Detroit
Pistons
121
–
134
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 38 | 23 | 28 | 32 | 121 |
| DEN | 36 | 31 | 47 | 20 | 134 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
34
PTS
5
REB
4
AST
+24
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots7
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.36
Impact Composite49.4
Hustle: 16.0Defense: 29.4Impact: 3.9
34 points57.1% FG4-7 from 33 blocks7 contested shots+24 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 57.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
37
PTS
9
REB
8
AST
+25
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-17 (64.7%)
3PT4-5
FT11-14
TS%79.9%
eFG%76.5%
TOV2
ORTG146
DRTG115
NET+31
37 points64.7% FG4-5 from 38 contested shots+25 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 62.1 possessions
Box Score
| DET | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Sasser | 15:10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Ronald Holland II | 19:47 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| Paul Reed | 12:00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +12 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 12:00 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| Ausar Thompson | 24:03 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Isaiah Stewart | 16:06 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Malik Beasley | 18:31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-9 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -12 |
| Jaden Ivey | 20:48 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7-9 | 78% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | -17 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 18:03 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-3 | 100% | -12 |
| Jalen Duren | 19:54 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -8 |
| Cade Cunningham | 26:35 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7-18 | 39% | 1-8 | 13% | 2-2 | 100% | -11 |
| Simone Fontecchio | 13:33 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Tobias Harris | 23:30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 41 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 46-95 | 48% | 12-39 | 31% | 17-23 | 74% | — |
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 30:32 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Jamal Murray | 39:34 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12-21 | 57% | 4-7 | 57% | 6-7 | 86% | +24 |
| Hunter Tyson | 13:12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Christian Braun | 29:37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 6-6 | 100% | +13 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:46 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 33:43 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-14 | 64% | 5-7 | 71% | 3-4 | 75% | +5 |
| Julian Strawther | 22:33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Peyton Watson | 22:49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -6 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:14 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11-17 | 65% | 4-5 | 80% | 11-14 | 79% | +25 |
| TOTAL | — | 134 | 40 | 8 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 46-82 | 56% | 13-27 | 48% | 29-36 | 81% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Jalen Pickett —
Spencer Jones —
Dario Saric —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DET46/95 (48%)
Paint
30/47 (64%)
Mid
11/20 (55%)
3PT
12/39 (31%)
RA 69%ATB3 25%Paint 55%Corner 3 46%Mid 43%
DEN46/82 (56%)
Paint
30/41 (73%)
Mid
6/18 (33%)
3PT
13/28 (46%)
RA 78%ATB3 60%Paint 46%Mid 22%Corner 3 13%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Michael Porter Jr.
defended Tobias Harris
5.9 min • 13 pts • 57%
Best Defender
Jamal Murray
held Ronald Holland II
3.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jamal Murray
vs Ausar Thompson
2.1 min • 5 pts • 100%
| DEN Defense | Ausar Thompson | Cade Cunningham | Isaiah Stewart | Jaden Ivey | Jalen Duren | Malik Beasley | Marcus Sasser | Paul Reed | Ronald Holland II | Simone Fontecchio | Tim Hardaway Jr. | Tobias Harris | Wendell Moore Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | 4.1m 5pts 100% | — | 4.9m 10pts 50% | — | — | 2.4m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | 2.1m 5pts 100% | 3.4m 8pts 50% | — | 1.4m 4pts 50% | — | 1.0m 4pts 33% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 7pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.9m 13pts 57% | 1.1m 3pts 100% |
| Christian Braun | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 50% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Russell Westbrook | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Peyton Watson | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Hunter Tyson | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.3m 3pts 50% | — | 2.3m 8pts 80% | 2.1m 2pts 100% | 2.2m 10pts 83% | 2.3m 6pts 50% | 1.5m 5pts 50% | 1.2m 2pts 50% | 2.5m 1pts 0% | 2.2m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 6pts 100% | 2.8m 8pts 100% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = DET leads
DEN Largest Lead
25
Q3 11:55
DET Largest Lead
5
Q1 10:13
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DET 8-0 run
Q2 4:56 – Q2 6:28
+1 → -5
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 9:39 – Q2 11:17
+2 → +9
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 4:49 – Q3 5:40
+7 → +14
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 8:50 – Q3 9:50
+12 → +19