Denver Nuggets 108, Memphis Grizzlies 104 — Recap

October 27, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 108, Memphis Grizzlies 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 25-18 MEM; Q2 DEN 36-38 MEM; Q3 DEN 28-23 MEM; Q4 DEN 19-25 MEM.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 22 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 22 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 21 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Marcus Smart (MEM) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 15 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 4-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

22 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

22 PTS, 1 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 7-17 FG

Scoring · MEM

Jaren Jackson Jr.

21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 9-13 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	25	36	28	19		108
MEM	18	38	23	25		104

🧮 How They Scored

DENMEM

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.3%Effective FG%52.2%

17.0%Turnover %16.4%

16.2%Offensive rebound %25.6%

0.240Free-throw rate0.328

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	35	22	12	7	1	1	9	8-14	1-4	5-6	+6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	35	8	2	1	5	1	—	3-10	2-6	—	+6
Jamal Murray G	34	22	1	5	—	1	3	7-17	4-9	4-4	+8
Aaron Gordon F	30	10	2	3	3	1	1	5-11	0-1	0-1	+8
Michael Porter Jr. F	29	9	13	3	—	—	1	3-7	2-5	1-1	+4
Christian Braun G	19	5	4	2	1	—	1	2-6	1-4	0-2	—
Peyton Watson G	18	9	3	—	1	3	1	3-4	2-3	1-2	-4
Zeke Nnaji F-C	13	7	1	—	—	2	1	3-4	—	1-2	-2
Julian Strawther G	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-2	—	—	-2

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Xavier Tillman F	34	13	8	2	3	2	5	5-9	1-3	2-4	-5
Desmond Bane G	32	15	3	3	2	—	2	4-17	1-10	6-6	-8
Marcus Smart G	31	20	2	5	5	—	2	7-13	3-7	3-3	-6
Ziaire Williams G-F	31	11	9	3	—	—	4	3-10	0-3	5-5	—
John Konchar G-F	30	2	6	2	1	2	—	1-2	0-1	—	+3
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	28	21	9	2	—	3	—	9-13	2-2	1-2	-1
Jake LaRavia F	16	6	5	—	—	—	2	2-3	1-2	1-2	+6

🔬 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	35	22	66.1	30.6	+5.1	15.8
Jamal Murray	Bench	34	22	58.6	26.2	+11.1	11.6
Aaron Gordon	Bench	30	10	43.7	16.2	+9.0	5.4
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	29	9	60.5	11.1	+3.1	12.9
Peyton Watson	Bench	18	9	92.2	13.3	-7.6	15.5
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	35	8	40.0	11.8	+5.1	5.6
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	13	7	71.7	19.4	+0.3	11.9
Christian Braun	Bench	19	5	36.3	18.6	+5.5	5.2
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	5	—	0.0	15.4	-16.7	-16.7
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	28	21	81.5	18.1	-0.1	25.5
Marcus Smart	Bench	31	20	69.8	22.9	-5.9	15.6
Desmond Bane	Bench	32	15	38.2	29.7	-8.9	3.9
Xavier Tillman	Bench	34	13	60.4	20.8	-5.6	7.1
Ziaire Williams	Bench	31	11	45.1	20.5	+1.4	12.0
Jake LaRavia	Bench	16	6	77.3	13.0	+16.7	9.5
John Konchar	Bench	30	2	50.0	2.7	+4.5	7.4
Ja Morant	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GG Jackson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0