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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 44 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 123 |
 Pistons | 30 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 128 |
DENTeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 48-9650.0% | 10-3231.3% | 17-2277.3% | 47 | 30 | 9 |
| DET | 48-9451.1% | 14-3145.2% | 18-2475.0% | 43 | 33 | 11 |
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.
Detroit Pistons128| 37 | 13 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.3 | |||||
| 35 | 13 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 35 | 17 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.2 | ||||
| 30 | 21 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | −1 | +6.5 | |||||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 38 | 19 | 7-10 | 3-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +9.0 | |||||
| 34 | 20 | 8-18 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +1.7 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | ||
| 16 | 11 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.5 | |||
| Team | 128 | 48-9451.1% | 14-3145.2% | 43 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 18-2475.0% | 11 | 4 | 2 | |||
Bench 62 points on 25 for 46 shooting
Did not play: Tim Frazier (coach’s decision); Markieff Morris (injury/illness).
Denver Nuggets123| 45 | 14 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 2-2 | −3 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 40 | 39 | 16-23 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 0 | +13 | +19.5 | |||||||
| 39 | 19 | 8-15 | 2-7 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +2 | +6.3 | ||||||
| 37 | 20 | 7-17 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.5 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −10.9 | |||||
| 24 | 12 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +3.3 | ||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.6 | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 | +3.1 | ||||||
| Team | 123 | 48-9650.0% | 10-3231.3% | 47 | 30 | 9 | 19 | 17-2277.3% | 14 | 7 | 7 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Mason Plumlee and Vlatko Čančar (coach’s decision).
Pistons128Nuggets123ClickTap 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.
Bruce Brown had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons rallied from 21 points down in the first quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 128-123 in overtime to end a 5-game losing streak.
The Pistons trailed 28-7 with 5:16 left in the first quarter. They outscored the Nuggets 121-95 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Pistons outscored the Nuggets 23-8. Reggie Jackson scored 6 of the Pistons’ 23 on 3 for 8 shooting.
Andre Drummond had 21 points (18 in the paint) and 17 rebounds, and Jackson added 20 points and 6 assists off the bench. Drummond scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. The Pistons had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 39 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 3 steals on 16 for 23 shooting, his 38th career triple-double, and Will Barton added 20 points (10 in the first quarter) and 9 rebounds. Monte Morris had 19 points and 7 assists.
The Pistons shot 51.1% from the field and 45.2% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 50.0% and 31.3%. They outscored the Nuggets 62-26 off the bench. The Pistons’ starters were outscored 19-5 in 4 minutes together. Drummond fouled out.
Detroit PistonsDenver 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. The Pistons’ chance bottomed out at 14% (1st quarter, 3:36 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
110 points from the field on 94 shots: 11.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-30 | 80.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-23 | 21.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-10 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 7-12 | 58.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-19 | 36.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 28 | 10 | 5-11 | +2 |
| Jerami Grant | 16 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Will Barton | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 10 | 4-5 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton | 20 | 5 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Torrey Craig | 15 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Jerami Grant | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| PJ Dozier | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 11 | 5-9 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 64 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 18 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Monte Morris | 17 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Will Barton | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| PJ Dozier | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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.
DET win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Jackson 2' Driving Layup (16 PTS)
Q4 1:18
27.1%
29→56
Brown 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Drummond 4 AST)
OT 2:58
22.4%
62→85
Barton Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
Q4 1:38
19.0%
56→37
Morris 27' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Jokic 9 AST)
Q4 6:41
15.5%
68→53
Doumbouya 3' Driving Layup (9 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
Q1 3:36
15.0%
29→14
