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Nuggets top Pistons to end skid, clinch Northwest Division
DETROIT (AP) The Denver Nuggets have been so dominant this season that they've clinched the Northwest Division with a few weeks left in the regular season.
Nikola Jokic deferred to teammates early before looking for his shot and finished with 30 points to help the Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 119-100 on Thursday night and end a season-high four-game losing streak.
“This has to be a building block,” Denver coach Michael Malone said. “I told our team, it’s a good win. Clinched a playoff spot. Won your division. That’s great. Let this be the start of something special. We lost four in a row, lowest of the low for us during this season. Now, let’s get back to playing and go on a run.”
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 20 points, Jamal Murray had 19 and Aaron Gordon 15 for the Western Conference-leading Nuggets.
Jokic, the two-time reigning NBA MVP, had three assists and three rebounds before his first attempt several minutes into the game and finished 14 of 18 from the field with 10 rebounds and nine assists.
The short-handed Pistons were competitive for three quarters, leading by as many as seven points in a game with 16 lead changes and 10 ties. The Nuggets picked up their intensity on defense in the fourth, and pulled away easily to lead by double digits midway through the quarter.
“A championship team is going to turn up their energy,” Detroit coach Dwane Casey said. “We talked about that during the timeout. We didn't respond, and that's part of our growth.”
Rodney McGruder scored 20 for the Pistons, who have lost 12 of 13 games and have the NBA's worst record. Detroit rookies Jalen Duren had 15 points and 13 assists, while Jaden Ivey added 14 points and six assists.
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Jokic was an assist away from a triple-double. The 7-foot center, who often plays like a point guard, has an league-high 27 triple-doubles to nearly triple the rest of the league leaders in the category. ... With the win, Denver is .500 on the road. ... The Nuggets have won the division for the third time in five seasons, and they finished in second place the other two years.
Pistons: The banged-up team was missing many injured players: Marvin Bagley III, Bojan Bogdanovic, Alec Burks, Hamidou Diallo and Isaiah Livers, along with Cade Cunningham, who had season-ending shin surgery three months ago.
“They have not been winning games, but they’ve been playing hard with the guys they have available,” Malone said.
ON D IN THE D
Denver limited Detroit to 14 points in the fourth quarter after giving up an average of 117 points over the previous three games.
“It always starts with our offense,” Malone said. “When we’re turning the ball over, it makes it really hard to defend.
“When we’re not aggressive and we’re not physical, it’s like a layup line out there."
HE SAID IT
Casey said Jokic reminds him of Hall of Famer Larry Bird.
“He doesn’t get in a hurry, and you can’t rush or speed him up,” Casey said. “He gets to where he wants to go by taking his time, using his body, angles, pass fakes.
"He’s not the most athletic guy in the world, but he gets exactly where he wants to go when he wants to get there.”
Jokic has a shot to be the first player since Bird to win three straight NBA MVP awards. The former Boston Celtics superstar pulled off the feat in the mid 1980s.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Stay on the road for third of five-game trip to face the New York Knicks on Saturday afternoon.
Pistons: Host Miami on Sunday night. ---
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. James Wiseman (Rodney McGruder gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Rodney McGruder's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:36 |  | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running alley-oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:12 | | Killian Hayes turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:52 | | Eugene Omoruyi shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-0 |
| 10:52 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-0 |
| 10:37 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:34 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:29 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 6-0 |
| 10:15 | | +2 | Eugene Omoruyi makes two point driving layup (Killian Hayes assists) | 6-2 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 8-2 |
| 9:49 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 9:43 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:41 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Killian Hayes blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 9:40 | | Rodney McGruder defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Rodney McGruder misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point putback dunk | 8-4 |
| 9:15 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Rodney McGruder defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Eugene Omoruyi draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point tip layup | 8-6 |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 10-6 |
| 8:39 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 8:39 | | Jaden Ivey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:39 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-7 |
| 8:20 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Eugene Omoruyi defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk | 12-7 |
| 7:41 | | +2 | Eugene Omoruyi makes two point cutting layup (James Wiseman assists) | 12-9 |
| 7:31 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-9 |
| 7:21 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Eugene Omoruyi makes two point cutting layup (Killian Hayes assists) | 14-11 |
| 6:54 | | Killian Hayes blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:54 | | Rodney McGruder defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Eugene Omoruyi makes two point running dunk (Rodney McGruder assists) | 14-13 |
| 6:32 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:29 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Killian Hayes misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:18 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point driving layup (Jaden Ivey assists) | 14-15 |
| 5:36 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 17-15 |
| 5:17 | | Bruce Brown blocks Jaden Ivey's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Killian Hayes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Rodney McGruder offensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | +3 | Rodney McGruder makes three point stepback jump shot | 17-18 |
| 4:50 | | Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:32 | | +3 | Rodney McGruder makes three point jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 17-21 |
| 4:12 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 19-21 |
| 3:47 | | Rodney McGruder misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Eugene Omoruyi offensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | James Wiseman misses two point hook shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Loose ball) (Rodney McGruder draws the foul) | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Killian Hayes makes two point pullup jump shot | 19-23 |
| 3:06 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Killian Hayes turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point running dunk (Bruce Brown assists) | 21-23 |
| 2:47 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point alley-oop dunk (Eugene Omoruyi assists) | 21-25 |
| 2:37 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup | 23-25 |
| 2:12 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Eugene Omoruyi's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:09 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running layup | 25-25 |
| 1:45 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Eugene Omoruyi shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:39 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:39 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:39 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-25 |
| 1:28 | | Cory Joseph turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 1:25 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running finger roll layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 28-25 |
| 1:25 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-25 |
| 1:14 | | +3 | Rodney McGruder makes three point jump shot (Cory Joseph assists) | 29-28 |
| 0:50 | | Christian Braun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | R.J. Hampton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Christian Braun blocks Rodney McGruder's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | Bruce Brown misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:20 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Cory Joseph misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Bruce Brown kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:18 | | +3 | Cory Joseph makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 29-31 |
| 10:57 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Jeff Green assists) | 31-31 |
| 10:43 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:40 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point running pullup jump shot | 34-31 |
| 10:23 | | R.J. Hampton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Thomas Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 37-31 |
| 9:55 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving reverse layup | 39-31 |
| 9:40 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:31 | | Thomas Bryant personal foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point cutting dunk (Jaden Ivey assists) | 39-33 |
| 9:08 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 9:02 | | Jaden Ivey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:02 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 9:02 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-34 |
| 8:51 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:51 | | Jeff Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:51 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +1 | Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-34 |
| 8:41 | | +2 | R.J. Hampton makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Duren assists) | 40-36 |
| 8:41 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (R.J. Hampton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:41 | | +1 | R.J. Hampton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-37 |
| 8:23 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Jaden Ivey defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:14 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point putback layup | 40-39 |
| 8:14 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:54 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Thomas Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | Thomas Bryant misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:52 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 7:30 | | R.J. Hampton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point putback dunk | 40-41 |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 42-41 |
| 6:50 | | Thomas Bryant shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-42 |
| 6:50 | | Jaden Ivey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:48 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Duren steals) | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point running dunk | 42-44 |
| 6:14 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Duren steals) | ||
| 6:02 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point hook shot | 42-46 |
| 6:02 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:47 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:43 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 44-46 |
| 5:33 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 44-49 |
| 5:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 46-49 |
| 5:00 | | +2 | Killian Hayes makes two point driving hook shot | 46-51 |
| 4:42 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 48-51 |
| 4:15 | | Bruce Brown blocks Killian Hayes's three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | Eugene Omoruyi personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:59 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 50-51 |
| 3:45 | | Rodney McGruder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 52-51 |
| 3:06 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Killian Hayes offensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | +3 | Cory Joseph makes three point jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 52-54 |
| 2:44 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 54-54 |
| 2:25 | | James Wiseman misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Rodney McGruder offensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | +2 | Rodney McGruder makes two point putback layup | 54-56 |
| 2:06 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Rodney McGruder steals) | ||
| 2:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks James Wiseman's two point running layup | ||
| 1:56 | | Jaden Ivey offensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | +2 | Jaden Ivey makes two point pullup jump shot | 54-58 |
| 1:48 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 56-58 |
| 1:29 | | +3 | Rodney McGruder makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 56-61 |
| 1:29 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:15 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot | 58-61 |
| 0:41 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks James Wiseman's two point layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | Rodney McGruder blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup | ||
| 0:21 | | Rodney McGruder defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | +3 | Cory Joseph makes three point jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 58-64 |
| 0:00 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 60-64 |
| 11:24 | | +3 | Eugene Omoruyi makes three point jump shot (Rodney McGruder assists) | 60-67 |
| 11:03 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup | 62-67 |
| 10:49 | | James Wiseman turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:31 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Jaden Ivey personal foul (Loose ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Eugene Omoruyi defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | James Wiseman misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | James Wiseman personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:46 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 64-67 |
| 9:36 | | Killian Hayes turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point running layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 66-67 |
| 9:33 | | Jaden Ivey shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 9:33 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 67-67 |
| 9:23 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Jaden Ivey draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | +1 | Jaden Ivey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-68 |
| 9:23 | | Jaden Ivey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Rodney McGruder shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-68 |
| 9:08 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 69-68 |
| 8:57 | | Eugene Omoruyi offensive foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 8:57 | | Eugene Omoruyi turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:46 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:26 | | Rodney McGruder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:24 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Jaden Ivey personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-68 |
| 8:21 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:18 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Killian Hayes misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 7:46 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:46 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Killian Hayes turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 7:39 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Rodney McGruder steals) | ||
| 7:26 | | Jalen Duren misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | Rodney McGruder shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:21 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:21 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-68 |
| 7:03 | | +2 | Killian Hayes makes two point pullup jump shot (Rodney McGruder assists) | 71-70 |
| 6:49 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup | 73-70 |
| 6:30 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point reverse layup (Jaden Ivey assists) | 73-72 |
| 6:25 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Rodney McGruder steals) | ||
| 6:09 | | Rodney McGruder misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | James Wiseman offensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | James Wiseman misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:03 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +3 | Rodney McGruder makes three point jump shot (Jaden Ivey assists) | 73-75 |
| 5:24 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:19 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 75-75 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jalen Duren assists) | 75-77 |
| 4:45 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 77-77 |
| 4:32 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 4:32 | | +1 | Jalen Duren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 77-78 |
| 4:32 | | Jalen Duren misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:21 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | James Wiseman shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:08 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:04 | | James Wiseman defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jalen Duren assists) | 77-80 |
| 3:27 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:27 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Killian Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | Jalen Duren misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 2:44 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 79-80 |
| 2:29 | | James Wiseman offensive foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | James Wiseman turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:11 | | Jeff Green turnover (bad pass) (Killian Hayes steals) | ||
| 2:07 | | +2 | Killian Hayes makes two point running dunk | 79-82 |
| 1:54 | | Killian Hayes shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:54 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-82 |
| 1:54 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 81-82 |
| 1:44 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Killian Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | Killian Hayes misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:27 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 84-82 |
| 1:04 | | Cory Joseph misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup | 86-82 |
| 0:57 | | Jalen Duren defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 0:35 | | Killian Hayes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Loose ball) (Cory Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 0:35 | | Cory Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:35 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +1 | Cory Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-83 |
| 0:15 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Cory Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Cory Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 86-84 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Cory Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 86-85 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Cory Joseph makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 86-86 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Cory Joseph turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:33 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jalen Duren draws the foul) | ||
| 11:23 | | Jalen Duren misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:23 | | Pistons offensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | Jalen Duren misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:15 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Pistons defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | +3 | Jaden Ivey makes three point pullup jump shot (Cory Joseph assists) | 86-89 |
| 10:34 | | Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Duren steals) | ||
| 10:31 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point running dunk | 86-91 |
| 10:10 | | Bruce Brown misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:10 | | Thomas Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Thomas Bryant misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:10 | | Thomas Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point putback layup | 88-91 |
| 10:10 | | Jalen Duren shooting foul (Thomas Bryant draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | +1 | Thomas Bryant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 89-91 |
| 9:47 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 91-91 |
| 9:20 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:58 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 93-91 |
| 8:42 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 96-91 |
| 8:33 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:18 | | Jaden Ivey turnover (lost ball) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 8:12 | | Christian Braun misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:09 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Jaden Ivey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Cory Joseph shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 7:46 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:46 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-91 |
| 7:20 | | Cory Joseph misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | Thomas Bryant turnover (bad pass) (Eugene Omoruyi steals) | ||
| 6:41 | | Cory Joseph turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:26 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 99-91 |
| 6:10 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Jalen Duren turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 5:54 | | Bruce Brown misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Rodney McGruder defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Jalen Duren technical foul | ||
| 5:54 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 100-91 |
| 5:54 | | Pistons delay of game violation | ||
| 5:37 | | Eugene Omoruyi misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:18 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:18 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 102-91 |
| 5:18 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:00 | | Rodney McGruder misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Jalen Duren offensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | Jalen Duren makes two point putback layup | 102-93 |
| 4:38 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 104-93 |
| 4:20 | | Jalen Duren turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:05 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:05 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Killian Hayes personal foul (Loose ball) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 107-93 |
| 3:28 | | +2 | James Wiseman makes two point hook shot (Jalen Duren assists) | 107-95 |
| 3:09 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Jalen Duren defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | James Wiseman misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 109-95 |
| 2:18 | | Jalen Duren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 112-95 |
| 2:08 | | Pistons 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:54 | | Jaden Ivey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 115-95 |
| 1:29 | | +2 | Killian Hayes makes two point pullup jump shot | 115-97 |
| 1:15 | | Killian Hayes shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:15 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-97 |
| 1:15 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:13 | | Rodney McGruder defensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | Killian Hayes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running layup | 118-97 |
| 0:58 | | Killian Hayes shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 119-97 |
| 0:47 | | Cory Joseph misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:04 | | +3 | Rodney McGruder makes three point pullup jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 119-100 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 3 | Rodney McGruder makes three point pullup jump shot (Killian Hayes assists) | 0:04 |
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Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:22 |
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Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | 0:44 |
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Cory Joseph misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | 0:47 |
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+ 1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:58 |
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Killian Hayes shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | 0:58 |
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+ 2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running layup | 0:58 |
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Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 1:00 |
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Killian Hayes misses two point pullup jump shot | 1:02 |
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Rodney McGruder defensive rebound | 1:13 |
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Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:15 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 119 | 100 |
| Field Goals | 47-89 (52.8%) | 39-85 (45.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 8-24 (33.3%) | 12-27 (44.4%) |
| Free Throws | 17-25 (68.0%) | 10-18 (55.6%) |
| Total Rebounds | 56 | 48 |
| Offensive | 13 | 13 |
| Defensive | 34 | 24 |
| Team | 9 | 11 |
| Assists | 29 | 24 |
| Steals | 9 | 8 |
| Blocks | 7 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 17 |
| Fouls | 15 | 20 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
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N. Jokic
C 15
30 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST
R. McGruder
SG 17
20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
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N. Jokic C | 24.5 PPG | 11.8 RPG | 9.8 APG | 63.2 FG% |
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R. McGruder SG | 5.7 PPG | 2.3 RPG | 0.9 APG | 40.8 FG% |
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N. Jokic C | 30 PTS | 10 REB | 9 AST | |
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R. McGruder SG | 20 PTS | 8 REB | 3 AST | |