San Antonio Spurs 113, Denver Nuggets 110 — Recap

January 3, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): San Antonio Spurs 113, Denver Nuggets 110. Scoring by quarter: Q1 SAS 32-30 DEN; Q2 SAS 28-22 DEN; Q3 SAS 27-38 DEN; Q4 SAS 26-20 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 41 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 threes on 15-of-36 shooting; Victor Wembanyama (SAS) 35 points, 18 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-22 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Devin Vassell (SAS) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Keldon Johnson (SAS) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

41 PTS, 18 REB, 9 AST, 3 3PM · 15-36 FG

Scoring · SAS

Victor Wembanyama

35 PTS, 18 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 14-22 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 9-14 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
SAS	32	28	27	26		113
DEN	30	22	38	20		110

🧮 How They Scored

SASDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.0%Effective FG%51.0%

11.0%Turnover %7.1%

28.0%Offensive rebound %19.2%

0.131Free-throw rate0.165

Box Score

San Antonio Spurs

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Vassell G-F	36	18	6	6	2	—	—	7-16	1-4	3-6	-18
Victor Wembanyama F-C	33	35	18	4	1	2	7	14-22	4-6	3-4	+17
Harrison Barnes F	32	8	4	3	—	—	1	4-10	0-3	—	+10
Chris Paul G	31	7	8	11	—	—	1	3-11	1-6	—	-6
Keldon Johnson F	26	16	4	1	—	—	1	6-14	3-6	1-1	+5
Julian Champagnie F	25	15	4	—	—	—	1	6-11	3-6	—	-6
Stephon Castle G	24	8	3	4	—	—	1	3-8	1-4	1-2	+18
Tre Jones G	17	2	4	2	—	—	1	1-2	—	—	+9
Zach Collins F-C	15	4	5	—	1	1	—	2-5	0-1	—	-14

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Christian Braun G	43	11	8	5	—	2	—	3-10	2-6	3-4	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	42	22	4	1	—	2	1	9-14	4-8	—	+7
Nikola Jokic C	37	41	18	9	2	—	2	15-36	3-10	8-9	+7
Jamal Murray G	37	14	4	7	—	—	2	6-17	2-5	—	-7
Russell Westbrook G	31	9	6	8	2	—	3	4-7	1-2	0-2	+6
Julian Strawther G	23	11	1	1	1	—	—	4-7	3-6	—	+1
Peyton Watson G	19	2	2	2	2	2	—	1-4	0-1	0-1	-10
Hunter Tyson F	5	—	1	—	—	1	—	0-1	0-1	—	-11
DeAndre Jordan C	4	—	2	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-8

🔬 Advanced Stats

San Antonio SpursTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Victor Wembanyama	Bench	33	35	73.7	37.0	+26.4	20.8
Devin Vassell	Bench	36	18	48.3	19.4	-23.7	11.1
Keldon Johnson	Bench	26	16	55.4	22.7	+10.9	10.0
Julian Champagnie	Bench	25	15	68.2	19.0	-13.7	10.9
Harrison Barnes	Bench	32	8	40.0	14.1	+14.9	4.8
Stephon Castle	Bench	24	8	45.0	16.7	+35.8	4.1
Chris Paul	Bench	31	7	31.8	14.8	-9.0	10.8
Zach Collins	Bench	15	4	40.0	12.5	-46.7	2.0
Tre Jones	Bench	17	2	50.0	7.9	+32.6	5.8
Sandro Mamukelashvili	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Malaki Branham	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Blake Wesley	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Sidy Cissoko	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Charles Bassey	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	37	41	51.3	46.7	+7.6	23.8
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	42	22	78.6	14.7	+6.7	11.0
Jamal Murray	Bench	37	14	41.2	22.1	-13.5	5.6
Christian Braun	Bench	43	11	46.8	11.9	0.0	6.9
Julian Strawther	Bench	23	11	78.6	12.3	+2.1	8.7
Russell Westbrook	Bench	31	9	57.1	14.3	+9.0	7.7
Peyton Watson	Bench	19	2	22.5	9.3	-23.4	6.3
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	4	—	0.0	10.0	-88.9	4.8
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	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	5	—	0.0	8.3	-100.0	1.7
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0