left.
Murray’s 15-foot pull-up jumper with 16.0 seconds left made it 93-89. The Pistons had the ball down 3, but Blake Griffin missed a corner 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Nuggets 8-6.
Nikola Jokić had 23 points (14 in the paint) and 15 rebounds.
For the Pistons, Griffin had 29 points and 15 rebounds. Reggie Jackson scored 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets shot 42.5% from the field to the Pistons’ 35.3%. The Pistons outscored the Nuggets 18-4 off turnovers. The Pistons outscored the Nuggets 42-17 in 12 minutes with Griffin, Ellington, Jackson, Drummond and Kennard on the floor together. Andre Drummond fouled out.
Denver NuggetsDetroit PistonsPS, 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).
81 points from the field on 87 shots: 4.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 10-19 | 52.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 12-23 | 52.2% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-18 | 44.4% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 0-4 | 0.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-23 | 30.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 17 | 10 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Wayne Ellington | 16 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Langston Galloway | 16 | 9 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Bruce Brown | 15 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Drummond | 31 | 9 | 4-11 | −1 |
| Thon Maker | 16 | 6 | 2-6 | +1 |
| Blake Griffin | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 23 | 3 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Langston Galloway | 16 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Wayne Ellington | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Luke Kennard | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 7 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Ellington 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Drummond 3 AST)
Q4 1:03
21.9%
95→73
Murray 15' Pullup Jump Shot (31 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
Q4 0:16
20.7%
77→98
Murray 6' Floating Jump Shot (29 PTS)
Q4 0:51
20.0%
73→93
Jackson 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Griffin 5 AST)
Q4 0:11
19.2%
98→79
Drummond 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (13 PTS) (Griffin 4 AST)
Q4 0:35
15.6%
93→77
