Memphis Grizzlies 137, Denver Nuggets 139 — Recap

April 19, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 137, Denver Nuggets 139 (2 overtimes). Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 35-27 DEN; Q2 MEM 25-29 DEN; Q3 MEM 35-31 DEN; Q4 MEM 21-29 DEN; OT1 MEM 9-9 DEN; OT2 MEM 12-14 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 47 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 20-of-31 shooting; Ja Morant (MEM) 36 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-24 shooting; Will Barton (DEN) 28 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-19 shooting; De'Anthony Melton (MEM) 25 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Grayson Allen (MEM) 24 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-20 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

47 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 20-31 FG

Scoring · MEM

Ja Morant

36 PTS, 8 REB, 12 AST, 2 3PM · 13-24 FG

Scoring · DEN

Will Barton

28 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 8-19 FG

Season highs

Will Barton · Season-high 28 pointsDe'Anthony Melton · Season-high 25 pointsXavier Tillman · Season-high 14 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	2OT		T
MEM	35	25	35	21	9	12		137
DEN	27	29	31	29	9	14		139

🧮 How They Scored

MEMDEN

62Points in the paint70

28Fast-break points10

12Second-chance points22

39Points off turnovers27

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.6%Effective FG%57.4%

10.6%Turnover %17.5%

18.2%Offensive rebound %26.0%

0.224Free-throw rate0.255

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	45	36	8	12	3	1	4	13-24	2-5	8-11	+9
Grayson Allen G	43	24	3	1	3	0	3	8-20	3-10	5-5	0
De'Anthony Melton G	41	25	8	6	5	0	2	9-17	6-10	1-2	+11
Xavier Tillman F	41	18	14	1	2	1	1	7-12	2-3	2-4	-3
Kyle Anderson F	39	11	6	6	1	0	0	4-10	1-5	2-2	0
Brandon Clarke F	23	4	4	4	1	1	0	2-4	0-0	0-0	-5
Justise Winslow F	18	6	1	1	0	0	2	3-6	0-0	0-0	+1
John Konchar G-F	17	10	1	0	0	0	0	4-7	2-3	0-0	+6
Desmond Bane G	16	3	2	1	0	0	0	1-4	1-3	0-0	-21
Tyus Jones G	8	0	0	1	0	0	2	0-3	0-1	0-0	-8

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	45	47	15	8	0	1	7	20-31	2-6	5-6	+3
Will Barton G	44	28	6	7	1	1	1	8-19	5-6	7-8	-1
Michael Porter Jr. F	43	21	7	1	0	1	3	7-13	5-8	2-2	+17
PJ Dozier G-F	37	10	5	5	0	1	3	3-9	0-4	4-4	+14
Facundo Campazzo G	35	3	3	2	2	0	3	1-8	1-7	0-0	+2
JaMychal Green F	23	12	5	1	1	0	0	4-5	2-3	2-2	-3
Aaron Gordon F	22	2	8	3	0	1	2	1-7	0-3	0-0	-6
Shaquille Harrison G	17	2	1	1	1	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	-1
Paul Millsap F	13	12	5	2	1	1	2	5-6	0-1	2-4	-1
Vlatko Cancar F	11	2	3	0	0	0	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	-14

🔬 Advanced Stats

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Ja Morant	Bench	45	36	62.4	30.8	+9.4	19.3
De'Anthony Melton	Bench	41	25	69.9	21.1	+11.7	14.3
Grayson Allen	Bench	43	24	54.1	24.3	+1.2	7.6
Xavier Tillman	Bench	41	18	65.4	16.1	-5.0	13.3
Kyle Anderson	Bench	39	11	50.6	12.6	+2.9	8.4
John Konchar	Bench	17	10	71.4	18.9	+22.2	5.9
Justise Winslow	Bench	18	6	50.0	19.5	+5.3	3.4
Brandon Clarke	Bench	23	4	50.0	6.8	-7.1	8.0
Desmond Bane	Bench	16	3	37.5	11.4	-67.7	-2.5
Tyus Jones	Bench	8	0	0.0	27.8	-47.1	-12.9

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	45	47	69.9	36.1	+1.9	22.0
Will Barton	Bench	44	28	62.2	22.5	-1.1	13.6
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	43	21	75.6	16.7	+14.2	9.3
Paul Millsap	Bench	13	12	77.3	31.0	+0.1	28.7
JaMychal Green	Bench	23	12	102.0	11.3	-10.8	14.9
PJ Dozier	Bench	37	10	46.5	16.1	+15.2	5.9
Facundo Campazzo	Bench	35	3	18.8	12.9	+2.7	-3.4
Aaron Gordon	Bench	22	2	14.3	16.7	-10.3	3.4
Shaquille Harrison	Bench	17	2	50.0	7.3	+8.4	2.5
Vlatko Cancar	Bench	11	2	50.0	14.8	-64.7	1.8