Pistons (119) vs Nuggets (134) · Apr 6, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Apr 6, 2021

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokics 27 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists, the Nuggets defeated the Pistons, 134-119. Additionally for the Nuggets, Michael Porter Jr. added 25 points and seven rebounds in the victory, while Jerami Grant tallied 29 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Pistons in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 32-18 on the season, while the Pistons fall to 15-36.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	32	24	30	33	119
DEN	39	37	33	25	134

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
41Saddiq BeySF	23	9-15	6-12	1-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	25	-7
9Jerami GrantPF	29	11-18	3-5	4-6	5	4	0	1	4	1	29	-12
24Mason PlumleeC	20	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	1	4	-12
20Josh JacksonSG	22	3-6	1-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	2	1	7	-10
38Saben LeePG	15	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	7	0	0	1	2	0	-9
0Dennis Smith Jr.	13	1-3	1-1	3-4	1	2	0	0	1	0	6	-9
8Wayne Ellington	13	0-3	0-3	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	-10
6Hamidou Diallo	17	3-4	1-1	1-1	1	0	1	0	2	2	8	-17
28Isaiah Stewart	27	4-5	0-0	1-2	8	2	0	0	0	2	9	-3
45Sekou Doumbouya	8	1-5	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	-10
18Cory Joseph	18	3-7	1-2	2-2	3	6	0	1	1	0	9	+3
5Frank Jackson	16	4-8	2-6	1-1	1	0	0	0	1	0	11	+13
25Tyler Cook	12	3-3	0-0	1-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	7	+8
91Deividas Sirvydis	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		44-8154.3%	15-3542.9%	16-2080.0%	30	27	4	2	13	12	119

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	28	11-16	3-4	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	1	25	+11
50Aaron GordonPF	22	2-4	1-3	4-4	4	3	0	0	1	0	9	+9
15Nikola JokicC	26	13-16	0-0	1-2	8	11	1	1	1	3	27	+9
5Will BartonSG	36	10-16	3-6	1-1	6	4	2	0	2	3	24	+19
11Monte MorrisPG	23	5-8	0-1	0-0	2	4	0	1	1	0	10	+2
7Facundo Campazzo	22	2-6	2-3	0-0	0	5	1	0	1	3	6	+8
35PJ Dozier	28	3-9	0-4	2-2	6	5	3	0	1	5	8	+9
0JaMychal Green	21	3-7	2-5	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	2	8	+10
4Paul Millsap	18	5-9	2-3	0-0	5	2	0	1	2	2	12	+7
22Zeke Nnaji	4	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	-4
31Vlatko Cancar	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-3
12Gary Clark	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
00Markus Howard	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
34JaVale McGee	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		56-9459.6%	14-3145.2%	8-988.9%	44	36	7	5	10	20	134

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdetden

(11:54) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Plumlee: Tip to Lee
+2 (11:43) Plumlee 2' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Lee 1 AST)
20
(11:25) MISS Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:22) J. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) MISS Bey 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:13) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:02) Porter Jr. 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:47) Plumlee 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Lee 2 AST)
42
+2 (10:31) Morris Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
44
+3 (10:16) Grant 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bey 1 AST)
74
+2 (9:54) Barton 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
76
+2 (9:36) Grant 21' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Lee 3 AST)
96
+2 (9:22) Jokic 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
98
+2 (8:56) J. Jackson 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
118
(8:41) Barton Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (8:29) Grant 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS)
138
(8:28) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (8:12) Barton 17' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1310
(7:52) MISS Grant 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:49) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:41) MISS Barton 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:38) Grant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:25) J. Jackson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:25) Barton STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:21) Morris 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Barton 2 AST)
1312
+3 (7:15) Bey 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lee 4 AST)
1612
+2 (6:51) Jokic 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1614
+2 (6:37) Bey 19' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Plumlee 1 AST)
1814
(6:23) Grant P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
(6:23) MISS Barton 3' Alley Oop Layup
(6:23) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:22) Bey S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (6:22) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1815
+1 (6:22) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1816
+2 (6:03) Grant 19' Turnaround Fadeaway (9 PTS)
2016
(6:03) Dozier S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (6:03) Grant Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2116
+2 (5:43) Jokic 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS)
2118
(5:21) MISS Smith Jr. 2' Driving Layup
(5:19) Dozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:15) Porter Jr. 30' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2121
(4:55) MISS Grant 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:54) Grant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:54) MISS Grant Tip Layup Shot
(4:53) Grant REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (4:52) Grant 5' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2321
(4:52) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kallio)
+1 (4:52) Grant Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
2421
+2 (4:42) Gordon 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2423
(4:35) MISS Ellington 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:35) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:29) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:06) Dozier S.FOUL (P2.T3) (S.Wright)
+1 (4:06) Grant Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
2523
(4:06) MISS Grant Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:05) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:53) Jokic 2' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (8 PTS) (Dozier 1 AST)
2525
+3 (3:38) Diallo 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
2825
(3:28) Plumlee P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Wright)
(3:18) MISS Jokic 8' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot
(3:16) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:15) Green 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2827
(2:58) Green P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.DeRosa)
(2:58) Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:53) Grant 1' Driving Dunk (16 PTS) (Stewart 1 AST)
3027
(2:38) Stewart P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Kallio)
+3 (2:31) Campazzo 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Barton 3 AST)
3030
(2:15) Campazzo P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (2:15) Ellington Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3130
+1 (2:15) Ellington Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3230
+2 (1:51) Millsap 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
3232
(1:25) MISS Smith Jr. 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:24) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:06) MISS Dozier 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:03) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:02) Barton 2' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
3234
(0:41) Doumbouya Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:41) Dozier STEAL (1 STL)
(0:38) MISS Campazzo 3' Running Finger Roll Layup
(0:36) Dozier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:36) Dozier Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
3236
(0:27) Diallo Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (0:03) Campazzo 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)
3239

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DET

DEN

119Points134

44-81(54.3%)Field Goal(%)56-94(59.6%)

15-35(42.9%)3-Point(%)14-31(45.2%)

16-20(80.0%)Free Throw(%)8-9(88.9%)

30(7)Rebounds(Offensive)44(13)

27Assists36

4Steals7

2Blocks5

13Turnovers10

12Fouls20

48Pts In The Paint62

22Fast Break Pts24

14Pts Off Turnovers23

54Bench Pts39

5Largest Lead28

Game Details

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 3,556 (18.6%)