Memphis
Grizzlies
105
–
142
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 27 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 105 |
| DEN | 28 | 32 | 14 | 25 | 142 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
23
PTS
3
REB
9
AST
+19
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending88.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.58
Impact Composite37.0
Hustle: 12.5Defense: 20.7Impact: 3.8
75.0% FG4-6 from 36 contested shots+19 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 32.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
26
PTS
14
REB
10
AST
+25
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-11 (100.0%)
3PT1-1
FT3-3
TS%105.5%
eFG%104.5%
BLK2
TOV3
ORTG148
DRTG111
NET+37
Triple-Double100.0% FG6 contested shots+25 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 55.9 possessions
Box Score
| MEM | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Roddy | 28:53 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-8 | 50% | -11 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 27:49 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-15 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -11 |
| Jacob Gilyard | 12:00 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| John Konchar | 24:57 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-1 | 100% | -30 |
| Xavier Tillman | 21:58 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | -18 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Desmond Bane | 25:12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-13 | 69% | 3-5 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | -27 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 21:56 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -28 |
| Ziaire Williams | 24:25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -16 |
| Vince Williams Jr. | 29:47 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -23 |
| Marcus Smart | 23:03 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6-14 | 43% | 2-6 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 37-89 | 42% | 13-35 | 37% | 18-25 | 72% | — |
Ja Morant —
Santi Aldama —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 22:46 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +28 |
| Julian Strawther | 24:41 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-13 | 39% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Peyton Watson | 23:01 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 43% | 4-10 | 40% | 4-4 | 100% | +28 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 25:12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +27 |
| Justin Holiday | 17:58 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Reggie Jackson | 16:49 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Braxton Key | 7:01 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Jalen Pickett | 5:31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Christian Braun | 23:21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | +13 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 5:31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Nikola Jokić | 29:58 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11-11 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-3 | 100% | +25 |
| Jamal Murray | 25:40 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-12 | 75% | 4-6 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | +19 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 12:31 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 142 | 53 | 12 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 55-96 | 57% | 20-41 | 49% | 12-14 | 86% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
MEM37/89 (42%)
Paint
23/47 (49%)
Mid
4/14 (29%)
3PT
13/35 (37%)
RA 52%ATB3 48%Paint 33%Corner 3 17%Mid 33%
DEN55/96 (57%)
Paint
32/50 (64%)
Mid
4/8 (50%)
3PT
20/42 (48%)
RA 69%ATB3 46%Corner 3 50%Paint 56%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jamal Murray
defended Vince Williams Jr.
5.7 min • 14 pts • 86%
Best Defender
Julian Strawther
held Ziaire Williams
2.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Julian Strawther
vs Jacob Gilyard
2.5 min • 7 pts • 75%
| DEN Defense | Bismack Biyombo | David Roddy | Desmond Bane | Jacob Gilyard | Jaren Jackson Jr. | John Konchar | Marcus Smart | Vince Williams Jr. | Xavier Tillman | Ziaire Williams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 5.2m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 7pts 100% | 2.8m 6pts 100% | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | — | — | 3.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | — | 4.5m 5pts 67% | — | — | 2.5m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | 1.0m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.7m 14pts 86% | — | — |
| Christian Braun | — | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 3.0m 5pts 50% |
| Julian Strawther | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 7pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% |
| Peyton Watson | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | 4.0m 3pts 25% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Holiday | — | 2.0m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Reggie Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 5pts 100% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — |
| Braxton Key | — | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 2.3m 12pts 71% | 2.2m 2pts 50% | 2.5m 3pts 0% | 2.2m 2pts 100% | 4.2m 6pts 50% | 4.9m 8pts 33% | 4.5m 9pts 100% | — | 3.0m 13pts 42% | 3.0m 6pts 60% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = MEM leads
DEN Largest Lead
38
Q4 8:37
MEM Largest Lead
8
Q1 4:10
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MEM 8-0 run
Q1 0:44 – Q1 2:20
-1 → -6
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 4:54 – Q1 5:48
-6 → 0
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 4:54 – Q1 6:33
-6 → +2
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 10:55 – Q2 0:19
+1 → +9