NBA Final Intelligence
Detroit Pistons 114, Denver Nuggets 131 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 114, Denver Nuggets 131. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 29-31 DEN; Q2 DET 28-34 DEN; Q3 DET 28-43 DEN; Q4 DET 29-23 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 37 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 14-of-24 shooting; Jalen Duren (DET) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists on 8-of-12 shooting; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (DEN) 18 points, 4 rebounds, null assists, 3 threes on 6-of-10 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 18 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-12 shooting; Peyton Watson (DEN) 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-10 shooting.
Standouts
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 114 | |
| DEN | 31 | 34 | 43 | 23 | 131 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Livers F | 31 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -1 |
| Jalen Duren C | 30 | 20 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 8-12 | — | 4-6 | -14 |
| Jaden Ivey G | 27 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 4-11 | 0-6 | 5-8 | -16 |
| Ausar Thompson G-F | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | — |
| Marcus Sasser G | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Cade Cunningham G-F | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1-6 | 1-2 | — | -2 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 36 | 18 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 3-3 | +12 |
| Jamal Murray G | 30 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14-24 | 3-8 | 6-7 | +11 |
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 28 | 18 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7-12 | 1-5 | 3-3 | +29 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 25 | 4 | 7 | 16 | — | 5 | 2 | 2-3 | — | — | +16 |
| Peyton Watson G | 23 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4-10 | 2-4 | 5-5 | +7 |
| DeAndre Jordan C | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3-3 | — | 3-5 | +7 |
| Christian Braun G | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +6 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 2-2 | +10 |
| Jay Huff F-C | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0-1 | 0-1 | — | -6 |
| Collin Gillespie G | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | -6 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0-1 | 0-1 | — | -6 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren | Bench | 30 | 20 | 68.3 | 21.4 | -21.7 | 14.1 |
| Jaden Ivey | Bench | 27 | 13 | 44.8 | 27.9 | -29.1 | 6.0 |
| Isaiah Livers | Bench | 31 | 11 | 61.9 | 12.5 | -1.7 | 6.2 |
| Marcus Sasser | Bench | 11 | 7 | 50.9 | 23.3 | -23.1 | 13.2 |
| Ausar Thompson | Bench | 20 | 5 | 42.5 | 13.7 | +2.8 | 6.0 |
| Cade Cunningham | Bench | 11 | 3 | 25.0 | 26.1 | -3.9 | 3.8 |
| Marvin Bagley III | Bench | 00 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Bench | 30 | 37 | 68.3 | 41.8 | +24.5 | 19.2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 36 | 18 | 79.5 | 16.9 | +21.8 | 8.7 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 28 | 18 | 67.6 | 23.7 | +50.0 | 10.0 |
| Peyton Watson | Bench | 23 | 15 | 61.5 | 20.7 | +14.0 | 16.0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 21 | 9 | 86.5 | 15.4 | +15.9 | 7.9 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 20 | 8 | 82.0 | 9.5 | +27.9 | 8.8 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 21 | 7 | 59.5 | 11.3 | +10.6 | 9.0 |
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 25 | 4 | 66.7 | 9.8 | +34.9 | 17.7 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 2 | — | 0.0 | 20.0 | -120.0 | -14.3 |
| Jay Huff | Bench | 2 | — | 0.0 | 20.0 | -120.0 | -28.6 |
| Collin Gillespie | Bench | 2 | — | 0.0 | 20.0 | -120.0 | -28.6 |
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