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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wizards | 31 | 36 | 28 | 33 | 128 |
 Nuggets | 38 | 34 | 30 | 39 | 141 |
WASTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 48-9152.7% | 19-3948.7% | 13-2356.5% | 24 | 40 | 13 |
| DEN | 54-8365.1% | 4-1625.0% | 29-3582.9% | 45 | 31 | 18 |
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Denver Nuggets141| 33 | 43, Season high (his best before, 39) | 17-20 | 0-2 | 9-10 | +28 | +22.2 | ||||||||
| 31 | 22 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 0 | 6-7 | +21 | +4.8 | |||||||
| 31 | 11 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0 | 3-4 | +23 | +0.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −2.5 | ||||
| 28 | 13 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +13 | +3.8 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 23 | 8-11 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +5.5 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.0 | |||
| 15 | 10 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −2.6 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.0 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +2.0 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.6 | ||
| Team | 141 | 54-8365.1% | 4-1625.0% | 45 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 29-3582.9% | 7 | 8 | 7 | |||
Bench 47 points on 18 for 26 shooting
Washington Wizards128| 36 | 24 | 9-16 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −1.6 | |||||
| 35 | 16 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.8 | |||||
| 29 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | +0.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 20, Season high (his best before, 19) | 7-11 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +8.2 | ||||
| 18 | 8 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | −11 | +1.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 22 | 7-15 | 4-8 | 4-7 | 0 | −14 | +0.5 | |||||||
| 26 | 11 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | −1 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 21 | 12 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | −12 | −0.5 | |||||||
| 12 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.6 | |||
| Team | 128 | 48-9152.7% | 19-3948.7% | 24 | 40 | 13 | 28 | 13-2356.5% | 4 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 51 points on 20 for 42 shooting
Did not play: Kristaps Porziņģis (injury/illness).
Nuggets141Wizards128ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Nikola Jokić had 43 points (34 in the paint), 14 rebounds and 5 steals, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 141-128.
The Nuggets took control with a 23-9 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 16.
Bones Hyland had 23 points (12 in the paint) and 6 assists on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench, and Aaron Gordon added 22 points. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Wizards, Kyle Kuzma scored 24 points, and Will Barton added 22 points and 9 assists off the bench. Monte Morris had 20 points and 7 assists. The Wizards had 3 20-point scorers.
The Nuggets went 29 for 35 at the line to the Wizards’ 13 for 23 and outscored them 98-44 in the paint. The Wizards had 40 assists on 48 baskets. They got 4 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Wizards 46-32 in 14 minutes together. Taj Gibson fouled out.
Denver NuggetsWashington WizardsPS, 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).
112 points from the field on 82 shots: 14.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 39-49 | 79.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 10-15 | 66.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 1-3 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-4 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 3-12 | 25.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Gibson | 26 | 18 | 7-8 | +8 |
| Daniel Gafford | 22 | 15 | 7-8 | +7 |
| Deni Avdija | 13 | 6 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Will Barton | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 3-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 47 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Kispert | 21 | 3 | 1-4 | −4 |
| Monte Morris | 14 | 7 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Deni Avdija | 5 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 63 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma | 42 | 8 | 4-5 | −4 |
| Deni Avdija | 7 | 7 | 1-2 | +5 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Taj Gibson | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-5 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 21 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
Hyland 29' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q4 8:15
13.6%
73→86
Kispert 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Avdija 4 AST)
Q4 9:27
13.3%
91→77
Kispert 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Avdija 5 AST)
Q4 7:06
12.9%
95→82
Brown 4' Running Finger Roll Layup (13 PTS)
Q4 11:41
11.7%
79→91
Morris 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4 11:25
11.7%
90→79
