Memphis Grizzlies 97, Denver Nuggets 113 — Recap

March 3, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 97, Denver Nuggets 113. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 27-28 DEN; Q2 MEM 31-22 DEN; Q3 MEM 22-30 DEN; Q4 MEM 17-33 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Ja Morant (MEM) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 26 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-19 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-13 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 18 points, 18 rebounds, 10 assists on 7-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MEM

Ja Morant

27 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST, 2 3PM · 8-20 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

26 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

22 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 8-19 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
MEM	27	31	22	17		97
DEN	28	22	30	33		113

🧮 How They Scored

MEMDEN

36Points in the paint58

7Fast-break points19

14Second-chance points17

13Points off turnovers8

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

43.5%Effective FG%50.6%

9.3%Turnover %7.4%

20.0%Offensive rebound %30.2%

0.369Free-throw rate0.356

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ja Morant G	33	27	4	10	2	0	3	8-20	2-3	9-11	-15
Dillon Brooks G-F	33	8	3	2	1	0	2	3-10	2-5	0-0	-20
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	31	15	6	1	0	3	1	6-13	0-3	3-5	+3
Desmond Bane G	30	19	4	0	0	0	2	5-13	2-7	7-7	-7
Xavier Tillman F	30	11	10	4	0	0	0	4-8	1-1	2-3	-17
Santi Aldama F	23	1	4	2	0	1	2	0-4	0-3	1-2	-14
Luke Kennard G	18	6	1	0	0	0	0	2-5	2-4	0-0	-17
John Konchar G-F	14	3	3	1	3	2	0	1-3	0-1	1-1	0
Tyus Jones G	12	0	2	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-3
Jake LaRavia F	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	+2
Vince Williams Jr. G	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+2
David Roddy F	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+2
Kenneth Lofton Jr. F	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	+2
Kennedy Chandler G	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Brandon Clarke F	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1-2	0

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	37	22	5	9	2	0	2	8-19	4-8	2-4	+9
Nikola Jokic C	35	18	18	10	0	1	2	7-10	0-0	4-6	+16
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	31	8	0	5	1	0	1	2-6	1-3	3-4	+14
Michael Porter Jr. F	30	26	8	1	1	0	0	8-14	2-7	8-8	+10
Aaron Gordon F	28	13	5	0	0	0	0	5-10	0-2	3-3	+9
Jeff Green F	25	4	4	1	0	3	0	1-6	0-2	2-2	+14
Bruce Brown G	23	15	6	1	0	1	0	7-12	1-3	0-0	+10
Reggie Jackson G	19	1	2	0	1	0	3	0-7	0-6	1-2	+3
Thomas Bryant C	6	2	3	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	2-2	-8
Ish Smith G	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+1
DeAndre Jordan C	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+1
Christian Braun G	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+1

🔬 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	33	27	54.3	37.8	-18.9	16.5
Desmond Bane	Bench	30	19	59.1	26.1	-6.1	8.9
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	31	15	49.3	22.2	+6.1	8.5
Xavier Tillman	Bench	30	11	59.0	13.4	-26.5	10.8
Dillon Brooks	Bench	33	8	40.0	16.2	-24.1	1.7
Luke Kennard	Bench	18	6	60.0	11.6	-41.2	2.9
John Konchar	Bench	14	3	43.6	9.4	+5.1	10.6
Jake LaRavia	Bench	3	3	75.0	33.3	+20.0	23.8
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	3	3	150.0	16.7	+20.0	28.6
Brandon Clarke	Bench	2	1	26.6	33.3	+13.3	-5.3
Santi Aldama	Bench	23	1	10.2	13.0	-28.0	-3.5
Tyus Jones	Bench	12	0	0.0	6.7	-11.5	6.8
Kennedy Chandler	Bench	3	0	0.0	0.0	+20.0	9.5
David Roddy	Bench	3	0	0.0	16.7	+20.0	-9.5
Kenneth Lofton Jr.	Bench	3	0	0.0	16.7	+20.0	9.5

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	30	26	74.2	23.6	+14.3	19.2
Jamal Murray	Bench	37	22	53.0	25.8	+10.6	15.7
Nikola Jokic	Bench	35	18	71.2	17.6	+19.9	21.1
Bruce Brown	Bench	23	15	62.5	21.4	+17.1	23.3
Aaron Gordon	Bench	28	13	57.4	16.4	+15.8	6.2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	31	8	51.5	12.3	+22.2	3.4
Jeff Green	Bench	25	4	29.1	11.7	+27.5	7.0
Thomas Bryant	Bench	6	2	53.2	14.3	-68.6	30.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	2	2	100.0	33.3	+58.3	37.5
Ish Smith	Bench	2	2	100.0	33.3	+58.3	37.5
Reggie Jackson	Bench	19	1	6.3	23.4	+7.5	-16.3
Christian Braun	Bench	2	0	0.0	0.0	+58.3	12.5