NBA Final Intelligence

MEM 6-1
116 โ€“ 122
FINAL
DEN 3-3

Memphis Grizzlies 116, Denver Nuggets 122 โ€” Recap

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๐Ÿ“ฐGame Summary

Final (regular season): Memphis Grizzlies 116, Denver Nuggets 122. Scoring by quarter: Q1 MEM 28-30 DEN; Q2 MEM 26-30 DEN; Q3 MEM 27-33 DEN; Q4 MEM 35-29 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 26 points, 15 rebounds, 11 assists on 8-of-17 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 23 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; GG Jackson (MEM) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DEN) 21 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-8 shooting; Ty Jerome (MEM) 19 points, 1 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 4-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer ยท DEN
26 PTS, 15 REB, 11 AST ยท 8-17 FG
Scoring ยท DEN
23 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 1 3PM ยท 7-18 FG
Scoring ยท MEM
21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM ยท 6-12 FG
Season highs
GG Jackson ยท Season-high 21 points

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

๐Ÿ“Š Game Flow

MEM 4 largest lead Q1 11:01 (MEM 6, DEN 2) ยท 12-0 run, Q4 8:31โ€“Q4 6:24
DEN 15 largest lead Q4 9:22 (MEM 86, DEN 101) ยท 12-0 run, Q2 9:17โ€“Q2 7:18
Swings 10 lead changes Tied 7 times

Ahead for good: Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) (Q4 3:36, MEM 109, DEN 112).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
  • Q4 2:31 Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2DEN ยท MEM 109, DEN 113
  • Q4 2:31 Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2DEN ยท MEM 109, DEN 114
  • Q4 2:17 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)MEM ยท MEM 111, DEN 114
  • Q4 1:54 Nikola Jokic makes tip shotDEN ยท MEM 111, DEN 116
  • Q4 1:43 Scotty Pippen Jr. makes 13-foot driving floating jump shotMEM ยท MEM 113, DEN 116
  • Q4 1:15 Scotty Pippen Jr. makes running layupMEM ยท MEM 115, DEN 116
  • Q4 0:57 Nikola Jokic makes two point shotDEN ยท MEM 115, DEN 118
  • Q4 0:11 Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2DEN ยท MEM 115, DEN 119
  • Q4 0:11 Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2DEN ยท MEM 115, DEN 120
  • Q4 0:09 Lawson Lovering makes free throw 1 of 2MEM ยท MEM 116, DEN 120
  • Q4 0:04 Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2DEN ยท MEM 116, DEN 121
  • Q4 0:04 Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2DEN ยท MEM 116, DEN 122

Linescore

1234 T
MEM 28262735 116
DEN 30303329 122

๐Ÿงฎ How They Scored

MEMDEN
48Points in the paint58
26Fast-break points10
5Second-chance points20
22Points off turnovers4
39Bench points43
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
54.5%Effective FG%59.3%
4.9%Turnover %12.8%
14.0%Offensive rebound %32.1%
0.213Free-throw rate0.395

Box Score

Memphis Grizzlies

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
GG Jackson F 2821530116-123-56-7+3
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G 265322002-81-50-0-8
Jaylen Wells F 2417100107-92-31-1+7
Olivier-Maxence Prosper F 2314501006-72-30-0-18
Jahmai Mashack G 229322104-111-50-0+2
Cam Spencer G 222291001-80-30-0-7
Ty Jerome G 2119171104-113-78-9+3
Taylor Hendricks F 2010211024-82-40-0-5
Scotty Pippen Jr. G 188031123-101-41-2-7
Kyle Anderson F 188311004-50-00-0+3

Denver Nuggets

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Christian Braun G 3914760026-80-02-2+12
Nikola Jokic C 342615110098-170-010-14+8
Jamal Murray G 3323670127-181-58-80
Bruce Brown G 2910320004-62-30-0+4
Cameron Johnson F 295411002-71-30-0-6
Tim Hardaway Jr. G 2821300007-84-53-4+12
Julian Strawther G 2511121005-91-40-0-9
Jonas Valanciunas C 149600013-50-03-40
Jalen Pickett G 93100001-31-20-0+9

๐Ÿ”ฌ Advanced Stats

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
GG Jackson Starter 282169.623.5+7.215.7
Ty Jerome Starter 211963.536.6+11.317.4
Jaylen Wells Starter 241790.017.3+14.910.8
Jahmai Mashack Starter 22940.922.0+9.95.4
Kyle Anderson Starter 18880.013.5+12.55.5
Olivier-Maxence Prosper Bench 2314100.012.7-35.314.1
Taylor Hendricks Bench 201062.523.3-11.93.7
Scotty Pippen Jr. Bench 18836.827.1-23.8-4.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Bench 26531.313.1-16.56.1
Cam Spencer Bench 22212.513.8-20.59.1
Walter Clayton Jr. Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting ยท USG% usage ยท NET net rating ยท PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Nikola Jokic Starter 342656.137.2+12.116.7
Jamal Murray Starter 332353.429.3+1.614.9
Christian Braun Starter 391478.811.7+16.211.9
Julian Strawther Starter 251161.116.1-18.06.2
Cameron Johnson Starter 29535.710.4-10.22.1
Tim Hardaway Jr. Bench 2821107.614.9+22.819.0
Bruce Brown Bench 291083.38.7+8.69.3
Jonas Valanciunas Bench 14966.627.60.012.8
Jalen Pickett Bench 09350.015.8+56.35.9
Zeke Nnaji Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Peyton Watson Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
DaRon Holmes II Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

โš”๏ธ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MEM 0 โ€“ 2 DEN
Last 19 meetings ยท since 2020-21 MEM 5 โ€“ 14 DEN
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Memphis Grizzlies 20-33 L4 L10 2-8 Next game recap: vs UTA ยท Fri, Feb 20
Denver Nuggets 35-20 W1 L10 5-5 Next game recap: @ LAC ยท Thu, Feb 19

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