Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons

May 14, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	28	30	17	104
DET	25	28	21	17	91

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic recorded 20 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists in 26 minutes of play for the Nuggets as they defeated the Pistons, 104-91. This is Jokics 16th triple-double of the season and the 57th of his career. Markus Howard added a career-high 20 points for the Nuggets in the victory, while Hamidou Diallo tallied 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Pistons in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 47-24 on the season, while the Pistons fall to 20-51.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	23	3-11	1-7	2-2	6	3	1	0	1	1	+9	9
31Vlatko CancarPF	31	5-9	0-1	1-1	4	0	2	0	1	0	+11	11
15Nikola JokicC	26	7-11	0-0	6-7	15	11	0	0	1	2	+18	20
25Austin RiversSG	23	3-7	2-5	0-0	2	3	0	0	2	2	+9	8
00Markus HowardPG	33	9-14	2-6	0-0	3	2	0	1	4	1	+8	20
11Monte Morris	17	6-10	1-1	2-2	0	3	1	0	1	0	+10	15
0JaMychal Green	22	3-8	1-5	0-2	5	3	0	1	0	4	+4	7
3Shaquille Harrison	21	0-4	0-2	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	2	-1	0
22Zeke Nnaji	20	3-7	2-4	0-0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	8
34JaVale McGee	15	3-5	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	1	0	5	-3	6
10Bol Bol	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Paul Millsap	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8648.8%	9-3228.1%	11-1478.6%	49	29	6	3	11	17	-	104

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Josh JacksonSF	33	3-13	0-7	5-6	10	7	1	3	0	3	-15	11
41Saddiq BeyPF	39	4-15	2-10	4-6	4	1	2	0	1	1	-15	14
13Jahlil OkaforC	21	5-9	0-2	3-4	4	0	0	0	1	2	+2	13
6Hamidou DialloSG	35	8-18	0-5	2-3	12	3	1	2	0	3	-3	18
7Killian HayesPG	37	1-8	0-6	0-0	3	7	1	2	2	1	-12	2
91Deividas Sirvydis	19	6-11	4-7	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-9	16
25Tyler Cook	34	7-8	0-0	3-4	5	1	0	1	3	2	-13	17
38Saben Lee	19	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0
8Wayne Ellington	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Jerami Grant	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Cory Joseph	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Rodney McGruder	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	34-8341.0%	6-3716.2%	17-2373.9%	41	21	6	8	9	13	-	91

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENDET

(11:54) Jump Ball Okafor vs. Jokic: Tip to Howard
+2 (11:41) Jokic 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
20
(11:24) MISS Bey 3PT Jump Shot
(11:24) Nuggets Rebound
(11:12) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:09) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:50) Okafor 4' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:39) Porter Jr. 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
42
(10:18) MISS Okafor 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:15) Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:03) Hayes P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ayotte)
(9:51) MISS Jokic 8' Jump Shot
(9:51) Diallo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:47) Diallo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:40) Diallo 1' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
44
(9:22) MISS Jokic 3' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:21) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:14) Porter Jr. 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
64
+2 (8:50) Okafor 1' Layup (4 PTS)
66
(8:36) MISS Porter Jr. 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:33) Diallo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:29) Diallo 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
68
+2 (8:15) Howard 10' Jump Bank Shot (2 PTS)
88
+2 (7:51) Diallo 2' Driving Reverse Layup (6 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
810
(7:40) Howard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:40) Hayes STEAL (1 STL)
(7:37) Rivers S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (7:37) Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
811
(7:37) MISS Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:32) Okafor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:27) Diallo 4' Driving Dunk (8 PTS)
813
(7:26) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:23) Okafor S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
+1 (7:23) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
913
+1 (7:23) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1013
(7:11) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
+1 (7:11) Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
1014
+1 (7:11) Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1015
+2 (6:50) Jokic 5' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)
1215
(6:30) MISS Diallo 3' Layup
(6:27) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:25) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:22) Cancar REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:12) MISS Rivers 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:09) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:06) MISS Jackson 3PT Jump Shot
(6:04) Okafor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (6:02) Okafor 2' Putback Dunk (6 PTS)
1217
+2 (5:36) Cancar 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1417
(5:16) MISS Diallo 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:06) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:06) Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:00) Diallo 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (10 PTS) (Jackson 3 AST)
1419
(4:47) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:45) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:38) MISS Hayes 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:36) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:28) Howard 7' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1619
(4:20) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(4:05) MISS Hayes 3' Jump Bank Shot
(4:03) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:59) MISS Howard 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:55) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:47) MISS Bey 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:42) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:29) Cook S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Ayotte)
(3:29) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:29) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (3:29) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1719
(3:12) MISS Sirvydis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:10) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:02) Morris 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
1919
(2:48) MISS Hayes 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(2:37) MISS Jokic 4' Floating Jump Shot
(2:32) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+2 (2:32) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (7 PTS)
2119
(2:25) Bey Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:25) Nnaji STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:19) Morris 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Nnaji 1 AST)
2319
(2:07) MISS Jackson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:05) Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:03) MISS Jackson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:00) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:51) Jokic 2' Layup (9 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
2519
(1:35) Cook Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:35) Nnaji STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (1:31) Nnaji 3' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
2719
+3 (1:13) Sirvydis 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bey 1 AST)
2722
(0:52) MISS Green 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(0:49) Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:46) MISS Bey 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:42) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
(0:34) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
+1 (0:34) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
2822
+1 (0:34) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
2922
+3 (0:15) Sirvydis 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2925
(0:00) MISS Morris 3' Driving Layup
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

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4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

DET

104Points91

42-86(48.8%)Field Goal(%)34-83(41.0%)

9-32(28.1%)3-Point(%)6-37(16.2%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

49(9)Rebounds(Offensive)41(9)

29Assists21

6Steals6

3Blocks8

11Turnovers9

17Fouls13

58Pts In The Paint54

8Fast Break Pts8

16Pts Off Turnovers14

36Bench Pts33

19Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, May 14, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 750 (3.7%)