Nuggets 127, Wizards 109 Box Score, Mar 16, 2022 | StatPro

March 16, 2022 · 7:00 PM EDT

Denver NuggetsDEN · 48-34DEN48-34127

Final

109

Washington WizardsWAS · 35-47WAS35-47

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DEN	34	39	31	23	127
WAS	28	24	29	28	109

Top performers

Game flow

WAS100%50%100%DEN

Q1Q2Q3Q4

Biggest lead DEN by 28 · WAS by 1 · 3 lead changes

Key plays

NJQ1 9:53+5% DENN. Jokic 27' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)DEN 7 · WAS 4
AGQ1 9:25+5% DENA. Gordon DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)DEN 9 · WAS 6
MMQ1 3:35+5% DENM. Morris 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)DEN 25 · WAS 17
BFQ2 11:46+8% DENB. Forbes 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)DEN 37 · WAS 28

Team stats

51.1%FG%47.1%
40.5%3P%21.7%
95.2%FT%71.0%
41Rebounds48
30Assists26
7Steals7
3Blocks8
9Turnovers10

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8Offensive rebounds13
33Defensive rebounds35
56Points in the paint64
4Fast break points19
5Second chance points14
14Points off turnovers9
28Biggest lead1
13Longest run9
Lead changes3
Ties2

2021-22 Standings

Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1PHSuns	64	18	.780	—
2MEGrizzlies	56	26	.683	8.0
3GSWarriors	53	29	.646	11.0
4DAMavericks	52	30	.634	12.0
5UTJazz	49	33	.598	15.0
6DENuggets	48	34	.585	16.0
7MITimberwolves	46	36	.561	18.0
8LAClippers	42	40	.512	22.0
9NOPelicans	36	46	.439	28.0
10SASpurs	34	48	.415	30.0
11LALakers	33	49	.402	31.0
12SAKings	30	52	.366	34.0
13POTrail Blazers	27	55	.329	37.0
14OKThunder	24	58	.293	40.0
15HORockets	20	62	.244	44.0

Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1MIHeat	53	29	.646	—
2BOCeltics	51	31	.622	2.0
3MIBucks	51	31	.622	2.0
4PH76ers	51	31	.622	2.0
5TORaptors	48	34	.585	5.0
6CHBulls	46	36	.561	7.0
7BKNets	44	38	.537	9.0
8CLCavaliers	44	38	.537	9.0
9ATHawks	43	39	.524	10.0
10CHHornets	43	39	.524	10.0
11NYKnicks	37	45	.451	16.0
12WAWizards	35	47	.427	18.0
13INPacers	25	57	.305	28.0
14DEPistons	23	59	.280	30.0
15ORMagic	22	60	.268	31.0

Shot chart

DEN 46/90 51%WAS 41/87 47%

Made Missed

Zone	DEN	WAS
Restricted area	22/32 69%	23/37 62%
Paint	6/12 50%	9/15 60%
Mid-range	3/9 33%	4/12 33%
Corner 3	7/13 54%	3/9 33%
Above the break 3	8/24 33%	2/14 14%

Nuggets


MMMonté MorrisG	31	15	1	4	6-11	3-7	0-0	1	0	0	1	3	+8	68.2%
NJNikola JokićC	26	29	13	8	10-14	2-2	7-7	2	1	2	3	2	+16	84.9%
WBWill BartonG	26	4	2	5	1-6	0-4	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	+10	29.1%
AGAaron GordonF	22	14	2	0	6-13	1-2	1-1	0	1	1	0	2	+13	52.1%
JGJeff GreenF	21	6	4	1	2-3	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	+12	77.3%


JGJaMychal GreenF-C	27	2	5	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	3	1	4	+6	33.3%
BHBones HylandG	24	17	6	5	6-10	2-4	3-3	1	0	0	2	3	+3	75.1%
ARAustin RiversG	21	13	3	2	4-7	2-4	3-3	0	0	1	1	1	+8	78.1%
DCDeMarcus CousinsC	20	14	5	3	6-12	1-4	1-2	0	1	1	1	5	+1	54.3%
BFBryn ForbesG	17	10	0	0	3-9	3-8	1-1	0	0	0	0	2	+10	53.0%
DRDavon ReedG	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	—
FCFacundo CampazzoG	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	—
MHMarkus HowardG	1	3	0	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	75.0%
Totals	240	127	41	30	46-90	15-37	20-21	7	3	8	9	25
Shooting					51.1%	40.5%	95.2%							64.0%

Wizards


CKCorey KispertF	34	15	3	0	6-10	2-5	1-2	0	1	2	2	2	-4	68.9%
KCKentavious Caldwell-PopeG	27	12	4	1	4-10	2-5	2-4	2	0	1	2	0	-13	51.0%
KKKyle KuzmaF	27	6	9	7	3-10	0-3	0-0	1	0	1	2	1	-22	30.0%
KPKristaps PorziņģisF-C	23	16	7	1	5-10	0-2	6-9	0	3	4	2	3	-19	57.3%
RNRaul NetoG	19	4	3	6	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	-4	66.7%


DADeni AvdijaF	28	19	7	3	7-10	0-1	5-6	0	0	1	0	2	-14	75.2%
RHRui HachimuraF	27	12	7	3	6-15	0-5	0-0	2	0	2	0	3	-6	40.0%
ISIsh SmithG	23	7	2	2	3-12	1-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	-13	29.2%
DGDaniel GaffordF-C	14	7	3	1	1-2	0-0	5-6	0	1	1	1	3	+3	75.4%
TBThomas BryantC-F	11	9	1	1	3-4	0-1	3-4	0	1	0	0	1	-2	78.1%
TSTomas SatoranskyG	5	2	1	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	100.0%
AGAnthony GillF	3	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	+1	—
Totals	240	109	48	26	41-87	5-23	22-31	7	8	13	10	18
Shooting					47.1%	21.7%	71.0%							54.2%

Q1 · DEN 34–28 WAS · DEN leads 34–28

KK11:57Jump Ball K. Porzingis vs. N. Jokic: Tip to K. KuzmaDEN 0
WAS 0
WB11:40W. Barton shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 2 FT)DEN 0
WAS 0
KC11:40K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 0
WAS 1
KC11:40MISS K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 0
WAS 1
JG11:37J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 0
WAS 1
WB11:28W. Barton 10' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)DEN 2
WAS 1
KP11:15MISS K. Porzingis 30' 3PTDEN 2
WAS 1
11:14TEAM defensive REBOUNDDEN 2
WAS 1
NJ10:55MISS N. Jokic 17' Jump ShotDEN 2
WAS 1
KK10:51K. Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 2
WAS 1
RN10:45R. Neto Layup (2 PTS) (K. Kuzma 1 AST)DEN 2
WAS 3
RN10:28R. Neto shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)DEN 2
WAS 3
JG10:28J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 3
WAS 3
JG10:28J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 4
WAS 3
KP10:04MISS K. Porzingis 9' turnaround ShotDEN 4
WAS 3
KP10:03K. Porzingis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 4
WAS 3
NJ10:03N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porzingis 2 FT)DEN 4
WAS 3
KP10:03MISS K. Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 4
WAS 3
10:03TEAM offensive REBOUNDDEN 4
WAS 3
KP10:03K. Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 4
WAS 4
NJ9:53N. Jokic 27' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)DEN 7
WAS 4
RN9:39R. Neto cutting Layup (4 PTS) (K. Porzingis 1 AST)DEN 7
WAS 6
AG9:25A. Gordon DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)DEN 9
WAS 6
RN9:25R. Neto shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Gordon 1 FT)DEN 9
WAS 6
AG9:25A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DEN 10
WAS 6
KP9:08K. Porzingis lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 10
WAS 6
NJ9:08N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)DEN 10
WAS 6
MM9:01M. Morris 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (W. Barton 1 AST)DEN 13
WAS 6
RN8:50R. Neto bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 13
WAS 6
JG8:50J. Green STEAL (1 STL)DEN 13
WAS 6
AG8:43MISS A. Gordon 3PTDEN 13
WAS 6
KC8:39K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 13
WAS 6
KK8:34K. Kuzma Layup (2 PTS) (R. Neto 1 AST)DEN 13
WAS 8
MM8:21MISS M. Morris 12' pullup ShotDEN 13
WAS 8
RN8:18R. Neto REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 13
WAS 8
MM8:16M. Morris personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 13
WAS 8
KP8:00MISS K. Porzingis 6' turnaround ShotDEN 13
WAS 8
KC7:58K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 13
WAS 8
KC7:57MISS K. Caldwell-Pope LayupDEN 13
WAS 8
KP7:53K. Porzingis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 13
WAS 8
KP7:53MISS K. Porzingis Layup - blockedDEN 13
WAS 8
NJ7:53N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 13
WAS 8
MM7:53M. Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 13
WAS 8
AG7:46A. Gordon 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (W. Barton 2 AST)DEN 16
WAS 8
7:44WAS TimeoutDEN 16
WAS 8
KK7:29MISS K. Kuzma 15' Jump Shot - blockedDEN 16
WAS 8
AG7:29A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 16
WAS 8
WB7:25W. Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 16
WAS 8
WB7:23MISS W. Barton 26' pullup 3PTDEN 16
WAS 8
RN7:20R. Neto REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 16
WAS 8
CK7:06C. Kispert 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Kuzma 2 AST)DEN 16
WAS 11
WB6:43MISS W. Barton 25' 3PTDEN 16
WAS 11
KP6:40K. Porzingis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)DEN 16
WAS 11
KC6:35K. Caldwell-Pope driving Layup (3 PTS)DEN 16
WAS 13
KK6:16K. Kuzma personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 16
WAS 13
NJ6:07MISS N. Jokic Layup - blockedDEN 16
WAS 13
KP6:07K. Porzingis BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 16
WAS 13
KK6:03K. Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 16
WAS 13
AG6:03A. Gordon take personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 16
WAS 13
CK5:53MISS C. Kispert 26' 3PTDEN 16
WAS 13
NJ5:49N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 16
WAS 13
NJ5:37N. Jokic Layup (5 PTS)DEN 18
WAS 13
CK5:23C. Kispert 13' floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (K. Kuzma 3 AST)DEN 18
WAS 15
DG5:13D. Gafford shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)DEN 18
WAS 15
NJ5:13N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)DEN 19
WAS 15
NJ5:13N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)DEN 20
WAS 15
DG4:50MISS D. Gafford reverse LayupDEN 20
WAS 15
NJ4:48N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 20
WAS 15
NJ4:42N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 20
WAS 15
KK4:42K. Kuzma STEAL (1 STL)DEN 20
WAS 15
DA4:37MISS D. Avdija 24' 3PTDEN 20
WAS 15
NJ4:34N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 20
WAS 15
AG4:27MISS A. Gordon turnaround ShotDEN 20
WAS 15
AG4:23A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 20
WAS 15
AG4:22MISS A. Gordon LayupDEN 20
WAS 15
DA4:20D. Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 20
WAS 15
DA4:19MISS D. Avdija running LayupDEN 20
WAS 15
DA4:17D. Avdija REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 20
WAS 15
CK4:15C. Kispert cutting Layup (7 PTS) (D. Avdija 1 AST)DEN 20
WAS 17
DG4:08D. Gafford personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)DEN 20
WAS 17
NJ4:08N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)DEN 21
WAS 17
NJ4:08N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)DEN 22
WAS 17
RH3:50MISS R. Hachimura 3PTDEN 22
WAS 17
NJ3:47N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)DEN 22
WAS 17
MM3:35M. Morris 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)DEN 25
WAS 17
MM3:18M. Morris personal FOUL (2 PF) (Avdija 2 FT)DEN 25
WAS 17
DA3:18D. Avdija Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 25
WAS 18
DA3:18D. Avdija Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 25
WAS 19
NJ3:04N. Jokic 16' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (B. Hyland 1 AST)DEN 27
WAS 19
DA2:50D. Avdija Layup (4 PTS) (T. Bryant 1 AST)DEN 27
WAS 21
BH2:44MISS B. Hyland 13' floating ShotDEN 27
WAS 21
TB2:40T. Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 27
WAS 21
RH2:34MISS R. Hachimura 3PTDEN 27
WAS 21
NJ2:30N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)DEN 27
WAS 21
JG2:20J. Green Layup (2 PTS) (B. Hyland 2 AST)DEN 29
WAS 21
TB2:08MISS T. Bryant 25' 3PTDEN 29
WAS 21
NJ2:05N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)DEN 29
WAS 21
AR2:00A. Rivers driving Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)DEN 31
WAS 21
RH2:00R. Hachimura shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Rivers 1 FT)DEN 31
WAS 21
2:00DEN TimeoutDEN 31
WAS 21
AR2:00A. Rivers Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DEN 32
WAS 21
DA1:47D. Avdija driving finger roll Layup (6 PTS)DEN 32
WAS 23
DC1:27MISS D. Cousins 27' 3PTDEN 32
WAS 23
DA1:23D. Avdija REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 32
WAS 23
DC1:17D. Cousins shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Bryant 2 FT)DEN 32
WAS 23
TB1:17T. Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 32
WAS 24
TB1:17T. Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 32
WAS 25
DC0:59D. Cousins reverse Layup (2 PTS)DEN 34
WAS 25
DA0:46D. Avdija driving finger roll Layup (8 PTS)DEN 34
WAS 27
BH0:36MISS B. Hyland 11' fadeaway ShotDEN 34
WAS 27
DA0:31D. Avdija REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 34
WAS 27
BH0:29B. Hyland personal FOUL (1 PF) (Avdija 2 FT)DEN 34
WAS 27
DA0:29MISS D. Avdija Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 34
WAS 27
0:29TEAM offensive REBOUNDDEN 34
WAS 27
DA0:29D. Avdija Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)DEN 34
WAS 28
BF0:20MISS B. Forbes 25' 3PTDEN 34
WAS 28
KC0:17K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 34
WAS 28