Denver Nuggets vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Mar 12, 2021

FINAL

22-15DenverNuggets

103

17-17MemphisGrizzlies

102

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	26	27	28	22	103
MEM	31	24	22	25	102

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Grizzlies, 103-102. Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 28 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists, while Michael Porter Jr. added 21 points and nine rebounds in the victory. Ja Morant tallied 16 points, four rebounds and nine assists for the Grizzlies in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 22-15 on the season, while the Grizzlies fall to 17-17.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Will BartonSF	30	8-14	5-10	0-1	1	4	3	0	2	0	+15	21
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	34	8-13	2-4	3-4	9	0	0	1	1	1	+9	21
15Nikola JokicC	36	13-22	1-2	1-2	15	7	2	0	1	1	-3	28
11Monte MorrisSG	31	2-8	0-3	2-2	2	5	2	0	1	3	+11	6
27Jamal MurrayPG	32	1-14	1-5	0-0	3	5	2	0	1	1	+9	3
35PJ Dozier	21	1-6	1-4	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	1	-14	3
7Facundo Campazzo	19	3-7	2-6	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	1	-12	8
4Paul Millsap	21	4-7	1-3	2-2	7	1	0	2	1	2	-11	11
25Isaiah Hartenstein	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	2	0	0	+1	2
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Greg Whittington	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	41-9244.6%	13-3735.1%	8-1172.7%	45	27	10	5	9	10	-	103

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Dillon BrooksSF	33	8-20	4-6	0-0	3	3	0	0	3	4	-12	20
1Kyle AndersonPF	18	1-5	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	-9	2
17Jonas ValanciunasC	36	7-10	0-0	0-0	11	1	1	0	1	2	0	14
22Desmond BaneSG	17	3-5	2-4	2-2	4	0	0	0	2	3	-10	10
12Ja MorantPG	34	5-16	2-2	4-4	4	9	1	0	5	1	-8	16
15Brandon Clarke	29	8-14	2-5	2-2	4	1	1	3	1	1	+8	20
0De'Anthony Melton	23	3-7	3-5	0-0	4	6	1	1	1	0	+13	9
21Tyus Jones	13	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	1	1	+7	5
7Justise Winslow	21	3-6	0-3	0-0	8	5	0	1	1	1	+7	6
2Xavier Tillman	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	-1	0
3Grayson Allen	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Gorgui Dieng	— did not play —												— did not play —
46John Konchar	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jontay Porter	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Killian Tillie	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8746.0%	14-2850.0%	8-8100%	45	27	6	5	16	15	-	102

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMEM

(11:59) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Jokic: Tip to Bane
+3 (11:42) Bane 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morant 1 AST)
03
(11:26) MISS Murray 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:24) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:20) MISS Brooks 1' Running Finger Roll Layup
(11:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:13) Barton 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
33
(10:52) Bane Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:52) Morris STEAL (1 STL)
(10:49) Bane S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ayotte)
+1 (10:49) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
43
+1 (10:49) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
53
(10:39) Morant Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:39) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:34) Porter Jr. 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
73
+2 (10:19) Valanciunas 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Morant 2 AST)
75
(10:03) MISS Jokic 16' Jump Shot
(10:00) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:47) MISS Morant 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:43) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:43) Valanciunas Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
77
(9:29) MISS Morris 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:25) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:22) MISS Brooks 18' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:17) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:13) Morant P.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
(9:06) Barton Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:53) Valanciunas Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (8:44) Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
107
+3 (8:34) Brooks 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1010
(8:20) Anderson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
(8:16) Valanciunas P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Ayotte)
(8:06) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:01) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:57) MISS Brooks 1' Running Finger Roll Layup
(7:55) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:52) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:48) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:39) Anderson 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Valanciunas 1 AST)
1012
(7:27) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:24) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:14) MISS Bane 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:11) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (6:52) Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1312
(6:50) GRIZZLIES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:28) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ayotte)
+1 (6:28) Morant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1313
+1 (6:28) Morant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1314
+2 (6:11) Jokic 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1514
(6:01) MISS Valanciunas 8' Floating Jump Shot
(5:57) Morant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:57) MISS Morant Tip Dunk Shot
(5:56) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:55) Morris 2' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1714
(5:55) Melton Violation:Defensive Goaltending (R.Mott)
+3 (5:39) Clarke 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
1717
+3 (5:19) Barton 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2017
(5:05) Porter Jr. Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Ayotte)
(4:58) MISS Morant 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:56) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:50) MISS Morris 11' Floating Jump Shot
(4:43) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:43) Porter Jr. Tip Layup Shot (9 PTS)
2217
(4:38) Brooks Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:38) Morris STEAL (2 STL)
(4:30) MISS Porter Jr. 1' Driving Layup
(4:28) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:28) MISS Porter Jr. Tip Layup Shot
(4:26) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:18) MISS Clarke 3PT Jump Shot
(4:15) Melton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:03) Valanciunas 7' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (6 PTS)
2219
(3:49) Barton Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:34) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Campazzo: Tip to Jones
+2 (3:30) Clarke 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS) (Melton 1 AST)
2221
(3:30) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ayotte)
+1 (3:30) Clarke Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2222
(3:15) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:15) Valanciunas STEAL (1 STL)
(3:05) MISS Melton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:02) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:54) MISS Millsap 6' Driving Layup
(2:51) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(2:39) MISS Valanciunas 13' Jump Shot
(2:36) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (2:28) Jokic 10' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
2422
+3 (2:03) Clarke 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Melton 2 AST)
2425
(1:40) MISS Dozier 3PT Jump Shot
(1:37) Millsap REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:36) MISS Campazzo 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:32) Winslow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:28) MISS Melton 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:25) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (1:12) Jokic 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
2625
+3 (0:48) Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Melton 3 AST)
2628
(0:31) MISS Jokic 1' Driving Dunk
(0:29) Winslow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:25) Clarke 1' Running Layup (11 PTS) (Winslow 1 AST)
2630
(0:25) Millsap S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
(0:25) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (0:25) Clarke Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
2631
(0:01) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:01) Jones STEAL (1 STL)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MEM

103Points102

41-92(44.6%)Field Goal(%)40-87(46.0%)

13-37(35.1%)3-Point(%)14-28(50.0%)

8-11(72.7%)Free Throw(%)8-8(100.0%)

45(9)Rebounds(Offensive)45(8)

27Assists27

10Steals6

5Blocks5

9Turnovers16

10Fouls15

42Pts In The Paint46

23Fast Break Pts7

15Pts Off Turnovers9

24Bench Pts40

12Largest Lead9

Game Details

Friday, March 12, 2021 · 8:00 PM

FedExForum · Memphis, TN

attendance: 2,160 (11.9%)

tv: NBA TV