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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 19 | 36 | 35 | 24 | 114 |
 Wizards | 31 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 128 |
DENTeam statsWAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 40-8746.0% | 6-2920.7% | 28-3482.4% | 33 | 18 | 12 |
| WAS | 50-9154.9% | 6-1637.5% | 22-2781.5% | 49 | 20 | 11 |
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Washington Wizards128| 31 | 12 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 29 | 11 | 3-15 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 0 | −10 | −10.5 | |||||||
| 19 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −17 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 17 | 9 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −7.1 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.3 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 25 | 10-12 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0 | +23 | +12.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 32, Season high (his best before, 26) | 15-24 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +13.0 | |||||
| 22 | 13 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +26 | +3.0 | |||||||
| 21 | 15 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | +11 | +5.4 | |||||
| 21 | 7 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +26 | −5.2 | |||
| Team | 128 | 50-9154.9% | 6-1637.5% | 49 | 20 | 11 | 28 | 22-2781.5% | 14 | 5 | 6 | |||
Bench 92 points on 37 for 56 shooting
Did not play: Admiral Schofield and Justin Robinson (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets114| 35 | 39 | 13-19 | 3-7 | 10-10 | 0 | +1 | +13.8 | |||||||
| 32 | 7 | 3-12 | 0-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −8.5 | ||||||
| 31 | 10 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.1 | |||||
| 30 | 14 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | +1.2 | ||||||
| 23 | 12 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −4.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.2 | |||
| 16 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −4.9 | ||||
| 15 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.7 | |||||
| 12 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −16 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.4 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.3 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | ||
| Team | 114 | 40-8746.0% | 6-2920.7% | 33 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 28-3482.4% | 9 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 32 points on 14 for 29 shooting
Wizards128Nuggets114ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
Ish Smith scored a season-high 32 points (20 in the paint), and the Washington Wizards went on a 23-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 128-114.
The Nuggets went on a 13-4 run to lead 101-99 with 9:33 left in the fourth quarter. Troy Brown Jr.’s driving layup put the Wizards ahead for good with 8:45 left. Smith scored 11 points and Isaac Bonga added 6 during the run. The Wizards led 122-105 with 2:41 left.
Brown had 25 points and a career-high 14 rebounds on 10 for 12 shooting off the bench.
For the Nuggets, Jamal Murray scored 39 points (20 in the third quarter) on 13 for 19 shooting.
The Wizards shot 54.9% from the field and 37.5% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 46.0% and 20.7%. The Nuggets gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Wizards missed. The Wizards outscored the Nuggets 92-32 off the bench. The Wizards’ starters were outscored 26-12 in 8 minutes together.
Washington WizardsDenver 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).
106 points from the field on 91 shots: 17.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-24 | 91.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 14-27 | 51.9% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-24 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-4 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 4-12 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 18 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Monte Morris | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Gary Harris | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Torrey Craig | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 19 | 9-16 | +15 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton | 21 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Malik Beasley | 16 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 14 | 5-6 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerami Grant | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Paul Millsap | 8 | 5 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Malik Beasley | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 5 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.
WAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
WAS
Highest Leverage Moments
Mathews 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Smith 4 AST)
Q3 2:54
14.1%
62→76
Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (27 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
Q3 4:30
13.7%
62→49
Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
Q4 11:31
12.9%
71→58
McRae 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thomas 2 AST)
Q2 5:45
11.2%
77→88
Pasecniks 1' Tip Layup Shot (10 PTS)
Q3 0:59
11.0%
68→79
