Washington Wizards 126, Denver Nuggets 123 — Recap

March 15, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Washington Wizards 126, Denver Nuggets 123. Scoring by quarter: Q1 WAS 30-44 DEN; Q2 WAS 33-28 DEN; Q3 WAS 32-23 DEN; Q4 WAS 31-28 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 40 points, 13 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 threes on 16-of-30 shooting; Alexandre Sarr (WAS) 34 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 threes on 12-of-28 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Russell Westbrook (DEN) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 20 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

40 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST, 1 3PM · 16-30 FG

Scoring · WAS

Alexandre Sarr

34 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 5 3PM · 12-28 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

24 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 3 3PM · 9-16 FG

Season highs

Alexandre Sarr · Season-high 34 pointsAlexandre Sarr · Season-high 5 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
WAS	30	33	32	31		126
DEN	44	28	23	28		123

🧮 How They Scored

WASDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

58.8%Effective FG%57.4%

14.1%Turnover %13.6%

22.0%Offensive rebound %25.6%

0.165Free-throw rate0.181

Box Score

Washington Wizards

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
KyShawn George F	40	19	7	5	3	1	2	6-11	4-8	3-4	-3
Justin Champagnie F	39	16	13	2	2	—	1	6-10	2-5	2-2	+13
Alexandre Sarr C	32	34	6	5	1	1	2	12-28	5-9	5-5	+8
Jordan Poole G	30	19	—	6	1	1	6	7-11	4-7	1-2	-3
Carlton Carrington G	30	9	4	7	—	—	4	4-12	1-6	—	+10
Khris Middleton F	20	10	4	4	1	—	—	4-10	2-6	—	-6
AJ Johnson G	18	9	2	4	2	—	1	3-4	1-2	2-2	+7
Corey Kispert F	15	4	2	1	—	—	—	2-5	0-2	—	-6

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	39	40	13	9	1	2	3	16-30	1-8	7-7	+6
Jamal Murray G	37	24	6	7	4	—	3	9-16	3-8	3-3	+19
Russell Westbrook G	37	22	4	11	1	—	3	9-19	4-8	—	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	37	20	11	1	1	1	—	7-16	3-6	3-4	-13
Christian Braun G	35	9	3	4	3	—	3	4-4	1-1	—	-2
Peyton Watson G	23	2	3	3	1	2	1	1-3	—	—	-22
Zeke Nnaji F-C	21	6	1	2	1	3	2	2-5	0-2	2-3	+4
Jalen Pickett G	9	—	1	3	—	—	1	0-1	—	—	-7

🔬 Advanced Stats

Washington WizardsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Alexandre Sarr	Bench	32	34	56.3	39.0	+11.1	12.5
Jordan Poole	Bench	30	19	80.0	24.3	-6.2	8.7
KyShawn George	Bench	40	19	74.5	15.3	-3.4	10.5
Justin Champagnie	Bench	39	16	73.5	12.2	+18.2	11.6
Khris Middleton	Bench	20	10	50.0	20.4	-13.3	10.0
Carlton Carrington	Bench	30	9	37.5	20.5	+18.2	4.0
AJ Johnson	Bench	18	9	92.2	12.2	+17.9	16.1
Corey Kispert	Bench	15	4	40.0	12.5	-10.7	5.1
Marcus Smart	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Anthony Gill	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tristan Vukcevic	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	39	40	60.5	35.0	+7.0	20.2
Jamal Murray	Bench	37	24	69.3	20.9	+25.4	14.4
Russell Westbrook	Bench	37	22	57.9	22.9	0.0	11.0
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	37	20	56.3	18.9	-14.3	8.9
Christian Braun	Bench	35	9	112.5	7.4	-4.1	7.5
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	21	6	47.5	16.7	+9.1	1.6
Peyton Watson	Bench	23	2	33.3	7.1	-44.0	3.1
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	9	—	0.0	8.7	-31.8	2.4
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0