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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 37 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 117 |
 Spurs | 18 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 106 |
DENTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 49-8955.1% | 10-2540.0% | 9-1275.0% | 40 | 37 | 12 |
| SAS | 37-8145.7% | 11-2937.9% | 21-2777.8% | 44 | 23 | 16 |
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Denver Nuggets117| 34 | 15 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | +1.5 | |||||||
| 31 | 31 | 13-19 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 | +7 | +9.4 | |||||||
| 27 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −4.7 | |||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.0 | ||||||
| 23 | 13 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +2.8 | |||||
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| 24 | 13 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | +8 | +6.8 | |||||||
| 23 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −5.2 | ||||||
| 21 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +3.4 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | +3.1 | ||||||
| 14 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.4 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 117 | 49-8955.1% | 10-2540.0% | 40 | 37 | 12 | 20 | 9-1275.0% | 7 | 13 | 5 | |||
Bench 47 points on 20 for 37 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
San Antonio Spurs106| 39 | 17 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0 | −5 | −1.7 | |||||||
| 33 | 17 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 8-9 | −3 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| 33 | 8 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.6 | |||||
| 28 | 19 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0 | −1 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 26 | 10 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.0 | ||||
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| 26 | 9 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 15 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −1.4 | |||||
| 15 | 13 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +1.3 | ||||
| 13 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.8 | |
| Team | 106 | 37-8145.7% | 11-2937.9% | 44 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 21-2777.8% | 12 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 35 points on 14 for 27 shooting
Did not play: David Duke Jr., Sandro Mamukelashvili, Sidy Cissoko, RaiQuan Gray and Devonte' Graham (coach’s decision).
Nuggets117Spurs106ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić scored 31 points (22 in the paint), and the defending champion Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs 117-106 for their fifth straight win.
The Nuggets took control with a 25-4 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 21.
Jokić and Aaron Gordon set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points.
For the Spurs, Jeremy Sochan scored 19 points (14 in the paint).
The Nuggets shot 55.1% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Spurs’ 45.7% and 37.9%. They outscored the Spurs 64-44 in the paint.
Denver NuggetsSan Antonio SpursPS, 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).
108 points from the field on 89 shots: 10.2 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 | 7-15 | 46.7% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 7-17 | 41.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-15 | 40.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Wembanyama | 25 | 12 | 6-11 | +2 |
| Zach Collins | 20 | 10 | 4-5 | +2 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Blake Wesley | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Jones | 28 | 8 | 4-5 | −2 |
| Julian Champagnie | 10 | 5 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Blake Wesley | 10 | 2 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 9 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Champagnie | 19 | 5 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Tre Jones | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Devin Vassell | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 47 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
SAS
Highest Leverage Moments
Collins 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
Q1 1:38
12.8%
15→27
Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Murray 5 AST)
Q3 0:00
10.5%
37→27
Jokic 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (15 PTS)
Q1 2:09
9.9%
24→14
Braun 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) (Nnaji 2 AST)
Q4 10:21
9.9%
24→14
Holiday 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
Q2 11:24
9.7%
21→11
