NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 125, Philadelphia 76ers 124 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 125, Philadelphia 76ers 124 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 29-26 PHI; Q2 DEN 29-32 PHI; Q3 DEN 29-35 PHI; Q4 DEN 33-27 PHI; OT1 DEN 5-4 PHI.
Top performers (box score): Joel Embiid (PHI) 32 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 13-of-22 shooting; Jalen Pickett (DEN) 29 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 7 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Tyrese Maxey (PHI) 28 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Peyton Watson (DEN) 24 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Zeke Nnaji (DEN) 21 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-11 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · PHI
32 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 13-22 FG
Scoring · DEN
29 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 7 3PM · 11-20 FG
Scoring · PHI
28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 10-22 FG
Season highs
Jalen Pickett · Season-high 29 pointsZeke Nnaji · Season-high 21 pointsVJ Edgecombe · Season-high 9 assistsJalen Pickett · Season-high 7 threesZeke Nnaji · Season-high 4 threes
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
DEN
9 largest lead
Q1 9:20 (DEN 11, PHI 2) · 14-0 run, Q4 9:58–Q4 6:52
PHI
9 largest lead
Q3 1:10 (DEN 81, PHI 90) · 7-0 run, Q1 3:36–Q1 1:10
Swings
18 lead changes
Tied 15 times
Ahead for good: Bruce Brown makes running layup (OT 0:05, DEN 125, PHI 124).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- Q4 3:39 Zeke Nnaji makes two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)DEN · DEN 113, PHI 112
- Q4 3:13 Bruce Brown makes two point shotDEN · DEN 115, PHI 112
- Q4 2:58 Quentin Grimes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Adem Bona assists)PHI · DEN 115, PHI 115
- Q4 2:29 Bruce Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)DEN · DEN 118, PHI 115
- Q4 1:51 Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 3DEN · DEN 119, PHI 115
- Q4 1:51 Bruce Brown makes free throw 3 of 3DEN · DEN 120, PHI 115
- Q4 1:32 VJ Edgecombe makes 26-foot three pointerPHI · DEN 119, PHI 118
- Q4 0:49 Tyrese Maxey makes two point shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)PHI · DEN 120, PHI 120
- OT 4:41 Jalen Pickett makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshotDEN · DEN 123, PHI 120
- OT 3:58 Joel Embiid makes driving layupPHI · DEN 123, PHI 122
- OT 1:26 VJ Edgecombe makes 1-foot dunk (Paul George assists)PHI · DEN 123, PHI 124
- OT 0:05 Bruce Brown makes running layupDEN · DEN 125, PHI 124
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 125 | |
| PHI | 26 | 32 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 124 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENPHI
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
41Bench points33
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
64.2%Effective FG%55.6%
15.4%Turnover %11.6%
20.0%Offensive rebound %31.1%
0.346Free-throw rate0.194
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson G | 44 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 8-10 | +2 |
| Spencer Jones F | 44 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | +8 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 42 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11-20 | 7-11 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Bruce Brown G | 39 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 3-4 | -8 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 32 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 3-4 | -2 |
| DaRon Holmes II F | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Hunter Tyson F | 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 4-4 | +2 |
| Julian Strawther G | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | -5 |
| Curtis Jones G | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese Maxey G | 45 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10-22 | 4-9 | 4-6 | -1 |
| VJ Edgecombe G | 42 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6-17 | 5-11 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Joel Embiid F-C | 40 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13-22 | 1-4 | 5-5 | +8 |
| Quentin Grimes G | 40 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 5-6 | +9 |
| Paul George F | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Adem Bona F | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -6 |
| Jared McCain G | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Dominick Barlow F | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-1 | -7 |
| Jabari Walker F | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +11 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Pickett | Starter | 42 | 29 | 72.5 | 27.9 | +9.2 | 13.8 |
| Peyton Watson | Starter | 44 | 24 | 69.0 | 25.5 | +3.7 | 12.9 |
| Bruce Brown | Starter | 39 | 19 | 64.4 | 16.7 | -7.4 | 11.2 |
| Spencer Jones | Starter | 44 | 10 | 72.7 | 9.0 | +11.2 | 4.5 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Starter | 21 | 2 | 25.0 | 14.6 | +7.7 | 1.0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 32 | 21 | 82.3 | 20.8 | -1.4 | 19.2 |
| Hunter Tyson | Bench | 19 | 14 | 79.9 | 20.9 | +8.4 | 12.8 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 15 | 6 | 44.4 | 22.2 | -8.1 | 9.4 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Curtis Jones | Bench | 09 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | -5.6 | -6.9 |
Philadelphia 76ersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Embiid | Starter | 40 | 32 | 66.1 | 31.3 | +7.2 | 14.7 |
| Tyrese Maxey | Starter | 45 | 28 | 56.8 | 23.6 | -1.1 | 15.5 |
| VJ Edgecombe | Starter | 42 | 17 | 50.0 | 20.6 | -10.2 | 12.1 |
| Paul George | Starter | 32 | 8 | 40.0 | 13.7 | -27.0 | 4.2 |
| Dominick Barlow | Starter | 13 | 6 | 46.6 | 21.4 | -25.1 | 2.9 |
| Quentin Grimes | Bench | 40 | 16 | 75.2 | 13.7 | +7.0 | 6.8 |
| Adem Bona | Bench | 23 | 8 | 73.5 | 11.8 | -7.9 | 7.8 |
| Jabari Walker | Bench | 11 | 6 | 75.0 | 12.9 | +30.3 | 13.7 |
| Jared McCain | Bench | 19 | 3 | 37.5 | 10.9 | +15.4 | 3.5 |
| Andre Drummond | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Eric Gordon | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kyle Lowry | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Justin Edwards | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
DEN 1
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0 PHI
Last 11 meetings · since 2020-21
DEN 8
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