Denver
Nuggets
122
–
111
FINAL
San Antonio
Spurs
Date
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 30 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 122 |
| SAS | 27 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Michael Porter Jr.
DEN
28
PTS
10
REB
2
AST
+21
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.24
Impact Composite50.2
Hustle: 12.5Defense: 34.5Impact: 3.3
Double-Double4-9 from 36 contested shots+21 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 75.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
46
PTS
9
REB
10
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG19-35 (54.3%)
3PT3-8
FT5-6
TS%61.1%
eFG%58.6%
STL2
BLK2
TOV2
ORTG116
DRTG106
NET+10
46 pointsDouble-Double5 deflections12 contested shotsonly 44 pts allowed on 84.5 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 37:45 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-17 | 35% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Christian Braun | 27:04 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 9:41 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 46:18 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-17 | 53% | 4-9 | 44% | 6-7 | 86% | +21 |
| Julian Strawther | 25:57 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-9 | 11% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Peyton Watson | 33:52 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | +21 |
| Jalen Pickett | 3:50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Nikola Jokić | 43:19 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19-35 | 54% | 3-8 | 38% | 5-6 | 83% | +7 |
| Russell Westbrook | 36:16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-11 | 36% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 58 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 47-108 | 44% | 10-33 | 30% | 18-23 | 78% | — |
Dario Saric —
Zeke Nnaji —
Hunter Tyson —
| SAS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keldon Johnson | 27:13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-4 | 75% | -14 |
| Chris Paul | 31:16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1-9 | 11% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 39:00 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7-19 | 37% | 2-12 | 17% | 4-4 | 100% | 0 |
| Devin Vassell | 38:31 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8-20 | 40% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Harrison Barnes | 32:33 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-14 | 57% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephon Castle | 15:45 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | -4 |
| Charles Bassey | 3:38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Julian Champagnie | 22:43 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-3 | 67% | 4-5 | 80% | -7 |
| Zach Collins | 10:22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Tre Jones | 18:12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 25:47 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 58 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 41-104 | 39% | 13-48 | 27% | 16-18 | 89% | — |
Blake Wesley —
Malaki Branham —
Sandro Mamukelashvili —
Sidy Cissoko —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN47/108 (44%)
Paint
31/59 (53%)
Mid
8/26 (31%)
3PT
11/34 (32%)
RA 63%ATB3 37%Paint 33%Mid 33%Corner 3 0%
SAS41/104 (39%)
Paint
25/44 (57%)
Mid
4/16 (25%)
3PT
13/48 (27%)
RA 61%ATB3 17%Corner 3 44%Paint 31%Mid 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Victor Wembanyama
defended Peyton Watson
5.6 min • 2 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Jeremy Sochan
held Michael Porter Jr.
3.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Tre Jones
vs Jamal Murray
2.0 min • 4 pts • 100%
| SAS Defense | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Hunter Tyson | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Vassell | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.3m 4pts 33% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 2pts 33% | 1.7m 10pts 56% | 1.7m 2pts 50% | 4.4m 7pts 75% |
| Victor Wembanyama | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 50% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 5.2m 6pts 29% | 5.6m 2pts 33% | 2.7m 5pts 67% |
| Harrison Barnes | 2.2m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 8pts 75% | 1.7m 2pts 33% | 3.8m 3pts 50% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.9m 5pts 100% |
| Chris Paul | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 2pts 100% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% |
| Keldon Johnson | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.5m 2pts 33% | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 5pts 100% | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Jeremy Sochan | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 100% | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Julian Champagnie | 1.7m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 3pts 100% | 1.8m 1pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Tre Jones | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 4pts 100% | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — |
| Stephon Castle | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Zach Collins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 33% | — | — |
| Charles Bassey | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 2.6m 2pts 100% | 2.4m 2pts 20% | 0.4m 5pts 100% | — | — | 2.7m 7pts 50% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 2.8m 2pts 25% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAS leads, negative = DEN leads
SAS Largest Lead
12
Q3 2:51
DEN Largest Lead
11
OT 4:35
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAS 8-0 run
Q1 1:18 – Q1 2:11
+1 → +6
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 2:18 – Q1 3:56
+4 → -2
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 8:52 – Q1 11:14
-1 → -8
SAS 8-0 run
Q3 1:57 – Q3 2:51
+5 → +12