San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets

Oct 22, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SAS	22	28	20	26	96
DEN	26	27	26	23	102

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokics 32 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, the Nuggets defeated the Spurs, 102-96. Keldon Johnson tallied a team-high 27 points, along with four rebounds and three steals for the Spurs in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 2-0 on the season, while the Spurs fall to 1-1.

Player Stats

SPURS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Keldon JohnsonSF	37	12-18	0-2	3-4	4	2	3	0	1	3	+6	27
17Doug McDermottPF	30	2-6	1-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	0	-6	5
25Jakob PoeltlC	26	7-9	0-0	1-2	8	1	1	0	3	4	+15	15
4Derrick WhiteSG	36	5-13	2-7	4-4	2	8	2	2	2	1	+1	16
5Dejounte MurrayPG	34	7-18	1-4	0-0	9	6	2	0	4	4	+2	15
14Drew Eubanks	12	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	3	4	-11	4
1Lonnie Walker IV	20	2-6	1-2	1-2	4	2	1	0	1	0	-14	6
24Devin Vassell	20	2-7	1-3	1-2	4	1	2	0	0	1	-22	6
30Thaddeus Young	9	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-10	2
7Bryn Forbes	10	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	+7	0
33Tre Jones	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+2	0
31Keita Bates-Diop	— did not play —												— did not play —
34Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Joshua Primo	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	40-8447.6%	6-2425.0%	10-1471.4%	39	24	11	2	20	17	-	96

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	27	3-10	1-5	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	4	0	7
50Aaron GordonPF	29	3-6	0-1	2-2	5	1	0	0	3	5	+5	8
15Nikola JokicC	33	14-19	2-2	2-3	16	7	3	1	6	4	+14	32
5Will BartonSG	31	5-13	2-4	0-0	7	6	0	0	0	1	+12	12
11Monte MorrisPG	29	6-12	1-5	0-0	2	1	1	0	4	2	0	13
35PJ Dozier	21	3-6	1-3	0-1	2	3	0	0	0	0	+6	7
7Facundo Campazzo	18	4-8	0-3	0-0	4	4	1	1	1	1	+6	8
32Jeff Green	18	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	0	-1	2
JaMychal Green	14	4-5	2-3	0-0	2	1	3	0	4	3	-6	10
25Austin Rivers	15	1-4	0-2	1-2	1	1	1	0	1	1	-6	3
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Petr Cornelie	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Bones Hyland	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8651.2%	9-3030.0%	5-862.5%	41	26	10	2	21	21	-	102

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterSASDEN

(11:58) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Poeltl: Tip to Gordon
+3 (11:44) Barton 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
03
(11:27) MISS Murray 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:24) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:17) MISS Gordon 5' Driving Layup
(11:15) McDermott REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:11) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:49) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:49) Poeltl STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:42) Johnson 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
23
(10:19) MISS Porter Jr. 20' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:17) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:08) Johnson 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (White 1 AST)
43
(10:01) Poeltl S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (10:01) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
44
+1 (10:01) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
45
+2 (9:54) Johnson 5' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
65
(9:54) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (9:54) Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
75
(9:47) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(9:36) MISS Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(9:34) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:22) Morris P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Wright)
(9:13) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:13) Morris STEAL (1 STL)
(9:08) MISS Barton 3' Running Layup
(9:08) NUGGETS Rebound
(9:04) MISS Porter Jr. 20' Jump Shot
(9:01) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:51) MISS McDermott 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:48) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:37) Poeltl P.FOUL (P2.T2) (S.Wright)
(8:28) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:28) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
(8:27) Jokic Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (M.Lindsay)
(8:12) MISS Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:10) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:04) Porter Jr. 2' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
77
(7:49) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:47) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:38) Gordon 3' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
79
(7:37) Spurs Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:20) McDermott Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:20) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(7:11) Jokic Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:54) MISS White 12' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:53) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:48) MISS Morris 3' Running Reverse Layup
(6:47) Eubanks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:43) White 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Eubanks 1 AST)
99
+2 (6:18) Morris 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
911
+3 (6:05) White 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
1211
(5:47) MISS Barton 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:45) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:39) Eubanks OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Wright)
(5:39) Eubanks Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:22) MISS Jokic 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:19) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:12) MISS Johnson 5' Driving Layup
(5:12) NUGGETS Rebound
(5:00) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:56) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:53) Gordon 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1213
+2 (4:34) Eubanks 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
1413
+2 (4:19) Barton 20' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1415
+2 (3:53) Eubanks 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (White 2 AST)
1615
(3:39) Vassell P.FOUL (P1.T3) (P.Ransom)
+3 (3:33) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Dozier 1 AST)
1618
(3:09) MISS Walker IV 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:06) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:59) Jokic 2' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
1620
(2:45) MISS White 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:42) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:36) Campazzo 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1622
(2:36) Spurs Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (2:13) Murray 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1822
(1:51) Ja. Green Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (S.Wright)
(1:51) Ja. Green Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (1:41) Murray 16' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
2022
(1:33) Murray P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Lindsay)
+2 (1:27) Dozier 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Je. Green 1 AST)
2024
(1:16) Young Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:16) Rivers STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:12) Ja. Green 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
2026
+2 (0:57) Murray 16' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2226
(0:43) MISS Je. Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:40) Vassell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:33) Walker IV Traveling Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:15) MISS Campazzo 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:13) Walker IV REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Young 10' Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) Spurs Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

SAS

DEN

96Points102

40-84(47.6%)Field Goal(%)44-86(51.2%)

6-24(25.0%)3-Point(%)9-30(30.0%)

10-14(71.4%)Free Throw(%)5-8(62.5%)

39(7)Rebounds(Offensive)41(8)

24Assists26

11Steals10

2Blocks2

20Turnovers21

17Fouls21

54Pts In The Paint58

7Fast Break Pts17

20Pts Off Turnovers10

18Bench Pts30

4Largest Lead11

Game Details

Friday, October 22, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,520 (102.2%)