Detroit Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 23, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	30	30	16	35	111
DEN	29	31	32	25	117

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokics 34 points (12-19 FG), nine rebounds and eight assists, the Nuggets defeated the Pistons, 117-111. Cade Cunningham tallied 18 points, five rebounds and eight assists for the Pistons in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 24-21 on the season, while the Pistons fall to 11-35.

Player Stats

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
6Hamidou DialloSF	20	3-7	0-0	3-3	2	2	0	0	1	4	-10	9
41Saddiq BeyPF	30	4-11	3-8	0-0	7	3	1	0	3	2	-7	11
28Isaiah StewartC	26	8-8	1-1	1-1	3	1	0	0	2	6	-10	18
2Cade CunninghamSG	36	7-15	1-5	3-3	5	8	1	1	6	3	-4	18
18Cory JosephPG	28	7-9	2-3	2-2	3	6	1	0	2	2	-6	18
8Trey Lyles	21	6-11	0-3	6-9	5	1	0	1	2	1	+4	18
20Josh Jackson	17	1-2	0-1	1-1	2	1	0	1	1	2	+1	3
7Killian Hayes	24	3-5	2-3	0-0	3	5	0	2	3	2	+1	8
17Rodney McGruder	23	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	1	1	0	2	3	+3	6
2Cassius Stanley	10	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	4	-2	2
55Luka Garza	— did not play —												— did not play —
38Saben Lee	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jamorko Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-7556.0%	11-2937.9%	16-1984.2%	34	28	4	5	22	29	-	111

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Will BartonSF	26	6-11	2-5	0-0	6	5	1	0	1	3	+3	14
50Aaron GordonPF	31	5-8	1-3	2-4	4	3	1	0	4	2	+3	13
15Nikola JokicC	36	12-19	1-6	9-10	9	8	2	1	3	1	+12	34
25Austin RiversSG	33	4-7	1-4	2-3	1	2	2	0	0	2	+3	11
11Monte MorrisPG	29	1-9	0-2	2-2	2	7	0	0	1	0	+1	4
6Bryn Forbes	20	4-9	2-5	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	4	+4	12
7Facundo Campazzo	20	4-6	1-2	0-0	1	3	2	0	1	1	+2	9
22Zeke Nnaji	16	5-5	2-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	+3	12
4DeMarcus Cousins	11	1-7	0-3	0-2	6	1	0	0	1	4	-4	2
9Davon Reed	12	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	+3	6
JaMychal Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Bones Hyland	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	44-8551.8%	12-3534.3%	17-2373.9%	34	29	8	1	11	22	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDETDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Stewart: Tip to Joseph
+2 (11:48) Stewart 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
20
(11:48) Barton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Richardson)
+1 (11:48) Stewart Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
30
+2 (11:32) Jokic 3' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
32
(11:16) MISS Bey 4' Driving Dunk
(11:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:05) MISS Gordon 5' Driving Layup
(11:03) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:02) Gordon Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:02) Cunningham STEAL (1 STL)
(10:57) MISS Diallo 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:54) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:47) Jokic 5' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
34
(10:32) MISS Cunningham 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:30) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:25) Cunningham P.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Nagy)
+2 (10:14) Gordon 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
36
+2 (9:51) Diallo 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
56
(9:40) Pistons T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Bey ) (D.Richardson)
+1 (9:40) Jokic Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
57
+2 (9:36) Rivers 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
59
(9:36) Stewart S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Richardson)
(9:36) MISS Rivers Free Throw 1 of 1
(9:32) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:20) Cunningham 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Stewart 1 AST)
79
(9:05) Gordon Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:05) Bey STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:56) Stewart 4' Turnaround Hook Shot (5 PTS) (Bey 1 AST)
99
(8:40) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(8:37) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:27) Stewart 2' Layup (7 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
119
+2 (8:15) Gordon 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
1111
+3 (8:04) Stewart 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Joseph 1 AST)
1411
+2 (7:44) Jokic 3' Layup (7 PTS)
1413
(7:24) MISS Cunningham 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:21) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:15) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:55) MISS Bey 6' Driving Layup
(6:52) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:46) Jokic 6' Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
1415
(6:42) Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:42) Dwane Casey Foul:T.FOUL (D.Richardson)
+1 (6:42) Jokic Free Throw Technical (10 PTS)
1416
(6:30) MISS Bey 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:27) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:24) Barton 2' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
1418
(6:17) Cunningham Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:52) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(5:52) Joseph STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:48) Joseph 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Diallo 1 AST)
1618
+2 (5:37) Gordon 9' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1620
(5:23) Forbes P.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Lewis)
(5:11) Bey Backcourt Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (5:03) Barton 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1622
(4:58) Cunningham Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
+2 (4:54) Gordon 3' Running Reverse Layup (8 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1624
+2 (4:29) Diallo 16' Jump Bank Shot (4 PTS)
1824
(4:29) Barton S.FOUL (P2.T3) (A.Nagy)
+1 (4:29) Diallo Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1924
(4:29) Barton T.FOUL (P2.T3) (E.Lewis)
+1 (4:29) Joseph Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
2024
(4:11) Diallo P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Lewis)
(4:05) MISS Jokic 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:03) Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:55) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Lewis)
+1 (3:55) Lyles Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2124
+1 (3:55) Lyles Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2224
(3:38) MISS Morris 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:38) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:28) McGruder 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cunningham 3 AST)
2524
(3:10) MISS Jokic 4' Floating Jump Shot
(3:08) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:06) Nnaji 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2526
+2 (2:51) Cunningham 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
2726
+3 (2:38) Forbes 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)
2729
(2:23) MISS Lyles 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:18) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:17) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:11) MISS Forbes 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:10) NUGGETS Rebound
(2:10) Jackson L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Richardson)
(2:03) MISS Cousins 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:01) Pistons Rebound
(1:45) McGruder Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:45) Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)
(1:41) MISS Morris 2' Running Layup
(1:41) Jackson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:36) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(1:26) Stanley S.FOUL (P1.PN) (A.Nagy)
(1:26) MISS Cousins Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:26) NUGGETS Rebound
(1:26) MISS Cousins Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:21) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:06) Cousins S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Richardson)
+1 (1:06) Lyles Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2829
(1:06) MISS Lyles Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:02) Cousins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:42) MISS Forbes 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:38) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:35) MISS Stanley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:32) Cousins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:17) MISS Morris 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:15) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:01) Hayes 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3029

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DET

DEN

111Points117

42-75(56.0%)Field Goal(%)44-85(51.8%)

11-29(37.9%)3-Point(%)12-35(34.3%)

16-19(84.2%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

34(4)Rebounds(Offensive)34(8)

28Assists29

4Steals8

5Blocks1

22Turnovers11

29Fouls22

48Pts In The Paint60

9Fast Break Pts12

12Pts Off Turnovers28

37Bench Pts41

3Largest Lead16

Game Details

Sunday, January 23, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 14,060 (73.6%)