Denver
Nuggets
136
–
131
FINAL
San Antonio
Spurs
Date
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 25 | 28 | 41 | 38 | 136 |
| SAS | 37 | 32 | 37 | 23 | 131 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
39
PTS
2
REB
7
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite40.5
Hustle: 8.0Defense: 30.4Impact: 2.1
39 points+13 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 73.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
31
PTS
20
REB
12
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-17 (52.9%)
3PT2-6
FT11-11
TS%71.0%
eFG%58.8%
STL3
BLK2
TOV3
ORTG128
DRTG119
NET+9
31 pointsTriple-Double3 steals4 deflections8 contested shotsonly 27 pts allowed on 78.4 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun | 37:42 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-11 | 27% | 2-7 | 29% | 3-4 | 75% | +22 |
| Jamal Murray | 39:51 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11-21 | 52% | 2-6 | 33% | 15-15 | 100% | +13 |
| Cameron Johnson | 30:48 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 38:59 | 31 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9-17 | 53% | 2-6 | 33% | 11-11 | 100% | +8 |
| Spencer Jones | 32:47 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8-13 | 62% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Julian Strawther | 15:15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 18:47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 5:16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -8 |
| Bruce Brown | 17:27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 136 | 47 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 44-88 | 50% | 12-36 | 33% | 36-38 | 95% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Tyus Jones —
Jalen Pickett —
David Roddy —
| SAS | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Vassell | 31:51 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-14 | 36% | 4-10 | 40% | 4-5 | 80% | -10 |
| Stephon Castle | 35:23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-15 | 47% | 4-8 | 50% | 12-13 | 92% | -11 |
| Julian Champagnie | 22:53 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Luke Kornet | 24:44 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 36:01 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10-19 | 53% | 4-10 | 40% | 3-6 | 50% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Harrison Barnes | 26:60 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-5 | 40% | 6-7 | 86% | +1 |
| Mason Plumlee | 7:39 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Carter Bryant | 8:59 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +7 |
| Dylan Harper | 23:33 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Keldon Johnson | 21:57 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-12 | 17% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 131 | 49 | 12 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 43-95 | 45% | 19-47 | 40% | 26-32 | 81% | — |
Bismack Biyombo —
Kelly Olynyk —
Lindy Waters III —
Jordan McLaughlin —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN44/88 (50%)
Paint
29/46 (63%)
Mid
12/18 (67%)
3PT
12/36 (33%)
ATB3 33%RA 59%Paint 71%Corner 3 33%Mid 25%
SAS43/95 (45%)
Paint
21/40 (53%)
Mid
6/17 (35%)
3PT
19/47 (40%)
ATB3 36%RA 57%Corner 3 47%Paint 41%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Luke Kornet
defended Nikola Jokić
6.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Luke Kornet
held Nikola Jokić
6.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Stephon Castle
vs Cameron Johnson
2.0 min • 8 pts • 100%
| SAS Defense | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Julian Strawther | Nikola Jokić | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 8pts 100% | 1.6m 4pts 50% | 3.4m 4pts 50% | — | — | 1.3m 5pts 50% | 2.0m 3pts 25% | 1.2m 2pts 0% |
| De'Aaron Fox | 2.1m 4pts 50% | — | 6.1m 8pts 50% | 1.5m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — |
| Devin Vassell | — | 2.7m 3pts 50% | 1.9m 5pts 40% | 2.5m 6pts 67% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.4m 3pts 50% | — |
| Luke Kornet | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Harrison Barnes | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | 4.2m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — |
| Dylan Harper | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 2pts 100% |
| Keldon Johnson | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 20% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 2.4m 3pts 25% |
| Julian Champagnie | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carter Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Mason Plumlee | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.4m 7pts 75% | — | 2.6m 4pts 50% | — | 5.4m 11pts 100% | 2.9m 9pts 38% | 1.6m 3pts 100% | 2.9m 8pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAS leads, negative = DEN leads
SAS Largest Lead
20
Q2 5:15
DEN Largest Lead
9
Q4 8:58
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAS 8-0 run
Q2 3:32 – Q2 5:15
+14 → +20
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 8:54 – Q2 10:23
+15 → +9
DEN 8-0 run
Q4 1:17 – Q4 2:22
+9 → +4
DEN 11-0 run
Q4 1:17 – Q4 2:43
+9 → +1