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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pistons | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 114 |
 Nuggets | 31 | 34 | 43 | 23 | 131 |
DETTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 42-8947.2% | 9-2437.5% | 21-3070.0% | 37 | 28 | 11 |
| DEN | 47-8058.8% | 10-2737.0% | 27-3187.1% | 38 | 35 | 12 |
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Denver Nuggets131| 36 | 18 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +12 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 30 | 37, Season high (his best before, 32) | 14-24 | 3-8 | 6-7 | +11 | +10.6 | ||||||||
| 28 | 18 | 7-12 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +29 | −0.3 | |||||
| 25 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +8.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +10 | +1.6 | |||||
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| 23 | 15 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | +7 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 21 | 13 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +14 | +7.3 | |||||||
| 21 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.0 | ||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.9 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.2 | |||
| Team | 131 | 47-8058.8% | 10-2737.0% | 38 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 27-3187.1% | 6 | 6 | 10 | |||
Bench 46 points on 15 for 27 shooting
Detroit Pistons114| 31 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 30 | 20 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | −14 | +4.8 | ||||||
| 27 | 13 | 4-11 | 0-6 | 5-8 | 0 | −16 | −3.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 14 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.3 | ||||
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| 25 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 12 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +2.0 | ||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 20 | 18 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −16 | +5.8 | ||||||
| 18 | 9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.4 | ||||
| 11 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.2 | |||
| Team | 114 | 42-8947.2% | 9-2437.5% | 37 | 28 | 11 | 20 | 21-3070.0% | 13 | 6 | 0 | |||
Bench 53 points on 19 for 40 shooting
Did not play: Marvin Bagley III and Joe Harris (coach’s decision).
Nuggets131Pistons114ClickTap 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.
Jamal Murray scored a season-high 37 points, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 131-114.
The Nuggets took control with a 26-11 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 24.
Nikola Jokić had 4 points, 16 assists and 5 blocks. Jokić assisted on 6 of Michael Porter Jr.’s 7 baskets.
For the Pistons, Jalen Duren scored 20 points (16 in the paint) on 8 for 12 shooting, and Alec Burks added 18 points (9 on 3 3-pointers) on 6 for 9 shooting off the bench.
The Nuggets shot 58.8% from the field to the Pistons’ 47.2%. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Pistons 52-37 in 17 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsDetroit PistonsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
104 points from the field on 79 shots: 14.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-32 | 78.1% | 66% |
| In the paint | 3-8 | 37.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 9-13 | 69.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-7 | 42.9% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-20 | 35.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killian Hayes | 11 | 7 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Ausar Thompson | 9 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Jaden Ivey | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Kevin Knox II | 6 | 11 | 5-5 | +9 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 20 | 8-14 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 40 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bojan Bogdanovic | 15 | 2 | 1-5 | −2 |
| Alec Burks | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Isaiah Livers | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jaden Ivey | 6 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 9 | 3-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Ivey | 21 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Alec Burks | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Cade Cunningham | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Killian Hayes | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 12 | 4-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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
DET
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Duren 2' Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Livers 1 AST)
Q3 10:15
9.8%
92→82
Bogdanovic 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
Q2 9:21
9.5%
58→49
Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
Q1 7:27
9.4%
53→62
Burks 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Hayes 4 AST)
Q2 4:19
9.0%
58→49
Burks 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
Q2 3:00
9.0%
58→49
