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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 33 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 113 |
 Wizards | 24 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 104 |
DENTeam statsWAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 43-8848.9% | 8-2236.4% | 19-2867.9% | 50 | 29 | 13 |
| WAS | 39-9142.9% | 8-2729.6% | 18-2281.8% | 40 | 31 | 13 |
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Denver Nuggets113| 39 | 19 | 7-23 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −6.2 | ||||||
| 36 | 42, Season high (his best before, 39) | 15-20 | 0-0 | 0 | 12-14 | +20 | +24.8 | |||||||
| 35 | 10 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 32 | 19 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 31 | 11 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-7 | +12 | +0.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −3.1 | |||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.6 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.2 | |||||
| 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.5 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | |||||||
| Team | 113 | 43-8848.9% | 8-2236.4% | 50 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 19-2867.9% | 13 | 9 | 11 | |||
Bench 12 points on 5 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Jay Huff, Justin Holiday, Hunter Tyson and Jalen Pickett (coach’s decision).
Washington Wizards104| 33 | 17 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | +6.4 | ||||||
| 30 | 15 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | −8 | +2.8 | ||||||||
| 28 | 4 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −12.3 | ||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −3.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | −14 | −2.7 | ||||||||
| 18 | 6 | 1-9 | 0-6 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −6.5 | ||||
| 18 | 14 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +5.6 | |||||
| 17 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +2 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 16 | 14 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +3 | +3.6 | ||||||
| Team | 104 | 39-9142.9% | 8-2729.6% | 40 | 31 | 13 | 23 | 18-2281.8% | 12 | 6 | 9 | |||
Bench 49 points on 17 for 42 shooting
Did not play: Anthony Gill, Eugene Omoruyi, Patrick Baldwin Jr., Isaiah Livers and Trey Jemison III (coach’s decision).
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Nikola Jokić had a season-high 42 points (30 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the defending champion Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 113-104.
The Nuggets took control with a 21-6 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 17.
Jokić and Jamal Murray set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points.
For the Wizards, Kyle Kuzma had 17 points (10 in the paint) and 7 assists, and Tyus Jones added 15 points and 13 assists.
The Nuggets shot 48.9% from the field and 36.4% from 3 to the Wizards’ 42.9% and 29.6%. The Wizards outscored the Nuggets 49-12 off the bench. The Nuggets did not make a field goal in the last 4:17. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Wizards 57-43 in 24 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsWashington WizardsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
94 points from the field on 88 shots: 2.3 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-33 | 63.6% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-17 | 47.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-16 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-17 | 35.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Gafford | 42 | 23 | 10-14 | +6 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 8 | 10 | 3-3 | +7 |
| Tyus Jones | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jordan Poole | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 10 | 4-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 31 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Poole | 31 | 8 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Bilal Coulibaly | 11 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Deni Avdija | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Tyus Jones | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni Avdija | 18 | 0 | 0-2 | −6 |
| Bilal Coulibaly | 15 | 6 | 2-6 | +1 |
| Landry Shamet | 15 | 0 | 0-3 | −5 |
| Daniel Gafford | 7 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 11 | 4-11 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 28 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.
WAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
WAS
Highest Leverage Moments
Jones 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Shamet 1 AST)
Q2 6:48
9.6%
34→43
Gordon 3' Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
Q2 3:03
9.5%
47→37
Jokic 9' Hook Shot (8 PTS)
Q1 6:24
9.0%
58→49
Gordon 2' Running Layup (6 PTS)
Q2 2:19
8.3%
43→35
Jokic 3' Putback Layup (26 PTS)
Q2 1:28
8.0%
37→29
