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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 25 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 108 |
 Grizzlies | 18 | 38 | 23 | 25 | 104 |
DENTeam statsMEM| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41-8846.6% | 14-3737.8% | 12-1866.7% | 40 | 27 | 17 |
| MEM | 37-8543.5% | 10-3330.3% | 20-2483.3% | 48 | 22 | 20 |
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Denver Nuggets108| 35 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 5-6 | +6 | +0.4 | ||||||||
| 34 | 22 | 7-17 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 30 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | +8 | −2.0 | ||||||||
| 29 | 9 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 16 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +5.1 | ||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 18 | 9 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −4 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 13 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.8 | ||
| Team | 108 | 41-8846.6% | 14-3737.8% | 40 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 12-1866.7% | 6 | 11 | 10 | |||
Bench 37 points on 15 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Hunter Tyson, Justin Holiday, DeAndre Jordan, Braxton Key and Jalen Pickett (coach’s decision).
Memphis Grizzlies104| 34 | 13 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 2-4 | −5 | −2.0 | ||||||||
| 32 | 15 | 4-17 | 1-10 | 6-6 | 0 | −8 | −6.1 | |||||||
| 31 | 11 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.1 | |||||
| 31 | 20 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 0 | −6 | +8.0 | |||||||
| 28 | 21 | 9-13 | 2-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −1 | +8.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 22 | 16 | 6-14 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | +0.1 | |||||||
| 16 | 6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.5 | |||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −7.3 | ||||||
| Team | 104 | 37-8543.5% | 10-3330.3% | 48 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 20-2483.3% | 13 | 13 | 7 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Jacob Gilyard, Kenneth Lofton Jr., GG Jackson and Vince Williams Jr. (coach’s decision); Ja Morant (league suspension).
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The defending champion Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 108-104.
Nikola Jokić’s 3-pointer answered Derrick Rose’s 14-foot step-back jumper and put the Nuggets back ahead for good with 3:44 left in the fourth quarter.
The Grizzlies got within 105-104 on Marcus Smart’s 14-foot floater with 44 seconds to play, but Aaron Gordon answered with a dunk, and the Grizzlies got no closer.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Grizzlies 11-8. Jokić (No. 4 in clutch points, 2023-24) scored 6 of the Nuggets’ 11 on 2 for 3 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. Late in the fourth quarter, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 3 of his 5 steals, one of them leading to Jokić’s 3-pointer that put the Nuggets ahead 100-98, and the Nuggets scored 3 points off them.
Jokić had 22 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Jamal Murray added 22 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). Reggie Jackson added 16 points (8 in the paint) and 6 assists off the bench, and Caldwell-Pope had 8 points and 5 steals.
For the Grizzlies, Jaren Jackson Jr. had 21 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks on 9 for 13 shooting, and Desmond Bane went 1 for 10 from 3. Smart had 20 points and 5 steals. Rose scored 16 points off the bench.
The Nuggets shot 46.6% from the field and 37.8% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 43.5% and 30.3%. The Grizzlies outscored the Nuggets 22-9 on the fast break.
Denver NuggetsMemphis GrizzliesPS, 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).
96 points from the field on 87 shots: 3.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-20 | 70.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-19 | 47.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-30 | 40.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Tillman | 41 | 11 | 4-7 | −4 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 17 | 9 | 3-5 | +3 |
| Marcus Smart | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Ziaire Williams | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 8 | 4-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziaire Williams | 28 | 3 | 1-3 | −6 |
| Marcus Smart | 13 | 11 | 3-4 | +7 |
| John Konchar | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Xavier Tillman | 6 | 0 | 0-4 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rose | 15 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Marcus Smart | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Ziaire Williams | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| John Konchar | 4 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 3-4 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 43 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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.
MEM win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
MEM
Highest Leverage Moments
Smart 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 0:44
23.0%
14→37
Gordon 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (10 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
Q4 0:32
23.0%
37→14
Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
Q4 3:44
22.6%
60→37
Jackson Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Bane 2 AST)
Q3 8:10
13.8%
29→43
Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 3:04
13.7%
34→20
