Denver Nuggets vs. Washington Wizards

Mar 16, 2022

FINAL

42-28DenverNuggets

127

29-39WashingtonWizards

109

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	34	39	31	23	127
WAS	28	24	29	28	109

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokics 29 points (10-14 FG), 13 rebounds and eight assists in 26 minutes played, the Nuggets defeated the Wizards, 127-109. Bones Hyland added 17 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Nuggets in the victory, while Kristaps Porzingis tallied 16 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for the Wizards in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 42-28 on the season, while the Wizards fall to 29-39.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
32Jeff GreenSF	20	2-3	0-0	2-2	4	1	1	0	0	1	+12	6
50Aaron GordonPF	22	6-13	1-2	1-1	2	0	0	1	0	2	+13	14
15Nikola JokicC	26	10-14	2-2	7-7	13	8	2	1	3	2	+16	29
5Will BartonSG	25	1-6	0-4	2-2	2	5	2	0	0	2	+10	4
11Monte MorrisPG	30	6-11	3-7	0-0	1	4	1	0	1	3	+8	15
JaMychal Green	27	1-3	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	4	+6	2
3Bones Hyland	24	6-10	2-4	3-3	6	5	1	0	2	3	+3	17
6Bryn Forbes	17	3-9	3-8	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	+10	10
25Austin Rivers	21	4-7	2-4	3-3	3	2	0	0	1	1	+8	13
4DeMarcus Cousins	20	6-12	1-4	1-2	5	3	0	1	1	5	+1	14
00Markus Howard	1	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	3
9Davon Reed	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
7Facundo Campazzo	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
TOTAL	-	46-9051.1%	15-3740.5%	20-2195.2%	41	30	7	3	9	25	-	127

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSF	27	4-10	2-5	2-4	4	1	2	0	2	0	-13	12
33Kyle KuzmaPF	26	3-10	0-3	0-0	9	7	1	0	2	1	-22	6
6Kristaps PorzingisC	23	5-10	0-2	6-9	7	1	0	3	2	3	-19	16
24Corey KispertSG	33	6-10	2-5	1-2	3	0	0	1	2	2	-4	15
19Raul NetoPG	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	6	0	0	1	2	-4	4
9Deni Avdija	28	7-10	0-1	5-6	7	3	0	0	0	2	-14	19
21Daniel Gafford	13	1-2	0-0	5-6	3	1	0	1	1	3	+3	7
4Ish Smith	22	3-12	1-1	0-0	2	2	2	1	0	1	-13	7
13Thomas Bryant	10	3-4	0-1	3-4	1	1	0	1	0	1	-2	9
8Rui Hachimura	27	6-15	0-5	0-0	7	3	2	0	0	3	-6	12
31Tomas Satoransky	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+3	2
16Anthony Gill	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	+1	0

TOTAL	-	41-8747.1%	5-2321.7%	22-3171.0%	48	26	7	8	10	18	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENWAS

(11:57) Jump Ball Porzingis vs. Jokic: Tip to Kuzma
(11:40) Barton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
+1 (11:40) Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
(11:40) MISS Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:37) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:28) Barton 11' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
21
(11:15) MISS Porzingis 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:14) Nuggets Rebound
(10:55) MISS Jokic 17' Jump Shot
(10:51) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:45) Neto 4' Layup (2 PTS) (Kuzma 1 AST)
23
(10:28) Neto S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
+1 (10:28) Je. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
33
+1 (10:28) Je. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
43
(10:04) MISS Porzingis 10' Turnaround Jump Shot
(10:03) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:03) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
(10:03) MISS Porzingis Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:03) WIZARDS Rebound
+1 (10:03) Porzingis Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
44
+3 (9:53) Jokic 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
74
+2 (9:39) Neto 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Porzingis 1 AST)
76
+2 (9:25) Gordon 2' Dunk (2 PTS) (Je. Green 1 AST)
96
(9:25) Neto S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Butler)
+1 (9:25) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
106
(9:08) Porzingis Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:08) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:01) Morris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
136
(8:50) Neto Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:50) Je. Green STEAL (1 STL)
(8:43) MISS Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:39) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:34) Kuzma 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Neto 1 AST)
138
(8:21) MISS Morris 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:18) Neto REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:16) Morris P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Butler)
(8:00) MISS Porzingis 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:58) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:57) MISS Caldwell-Pope 1' Layup
(7:53) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(7:53) MISS Porzingis 1' Layup
(7:53) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:53) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:46) Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Barton 2 AST)
168
(7:44) WIZARDS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:29) MISS Kuzma 16' Jump Shot
(7:29) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:25) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:23) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:20) Neto REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:06) Kispert 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kuzma 2 AST)
1611
(6:43) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:40) Porzingis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (6:35) Caldwell-Pope 2' Driving Layup (3 PTS)
1613
(6:16) Kuzma P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Butler)
(6:07) MISS Jokic 3' Layup
(6:07) Porzingis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:03) Kuzma REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:03) Gordon Personal Take Foul (P1.T4) (D.Richardson)
(5:53) MISS Kispert 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:49) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:37) Jokic 2' Layup (5 PTS)
1813
+2 (5:23) Kispert 13' Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Kuzma 3 AST)
1815
(5:13) Gafford S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Tiven)
+1 (5:13) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1915
+1 (5:13) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2015
(4:50) MISS Gafford 2' Reverse Layup
(4:48) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:42) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:42) Kuzma STEAL (1 STL)
(4:37) MISS Avdija 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:34) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:27) MISS Gordon 4' Turnaround Jump Shot
(4:23) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:22) MISS Gordon 4' Layup
(4:20) Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:19) MISS Avdija 2' Running Layup
(4:17) Avdija REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:15) Kispert 2' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Avdija 1 AST)
2017
(4:08) Gafford P.FOUL (P2.PN) (D.Richardson)
+1 (4:08) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2117
+1 (4:08) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2217
(3:50) MISS Hachimura 3PT Jump Shot
(3:47) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (3:35) Morris 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2517
(3:18) Morris P.FOUL (P2.PN) (D.Richardson)
+1 (3:18) Avdija Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2518
+1 (3:18) Avdija Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2519
+2 (3:04) Jokic 16' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Hyland 1 AST)
2719
+2 (2:50) Avdija 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Bryant 1 AST)
2721
(2:44) MISS Hyland 13' Floating Jump Shot
(2:40) Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:34) MISS Hachimura 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (2:20) Ja. Green 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Hyland 2 AST)
2921
(2:08) MISS Bryant 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:05) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (2:00) Rivers 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
3121
(2:00) Hachimura S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Richardson)
(2:00) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:00) Rivers Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
3221
+2 (1:47) Avdija 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
3223
(1:27) MISS Cousins 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:23) Avdija REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:17) Cousins S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Richardson)
+1 (1:17) Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3224
+1 (1:17) Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3225
+2 (0:59) Cousins 1' Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
3425
+2 (0:46) Avdija 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS)
3427
(0:36) MISS Hyland 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:31) Avdija REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:29) Hyland P.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Richardson)
(0:29) MISS Avdija Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:29) WIZARDS Rebound
+1 (0:29) Avdija Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
3428
(0:20) MISS Forbes 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:17) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

WAS

127Points109

46-90(51.1%)Field Goal(%)41-87(47.1%)

15-37(40.5%)3-Point(%)5-23(21.7%)

20-21(95.2%)Free Throw(%)22-31(71.0%)

41(8)Rebounds(Offensive)48(13)

30Assists26

7Steals7

3Blocks8

9Turnovers10

25Fouls18

56Pts In The Paint64

4Fast Break Pts19

14Pts Off Turnovers9

59Bench Pts56

28Largest Lead1

Game Details

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 · 7:00 PM

Capital One Arena · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 15,326 (75.3%)