Jamal Murray scores 30 as Nuggets hold off Grizzlies 123-118
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Jamal Murray scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, Nikola Jokic added 27 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets held off the Memphis Grizzlies 123-118 on Wednesday night.
Cameron Johnson finished with 23 points for the Nuggets, including a 3-pointer off a pass from Jokic with 1:01 left that put Denver ahead 120-113. Murray also had eight assists.
Memphis rookie Cameron Boozer missed a 3-pointer that would have tied it with 6.9 seconds remaining.
Ty Jerome scored 22 points - 11 in the fourth quarter - and Jaylen Wells also had 22 for the Grizzlies, who have lost four of five after winning their first six games. Memphis fell to 2-4 at home.
Denver has won five of seven.
The Nuggets never trailed and led by 18 points early in the second quarter, but the Grizzlies kept it close throughout the fourth. A basket by Jerome with 2:42 left got Memphis within 115-113, but Johnson scored the next five points.
Cedric Coward had 15 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis, and Cam Spencer also scored 15. Boozer had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Nuggets: At New Orleans on Saturday night.
Grizzlies: At New Orleans on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Zach Edey (Christian Braun gains possession) | |||
| 11:56 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving layup | 2-0 | |
| 11:32 | Cameron Boozer misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:32 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 11:10 | Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 11:10 | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | |||
| 11:01 | Ty Jerome turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | |||
| 10:50 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 4-0 | |
| 10:39 | Jaylen Wells misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 10:39 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
| 10:23 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 10:23 | Cameron Boozer defensive rebound | |||
| 10:15 | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point running layup (Cameron Boozer assists) | 4-2 | |
| 9:51 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 6-2 | |
| 9:35 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Cedric Coward assists) | 6-5 | |
| 9:16 | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:16 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | |||
| 9:06 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup (Christian Braun assists) | 8-5 | |
| 8:54 | Jaylen Wells turnover (traveling) | |||
| 8:42 | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 11-5 | |
| 8:42 | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 11-5 | |
| 8:26 | Ty Jerome misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:26 | Ty Jerome misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 8:26 | Cameron Boozer offensive rebound | |||
| 8:22 | +2 | Cameron Boozer makes two point putback layup | 11-7 | |
| 8:07 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:07 | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | |||
| 7:47 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Cedric Coward assists) | 11-10 | |
| 7:29 | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:29 | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | |||
| 7:21 | Ty Jerome misses two point running jump shot | |||
| 7:21 | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 7:14 | Aaron Gordon misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:14 | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | |||
| 7:07 | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:07 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
| 6:48 | Zach Edey misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 6:48 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 6:41 | Cedric Coward personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
| 6:41 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:32 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:32 | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | |||
| 6:18 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 13-10 | |
| 6:02 | +3 | Cam Spencer makes three point stepback jump shot | 13-13 | |
| 5:35 | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 16-13 | |
| 5:22 | Cam Spencer turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Johnson steals) | |||
| 5:19 | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running dunk (Aaron Gordon assists) | 18-13 | |
| 5:03 | +3 | Taylor Hendricks makes three point jump shot (Cameron Boozer assists) | 18-16 | |
| 4:46 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 21-16 | |
| 4:33 | Christian Braun blocks Javon Small's three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 4:33 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 4:18 | Christian Braun misses two point driving reverse layup | |||
| 4:18 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
| 4:15 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 23-16 | |
| 4:14 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:01 | Isaiah Stewart offensive foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
| 4:01 | Isaiah Stewart turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 3:50 | +3 | Trevon Brazile makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 26-16 | |
| 3:36 | GG Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 3:36 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
| 3:22 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 28-16 | |
| 3:08 | Cam Spencer misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 3:08 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
| 2:54 | Javon Small blocks DeMar DeRozan's two point jump shot | |||
| 2:54 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 2:47 | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 30-16 | |
| 2:36 | +3 | Cedric Coward makes three point jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 30-19 | |
| 2:23 | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 2:23 | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | |||
| 2:15 | Isaiah Stewart misses two point running finger roll layup | |||
| 2:15 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
| 2:04 | GG Jackson personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 1:58 | DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:58 | Grizzlies defensive rebound | |||
| 1:44 | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 30-22 | |
| 1:27 | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (GG Jackson steals) | |||
| 1:07 | Jerami Grant misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:07 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
| 0:49 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 32-22 | |
| 0:30 | Ty Jerome misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:30 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
| 0:29 | Spencer Jones personal foul (Loose ball) (Cedric Coward draws the foul) | |||
| 0:21 | +2 | Grizzlies makes two point jump shot | 32-24 | |
| 0:21 | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving layup (Ty Jerome assists) | 32-24 | |
| 0:04 | +3 | Spencer Jones makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 35-24 | |
| 0:00 | Ty Jerome misses three point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | DeMar DeRozan blocks Zach Edey's two point layup | |||
| 11:46 | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | |||
| 11:26 | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 38-24 | |
| 11:03 | Marvin Bagley III blocks Javon Small's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 11:03 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
| 10:59 | Ty Jerome misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | |||
| 10:59 | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 10:42 | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point stepback jump shot | 40-24 | |
| 10:26 | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:26 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
| 10:07 | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 42-24 | |
| 9:55 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point pullup jump shot | 42-26 | |
| 9:39 | Jerami Grant personal foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | |||
| 9:25 | Tyus Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 9:25 | Grizzlies defensive rebound | |||
| 9:07 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 42-28 | |
| 8:57 | Marvin Bagley III misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:57 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
| 8:49 | Tyus Jones blocks GG Jackson's two point running layup | |||
| 8:49 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
| 8:49 | Zach Edey offensive foul (Tyus Jones draws the foul) | |||
| 8:49 | Zach Edey turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 8:32 | GG Jackson shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | |||
| 8:32 | DeMar DeRozan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:32 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 8:32 | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | |||
| 8:32 | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | |||
| 8:32 | DeMar DeRozan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 8:32 | Jerami Grant defensive rebound | |||
| 8:20 | +3 | Jerami Grant makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 42-31 | |
| 7:53 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 7:52 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:53 | GG Jackson blocks Marvin Bagley III's two point cutting layup | |||
| 7:53 | Grizzlies defensive rebound | |||
| 7:53 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 7:52 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:32 | Jerami Grant offensive foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
| 7:32 | Jerami Grant turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 7:19 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 7:19 | Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound | |||
| 7:10 | +3 | Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Wells assists) | 42-34 | |
| 6:50 | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 45-34 | |
| 6:37 | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:37 | Taylor Hendricks offensive rebound | |||
| 6:32 | Christian Braun shooting foul (Taylor Hendricks draws the foul) | |||
| 6:32 | +1 | Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-35 | |
| 6:32 | +1 | Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-36 | |
| 6:20 | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 47-36 | |
| 6:11 | +3 | Cameron Boozer makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 47-39 | |
| 6:09 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:54 | Taylor Hendricks shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
| 5:54 | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:54 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 5:54 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-39 | |
| 5:43 | Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:43 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
| 5:26 | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 51-39 | |
| 5:07 | +2 | Cam Spencer makes two point driving floating jump shot | 51-41 | |
| 4:50 | Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:50 | Cameron Boozer defensive rebound | |||
| 4:42 | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Take) (Cam Spencer draws the foul) | |||
| 4:35 | +2 | Cedric Coward makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 51-43 | |
| 4:12 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 53-43 | |
| 4:12 | Cedric Coward defensive goaltending violation | |||
| 3:55 | Nikola Jokic blocks Cedric Coward's two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 3:55 | Cedric Coward offensive rebound | |||
| 3:50 | Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:50 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
| 3:48 | Cameron Boozer personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 3:39 | Jamal Murray offensive foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | |||
| 3:39 | Jamal Murray turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 3:20 | Jaylen Wells misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 3:20 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
| 3:06 | +2 | Nuggets makes two point jump shot | 55-43 | |
| 3:06 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 55-43 | |
| 3:01 | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Cam Spencer draws the foul) | |||
| 3:01 | +1 | Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-44 | |
| 3:01 | +1 | Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-45 | |
| 3:01 | +1 | Cam Spencer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-45 | |
| 2:51 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot | 57-45 | |
| 2:41 | Cam Spencer misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 2:41 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 2:26 | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 2:26 | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | |||
| 2:20 | Cedric Coward turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | |||
| 2:15 | Cam Spencer blocks Cameron Johnson's two point running layup | |||
| 2:15 | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | |||
| 2:10 | Jaylen Wells misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 2:10 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
| 2:04 | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running layup (Christian Braun assists) | 59-45 | |
| 1:51 | +3 | Isaiah Stewart makes three point jump shot (Cam Spencer assists) | 59-48 | |
| 1:39 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 61-48 | |
| 1:26 | +2 | Cedric Coward makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Cameron Boozer assists) | 61-50 | |
| 1:02 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 63-50 | |
| 0:47 | Isaiah Stewart misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:47 | Jaylen Wells offensive rebound | |||
| 0:44 | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | |||
| 0:44 | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-51 | |
| 0:44 | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-52 | |
| 0:35 | Aaron Gordon misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:35 | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | |||
| 0:27 | Cameron Boozer misses two point running jump shot | |||
| 0:27 | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 0:20 | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running dunk | 65-52 | |
| 0:00 | Ty Jerome misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating jump shot (Cedric Coward assists) | 65-54 | |
| 11:15 | Jaylen Wells personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
| 11:12 | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 68-54 | |
| 10:57 | Cameron Boozer misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:57 | Cedric Coward offensive rebound | |||
| 10:46 | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | |||
| 10:46 | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 68-55 | |
| 10:46 | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 68-56 | |
| 10:46 | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 68-57 | |
| 10:35 | Zach Edey blocks Christian Braun's two point driving layup | |||
| 10:35 | Grizzlies defensive rebound | |||
| 10:21 | +2 | Cedric Coward makes two point pullup jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 68-59 | |
| 10:02 | Cameron Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:02 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
| 9:52 | Grizzlies misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:52 | Spencer Jones blocks Ty Jerome's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 9:52 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
| 9:49 | Aaron Gordon blocks Cedric Coward's two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 9:49 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
| 9:45 | Cedric Coward personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 9:36 | Cameron Johnson misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 9:36 | Cameron Boozer defensive rebound | |||
| 9:32 | Cameron Boozer turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | |||
| 9:29 | Spencer Jones misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 9:29 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | |||
| 9:25 | Christian Braun misses two point putback layup | |||
| 9:25 | Christian Braun misses two point putback layup | |||
| 9:25 | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | |||
| 9:22 | Aaron Gordon blocks Cedric Coward's two point running layup | |||
| 9:22 | Cedric Coward offensive rebound | |||
| 9:17 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Cedric Coward assists) | 68-62 | |
| 9:17 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
| 9:05 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point jump shot | 70-62 | |
| 9:05 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 70-62 | |
| 8:55 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Cedric Coward draws the foul) | |||
| 8:55 | +1 | Cedric Coward makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-63 | |
| 8:55 | +1 | Cedric Coward makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-64 | |
| 8:55 | +1 | Cedric Coward makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-64 | |
| 8:45 | Zach Edey shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 8:45 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-64 | |
| 8:45 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 72-64 | |
| 8:29 | Cameron Boozer turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 8:14 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:14 | Cameron Boozer defensive rebound | |||
| 8:07 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point running jump shot (Cameron Boozer assists) | 72-66 | |
| 8:07 | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul) | |||
| 8:07 | +1 | Ty Jerome makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 72-67 | |
| 7:50 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 74-67 | |
| 7:39 | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul) | |||
| 7:32 | Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:32 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
| 7:16 | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Boozer steals) | |||
| 7:11 | Spencer Jones shooting foul (Cedric Coward draws the foul) | |||
| 7:11 | +1 | Cedric Coward makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-68 | |
| 7:11 | +1 | Cedric Coward makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-69 | |
| 6:59 | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:59 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 6:53 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 76-69 | |
| 6:33 | Cam Spencer turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 6:33 | Cam Spencer technical foul | |||
| 6:33 | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 77-69 | |
| 6:14 | Aaron Gordon misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 6:14 | Javon Small defensive rebound | |||
| 6:04 | +3 | Cam Spencer makes three point jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 77-72 | |
| 5:44 | Cameron Boozer blocks Aaron Gordon's two point jump shot | |||
| 5:44 | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:44 | Cam Spencer defensive rebound | |||
| 5:38 | +3 | Javon Small makes three point running jump shot (Cam Spencer assists) | 77-75 | |
| 5:37 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:22 | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:22 | Spencer Jones offensive rebound | |||
| 5:17 | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 5:17 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
| 5:14 | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | |||
| 5:14 | Cam Spencer defensive rebound | |||
| 4:57 | Javon Small misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:57 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 4:45 | Cam Spencer flagrant 1 (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 4:45 | Nikola Jokic misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 4:45 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 4:45 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 78-75 | |
| 4:39 | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 81-75 | |
| 4:29 | +2 | GG Jackson makes two point driving dunk (Javon Small assists) | 81-77 | |
| 4:29 | Trevon Brazile shooting foul (GG Jackson draws the foul) | |||
| 4:29 | GG Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 4:29 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
| 4:19 | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 4:19 | GG Jackson defensive rebound | |||
| 4:10 | +2 | Cam Spencer makes two point driving floating jump shot (Javon Small assists) | 81-79 | |
| 3:51 | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 83-79 | |
| 3:35 | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point driving finger roll layup (Taylor Hendricks assists) | 83-81 | |
| 3:11 | +2 | Trevon Brazile makes two point driving hook shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 85-81 | |
| 2:53 | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Taylor Hendricks draws the foul) | |||
| 2:53 | +1 | Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-82 | |
| 2:53 | +1 | Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-83 | |
| 2:39 | Spencer Jones turnover (out of bounds step) | |||
| 2:30 | Trevon Brazile blocks Cedric Coward's two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:30 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 2:20 | +2 | Trevon Brazile makes two point cutting dunk (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 87-83 | |
| 2:06 | Jerami Grant misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 2:06 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 1:54 | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:54 | Cameron Boozer defensive rebound | |||
| 1:45 | Cameron Boozer misses two point running layup | |||
| 1:45 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 1:40 | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:40 | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | |||
| 1:21 | +3 | Cameron Boozer makes three point pullup jump shot | 87-86 | |
| 1:11 | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 1:11 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-86 | |
| 1:11 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-86 | |
| 0:57 | +2 | Cedric Coward makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 89-88 | |
| 0:43 | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 0:43 | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | |||
| 0:40 | Marvin Bagley III misses two point tip layup | |||
| 0:40 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:35 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 92-88 | |
| 0:20 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating jump shot | 92-90 | |
| 0:19 | Grizzlies delay of game violation | |||
| 0:03 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 94-90 | |
| 0:01 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | DeMar DeRozan misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 11:41 | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | |||
| 11:36 | Marvin Bagley III misses two point putback layup | |||
| 11:36 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 11:27 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot (Marvin Bagley III assists) | 96-90 | |
| 11:06 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point stepback jump shot (Jerami Grant assists) | 96-92 | |
| 10:48 | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point driving finger roll layup | 98-92 | |
| 10:29 | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point stepback jump shot | 98-94 | |
| 10:11 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot | 100-94 | |
| 9:57 | Cameron Boozer misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:57 | Cameron Boozer misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:57 | Jerami Grant offensive rebound | |||
| 9:54 | +2 | Jerami Grant makes two point putback layup | 100-96 | |
| 9:47 | Javon Small personal foul (Away from play) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
| 9:48 | Javon Small personal foul (Away from play) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
| 9:48 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 101-96 | |
| 9:30 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 104-96 | |
| 9:16 | Christian Braun shooting foul (Ty Jerome draws the foul) | |||
| 9:16 | +1 | Ty Jerome makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-97 | |
| 9:16 | +1 | Ty Jerome makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 104-98 | |
| 8:58 | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 106-98 | |
| 8:43 | Cameron Boozer misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 8:43 | Zach Edey offensive rebound | |||
| 8:40 | Zach Edey misses two point putback layup | |||
| 8:40 | Cameron Boozer offensive rebound | |||
| 8:40 | Spencer Jones shooting foul (Cameron Boozer draws the foul) | |||
| 8:40 | Cameron Boozer misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:40 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
| 8:40 | +1 | Cameron Boozer makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 106-99 | |
| 8:28 | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:28 | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | |||
| 8:21 | Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:21 | Spencer Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:21 | Zach Edey defensive rebound | |||
| 8:14 | DeMar DeRozan personal foul (Take) (Jerami Grant draws the foul) | |||
| 8:10 | Ty Jerome misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:10 | Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound | |||
| 8:02 | +2 | Cameron Boozer makes two point cutting layup (Isaiah Stewart assists) | 106-101 | |
| 7:36 | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:36 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 7:36 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 7:36 | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:36 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 7:36 | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 7:18 | Jamal Murray blocks Jerami Grant's two point driving layup | |||
| 7:18 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
| 7:13 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running finger roll layup | 108-101 | |
| 6:46 | Jamal Murray blocks Jaylen Wells's two point floating jump shot | |||
| 6:46 | Grizzlies offensive rebound | |||
| 6:46 | Grizzlies turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 6:46 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:33 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 110-101 | |
| 6:08 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point stepback jump shot (Cam Spencer assists) | 110-104 | |
| 5:48 | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 113-104 | |
| 5:35 | +3 | Ty Jerome makes three point pullup jump shot | 113-107 | |
| 5:12 | DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:12 | Cam Spencer defensive rebound | |||
| 4:51 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point driving floating jump shot | 113-109 | |
| 4:41 | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 4:34 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:34 | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | |||
| 4:07 | Jaylen Wells misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:07 | Cameron Boozer offensive rebound | |||
| 4:01 | +2 | Cameron Boozer makes two point turnaround hook shot | 113-111 | |
| 4:00 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
| 3:45 | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 3:45 | Cameron Boozer defensive rebound | |||
| 3:26 | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:26 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 3:07 | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:07 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 3:05 | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 2:58 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 115-111 | |
| 2:42 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 115-113 | |
| 2:14 | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:14 | Cameron Johnson offensive rebound | |||
| 2:04 | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 117-113 | |
| 1:43 | Ty Jerome misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 1:43 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
| 1:19 | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:19 | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | |||
| 1:15 | Jaylen Wells offensive foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 1:15 | Jaylen Wells turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 1:01 | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 120-113 | |
| 0:52 | +3 | Grizzlies makes three point jump shot | 120-116 | |
| 0:52 | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 120-116 | |
| 0:29 | Christian Braun misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:29 | Cameron Boozer defensive rebound | |||
| 0:20 | +2 | Zach Edey makes two point turnaround hook shot (Cameron Boozer assists) | 120-118 | |
| 0:17 | Zach Edey personal foul (Take) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | |||
| 0:13 | Cameron Boozer personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 0:13 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 121-118 | |
| 0:13 | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:13 | Cameron Boozer defensive rebound | |||
| 0:06 | Cameron Boozer misses three point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 0:06 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
| 0:04 | Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
| 0:04 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 122-118 | |
| 0:04 | Nuggets delay of game violation | |||
| 0:04 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 123-118 | |
| 0:04 | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:03 | Cameron Boozer misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:03 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Nuggets defensive rebound | 0:03 |
| Cameron Boozer misses three point jump shot | 0:03 |
| Grizzlies 60 second timeout | 0:04 |
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+ 1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:04 |
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+ 1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:04 |
| Isaiah Stewart personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | 0:04 |
| Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 0:06 |
| Cameron Boozer misses three point driving floating bank jump shot | 0:06 |
| Cameron Boozer defensive rebound | 0:13 |
| Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:13 |
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+ 1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:13 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 123 | 118 |
| Field Goals | 49-98 (50.0%) | 41-88 (46.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 14-38 (36.8%) | 17-41 (41.5%) |
| Free Throws | 11-16 (68.8%) | 19-21 (90.5%) |
| Total Rebounds | 50 | 54 |
| Offensive | 11 | 11 |
| Defensive | 26 | 30 |
| Team | 13 | 13 |
| Assists | 34 | 27 |
| Steals | 4 | 2 |
| Blocks | 11 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 11 |
| Fouls | 16 | 22 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Murray | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12/19 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +11 | 51 |
| N. Jokic | 27 | 11 | 8 | 10/16 | 1/3 | 6/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | +5 | 55 |
| C. Johnson | 23 | 4 | 3 | 9/15 | 4/7 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 34 |
| C. Braun | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5/13 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 27 |
| A. Gordon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3/11 | 1/7 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Murray | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12/19 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +11 | 51 |
| N. Jokic | 27 | 11 | 8 | 10/16 | 1/3 | 6/8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | +5 | 55 |
| C. Johnson | 23 | 4 | 3 | 9/15 | 4/7 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 34 |
| C. Braun | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5/13 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 27 |
| A. Gordon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3/11 | 1/7 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 18 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. DeRozan | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4/9 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 18 |
| T. Brazile | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +1 | 13 |
| M. Bagley III | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 9 |
| S. Jones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 4 |
| T. Jones | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 10 |
| A. Diallo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Hopkins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Holmes II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Nembhard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Whitmore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 123 | 37 | 34 | 49/98 | 14/38 | 11/16 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 26 | +25 | - |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Spencer | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5/7 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 23 |
| J. Grant | 14 | 2 | 2 | 6/9 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 19 |
| T. Hendricks | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 11 |
| J. Small | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 13 |
| I. Stewart | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 7 |
| G. Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 5 |
| J. Mashack | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Murray | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Prosper | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Lopez | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 118 | 41 | 27 | 41/88 | 17/41 | 19/21 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 30 | -25 | - |