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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grizzlies | 35 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 109 |
 Nuggets | 28 | 25 | 39 | 25 | 117 |
MEMTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEM | 41-9145.1% | 14-4332.6% | 13-1968.4% | 41 | 26 | 12 |
| DEN | 44-9148.4% | 5-2420.8% | 24-3177.4% | 52 | 32 | 12 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets117| 41 | 26 | 11-19 | 1-2 | 3-7 | 0 | +11 | +8.7 | |||||||
| 41 | 33 | 13-23 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | +8 | +6.4 | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −0.7 | |||||
| 32 | 15 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −3.9 | |||||
| 30 | 7 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −5.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 14 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +1.9 | |||||
| 20 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.7 | |||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | +0.8 | |||||
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.8 | ||||
| Team | 117 | 44-9148.4% | 5-2420.8% | 52 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 24-3177.4% | 11 | 9 | 2 | |||
Bench 24 points on 8 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Trey Alexander, Hunter Tyson, Vlatko Čančar, Zeke Nnaji, Dario Saric and Julian Strawther (coach’s decision).
Memphis Grizzlies109| 37 | 18 | 8-17 | 2-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −3.6 | |||||
| 34 | 24 | 9-19 | 3-8 | 3-3 | 0 | −11 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | 8-21 | 2-8 | 3-5 | 0 | −13 | −4.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +2 | +0.8 | ||||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | −6.0 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 11 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −2.2 | |||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 23 | 12 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +4.3 | ||||||
| 7 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4.3 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.9 | |
| Team | 109 | 41-9145.1% | 14-4332.6% | 41 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 13-1968.4% | 7 | 8 | 5 | |||
Bench 36 points on 12 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Cam Spencer, Yuki Kawamura, GG Jackson, Jay Huff and Marvin Bagley III (coach’s decision).
Nuggets117Grizzlies109ClickTap 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 had 26 points (7 during a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter), 16 rebounds and 13 assists, his 164th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 117-109.
The Nuggets trailed 55-40 with 4:51 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Grizzlies 77-54 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Grizzlies 11-0. Jokić (No. 4 in clutch points, 2024-25) scored 5 of the Nuggets’ 11 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 3 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Jokić had 4 of his 13 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Jamal Murray that put the Nuggets ahead. In that stretch, Russell Westbrook had 2 steals, both during a 13-0 Nuggets run, and the Nuggets scored 4 points off them.
Aaron Gordon scored 33 points (20 in the paint). Jokić and Christian Braun set each other up for 7 baskets and 14 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Grizzlies, Desmond Bane scored 24 points, and Ja Morant added 21 points and 6 assists.
The Nuggets went 24 for 31 at the line to the Grizzlies’ 13 for 19 and outscored them 72-52 in the paint. The Grizzlies got 7 offensive rebounds, about 7 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. They did not make a field goal in the last 6:58. The Grizzlies were outscored 16-3 in 6 minutes with Jackson, Morant, Bane, Pippen and Edey on the floor together.
Denver NuggetsMemphis GrizzliesPS, 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).
93 points from the field on 91 shots: 10.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 29-42 | 69.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 7-16 | 43.8% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-9 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-8 | 25.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 3-16 | 18.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 28 | 9 | 4-7 | +2 |
| Zach Edey | 18 | 10 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Santi Aldama | 14 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 8 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santi Aldama | 23 | 8 | 4-7 | −1 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 23 | 7 | 2-6 | −2 |
| Zach Edey | 17 | 4 | 2-2 | −3 |
| Ja Morant | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 7 | 3-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Williams Jr. | 18 | 0 | 0-1 | −6 |
| Scotty Pippen Jr. | 16 | 9 | 4-7 | +4 |
| Desmond Bane | 8 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Ja Morant | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 15 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MEM
50/50
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Murray 16' Step Back Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Jokic 12 AST)
Q4 2:46
14.8%
53→68
Gordon 1' Driving Dunk (33 PTS) (Jokic 11 AST)
Q4 3:58
13.6%
34→47
Westbrook 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 9 AST)
Q3 2:40
13.5%
40→54
Pippen Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Aldama 4 AST)
Q3 2:17
13.5%
54→40
Jokic 9' Floating Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Murray 7 AST)
Q4 2:12
11.9%
73→85
