Detroit Pistons 121, Denver Nuggets 134 — Recap

December 28, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Detroit Pistons 121, Denver Nuggets 134. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DET 38-36 DEN; Q2 DET 23-31 DEN; Q3 DET 28-47 DEN; Q4 DET 32-20 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 37 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 34 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-21 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 26 points, 3 rebounds, null assists, 5 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Jaden Ivey (DET) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-9 shooting; Cade Cunningham (DET) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-18 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

37 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 4 3PM · 11-17 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

34 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 12-21 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

26 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 5 3PM · 9-14 FG

Season highs

Jamal Murray · Season-high 34 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
DET	38	23	28	32		121
DEN	36	31	47	20		134

🧮 How They Scored

DETDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.2%Effective FG%64.0%

11.4%Turnover %11.7%

30.4%Offensive rebound %24.2%

0.250Free-throw rate0.439

Box Score

Detroit Pistons

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cade Cunningham G-F	27	17	2	8	—	—	3	7-18	1-8	2-2	-11
Ausar Thompson G-F	24	10	6	2	2	—	1	5-8	—	0-1	+12
Tobias Harris F	24	7	2	1	—	—	—	2-6	1-4	2-2	-8
Jaden Ivey G	21	17	3	1	—	—	3	7-9	2-3	1-1	-17
Jalen Duren C	20	12	7	2	—	—	1	5-8	—	2-4	-8
Ronald Holland II F	20	12	2	—	—	—	—	5-9	1-1	1-2	—
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	18	8	1	1	—	—	—	2-3	1-1	3-3	-12
Isaiah Stewart F-C	16	3	4	3	—	—	—	1-3	1-2	—	-17
Marcus Sasser G	15	5	1	2	2	—	3	2-4	1-3	—	—
Simone Fontecchio F	14	3	4	2	—	—	1	1-6	1-4	—	-16
Paul Reed F	12	7	2	2	4	1	—	2-5	0-2	3-4	+12
Wendell Moore Jr. G	12	6	5	4	—	—	—	2-5	0-2	2-2	+12

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	40	34	5	4	1	3	1	12-21	4-7	6-7	+24
Nikola Jokic C	37	37	9	8	—	—	2	11-17	4-5	11-14	+25
Michael Porter Jr. F	34	26	3	—	—	—	1	9-14	5-7	3-4	+5
Russell Westbrook G	31	8	9	8	2	—	6	4-6	0-1	—	+13
Christian Braun G	30	10	4	3	3	1	—	2-4	0-1	6-6	+13
Julian Strawther G	23	6	3	1	1	—	1	3-9	0-4	—	-5
Peyton Watson G	23	5	1	3	2	1	—	2-6	0-1	1-1	-6
Hunter Tyson F	13	2	3	2	—	—	1	1-3	0-1	—	+8
DeAndre Jordan C	11	6	3	—	—	1	1	2-2	—	2-4	-12

🔬 Advanced Stats

Detroit PistonsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cade Cunningham	Bench	27	17	45.0	33.3	-19.6	6.6
Jaden Ivey	Bench	21	17	90.0	24.5	-38.6	12.4
Jalen Duren	Bench	20	12	61.5	24.4	-19.5	8.2
Ronald Holland II	Bench	20	12	60.7	19.6	+2.5	8.3
Ausar Thompson	Bench	24	10	59.2	14.1	+23.5	11.5
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Bench	18	8	92.6	9.5	-31.6	7.2
Tobias Harris	Bench	24	7	50.9	12.3	-19.4	2.7
Paul Reed	Bench	12	7	51.8	22.6	+43.1	22.4
Wendell Moore Jr.	Bench	12	6	51.0	19.4	+43.1	25.9
Marcus Sasser	Bench	15	5	62.5	17.5	0.0	4.0
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	16	3	50.0	6.7	-43.3	5.2
Simone Fontecchio	Bench	14	3	25.0	20.0	-53.3	3.1

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	37	37	79.9	27.8	+31.3	20.3
Jamal Murray	Bench	40	34	70.6	26.0	+30.8	16.0
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	34	26	82.5	21.1	+9.0	11.9
Christian Braun	Bench	30	10	75.3	10.3	+21.0	10.1
Russell Westbrook	Bench	31	8	66.7	17.9	+24.8	9.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	11	6	79.8	21.7	-54.5	14.1
Julian Strawther	Bench	23	6	33.3	18.2	-7.8	1.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	23	5	38.8	10.9	-12.0	5.4
Hunter Tyson	Bench	13	2	33.3	11.4	+26.7	5.6
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0