Memphis Grizzlies vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 26, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	18	35	22	21	96
DEN	21	37	27	35	120

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Grizzlies, 120-96. Nikola Jokic recorded 24 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in 30 minutes of play for the Nuggets, while Michael Porter Jr. added a game-high 31 points, along with seven rebounds in the victory. Ja Morant tallied a team-high 27 points (10-15 FG), along with six rebounds and six assists for the Grizzlies in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 40-21 on the season, while the Grizzlies fall to 31-29.

Player Stats

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Dillon BrooksSF	22	2-5	1-3	4-4	1	2	1	1	4	5	-15	9
1Kyle AndersonPF	19	2-4	0-1	2-2	7	1	0	0	0	0	-7	6
17Jonas ValanciunasC	23	6-9	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	0	3	3	-17	13
3Grayson AllenSG	25	3-7	2-6	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-8	8
12Ja MorantPG	29	10-15	0-4	7-9	6	6	1	0	3	2	-8	27
0De'Anthony Melton	24	1-9	0-3	1-2	6	2	1	0	1	3	-12	3
13Jaren Jackson Jr.	20	3-10	1-5	3-6	7	1	0	0	2	5	-5	10
15Brandon Clarke	15	1-5	0-2	0-0	5	3	2	3	2	0	-6	2
22Desmond Bane	19	1-3	0-2	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	-15	3
7Justise Winslow	20	2-6	0-2	2-2	4	4	0	2	0	0	-13	6
21Tyus Jones	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-4	2
46John Konchar	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	0	-4	2
35Killian Tillie	5	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	2
4Jontay Porter	4	0-1	0-1	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	3
2Xavier Tillman	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	34-8142.0%	4-3212.5%	24-3177.4%	45	20	8	6	16	22	-	96

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	35	12-19	3-6	4-5	7	2	1	1	2	0	+7	31
50Aaron GordonPF	22	6-10	2-3	1-3	5	2	1	0	0	3	+9	15
15Nikola JokicC	29	6-12	2-3	10-10	15	5	2	0	6	3	+11	24
35PJ DozierSG	26	4-12	0-3	1-1	3	3	0	1	0	1	+24	9
7Facundo CampazzoPG	30	3-8	1-4	0-0	2	7	2	0	1	3	+10	7
25Austin Rivers	28	3-8	0-4	0-0	1	3	1	1	1	3	+15	6
0JaMychal Green	19	2-5	1-3	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	2	+13	5
3Shaquille Harrison	19	1-4	0-1	1-1	4	1	0	0	0	2	+15	3
4Paul Millsap	14	5-11	2-5	0-0	4	0	1	0	0	2	+11	12
31Vlatko Cancar	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	2
00Markus Howard	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	+1	0
10Bol Bol	3	1-2	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	4
22Zeke Nnaji	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+1	2
34JaVale McGee	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	45-9447.9%	11-3333.3%	19-2286.4%	48	25	8	3	11	20	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMEMDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Valanciunas: Tip to Allen
+2 (11:42) Valanciunas 8' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Brooks 1 AST)
20
(11:27) Brooks S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Lewis)
(11:27) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:27) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (11:27) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
21
(11:17) MISS Morant 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:54) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:47) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:44) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:33) Jokic 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
23
(10:24) MISS Valanciunas 8' Floating Jump Shot
(10:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (10:10) Porter Jr. 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
25
(9:48) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Green)
+1 (9:48) Brooks Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
35
+1 (9:48) Brooks Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
45
(9:35) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:35) Valanciunas STEAL (1 STL)
(9:30) MISS Morant 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:27) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:26) MISS Brooks 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:26) Dozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:18) Dozier 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
47
(8:52) Brooks Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:52) Brooks L.B.FOUL (P2.T2) (L.Wood)
(8:35) Valanciunas P.FOUL (P1.T3) (L.Wood)
(8:29) MISS Porter Jr. 14' Floating Jump Shot
(8:27) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:22) Dozier S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Lewis)
+1 (8:22) Melton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
57
(8:22) MISS Melton Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:20) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:05) Jokic 7' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (4 PTS)
59
+2 (7:52) Morant 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
79
(7:36) MISS Dozier 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:34) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:32) Porter Jr. 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
711
(7:32) Melton S.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Lewis)
(7:32) Grizzlies Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:32) MISS Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1
(7:29) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:18) MISS Valanciunas 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:11) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:11) Valanciunas Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
911
+2 (6:58) Gordon 16' Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
913
(6:44) MISS Melton 4' Driving Layup
(6:43) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:33) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:29) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:23) MISS Anderson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:21) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(6:08) Campazzo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:08) Melton STEAL (1 STL)
(6:04) MISS Allen 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:01) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
(5:57) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:57) Gordon L.B.FOUL (P2.T3) (N.Green)
+3 (5:41) Jackson Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morant 1 AST)
1213
(5:26) Jackson Jr. P.FOUL (P1.PN) (L.Wood)
+1 (5:26) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1214
+1 (5:26) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1215
(5:04) MISS Jackson Jr. 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:03) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:47) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:47) Clarke STEAL (1 STL)
(4:45) Rivers S.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Lewis)
(4:45) Grizzlies Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(4:45) MISS Morant Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:45) Grizzlies Rebound
+1 (4:45) Morant Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1315
(4:22) MISS Jokic 6' Layup
(4:22) Clarke BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:20) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:18) Green S.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Lewis)
+1 (4:18) Morant Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1415
+1 (4:18) Morant Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1515
(4:01) MISS Campazzo 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:56) Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:50) MISS Jackson Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:47) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:43) Rivers Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (3:30) Morant 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Clarke 1 AST)
1715
(3:28) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (3:11) Rivers 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1717
(3:01) MISS Clarke 6' Floating Jump Shot
(3:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
(2:47) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T6)
(2:47) Clarke STEAL (2 STL)
(2:40) MISS Bane 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:37) Dozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:27) Bane P.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Lewis)
+1 (2:27) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1718
+1 (2:27) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1719
(2:15) MISS Melton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:13) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:8)
(2:03) MISS Jokic 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:59) Melton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:54) Harrison S.FOUL (P1.PN) (L.Wood)
(1:54) MISS Jackson Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:54) Grizzlies Rebound
+1 (1:54) Jackson Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1819
(1:35) MISS Dozier 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:33) Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:28) MISS Melton 5' Driving Layup
(1:28) Rivers BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:28) Grizzlies Rebound
(1:16) MISS Winslow 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:14) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:52) MISS Harrison 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(0:52) Clarke BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:49) Winslow REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:46) MISS Melton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:43) Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:33) Rivers 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1821
(0:16) MISS Clarke 7' Floating Jump Shot
(0:15) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:02) MISS Rivers 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:02) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MEM

DEN

96Points120

34-81(42.0%)Field Goal(%)45-94(47.9%)

4-32(12.5%)3-Point(%)11-33(33.3%)

24-31(77.4%)Free Throw(%)19-22(86.4%)

45(6)Rebounds(Offensive)48(8)

20Assists25

8Steals8

6Blocks3

16Turnovers11

22Fouls20

58Pts In The Paint56

16Fast Break Pts15

13Pts Off Turnovers20

33Bench Pts34

2Largest Lead25

Game Details

Monday, April 26, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 3,823 (20.0%)