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Vassell scores 33 points as Spurs beat Nuggets 139-136 to reach NBA Cup quarterfinals
DENVER (AP) Devin Vassell scored a season-high 33 points on the strength of 7-of-9 shooting from 3-point range and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the NBA Cup quarterfinals with a 139-136 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
Julian Champagnie added a season-best 25 points to help the Spurs roar back from an 18-point third-quarter deficit and hand the Nuggets, winners of six straight on the road, their third consecutive defeat at home.
The Spurs made 30 of 32 free throws and scored 30 points off 17 Nuggets turnovers.
Jamal Murray led Denver with 37 points, Cam Johnson added 28 and Nikola Jokic 21. Murray became the fifth player in franchise history to top 10,000 points for his career.
Jokic flashed another jaw-dropping, behind-the-back assist, this one to Spencer Jones for second-quarter basket as Denver built a 74-59 halftime lead.
Both teams were short-handed with Spurs star Victor Wembanyama (calf) and Stephon Castle (hip) out and the Nuggets missing starters Aaron Gordon (hamstring) and Christian Braun (ankle).
Without Wembanyama, the Spurs relied on their outside shooting and eight players hit at least one 3-pointer.
The Nuggets used a 23-6 blitz to end the first half with a 15-point lead, and a quick 3-pointer by Murray to open the third quarter boosted Denver's cushion to 18 points, but San Antonio owned the quarter and only trailed 104-103 heading into the fourth.
Murray hit three quick buckets in the opening minutes to become the fifth player in franchise history to top 10,000 career points, joining Alex English, Jokic, Dan Issel and Carmelo Anthony.
Spurs: At Minnesota on Sunday night.
Nuggets: At Phoenix on Saturday night. Both teams are traveling for the second night of a back-to-back as the Suns lost at Oklahoma City on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Luke Kornet vs. Nikola Jokic (Julian Champagnie gains possession) | ||
| 11:37 |  | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:19 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:05 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point cutting layup (Harrison Barnes assists) | 4-3 |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 4-5 |
| 10:35 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (bad pass) (Spencer Jones steals) | ||
| 10:24 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 4-7 |
| 10:06 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 7-7 |
| 9:54 | | Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point tip layup | 7-9 |
| 9:39 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot | 9-9 |
| 9:25 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 9-11 |
| 9:16 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 12-11 |
| 9:01 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 12-13 |
| 8:20 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 14-13 |
| 8:06 | | Peyton Watson turnover (lost ball) (De'Aaron Fox steals) | ||
| 7:54 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Harrison Barnes shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:39 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-14 |
| 7:39 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-15 |
| 7:23 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Jeremy Sochan personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:05 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Harper steals) | ||
| 7:00 | | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point running reverse layup | 16-15 |
| 6:47 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Julian Champagnie steals) | ||
| 6:39 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 16-17 |
| 6:11 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists) | 18-17 |
| 6:11 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:55 | | Harrison Barnes shooting foul (Spencer Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 5:55 | | Spencer Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:55 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Spencer Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:53 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:40 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Sochan steals) | ||
| 5:23 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving dunk (Harrison Barnes assists) | 20-17 |
| 5:00 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 20-19 |
| 4:49 | | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Spurs technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 4:27 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 20-20 |
| 4:20 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 20-23 |
| 4:07 | | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-23 |
| 3:55 | | Jeremy Sochan shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:55 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 22-24 |
| 3:55 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 22-25 |
| 3:55 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 22-26 |
| 3:47 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 3:47 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 23-26 |
| 3:47 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 24-26 |
| 3:47 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 25-26 |
| 3:36 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 25-28 |
| 3:25 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point alley-oop dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 27-28 |
| 3:14 | | Luke Kornet personal foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:14 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:14 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-29 |
| 2:54 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving floating jump shot | 29-29 |
| 2:40 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +3 | Lindy Waters III makes three point running jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 32-29 |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 32-31 |
| 2:03 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Loose ball) (Lindy Waters III draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:53 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving finger roll layup | 34-31 |
| 1:53 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 1:53 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-31 |
| 1:41 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 37-31 |
| 1:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 37-33 |
| 0:55 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Julian Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 0:49 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 38-33 |
| 0:49 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-33 |
| 0:37 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point alley-oop dunk (Julian Champagnie assists) | 41-33 |
| 0:05 | | De'Aaron Fox blocks Bruce Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:05 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 41-35 |
| 11:18 | | Luke Kornet offensive foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 11:18 | | Luke Kornet turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point tip dunk | 41-37 |
| 10:37 | | Carter Bryant misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Luke Kornet blocks Bruce Brown's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 41-39 |
| 10:15 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:04 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point tip layup | 41-41 |
| 9:27 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point pullup jump shot | 43-41 |
| 9:10 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:56 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Bruce Brown misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:46 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point tip dunk | 43-43 |
| 8:28 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot | 45-43 |
| 8:12 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 45-45 |
| 8:00 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:57 | | Julian Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Julian Champagnie misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:57 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Devin Vassell shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-46 |
| 7:54 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-47 |
| 7:44 | | Dylan Harper misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:40 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 7:39 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Zeke Nnaji turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Olynyk steals) | ||
| 7:26 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 48-47 |
| 7:08 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot | 50-47 |
| 6:58 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:44 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | Kelly Olynyk personal foul (Loose ball) (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:29 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Kelly Olynyk personal foul (Loose ball) (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 6:15 | | Peyton Watson misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:04 | | Jeremy Sochan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Devin Vassell offensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | Kelly Olynyk personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 50-49 |
| 5:32 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul) | ||
| 5:32 | | Dylan Harper misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:32 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | +1 | Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-49 |
| 5:21 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Spurs turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 51-51 |
| 4:41 | | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point driving layup | 53-51 |
| 4:19 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot | 53-53 |
| 4:19 | | Harrison Barnes shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:19 | | Spurs delay of game violation | ||
| 4:19 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:16 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Jeremy Sochan personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:00 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-54 |
| 4:00 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-55 |
| 3:45 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 53-57 |
| 3:19 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 53-60 |
| 3:07 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:56 | | Spencer Jones blocks Devin Vassell's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Harrison Barnes turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running dunk | 53-62 |
| 2:40 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 2:36 | | Devin Vassell shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:36 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-63 |
| 2:36 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-64 |
| 2:24 | | Jamal Murray blocks De'Aaron Fox's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 53-66 |
| 1:42 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point cutting layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 55-66 |
| 1:32 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point pullup jump shot | 55-68 |
| 1:15 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:12 | | Harrison Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point tip layup | 57-68 |
| 1:06 | | +2 | Spencer Jones makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 57-70 |
| 0:54 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:53 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Luke Kornet misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:52 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | +2 | Luke Kornet makes two point tip layup | 59-70 |
| 0:35 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Julian Champagnie shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-71 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-72 |
| 0:15 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Luke Kornet shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-73 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-74 |
| 0:00 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 59-77 |
| 11:12 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists) | 62-77 |
| 10:55 | | +2 | Spencer Jones makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 62-79 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving floating jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 64-79 |
| 10:40 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 65-79 |
| 10:23 | | Julian Champagnie blocks Spencer Jones's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:23 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Harrison Barnes's two point running layup | ||
| 10:16 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point pullup jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 68-79 |
| 9:57 | | Spencer Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Peyton Watson blocks De'Aaron Fox's two point running layup | ||
| 9:48 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +3 | Spencer Jones makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 68-82 |
| 9:35 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 69-82 |
| 9:35 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-82 |
| 9:16 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 70-85 |
| 9:07 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 73-85 |
| 8:59 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 73-88 |
| 8:50 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Luke Kornet draws the foul) | ||
| 8:50 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-88 |
| 8:50 | | +1 | Luke Kornet makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-88 |
| 8:34 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Spencer Jones assists) | 75-91 |
| 8:16 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup | 77-91 |
| 7:55 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Harrison Barnes steals) | ||
| 7:49 | | Harrison Barnes offensive foul (Charge) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:49 | | Harrison Barnes turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 77-93 |
| 7:26 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 80-93 |
| 7:26 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:26 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 81-93 |
| 7:06 | | +2 | Spencer Jones makes two point dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 81-95 |
| 6:54 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:40 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:21 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point cutting layup (Keldon Johnson assists) | 83-95 |
| 5:58 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 83-98 |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point pullup jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 85-98 |
| 5:21 | | Spencer Jones offensive foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | Spencer Jones turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:59 | | Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 4:51 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 86-98 |
| 4:51 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 87-98 |
| 4:51 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 88-98 |
| 4:45 | | Jeremy Sochan personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:33 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Julian Champagnie misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Julian Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point tip layup | 90-98 |
| 4:06 | | Jeremy Sochan personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:52 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 3:49 | | Carter Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-98 |
| 3:43 | | +1 | Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-98 |
| 3:32 | | Carter Bryant shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:32 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 92-99 |
| 3:32 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 92-100 |
| 3:32 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 92-101 |
| 3:17 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | Peyton Watson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:02 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | Keldon Johnson offensive foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:48 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:27 | | Zeke Nnaji turnover (lost ball) (Carter Bryant steals) | ||
| 2:11 | | +3 | Carter Bryant makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 95-101 |
| 1:48 | | Bruce Brown misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:45 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 98-101 |
| 1:25 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Loose ball) (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 1:13 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 99-101 |
| 1:13 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 100-101 |
| 1:01 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Carter Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:42 | | +3 | Kelly Olynyk makes three point jump shot (Harrison Barnes assists) | 103-101 |
| 0:33 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:11 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 103-104 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:52 | | Devin Vassell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:50 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Cameron Johnson blocks Luke Kornet's two point layup | ||
| 11:21 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point running jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 103-107 |
| 11:02 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Luke Kornet defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point turnaround jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 103-109 |
| 9:57 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving layup | 105-109 |
| 9:39 | | Cameron Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | Luke Kornet blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point putback layup | ||
| 9:34 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Harrison Barnes assists) | 108-109 |
| 9:11 | | Luke Kornet personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 9:00 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | ||
| 8:55 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point running jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 111-109 |
| 8:40 | | Devin Vassell personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:26 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:24 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Harrison Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Julian Champagnie personal foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 8:01 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Spencer Jones assists) | 111-112 |
| 7:44 | | Luke Kornet misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:42 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Spencer Jones assists) | 111-115 |
| 7:35 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:19 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 114-115 |
| 6:52 | | Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Keldon Johnson personal foul (Loose ball) (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 6:44 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Harper steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists) | 117-115 |
| 6:29 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 117-117 |
| 6:01 | | Dylan Harper misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point driving layup (Dylan Harper assists) | 119-117 |
| 5:19 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Harper steals) | ||
| 5:15 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:15 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 120-117 |
| 5:15 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 121-117 |
| 5:03 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 121-119 |
| 4:39 | | Julian Champagnie misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:22 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Julian Champagnie shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:21 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:21 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 121-120 |
| 4:12 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 123-120 |
| 3:57 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 123-122 |
| 3:32 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:31 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:27 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point driving layup (Harrison Barnes assists) | 125-122 |
| 3:27 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 3:27 | | +1 | Julian Champagnie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 126-122 |
| 3:16 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 126-125 |
| 3:02 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Peyton Watson misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:49 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Peyton Watson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:48 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 2:25 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:05 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | | Luke Kornet offensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | Devin Vassell personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:41 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:41 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:41 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 126-126 |
| 1:25 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Luke Kornet assists) | 129-126 |
| 1:11 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Jamal Murray turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:54 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Luke Kornet assists) | 132-126 |
| 0:54 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:49 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Take) (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:36 | | Peyton Watson personal foul (Take) (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 0:36 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 133-126 |
| 0:36 | | De'Aaron Fox misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:34 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Harrison Barnes personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 133-127 |
| 0:34 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 133-128 |
| 0:30 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Take) (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:30 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 134-128 |
| 0:30 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 135-128 |
| 0:30 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:28 | | Julian Champagnie blocks Nikola Jokic's two point jump shot | ||
| 0:28 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 135-131 |
| 0:19 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:19 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 136-131 |
| 0:19 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 137-131 |
| 0:11 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 137-133 |
| 0:08 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Take) (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:08 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 138-133 |
| 0:08 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 139-133 |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 139-136 |
| 0:01 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
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Spurs 60 second timeout | 0:01 |
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+ 3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:08 |
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+ 1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:08 |
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Nikola Jokic personal foul (Take) (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | 0:08 |
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+ 2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 0:11 |
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+ 1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:19 |
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+ 1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:19 |
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Nikola Jokic personal foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | 0:19 |
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+ 3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 0:25 |
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Nuggets offensive rebound | 0:28 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 139 | 136 |
| Field Goals | 46-94 (48.9%) | 48-91 (52.7%) |
| 3-Pointers | 17-42 (40.5%) | 16-39 (41.0%) |
| Free Throws | 30-32 (93.8%) | 24-30 (80.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 44 | 56 |
| Offensive | 12 | 14 |
| Defensive | 23 | 30 |
| Team | 9 | 12 |
| Assists | 30 | 27 |
| Steals | 10 | 5 |
| Blocks | 5 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 16 |
| Fouls | 27 | 22 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
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D. Vassell
SG 24
35 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
J. Murray
PG 27
37 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST
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D. Vassell SG | 15.6 PPG | 3.7 RPG | 2.4 APG | 43.7 FG% |
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J. Murray PG | 24.0 PPG | 4.6 RPG | 6.8 APG | 48.8 FG% |
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D. Vassell SG | 35 PTS | 3 REB | 2 AST | |
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J. Murray PG | 37 PTS | 4 REB | 7 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Vassell | 35 | 3 | 2 | 12/17 | 7/9 | 4/4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -14 | 43 |
| J. Champagnie | 25 | 10 | 2 | 6/15 | 3/9 | 10/10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 42 |
| D. Fox | 15 | 1 | 12 | 6/19 | 1/6 | 2/3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 39 |
| L. Kornet | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 23 |
| H. Barnes | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4/11 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 22 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Vassell | 35 | 3 | 2 | 12/17 | 7/9 | 4/4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -14 | 43 |
| J. Champagnie | 25 | 10 | 2 | 6/15 | 3/9 | 10/10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 42 |
| D. Fox | 15 | 1 | 12 | 6/19 | 1/6 | 2/3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 39 |
| L. Kornet | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 23 |
| H. Barnes | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4/11 | 1/6 | 1/1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 22 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Johnson | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4/7 | 2/5 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | +14 | 25 |
| D. Harper | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 20 |
| K. Olynyk | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 8 |
| J. Sochan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 10 |
| L. Waters III | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| C. Bryant | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| B. Biyombo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Minix | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 139 | 35 | 30 | 46/94 | 17/42 | 30/32 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | +15 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Murray | 37 | 4 | 7 | 13/20 | 5/8 | 6/7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 54 |
| C. Johnson | 28 | 6 | 1 | 10/16 | 6/9 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 36 |
| N. Jokic | 21 | 9 | 10 | 7/10 | 1/1 | 6/8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 48 |
| P. Watson | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5/11 | 1/5 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 28 |
| S. Jones | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4/9 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 17 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Murray | 37 | 4 | 7 | 13/20 | 5/8 | 6/7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 54 |
| C. Johnson | 28 | 6 | 1 | 10/16 | 6/9 | 2/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +7 | 36 |
| N. Jokic | 21 | 9 | 10 | 7/10 | 1/1 | 6/8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 48 |
| P. Watson | 15 | 6 | 3 | 5/11 | 1/5 | 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 28 |
| S. Jones | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4/9 | 1/5 | 0/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 17 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4/10 | 2/7 | 5/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 17 |
| J. Valanciunas | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| Z. Nnaji | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -13 | 6 |
| B. Brown | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1/8 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 9 |
| T. Bates | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Holmes II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 136 | 44 | 27 | 48/91 | 16/39 | 24/30 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 30 | -15 | - |
