Denver Nuggets 117, San Antonio Spurs 106 — Recap

March 15, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 117, San Antonio Spurs 106. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 37-18 SAS; Q2 DEN 21-31 SAS; Q3 DEN 28-30 SAS; Q4 DEN 31-27 SAS.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 31 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 13-of-19 shooting; Jeremy Sochan (SAS) 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Victor Wembanyama (SAS) 17 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 4-of-12 shooting; Devin Vassell (SAS) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 15 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 13-19 FG

Scoring · SAS

Jeremy Sochan

19 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 8-16 FG

Scoring · SAS

Victor Wembanyama

17 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 4-12 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	37	21	28	31		117
SAS	18	31	30	27		106

🧮 How They Scored

DENSAS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.1%Effective FG%52.5%

12.5%Turnover %14.7%

17.9%Offensive rebound %27.9%

0.167Free-throw rate0.333

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	34	15	10	8	4	—	3	6-16	1-2	2-2	—
Nikola Jokic C	31	31	7	5	—	2	3	13-19	1-3	4-4	—
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	27	4	—	3	3	—	2	2-5	0-1	—	—
Aaron Gordon F	25	7	3	7	—	—	1	3-3	—	1-2	—
Christian Braun G	24	13	4	4	3	—	1	5-7	2-3	1-2	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	23	13	7	1	1	—	—	5-9	2-5	1-1	—
Peyton Watson G	23	10	3	2	—	—	1	5-11	0-3	0-1	—
Zeke Nnaji F-C	16	4	4	2	—	3	—	2-2	—	—	—
Julian Strawther G	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Jay Huff F-C	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

San Antonio Spurs

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Vassell G-F	39	17	2	2	1	1	1	6-13	3-6	2-3	—
Victor Wembanyama F-C	33	17	9	2	2	3	4	4-12	1-5	8-9	—
Tre Jones G	33	8	6	9	1	—	3	2-6	1-2	3-4	—
Jeremy Sochan F	28	19	6	4	1	—	3	8-16	1-3	2-3	—
Julian Champagnie F	26	10	1	1	—	—	—	3-7	3-6	1-2	—
Keldon Johnson F	26	9	7	2	1	—	2	4-7	1-4	—	—
Zach Collins F-C	15	13	6	—	—	—	2	5-8	1-1	2-2	—
Blake Wesley G	15	5	1	2	—	—	—	1-4	—	3-4	—
Dominick Barlow F	13	6	6	1	—	—	1	3-3	—	—	—
Malaki Branham F	12	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-5	0-2	—	—

🔬 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	31	31	74.7	35.8	+11.3	21.0
Jamal Murray	Bench	34	15	44.4	26.0	+11.2	13.0
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	23	13	68.9	18.0	+8.4	15.4
Christian Braun	Bench	24	13	82.5	15.8	+17.8	16.2
Peyton Watson	Bench	23	10	43.7	22.2	+18.8	2.5
Aaron Gordon	Bench	25	7	90.2	9.4	+6.0	9.9
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	27	4	40.0	12.1	+7.4	1.5
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	16	4	100.0	5.1	+17.1	15.4
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	01	—	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	01	—	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0

San Antonio SpursTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jeremy Sochan	Bench	28	19	54.8	29.0	-3.6	11.2
Devin Vassell	Bench	39	17	59.4	16.5	-6.3	6.4
Victor Wembanyama	Bench	33	17	53.3	24.7	-4.3	8.5
Zach Collins	Bench	15	13	73.2	32.4	-25.0	14.5
Julian Champagnie	Bench	26	10	63.5	13.1	-13.0	4.5
Keldon Johnson	Bench	26	9	64.3	14.1	-22.8	9.8
Tre Jones	Bench	33	8	51.5	13.6	-7.3	10.8
Dominick Barlow	Bench	13	6	100.0	14.8	+16.7	18.5
Blake Wesley	Bench	15	5	43.4	18.2	-19.1	3.2
Malaki Branham	Bench	12	2	20.0	17.2	-44.8	-4.8
Sandro Mamukelashvili	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sidy Cissoko	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0