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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pistons | 30 | 30 | 16 | 35 | 111 |
 Nuggets | 29 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 117 |
DETTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 42-7556.0% | 11-2937.9% | 16-1984.2% | 34 | 28 | 22 |
| DEN | 44-8551.8% | 12-3534.3% | 17-2373.9% | 34 | 29 | 11 |
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Denver Nuggets117| 36 | 34 | 12-19 | 1-6 | 9-10 | +13 | +14.3 | ||||||||
| 34 | 11 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.6 | |||||
| 31 | 13 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0 | +6 | −2.8 | |||||||
| 30 | 4 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −6.9 | ||||
| 27 | 14 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | +3.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 12 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.4 | |||
| 21 | 9 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +2.9 | |||||||
| 17 | 12 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +5.1 | ||||
| 12 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −1.1 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −7.2 | ||||||
| Team | 117 | 44-8551.8% | 12-3534.3% | 34 | 29 | 11 | 22 | 17-2373.9% | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||
Bench 41 points on 16 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Bones Hyland (injury/illness); JaMychal Green (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons111| 36 | 18 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 3-3 | −4 | −2.4 | ||||||||
| 31 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.2 | ||||||
| 28 | 18 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +6.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 18 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.8 | |||||
| 20 | 9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 24 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 21 | 18 | 6-11 | 0-3 | 6-9 | 0 | +4 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.0 | ||||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.0 | |||
| Team | 111 | 42-7556.0% | 11-2937.9% | 34 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 16-1984.2% | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 37 points on 13 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Jamorko Pickett, Luka Garza and Saben Lee (coach’s decision).
Nuggets117Pistons111ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić scored 34 points (22 in the paint), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 117-111.
Jokić’s 2 free throws put the Nuggets ahead for good with 40 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Pistons had the ball in a tie game with 54 seconds left, but Will Barton stole the ball from Cory Joseph. A basket would have put the Pistons ahead.
Jokić’s 2 free throws with 17.7 seconds left made it 115-111 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Pistons 14-10. Jokić (No. 3 in clutch points, 2021-22) scored 9 of the Nuggets’ 14 on 2 for 2 shooting and 5 for 5 at the line.
For the Pistons, Joseph had 18 points and 6 assists on 7 for 9 shooting.
The Pistons turned it over 22 times, about 7 more than usual for this many possessions. Isaiah Stewart 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).
100 points from the field on 85 shots: 8.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-26 | 84.6% | 65% |
| In the paint | 8-16 | 50.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 2-8 | 25.0% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-6 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-29 | 31.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stewart | 42 | 17 | 7-10 | −1 |
| Trey Lyles | 15 | 4 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Cade Cunningham | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Cory Joseph | 4 | 9 | 3-4 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamidou Diallo | 19 | 2 | 1-3 | −3 |
| Cade Cunningham | 12 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Cory Joseph | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 48 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 30 | 2 | 1-2 | −5 |
| Cade Cunningham | 16 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Cory Joseph | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 5 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Jokic 8 AST)
Q4 2:44
22.3%
66→89
Bey 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Cunningham 8 AST)
Q4 2:59
18.7%
85→66
Hayes 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Joseph 6 AST)
Q4 3:33
17.7%
91→73
Joseph 7' Floating Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q4 1:45
16.3%
73→56
Joseph 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q4 1:15
16.3%
73→56
