Denver Nuggets 122, San Antonio Spurs 111 — Recap

January 4, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 122, San Antonio Spurs 111 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 30-27 SAS; Q2 DEN 24-28 SAS; Q3 DEN 27-37 SAS; Q4 DEN 27-16 SAS; OT1 DEN 14-3 SAS.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 46 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 threes on 19-of-35 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 28 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Harrison Barnes (SAS) 22 points, 1 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Victor Wembanyama (SAS) 20 points, 23 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-19 shooting; Devin Vassell (SAS) 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-20 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

46 PTS, 9 REB, 10 AST, 3 3PM · 19-35 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 9-17 FG

Scoring · SAS

Harrison Barnes

22 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 8-14 FG

Season highs

Michael Porter Jr. · Season-high 28 pointsVictor Wembanyama · Season-high 23 rebounds

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	OT		T
DEN	30	24	27	27	14		122
SAS	27	28	37	16	3		111

🧮 How They Scored

DENSAS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

48.1%Effective FG%45.7%

5.6%Turnover %9.7%

23.7%Offensive rebound %22.8%

0.213Free-throw rate0.173

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. F	46	28	10	2	—	—	1	9-17	4-9	6-7	+21
Nikola Jokic C	43	46	9	10	2	2	2	19-35	3-8	5-6	+7
Jamal Murray G	38	13	6	6	5	1	1	6-17	1-3	—	+4
Russell Westbrook G	36	9	10	6	3	1	1	4-11	1-4	—	+5
Peyton Watson G	34	8	8	3	—	2	1	2-6	0-3	4-6	+21
Christian Braun G	27	8	2	3	1	1	—	4-8	0-1	—	-15
Julian Strawther G	26	5	5	2	—	—	—	1-9	1-5	2-2	+7
DeAndre Jordan C	10	3	6	—	—	—	1	1-4	—	1-2	+4
Jalen Pickett G	4	2	2	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	+4
Hunter Tyson F	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-3

San Antonio Spurs

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Victor Wembanyama F-C	39	20	23	3	1	4	4	7-19	2-12	4-4	—
Devin Vassell G-F	39	19	8	3	1	—	4	8-20	1-6	2-2	-12
Harrison Barnes F	33	22	1	3	—	1	—	8-14	4-8	2-2	-9
Chris Paul G	31	2	—	8	—	1	2	1-9	0-3	—	-2
Keldon Johnson F	27	10	8	1	—	1	1	3-8	1-5	3-4	-14
Jeremy Sochan F	26	5	8	—	1	—	—	2-4	1-2	—	+3
Julian Champagnie F	23	10	3	1	—	—	1	2-5	2-3	4-5	-7
Tre Jones G	18	9	1	6	—	—	—	4-6	1-2	—	+1
Stephon Castle G	16	10	1	3	—	—	—	4-10	1-4	1-1	-4
Zach Collins F-C	10	4	4	—	—	—	—	2-8	0-3	—	-9
Charles Bassey G	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-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	43	46	61.1	36.5	+10.2	21.7
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	46	28	69.7	19.3	+23.6	14.4
Jamal Murray	Bench	38	13	38.2	20.2	+7.8	10.5
Russell Westbrook	Bench	36	9	40.9	14.3	+9.5	9.1
Christian Braun	Bench	27	8	50.0	12.7	-20.1	6.2
Peyton Watson	Bench	34	8	46.3	12.2	+32.2	9.6
Julian Strawther	Bench	26	5	25.3	15.9	+16.8	1.8
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	10	3	30.7	27.3	+21.1	2.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	4	2	100.0	9.1	+37.5	30.8
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	-183.3	-16.7

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Harrison Barnes	Bench	33	22	73.9	19.5	-15.2	13.8
Victor Wembanyama	Bench	39	20	48.2	26.1	-2.6	17.6
Devin Vassell	Bench	39	19	45.5	26.3	-16.7	7.9
Keldon Johnson	Bench	27	10	51.2	16.7	-28.9	7.7
Julian Champagnie	Bench	23	10	69.4	12.3	-21.0	7.7
Stephon Castle	Bench	16	10	47.9	26.3	-15.7	11.8
Tre Jones	Bench	18	9	75.0	13.6	-3.3	12.2
Jeremy Sochan	Bench	26	5	62.5	6.5	+5.6	8.6
Zach Collins	Bench	10	4	25.0	32.0	-29.2	-2.9
Chris Paul	Bench	31	2	11.1	14.7	-4.6	-0.4
Sandro Mamukelashvili	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Malaki Branham	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Blake Wesley	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sidy Cissoko	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Charles Bassey	Bench	4	—	0.0	10.0	-28.6	-12.5