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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 34 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 110 |
 Pistons | 32 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 105 |
DENTeam statsDET| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 36-8442.9% | 11-3234.4% | 27-3187.1% | 56 | 25 | 25 |
| DET | 41-9742.3% | 12-3633.3% | 11-1478.6% | 36 | 25 | 9 |
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Denver Nuggets110| 34 | 16 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 3-4 | +13 | +0.4 | ||||||||
| 34 | 28 | 9-20 | 3-8 | 7-7 | 0 | +14 | +11.3 | |||||||
| 33 | 12 | 3-14 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 0 | +5 | −5.0 | |||||||
| 29 | 20 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.0 | ||||||
| 27 | 10 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.2 | |||||
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| 19 | 4 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.7 | |||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.7 | |||||
| 18 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6.7 | |||
| 14 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −7 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −3.0 | |||
| 6 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.7 | ||||
| Team | 110 | 36-8442.9% | 11-3234.4% | 56 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 27-3187.1% | 16 | 7 | 1 | |||
Bench 24 points on 7 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Markus Howard and JaMychal Green (coach’s decision).
Detroit Pistons105| 40 | 34, Career high (his best before, 29) | 14-26 | 6-9, Ties his career high | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +9.7 | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | 8-17 | 3-6 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −9 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 26 | 14 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −3.3 | |||||||
| 25 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −9.7 | ||||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +5 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 10 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | −4 | +2.3 | ||||||
| 20 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +2 | −1.6 | |||||
| 14 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | −1.3 | ||||
| Team | 105 | 41-9742.3% | 12-3633.3% | 36 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 11-1478.6% | 9 | 14 | 5 | |||
Bench 29 points on 9 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Luka Garza, Cassius Stanley and Saben Lee (coach’s decision).
Nuggets110Pistons105ClickTap 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 had 28 points and 21 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 110-105.
The Nuggets took control with a 25-10 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 15.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Pistons 6-0. Monte Morris (No. 6 in clutch wins added, 2021-22) scored 4 of the Nuggets’ 6 on 0 for 1 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Cade Cunningham had 2 steals, and the Pistons scored 2 points off them.
Jeff Green scored 20 points (12 in the paint) on 8 for 12 shooting.
For the Pistons, Cunningham had a career-high 34 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks, and Saddiq Bey added 21 points (9 in the first quarter).
The Nuggets went 27 for 31 at the line to the Pistons’ 11 for 14. The Pistons gave up 16 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. They outscored the Nuggets 38-7 off turnovers. The Nuggets did not make a field goal in the last 3:04. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Pistons 67-55 in 24 minutes together.
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).
83 points from the field on 82 shots: 10.5 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-38 | 57.9% | 65% |
| In the paint | 2-7 | 28.6% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 1-7 | 14.3% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 7-9 | 77.8% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 4-23 | 17.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stewart | 26 | 5 | 2-8 | −6 |
| Trey Lyles | 24 | 13 | 5-9 | +3 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 6 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 19 | 7-11 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 41 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamidou Diallo | 23 | 9 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Cade Cunningham | 17 | 7 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Saddiq Bey | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Trey Lyles | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 31 | 5 | 2-4 | −3 |
| Cade Cunningham | 15 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Cory Joseph | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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
Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (28 PTS) (Je. Green 1 AST)
Q4 5:16
16.9%
37→21
Cunningham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Hayes 8 AST)
Q4 5:33
16.2%
21→37
Campazzo 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Forbes 1 AST)
Q2 8:43
13.8%
43→30
Nnaji 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 8 AST)
Q3 1:09
12.5%
27→14
Nnaji 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Forbes 2 AST)
Q3 3:33
11.7%
32→21
