NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 118, Washington Wizards 104 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 118, Washington Wizards 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 31-29 WAS; Q2 DEN 24-28 WAS; Q3 DEN 39-16 WAS; Q4 DEN 24-31 WAS.
Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 31 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-16 shooting; Kristaps Porzingis (WAS) 25 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Deni Avdija (WAS) 16 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-9 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · DEN
31 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST, 2 3PM · 12-16 FG
Scoring · WAS
25 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 11-17 FG
Scoring · DEN
21 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 6 3PM · 7-16 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 | 31 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 118 | |
| WAS | 29 | 28 | 16 | 31 | 104 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENWAS
48Points in the paint60
8Fast-break points10
13Second-chance points14
12Points off turnovers11
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
59.6%Effective FG%52.9%
9.8%Turnover %6.9%
28.9%Offensive rebound %25.0%
0.253Free-throw rate0.184
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic C | 34 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12-16 | 2-3 | 5-5 | +28 |
| Jamal Murray G | 33 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +22 |
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 31 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 6-9 | 1-1 | +28 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 31 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +28 |
| Bruce Brown G | 29 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 4-4 | +5 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 29 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-4 | 2-3 | +6 |
| Christian Braun G | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Jeff Green F | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 3-4 | -8 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -8 |
| Thomas Bryant C | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Vlatko Cancar F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Ish Smith G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Peyton Watson G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni Avdija F | 32 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -23 |
| Corey Kispert F | 31 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-7 | 2-2 | -12 |
| Daniel Gafford F | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Monte Morris G | 24 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -16 |
| Johnny Davis G | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 | +14 |
| Kristaps Porzingis F-C | 22 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-17 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -18 |
| Delon Wright G | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Jordan Goodwin G | 18 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | -4 |
| Taj Gibson F | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Anthony Gill F | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Kendrick Nunn G | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jay Huff F-C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Quenton Jackson G | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Xavier Cooks F | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +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 | 34 | 31 | 85.2 | 25.3 | +40.8 | 24.7 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 31 | 21 | 63.9 | 24.6 | +43.0 | 12.6 |
| Jamal Murray | Bench | 33 | 17 | 65.4 | 21.1 | +37.1 | 14.1 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 29 | 14 | 59.5 | 22.6 | +8.6 | 10.9 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 31 | 12 | 87.2 | 11.6 | +43.0 | 7.5 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 15 | 11 | 70.9 | 26.7 | -24.8 | 10.3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 29 | 6 | 29.1 | 14.9 | +8.2 | 3.4 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 3 | 4 | 66.7 | 50.0 | -120.0 | 25.9 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 12 | 2 | 113.6 | 8.3 | -31.6 | 0.0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | -22.6 | -2.2 |
| Peyton Watson | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -120.0 | 0.0 |
| Reggie Jackson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ish Smith | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -120.0 | 0.0 |
| Vlatko Cancar | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -120.0 | -7.4 |
Washington WizardsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristaps Porzingis | Bench | 22 | 25 | 69.9 | 42.2 | -50.7 | 16.9 |
| Deni Avdija | Bench | 32 | 16 | 81.0 | 21.5 | -35.8 | 13.0 |
| Jordan Goodwin | Bench | 18 | 12 | 67.6 | 23.8 | -11.4 | 15.4 |
| Corey Kispert | Bench | 31 | 9 | 41.4 | 16.2 | -20.3 | 4.8 |
| Monte Morris | Bench | 24 | 8 | 40.0 | 21.6 | -31.5 | 7.1 |
| Kendrick Nunn | Bench | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 22.2 | -5.9 | 18.4 |
| Delon Wright | Bench | 21 | 7 | 50.9 | 15.2 | -10.0 | 11.5 |
| Johnny Davis | Bench | 23 | 7 | 35.4 | 17.9 | +30.4 | -1.2 |
| Daniel Gafford | Bench | 29 | 6 | 50.0 | 10.0 | -20.9 | 2.0 |
| Anthony Gill | Bench | 10 | 3 | 52.1 | 13.0 | -0.5 | 14.9 |
| Jay Huff | Bench | 4 | 2 | 53.2 | 22.2 | +85.7 | 24.0 |
| Quenton Jackson | Bench | 4 | 2 | 33.3 | 33.3 | +85.7 | 8.0 |
| Taj Gibson | Bench | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | -47.0 | -2.0 |
| Xavier Cooks | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +85.7 | 4.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2022-23 season series
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Last 6 meetings · since 2020-21
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- WAS 128@DEN 141 Recap
- DEN 127@WAS 109 Recap
- WAS 107@DEN 113 Recap
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