December 22, 2023 · 7:30 PM EST
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DEN | 28 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 122 |
 BKN | 28 | 32 | 26 | 31 | 117 |
Biggest lead DEN by 11 · BKN by 7 · 12 lead changes
Q4 5:02+15% BKND. Sharpe Layup (13 PTS) (M. Bridges 6 AST)DEN 101 · BKN 102
Q4 1:56+18% DENK. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 8 AST)DEN 109 · BKN 105
Q4 1:35+16% BKNS. Dinwiddie 3PT step back (6 PTS)DEN 109 · BKN 108
Q4 1:10+26% BKNM. Bridges driving Layup (14 PTS) (D. Finney-Smith 1 AST)DEN 111 · BKN 110Q4 1:10+17% DENMISS M. Bridges Free Throw 1 of 1DEN 111 · BKN 110| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DENuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
2OK Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
3MI Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
4LA Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 |
5DA Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 |
6NO Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 |
7PH Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 |
8LA Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 |
9GS Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 |
10SA Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 |
11HO Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 |
12UT Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 |
13ME Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 |
14SA Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
15PO Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Celtics | 64 | 18 | .780 | — |
2NY Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14.0 |
3MI Bucks | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
4CL Cavaliers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 16.0 |
5IN Pacers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 |
6OR Magic | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 |
7PH 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 17.0 |
8MI Heat | 46 | 36 | .561 | 18.0 |
9CH Bulls | 39 | 43 | .476 | 25.0 |
10AT Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
| 11BKNets | 32 | 50 | .390 | 32.0 |
12TO Raptors | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
13CH Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
14WA Wizards | 15 | 67 | .183 | 49.0 |
15DE Pistons | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
| Zone | DEN | BKN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 20/27 74% | 22/36 61% |
| Paint | 7/22 32% | 7/13 54% |
| Mid-range | 7/12 58% | 1/7 14% |
| Corner 3 | 1/6 17% | 6/13 46% |
| Above the break 3 | 10/20 50% | 7/20 35% |
JM Jamal MurrayG | 34 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 11-19 | 4-6 | 6-8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +18 | 71.0% |
NJ Nikola JokićC | 34 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 12-17 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +29 | 80.7% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +13 | 75.0% |
AG Aaron GordonF | 32 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +19 | 90.4% |
| KCKentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 30 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +15 | 25.0% |
PW Peyton WatsonG | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 82.7% |
CB Christian BraunG | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 25.8% |
RJ Reggie JacksonG | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4-13 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -15 | 30.8% |
JS Julian StrawtherG | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 0.0% |
ZN Zeke NnajiF-C | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 50.0% |
DJ DeAndre JordanC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 100.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 122 | 41 | 29 | 45-87 | 11-26 | 21-25 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 51.7% | 42.3% | 84.0% | 62.2% |
CT Cam ThomasG | 34 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 8-21 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 48.6% |
| SDSpencer DinwiddieG | 33 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -11 | 75.0% |
| MBMikal BridgesG-F | 29 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -13 | 42.6% |
NC Nic ClaxtonC | 28 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -10 | 51.2% |
CJ Cameron JohnsonF | 25 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -13 | 82.4% |
DF Dorian Finney-SmithF | 30 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +11 | 77.8% |
RO Royce O'NealeF | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 74.2% |
DS Dennis Smith Jr.G | 19 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +9 | 44.4% |
| DSDay'Ron SharpeC | 19 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 61.1% |
| Totals | 240 | 117 | 45 | 32 | 43-89 | 13-33 | 18-26 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 23 | ||
| Shooting | 48.3% | 39.4% | 69.2% | 58.2% |
11:56Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. N. Claxton: Tip to A. GordonDEN 011:34M. Porter Jr. 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 211:16MISS M. Bridges 14' pullup ShotDEN 211:12N. Claxton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 211:08C. Thomas 9' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Johnson 1 AST)DEN 210:54S. Dinwiddie personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 210:48M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)DEN 510:27C. Johnson 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Bridges 1 AST)DEN 510:13MISS N. Jokic 7' driving floating bank ShotDEN 510:11N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 510:09N. Jokic putback Layup (2 PTS)DEN 79:59MISS N. Claxton 11' floating ShotDEN 79:57N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 79:40MISS J. Murray 19' pullup ShotDEN 79:37N. Claxton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 79:30N. Claxton alley-oop Layup (2 PTS) (S. Dinwiddie 1 AST)DEN 79:15M. Porter Jr. 3PT pullup (8 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)DEN 108:58MISS C. Thomas driving reverse LayupDEN 108:56K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 108:49A. Gordon DUNK (2 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)DEN 128:28M. Bridges lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 128:28K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)DEN 128:24K. Caldwell-Pope bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 128:02MISS N. Claxton HookDEN 128:00N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 127:53MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 7' pullup ShotDEN 127:50N. Claxton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 127:46MISS C. Thomas 24' running 3PTDEN 127:42J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 127:37A. Gordon running DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)DEN 147:27M. Bridges bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 147:27C. Thomas loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 147:12MISS J. Murray turnaround ShotDEN 147:07N. Claxton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 147:01MISS C. Johnson pullup 3PTDEN 146:57K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 146:49J. Murray driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 2 AST)DEN 166:35MISS M. Bridges 3PTDEN 166:32J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 166:29A. Gordon running alley-oop DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)DEN 186:17A. Gordon personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 186:08N. Jokic personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 185:57M. Bridges 12' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Johnson 2 AST)DEN 185:40M. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 185:40D. Sharpe STEAL (1 STL)DEN 185:36M. Bridges running DUNK (4 PTS) (D. Sharpe 1 AST)DEN 185:30A. Gordon bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 185:30C. Johnson STEAL (1 STL)DEN 185:18MISS M. Bridges 10' pullup Shot - blockedDEN 185:18J. Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 185:14D. Sharpe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 185:13D. Sharpe putback Layup (2 PTS)DEN 185:01N. Jokic driving Layup (4 PTS)DEN 204:38S. Dinwiddie 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Bridges 2 AST)DEN 204:24N. Jokic cutting Layup (6 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)DEN 224:11D. Finney-Smith 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (D. Sharpe 2 AST)DEN 223:58M. Bridges personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 223:48MISS R. Jackson driving LayupDEN 223:44N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)DEN 223:44N. Jokic tip Layup (8 PTS)DEN 243:29R. Jackson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Smith Jr. 2 FT)DEN 243:29D. Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 243:29D. Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 243:14R. Jackson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 243:14D. Sharpe STEAL (2 STL)DEN 243:04MISS C. Thomas 8' driving floating ShotDEN 243:00D. Sharpe REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 243:00MISS D. Sharpe tip LayupDEN 243:00D. Sharpe REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)DEN 242:54MISS D. Sharpe cutting DUNK - blockedDEN 242:54N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 242:49P. Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 242:47MISS C. Braun 8' running Layup - blockedDEN 242:47R. O'Neale BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 242:40MISS N. Jokic 11' turnaround HookDEN 242:37D. Sharpe REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)DEN 242:17D. Finney-Smith bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 242:17N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)DEN 242:10D. Sharpe personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 242:02R. Jackson 6' driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 261:48R. O'Neale 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Smith Jr. 1 AST)DEN 261:36MISS C. Braun 24' 3PTDEN 261:33N. Claxton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)DEN 261:21D. Finney-Smith 24' 3PT (6 PTS) (D. Smith Jr. 2 AST)DEN 261:00MISS C. Braun 8' driving floating ShotDEN 260:57D. Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 260:51MISS D. Finney-Smith 25' 3PTDEN 260:47R. O'Neale REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 260:37P. Watson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (O'Neale 2 FT)DEN 260:37MISS R. O'Neale Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 260:37R. O'Neale Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 260:29R. Jackson 11' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)DEN 280:10MISS D. Smith Jr. 25' pullup 3PTDEN 280:10J. Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 280:00MISS R. Jackson 26' pullup 3PTDEN 28The Nuggets edged the Nets 122-117 on the road.
Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 32 points and 9 assists, while Cam Thomas led the Nets with 23 points.
The Nuggets took the lead for good with 2:28 left in Q4. The Nuggets led by as many as 11 points. The lead changed hands 12 times and the score was tied 8 times.
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