Denver Nuggets 126, Memphis Grizzlies 111 — Recap

April 14, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 126, Memphis Grizzlies 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 29-26 MEM; Q2 DEN 37-28 MEM; Q3 DEN 28-21 MEM; Q4 DEN 32-36 MEM.

Top performers (box score): GG Jackson (MEM) 44 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 17-of-36 shooting; Jake LaRavia (MEM) 29 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 15 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists on 7-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

GG Jackson

44 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 17-36 FG

Scoring · MEM

Jake LaRavia

29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 11-20 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

21 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 7-14 FG

Season highs

GG Jackson · Season-high 44 points

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	29	37	28	32		126
MEM	26	28	21	36		111

🧮 How They Scored

DENMEM

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

62.0%Effective FG%52.3%

14.3%Turnover %12.3%

40.0%Offensive rebound %30.0%

0.280Free-throw rate0.186

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	31	15	15	5	4	—	4	7-11	—	1-2	—
Aaron Gordon F	26	15	5	5	—	1	1	4-6	0-1	7-8	—
Christian Braun G	25	19	10	5	2	—	1	6-14	2-6	5-6	—
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	25	11	4	3	—	1	2	5-6	1-2	0-1	—
Jamal Murray G	24	21	6	4	—	1	2	7-14	3-7	4-4	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	24	12	5	4	—	2	2	5-12	2-8	—	—
Peyton Watson G	21	11	2	1	1	—	1	5-7	1-1	—	—
Zeke Nnaji F-C	17	6	4	—	1	—	—	3-5	—	—	—
Julian Strawther G	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Hunter Tyson F	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
GG Jackson F	44	44	12	1	2	1	3	17-36	4-13	6-7	—
Jake LaRavia F	40	29	5	4	—	—	4	11-20	4-11	3-4	—
Trey Jemison C	38	6	11	3	2	1	2	3-6	—	—	—
Jordan Goodwin G	37	8	8	3	3	—	1	3-13	0-3	2-4	—
Scotty Pippen Jr. G	25	15	3	7	—	—	3	7-11	0-3	1-1	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	24	21	66.6	29.5	+52.2	18.5
Christian Braun	Bench	25	19	57.1	30.0	-8.8	20.2
Aaron Gordon	Bench	26	15	78.8	16.9	+48.8	15.2
Nikola Jokic	Bench	31	15	63.1	20.3	+29.2	20.4
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	24	12	50.0	23.0	+52.2	11.7
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	25	11	85.4	12.7	+40.1	12.1
Peyton Watson	Bench	21	11	78.6	16.3	-15.9	8.9
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	17	6	60.0	12.2	-7.2	6.3
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	02	—	0.0	16.7	-50.0	-14.3
Hunter Tyson	Bench	01	—	0.0	0.0	-50.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
GG Jackson	Bench	44	44	56.3	37.5	-13.8	15.5
Jake LaRavia	Bench	40	29	66.6	25.5	-20.9	10.6
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	25	15	65.6	21.9	-1.8	9.3
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	37	8	27.1	17.8	-25.6	4.2
Trey Jemison	Bench	38	6	50.0	8.3	-16.0	6.6
Luke Kennard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Brandon Clarke	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ziaire Williams	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Santi Aldama	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0