Memphis Grizzlies 109, Denver Nuggets 117 — Recap

April 11, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 109, Denver Nuggets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 35-28 DEN; Q2 MEM 24-25 DEN; Q3 MEM 36-39 DEN; Q4 MEM 14-25 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Aaron Gordon (DEN) 33 points, 5 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 13-of-23 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 26 points, 16 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Ja Morant (MEM) 21 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-21 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 18 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Aaron Gordon

33 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM · 13-23 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

26 PTS, 16 REB, 13 AST, 1 3PM · 11-19 FG

Scoring · MEM

Desmond Bane

24 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 3 3PM · 9-19 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	35	24	36	14		109
DEN	28	25	39	25		117

🧮 How They Scored

MEMDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.3%Effective FG%51.1%

10.9%Turnover %10.3%

14.6%Offensive rebound %24.4%

0.211Free-throw rate0.341

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	37	18	1	2	—	2	—	8-17	2-7	—	-14
Desmond Bane G	34	24	6	1	1	—	3	9-19	3-8	3-3	-11
Ja Morant G	34	21	2	6	1	—	3	8-21	2-8	3-5	-13
Zach Edey C	33	8	16	1	1	2	2	3-4	—	2-4	+2
Scotty Pippen Jr. G	31	11	1	7	—	—	—	3-10	2-5	3-4	-17
Santi Aldama F	25	8	3	4	2	—	1	3-6	2-5	0-1	-2
Luke Kennard G	23	12	6	4	1	—	1	4-6	2-4	2-2	+12
Vince Williams Jr. G	15	2	3	1	1	1	2	1-5	0-4	—	+5
John Konchar G-F	7	5	3	—	1	—	—	2-2	1-1	—	—

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Gordon F	41	33	5	—	1	1	—	13-23	2-7	5-6	+8
Nikola Jokic C	41	26	16	13	2	—	5	11-19	1-2	3-7	+11
Christian Braun G	34	12	2	5	1	—	—	5-9	0-2	2-2	+12
Jamal Murray G	32	15	5	7	—	—	4	5-12	1-4	4-5	+10
Michael Porter Jr. F	30	7	12	—	—	—	1	2-8	0-2	3-4	-9
Russell Westbrook G	27	14	3	4	2	—	2	4-9	1-3	5-5	+11
Peyton Watson G	20	8	5	1	—	1	—	3-8	0-2	2-2	+4
Jalen Pickett G	10	—	2	2	2	—	—	0-2	0-2	—	-4
DeAndre Jordan C	7	2	2	—	1	—	—	1-1	—	—	-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	34	24	59.1	27.7	-16.9	12.5
Ja Morant	Bench	34	21	45.3	32.1	-16.0	6.2
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	37	18	52.9	18.9	-16.3	5.8
Luke Kennard	Bench	23	12	87.2	14.5	+20.7	14.9
Scotty Pippen Jr.	Bench	31	11	46.8	16.2	-26.6	4.9
Santi Aldama	Bench	25	8	62.1	11.9	+2.4	6.6
Zach Edey	Bench	33	8	69.4	10.3	+6.1	12.7
John Konchar	Bench	7	5	125.0	11.1	0.0	32.7
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	15	2	20.0	18.9	+17.1	-2.1
Marvin Bagley III	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GG Jackson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Spencer	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Yuki Kawamura	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
Aaron Gordon	Bench	41	33	64.4	27.1	+11.4	12.8
Nikola Jokic	Bench	41	26	58.9	25.2	+13.5	18.1
Jamal Murray	Bench	32	15	52.8	24.3	+16.2	10.9
Russell Westbrook	Bench	27	14	62.5	18.6	+23.0	15.7
Christian Braun	Bench	34	12	60.7	12.2	+16.0	7.6
Peyton Watson	Bench	20	8	45.0	18.0	+17.7	8.4
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	30	7	35.9	14.7	-16.6	5.7
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	7	2	100.0	6.3	-21.4	25.8
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	10	—	0.0	7.1	-12.5	5.9
Julian Strawther	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0