Denver Nuggets 115, Brooklyn Nets 127 — Recap

January 4, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 115, Brooklyn Nets 127. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 29-33 BKN; Q2 DEN 23-26 BKN; Q3 DEN 32-41 BKN; Q4 DEN 31-27 BKN.

Top performers (box score): Michael Porter Jr. (BKN) 27 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-17 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 27 points, 6 rebounds, 16 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-23 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DEN) 26 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-12 shooting; Peyton Watson (DEN) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Noah Clowney (BKN) 22 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BKN

Michael Porter Jr.

27 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 8-17 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

27 PTS, 6 REB, 16 AST, 1 3PM · 11-23 FG

Scoring · DEN

Tim Hardaway Jr.

26 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 7-12 FG

Season highs

Tim Hardaway Jr. · Season-high 26 pointsJamal Murray · Season-high 16 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

DEN 3 largest lead Q1 9:27 (DEN 7, BKN 4) · 8-0 run, Q2 0:45–Q3 11:16

BKN 22 largest lead Q4 8:25 (DEN 90, BKN 112) · 12-0 run, Q4 10:36–Q4 8:25

Swings 2 lead changes Tied 4 times

Ahead for good: Drake Powell makes free throw 1 of 2 (Q2 7:30, DEN 38, BKN 39).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	29	23	32	31		115
BKN	33	26	41	27		127

🧮 How They Scored

DENBKN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

53Bench points42

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.7%Effective FG%59.3%

8.5%Turnover %9.3%

20.0%Offensive rebound %32.4%

0.329Free-throw rate0.457

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	40	27	6	16	0	0	4	11-23	1-7	4-4	-11
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	34	26	2	1	0	0	0	7-12	5-10	7-9	+10
Peyton Watson G	29	23	4	2	0	1	1	8-14	1-4	6-7	-9
Spencer Jones F	27	3	1	0	2	0	0	1-4	1-2	0-0	-11
Christian Braun G	24	3	2	0	0	1	0	1-4	0-1	1-2	-23
Aaron Gordon F	21	20	6	2	0	0	3	8-15	0-2	4-6	+1
Zeke Nnaji F-C	18	4	3	1	1	2	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	-5
Bruce Brown G	18	0	4	3	1	0	1	0-3	0-1	0-0	-1
DaRon Holmes II F	15	6	1	1	0	1	0	2-4	2-3	0-0	-18
Jalen Pickett G	14	3	4	3	0	0	0	1-3	1-1	0-0	+7

Brooklyn Nets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. F	32	27	11	5	0	1	4	8-17	2-6	9-9	+22
Day'Ron Sharpe C	32	17	6	4	3	1	1	6-9	0-1	5-8	+17
Noah Clowney F	29	22	6	2	0	1	1	6-10	4-6	6-7	+18
Egor Demin G	27	13	4	4	0	0	1	5-9	3-5	0-0	+14
Terance Mann G	26	6	4	6	2	1	0	2-5	0-0	2-2	+11
Cam Thomas G	22	17	4	1	0	0	1	5-10	1-3	6-8	-4
Ziaire Williams G-F	19	13	3	1	1	1	0	5-6	2-3	1-1	-2
Nolan Traoré G	18	5	3	4	0	0	2	2-10	1-7	0-0	-4
Drake Powell F	18	5	0	1	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	2-2	-7
Danny Wolf F-C	17	2	3	1	1	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-5

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Starter	40	27	54.5	32.2	-15.9	15.7
Peyton Watson	Starter	29	23	67.3	28.6	-18.4	11.6
DaRon Holmes II	Starter	15	6	75.0	12.1	-62.1	6.4
Christian Braun	Starter	24	3	30.7	9.1	-54.3	-1.8
Spencer Jones	Starter	27	3	37.5	7.1	-21.2	0.0
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	34	26	81.5	20.3	+14.3	13.2
Aaron Gordon	Bench	21	20	56.7	39.2	+2.3	12.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	18	4	66.7	7.3	-14.3	11.9
Jalen Pickett	Bench	14	3	50.0	10.0	+27.2	10.5
Bruce Brown	Bench	18	0	0.0	9.5	+1.0	1.1
Julian Strawther	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Curtis Jones	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Brooklyn NetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Michael Porter Jr.	Starter	32	27	64.4	32.9	+34.9	17.2
Noah Clowney	Starter	29	22	84.1	20.6	+31.0	16.7
Day'Ron Sharpe	Starter	32	17	67.9	18.9	+24.8	13.7
Egor Demin	Starter	27	13	72.2	16.1	+26.4	10.4
Terance Mann	Starter	26	6	51.0	9.8	+25.9	7.6
Cam Thomas	Bench	22	17	62.9	30.6	-6.2	12.3
Ziaire Williams	Bench	19	13	100.9	14.0	-12.5	14.7
Nolan Traoré	Bench	18	5	25.0	27.9	-17.4	2.5
Drake Powell	Bench	18	5	64.4	9.8	-16.2	3.8
Danny Wolf	Bench	17	2	50.0	5.1	-18.5	5.4
Tyrese Martin	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Wilson	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0