Denver Nuggets 113, Washington Wizards 104 — Recap

January 21, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 113, Washington Wizards 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 33-24 WAS; Q2 DEN 29-28 WAS; Q3 DEN 27-26 WAS; Q4 DEN 24-26 WAS.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 42 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists on 15-of-20 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 19 points, 6 rebounds, null assists, 3 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-23 shooting; Kyle Kuzma (WAS) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Daniel Gafford (WAS) 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists on 7-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

42 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST · 15-20 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

19 PTS, 6 REB, 0 AST, 3 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

19 PTS, 5 REB, 7 AST, 3 3PM · 7-23 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 42 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	33	29	27	24		113
WAS	24	28	26	26		104

🧮 How They Scored

DENWAS

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.2%Effective FG%46.0%

11.9%Turnover %11.0%

32.5%Offensive rebound %22.9%

0.333Free-throw rate0.253

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	39	19	5	7	—	—	1	7-23	3-8	2-2	—
Nikola Jokic C	36	42	12	8	1	3	—	15-20	—	12-14	—
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	35	10	3	3	3	—	2	4-9	1-5	1-2	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	32	19	6	—	2	2	3	8-14	3-7	—	—
Aaron Gordon F	31	11	10	2	1	3	1	4-10	—	3-7	—
Christian Braun G	21	2	6	2	—	1	1	1-3	—	—	—
Peyton Watson G	13	2	3	2	—	3	2	1-2	—	0-1	—
DeAndre Jordan C	7	3	4	—	—	—	1	1-1	—	1-2	—
Zeke Nnaji F-C	5	2	1	2	1	—	2	1-2	—	—	—

Washington Wizards

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kyle Kuzma F	33	17	6	7	—	2	2	7-14	2-4	1-2	—
Tyus Jones G	31	15	2	13	1	—	1	6-14	3-4	—	—
Bilal Coulibaly G	31	9	3	1	1	4	2	4-9	1-3	—	—
Daniel Gafford F	30	15	7	2	2	1	2	7-10	—	1-2	—
Jordan Poole G	28	4	1	—	—	—	2	1-7	1-4	1-1	—
Marvin Bagley III F	18	14	7	1	—	—	—	5-9	—	4-4	—
Corey Kispert F	18	6	3	1	—	—	1	1-9	0-6	4-4	—
Deni Avdija F	18	4	8	3	—	1	2	1-5	0-1	2-4	—
Landry Shamet G	16	14	1	3	1	—	—	4-10	1-5	5-5	—

🔬 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	36	42	80.3	29.1	+24.0	32.2
Jamal Murray	Bench	39	19	39.8	25.3	+2.4	7.6
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	32	19	67.9	21.0	+18.8	11.5
Aaron Gordon	Bench	31	11	42.0	18.2	+18.5	9.1
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	35	10	50.6	14.0	+13.7	5.5
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	07	3	79.8	15.8	-42.9	33.3
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	05	2	50.0	33.3	-25.0	-2.2
Christian Braun	Bench	21	2	33.3	8.0	-23.2	4.1
Peyton Watson	Bench	13	2	41.0	12.9	-15.7	10.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Washington WizardsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kyle Kuzma	Bench	33	17	61.2	23.0	-14.2	10.6
Tyus Jones	Bench	31	15	53.6	20.8	-16.9	14.5
Daniel Gafford	Bench	30	15	68.9	19.7	-12.9	10.5
Marvin Bagley III	Bench	18	14	65.1	22.9	+8.5	18.1
Landry Shamet	Bench	16	14	57.4	27.9	+12.4	14.8
Bilal Coulibaly	Bench	31	9	50.0	15.1	-15.2	5.0
Corey Kispert	Bench	18	6	27.9	25.0	+16.5	1.7
Jordan Poole	Bench	28	4	26.9	14.3	-15.1	-5.9
Deni Avdija	Bench	18	4	29.6	17.8	-4.9	7.8
Anthony Gill	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Isaiah Livers	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trey Jemison	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Patrick Baldwin Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0