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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 27 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 125 |
 Grizzlies | 23 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 115 |
DENTeam statsMEM| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 46-9150.5% | 22-4351.2% | 11-1478.6% | 46 | 32 | 14 |
| MEM | 43-9346.2% | 16-4734.0% | 13-1586.7% | 40 | 33 | 11 |
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Denver Nuggets125| 37 | 29 | 11-21 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +5.8 | |||||
| 37 | 18 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0 | +4 | −0.7 | |||||||
| 34 | 17 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 0 | +1 | +12.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 27 | 11-22 | 5-12, Ties his career high | 0-0 | +3 | +3.6 | ||||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.6 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −5.5 | ||||||
| 27 | 13 | 5-10 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +15 | −0.6 | |||||
| 15 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.8 | |||||
| 14 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | +1.1 | |||||||
| Team | 125 | 46-9150.5% | 22-4351.2% | 46 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 11-1478.6% | 14 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 34 points on 13 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Jalen Pickett, Curtis Jones, DaRon Holmes II, Tamar Bates and Hunter Tyson (coach’s decision).
Memphis Grizzlies115| 33 | 22 | 8-13 | 4-8 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +7 | +7.0 | ||||||
| 29 | 16 | 7-16 | 1-8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −27 | −4.1 | ||||||
| 27 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 24 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | −3 | +1.4 | ||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 12 | 5-16 | 0-5 | 2-2 | +2 | −0.3 | ||||||||
| 31 | 26, Ties his career high | 10-18 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 29 | 18 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +4.3 | |||||
| 21 | 8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.7 | ||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −0.3 | ||||||
| Team | 115 | 43-9346.2% | 16-4734.0% | 40 | 33 | 11 | 16 | 13-1586.7% | 11 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 64 points on 23 for 49 shooting
Did not play: Kobe Bufkin, Jahmai Mashack and GG Jackson (coach’s decision).
Nuggets125Grizzlies115ClickTap 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.
Jamal Murray scored 29 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 125-115.
The Nuggets took control with a 20-6 run bridging the third and fourth quarters and led by as many as 17.
Peyton Watson scored 27 points (14 in the third quarter) with 5 3-pointers, and Nikola Jokić added 17 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists, his 174th career triple-double. Jokić assisted on 6 of Murray’s 11 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Grizzlies, Jock Landale had 26 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, and Jaren Jackson Jr. went 1 for 8 from 3. Jaylen Wells scored 22 points on 8 for 13 shooting.
The Nuggets shot 50.5% from the field and 51.2% from 3 to the Grizzlies’ 46.2% and 34.0%. The Nuggets made 22 3-pointers, 6 of them by Murray and 5 by Watson. The Grizzlies gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. They outscored the Nuggets 64-34 off the bench. The Nuggets outscored the Grizzlies 34-23 in 10 minutes with Hardaway, Jokić, Murray, Brown and Watson on the floor together.
Denver NuggetsMemphis GrizzliesPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
114 points from the field on 91 shots: 12.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-27 | 59.3% | 67% |
| In the paint | 7-18 | 38.9% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 1-3 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 8-17 | 47.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-26 | 53.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Wells | 42 | 9 | 3-6 | −4 |
| Cedric Coward | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Cam Spencer | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 18 | 7-11 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 29 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santi Aldama | 19 | 17 | 7-9 | +14 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 14 | 3 | 1-5 | +1 |
| Cam Spencer | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Cedric Coward | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Williams Jr. | 22 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jaylen Wells | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Cedric Coward | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Cam Spencer | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 10 | 3-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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.
Score margin over time — positive = MEM leads, negative = DEN leads
MEM Largest Lead
3
Q1 6:12
DEN Largest Lead
17
Q4 7:36
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 3:10 – Q1 2:26
+1 → -7
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 10:21 – Q2 9:12
-1 → -10
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 0:13 – Q4 11:47
-3 → -11
DEN 9-0 run
Q4 9:25 – Q4 7:36
-8 → -17
