Denver Nuggets 103, Memphis Grizzlies 102 — Recap

March 12, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 103, Memphis Grizzlies 102. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 26-31 MEM; Q2 DEN 27-24 MEM; Q3 DEN 28-22 MEM; Q4 DEN 22-25 MEM.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 28 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 13-of-22 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 21 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Will Barton (DEN) 21 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Brandon Clarke (MEM) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Dillon Brooks (MEM) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-20 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

28 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 13-22 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

21 PTS, 9 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM · 8-13 FG

Scoring · DEN

Will Barton

21 PTS, 1 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 8-14 FG

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

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	26	27	28	22		103
MEM	31	24	22	25		102

🧮 How They Scored

DENMEM

42Points in the paint46

23Fast-break points7

12Second-chance points17

15Points off turnovers9

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.6%Effective FG%54.0%

8.5%Turnover %15.0%

19.6%Offensive rebound %18.2%

0.120Free-throw rate0.092

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	36	28	15	7	2	0	1	13-22	1-2	1-2	-3
Michael Porter Jr. F	35	21	9	0	0	1	1	8-13	2-4	3-4	+9
Monte Morris G	32	6	2	5	2	0	1	2-8	0-3	2-2	+11
Jamal Murray G	32	3	3	5	2	0	1	1-14	1-5	0-0	+9
Will Barton G	31	21	1	4	3	0	2	8-14	5-10	0-1	+15
Paul Millsap F	22	11	7	1	0	2	1	4-7	1-3	2-2	-11
PJ Dozier G-F	22	3	4	1	0	0	1	1-6	1-4	0-0	-14
Facundo Campazzo G	20	8	2	4	0	0	1	3-7	2-6	0-0	-12
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	11	2	2	0	1	2	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+1

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jonas Valanciunas C	37	14	11	1	1	0	1	7-10	0-0	0-0	0
Dillon Brooks G-F	34	20	3	3	0	0	3	8-20	4-6	0-0	-12
Ja Morant G	34	16	4	9	1	0	5	5-16	2-2	4-4	-8
Brandon Clarke F	30	20	4	1	1	3	1	8-14	2-5	2-2	+8
De'Anthony Melton G	24	9	4	6	1	1	1	3-7	3-5	0-0	+13
Justise Winslow F	22	6	8	5	0	1	1	3-6	0-3	0-0	+7
Kyle Anderson F	18	2	5	0	0	0	0	1-5	0-1	0-0	-9
Desmond Bane G	17	10	4	0	0	0	2	3-5	2-4	2-2	-10
Tyus Jones G	14	5	0	2	2	0	1	2-3	1-2	0-0	+7
Xavier Tillman F	11	0	2	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	-1

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	36	28	61.2	27.3	-3.9	22.7
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	35	21	71.1	19.0	+10.8	12.1
Will Barton	Bench	31	21	72.7	21.6	+18.3	13.8
Paul Millsap	Bench	22	11	69.8	19.6	-21.3	13.3
Facundo Campazzo	Bench	20	8	57.1	20.5	-28.1	11.3
Monte Morris	Bench	32	6	33.8	12.5	+11.4	3.5
Jamal Murray	Bench	32	3	10.7	19.0	+8.8	-1.5
PJ Dozier	Bench	22	3	25.0	13.5	-30.1	1.3
Isaiah Hartenstein	Bench	11	2	100.0	4.5	+8.7	23.4

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Dillon Brooks	Bench	34	20	50.0	29.5	-15.8	4.4
Brandon Clarke	Bench	30	20	67.2	22.1	+15.0	15.3
Ja Morant	Bench	34	16	45.0	29.5	-8.0	7.3
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	37	14	70.0	13.1	0.0	10.9
Desmond Bane	Bench	17	10	85.0	20.0	-28.9	10.9
De'Anthony Melton	Bench	24	9	64.3	15.4	+26.2	15.4
Justise Winslow	Bench	22	6	50.0	14.0	+20.0	13.0
Tyus Jones	Bench	14	5	83.3	12.9	+23.4	14.0
Kyle Anderson	Bench	18	2	20.0	11.9	-26.0	1.3
Xavier Tillman	Bench	11	0	0.0	7.7	-7.6	0.0