Denver
Nuggets
104
–
91
FINAL
Detroit
Pistons
Date
Friday, May 14, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 29 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 104 |
| DET | 25 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 91 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Markus Howard
DEN
20
PTS
3
REB
2
AST
+8
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending25.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.04
Impact Composite80.3
Hustle: 11.5Defense: 67.4Impact: 1.4
64.3% FGheld opponents to 25.0% FGonly 2 pts allowed on 50.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
20
PTS
15
REB
11
AST
+18
+/−
Game Performance
FG7-11 (63.6%)
3PT0-0
FT6-7
TS%71.0%
eFG%63.6%
TOV1
ORTG124
DRTG89
NET+35
Triple-Double63.6% FG6 contested shots+18 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 39.0 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 20:35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Bol Bol | 4:05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| JaMychal Green | 22:14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | +4 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 21:12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Markus Howard | 33:54 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9-14 | 64% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| JaVale McGee | 15:38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Austin Rivers | 23:24 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 31:36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +11 |
| Monte Morris | 17:30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23:24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 27% | 1-7 | 14% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Nikola Jokić | 26:28 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-7 | 86% | +18 |
| TOTAL | — | 104 | 49 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 42-86 | 49% | 9-32 | 28% | 11-14 | 79% | — |
Paul Millsap —
| DET | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Cook | 34:24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7-8 | 88% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -13 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 35:04 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-18 | 44% | 0-5 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -3 |
| Jahlil Okafor | 21:39 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +2 |
| Killian Hayes | 37:36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-6 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Deividas Sirvydis | 19:13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 55% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Josh Jackson | 33:05 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3-13 | 23% | 0-7 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | -15 |
| Saben Lee | 19:02 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Saddiq Bey | 39:57 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-15 | 27% | 2-10 | 20% | 4-6 | 67% | -15 |
| TOTAL | — | 91 | 41 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34-83 | 41% | 6-37 | 16% | 17-23 | 74% | — |
Rodney McGruder —
Jerami Grant —
Wayne Ellington —
Cory Joseph —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN42/86 (49%)
Paint
29/49 (59%)
Mid
7/9 (78%)
3PT
9/33 (27%)
RA 67%ATB3 20%Paint 43%Corner 3 50%Mid 100%
DET34/83 (41%)
Paint
27/44 (61%)
Mid
1/4 (25%)
3PT
6/37 (16%)
RA 66%ATB3 15%Corner 3 18%Paint 33%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Killian Hayes
defended Markus Howard
7.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Killian Hayes
held Markus Howard
7.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Tyler Cook
vs JaVale McGee
2.5 min • 7 pts • 100%
| DET Defense | Austin Rivers | JaMychal Green | JaVale McGee | Markus Howard | Michael Porter Jr. | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | Shaquille Harrison | Vlatko Čančar | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 1.0m 3pts 100% | 2.1m 2pts 0% | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 6.6m 2pts 33% | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Tyler Cook | — | 3.0m 4pts 100% | 2.5m 7pts 100% | — | — | — | 4.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Killian Hayes | — | — | — | 7.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Hamidou Diallo | 6.0m 8pts 57% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Josh Jackson | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.1m 4pts 25% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.7m 0pts 0% |
| Deividas Sirvydis | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 1.2m 6pts 67% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 5pts 100% |
| Jahlil Okafor | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.9m 6pts 60% | — | — | — |
| Saben Lee | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.7m 3pts 50% | — | 1.9m 9pts 50% | 3.5m 7pts 38% | 1.8m 4pts 40% | 2.3m 4pts 100% | 2.9m 5pts 33% | 3.0m 4pts 50% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DET leads, negative = DEN leads
DET Largest Lead
5
Q1 4:33
DEN Largest Lead
19
Q4 4:54
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 7:32 – Q1 9:41
+3 → -4
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 7:32 – Q1 10:09
+3 → -6
DEN 13-0 run
Q1 7:32 – Q1 10:29
+3 → -8
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 8:37 – Q3 10:18
-10 → -16