Washington
Wizards
126
–
123
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 30 | 33 | 9 | 31 | 126 |
| DEN | 44 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 123 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kyshawn George
WAS
19
PTS
7
REB
5
AST
-3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots10
Opp FG% When Defending45.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.18
Impact Composite65.9
Hustle: 25.0Defense: 41.2Impact: -0.3
4-8 from 33 steals5 deflections10 contested shotsonly 14 pts allowed on 76.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Alex Sarr
WAS
34
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-28 (42.9%)
3PT5-9
FT5-5
TS%56.3%
eFG%51.8%
STL1
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG126
DRTG115
NET+11
34 points5-9 from 310 contested shotsheld opponents to 37.5% FGonly 19 pts allowed on 39.6 possessions
Box Score
| WAS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Sarr | 31:44 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12-28 | 43% | 5-9 | 56% | 5-5 | 100% | +8 |
| Khris Middleton | 19:52 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Kyshawn George | 39:57 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-11 | 55% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | -3 |
| Justin Champagnie | 39:07 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Richaun Holmes | 16:16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Corey Kispert | 15:02 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| AJ Johnson | 17:45 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| Jordan Poole | 30:15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7-11 | 64% | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| Bub Carrington | 30:02 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4-12 | 33% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 44 | 13 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 46-95 | 48% | 19-45 | 42% | 15-17 | 88% | — |
Marcus Smart —
Colby Jones —
Anthony Gill —
Tristan Vukcevic —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 36:33 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9-16 | 56% | 3-8 | 38% | 3-3 | 100% | +19 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 2:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 36:52 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7-16 | 44% | 3-6 | 50% | 3-4 | 75% | -13 |
| Peyton Watson | 22:48 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -22 |
| Christian Braun | 34:55 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4-4 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | 20:40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +4 |
| Jalen Pickett | 9:26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Nikola Jokić | 39:13 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16-30 | 53% | 1-8 | 13% | 7-7 | 100% | +6 |
| Russell Westbrook | 36:59 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9-19 | 47% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 42 | 10 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 48-95 | 51% | 12-34 | 35% | 15-17 | 88% | — |
Hunter Tyson —
DeAndre Jordan —
PJ Hall —
Dario Saric —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
WAS46/95 (48%)
Paint
23/43 (53%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
19/45 (42%)
ATB3 44%RA 64%Corner 3 36%Paint 27%Mid 50%
DEN48/95 (51%)
Paint
29/50 (58%)
Mid
10/17 (59%)
3PT
13/35 (37%)
RA 63%ATB3 34%Paint 53%Mid 43%Corner 3 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Christian Braun
defended Jordan Poole
8.5 min • 4 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Zeke Nnaji
held Kyshawn George
2.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Russell Westbrook
vs Kyshawn George
2.2 min • 9 pts • 44%
| DEN Defense | AJ Johnson | Alex Sarr | Bub Carrington | Corey Kispert | Jordan Poole | Justin Champagnie | Khris Middleton | Kyshawn George | Richaun Holmes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | 7.9m 19pts 50% | — | — | — | 2.1m 4pts 33% | — | 1.2m 6pts 75% | 2.5m 9pts 57% |
| Russell Westbrook | — | — | 3.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 4.4m 3pts 50% | 2.2m 9pts 44% | — |
| Jamal Murray | — | 1.8m 5pts 67% | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | 4.8m 9pts 80% | 1.0m 2pts 33% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 4.4m 7pts 43% | — | 5.6m 12pts 57% | — |
| Christian Braun | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 8.5m 4pts 100% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Peyton Watson | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Jalen Pickett | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.0m 4pts 40% | 2.6m 4pts 50% | 3.1m 5pts 50% | 2.4m 5pts 67% | 2.4m 5pts 67% | — | 2.7m 5pts 100% | — | 1.7m 6pts 38% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = WAS leads
DEN Largest Lead
16
Q1 11:42
WAS Largest Lead
3
Q4 0:44
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 8:14 – Q1 10:01
+7 → +13
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 5:15 – Q3 6:59
+2 → +8
WAS 8-0 run
Q3 11:10 – Q3 11:58
+5 → 0
WAS 11-0 run
Q3 11:10 – Q4 0:44
+5 → -3