Memphis Grizzlies 105, Denver Nuggets 142 — Recap

December 28, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 105, Denver Nuggets 142. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 27-33 DEN; Q2 MEM 21-32 DEN; Q3 MEM 35-41 DEN; Q4 MEM 22-36 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 26 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-11 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-12 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 23 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Peyton Watson (DEN) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Marcus Smart (MEM) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

26 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 11-11 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

23 PTS, 3 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 9-12 FG

Scoring · MEM

Desmond Bane

23 PTS, 1 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 9-13 FG

Season highs

Peyton Watson · Season-high 20 pointsPeyton Watson · Season-high 4 threes

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	21	35	22		105
DEN	33	32	41	36		142

🧮 How They Scored

MEMDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

45.5%Effective FG%68.9%

11.5%Turnover %8.4%

22.9%Offensive rebound %28.6%

0.221Free-throw rate0.146

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Vince Williams Jr. G	30	5	11	2	—	—	—	1-7	1-4	2-2	-23
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	28	14	4	2	2	—	—	5-15	1-3	3-4	-11
Desmond Bane G	25	23	1	2	1	—	2	9-13	3-5	2-2	-27
John Konchar G-F	25	10	7	3	2	1	1	4-9	1-5	1-1	-30
Ziaire Williams G-F	24	7	2	1	1	1	1	2-8	1-3	2-2	-16
Marcus Smart G	23	17	3	5	1	—	3	6-14	2-6	3-4	-7
Xavier Tillman F	22	6	3	4	1	1	2	2-7	1-4	1-2	-18
Bismack Biyombo C	22	2	5	1	—	1	2	1-4	—	—	-28

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	30	26	14	10	—	2	3	11-11	1-1	3-3	+25
Jamal Murray G	26	23	3	9	2	—	1	9-12	4-6	1-1	+19
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	25	12	2	3	—	1	—	5-10	2-5	—	+27
Julian Strawther G	25	12	3	2	—	1	1	5-13	2-8	—	+6
Peyton Watson G	23	20	5	2	—	—	—	6-14	4-10	4-4	+28
Christian Braun G	23	11	3	4	1	—	—	4-8	1-2	2-4	+13
Michael Porter Jr. F	23	8	4	—	—	1	2	3-6	2-3	—	+28
DeAndre Jordan C	13	4	9	2	—	2	—	2-3	—	—	+9
Zeke Nnaji F-C	6	4	3	—	—	—	1	2-3	—	—	+3
Jalen Pickett G	6	3	1	2	—	—	—	1-2	1-2	—	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Desmond Bane	Bench	25	23	82.9	24.6	-48.9	12.6
Marcus Smart	Bench	23	17	53.9	33.9	-9.2	10.3
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	28	14	41.8	25.4	-12.4	6.6
John Konchar	Bench	25	10	53.0	17.2	-60.7	10.6
Ziaire Williams	Bench	24	7	39.4	17.5	-25.3	2.6
Xavier Tillman	Bench	22	6	38.1	20.0	-37.5	5.5
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	30	5	31.7	11.3	-37.7	4.6
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	22	2	25.0	11.1	-56.6	0.0
Ja Morant	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Santi Aldama	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	30	26	105.5	21.7	+37.3	26.3
Jamal Murray	Bench	26	23	92.4	22.4	+37.9	21.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	23	20	63.5	29.6	+53.3	15.9
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	25	12	60.0	17.5	+48.9	6.7
Julian Strawther	Bench	25	12	46.2	20.9	+11.1	3.4
Christian Braun	Bench	23	11	56.4	16.1	+23.5	11.5
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	23	8	66.7	16.3	+57.6	3.8
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	13	4	66.7	8.8	+33.3	22.1
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	6	4	66.7	28.6	+36.4	7.8
Jalen Pickett	Bench	6	3	75.0	14.3	+36.4	15.6