San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 5, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SAS	32	32	21	31	116
DEN	30	14	35	18	97

Game Recap

The Spurs defeated the Nuggets, 116-97. Keldon Johnson (20 points, eight rebounds) and Devin Vassell (20 points, eight rebounds, four assists) combined for 40 points for the Spurs in the victory, while Nikola Jokic tallied a game-high 41 points (18-35 FG), along with 17 rebounds and four assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Spurs improve to 34-45 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 47-33.

Player Stats

SPURS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Devin VassellSF	34	7-14	4-6	2-2	8	4	1	1	1	0	+15	20
3Keldon JohnsonPF	33	8-15	2-7	2-3	8	3	0	0	1	5	+15	20
25Jakob PoeltlC	22	5-7	0-0	4-8	8	3	0	0	3	3	-1	14
11Joshua PrimoSG	24	1-6	0-1	1-2	4	4	0	1	1	0	+18	3
33Tre JonesPG	32	5-11	0-1	4-6	4	10	1	1	0	0	+8	14
23Zach Collins	25	6-11	0-0	1-1	7	3	1	0	1	2	+20	13
7Josh Richardson	25	6-11	4-5	2-2	2	1	2	0	1	1	+13	18
1Lonnie Walker IV	20	2-8	2-4	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	6
31Keita Bates-Diop	17	4-5	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	2	2	+1	8
15Joe Wieskamp	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+6	0
18Devontae Cacok	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	44-8949.4%	12-2646.2%	16-2466.7%	48	31	6	3	10	14	-	116

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Will BartonSF	39	3-12	3-8	0-0	4	6	0	0	0	2	-11	9
50Aaron GordonPF	35	8-16	0-3	2-4	13	2	1	2	2	1	-14	18
15Nikola JokicC	40	18-35	1-5	4-6	17	4	2	0	2	3	-11	41
25Austin RiversSG	32	3-6	2-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	3	5	-18	8
11Monte MorrisPG	33	2-9	0-5	0-0	6	3	0	0	1	4	-17	4
6Bryn Forbes	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1	2
3Bones Hyland	17	3-7	1-5	0-0	2	4	0	0	0	0	-7	7
9Davon Reed	13	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-5	4
JaMychal Green	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	-5	0
4DeMarcus Cousins	7	1-7	0-2	2-2	5	0	0	0	2	3	-8	4
7Facundo Campazzo	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9841.8%	7-3321.2%	8-1266.7%	51	22	4	2	11	19	-	97

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterSASDEN

(11:56)
+2 (11:44) Jokic 4' Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:23) Poeltl 10' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
22
(11:11) Poeltl P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Richardson)
(10:58) MISS Jokic 3' Driving Layup
(10:56) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) Primo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:45) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(10:32) Poeltl S.FOUL (P2.T2) (T.Maddox)
+1 (10:32) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
23
+1 (10:32) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
24
(10:15) MISS Primo 4' Reverse Layup
(10:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:10) MISS Barton 3PT Jump Shot
(10:06) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:00) MISS Johnson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:57) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:48) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:46) Vassell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:36) Vassell 13' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
44
(9:22) MISS Morris 3PT Jump Shot
(9:20) Collins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:06) MISS Collins 5' Hook Shot
(9:04) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:00) Rivers 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
47
+2 (8:38) Johnson 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Collins 1 AST)
67
(8:25) Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Richardson)
(8:17) MISS Morris 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:14) Collins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:09) MISS Jones 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:06) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:58) MISS Gordon 17' Jump Shot
(7:55) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:46) Collins 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
87
(7:23) MISS Jokic 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:23) Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:22) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:20) Rivers S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Richardson)
+1 (7:20) Primo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
97
(7:20) MISS Primo Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:18) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:05) MISS Jokic 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:04) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:55) Rivers Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:55) Collins STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:52) Johnson 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
117
(6:52) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:42) Jokic 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
1110
(6:29) Collins Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:29) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(6:26) MISS Morris 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:23) Morris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:20) Rivers Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P2.T2)
+3 (6:07) Vassell 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)
1410
(5:53) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:52) Primo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:37) Vassell 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Collins 2 AST)
1710
(5:19) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:19) Richardson STEAL (1 STL)
(5:17) Rivers S.FOUL (P2.T2) (T.Maddox)
+1 (5:17) Vassell Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
1810
+1 (5:17) Vassell Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1910
+2 (5:03) Jokic 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS)
1912
(4:49) MISS Vassell 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:42) Vassell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:42) Vassell Tip Dunk Shot (12 PTS)
2112
+2 (4:36) Gordon 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2114
(4:26)
(4:26) Jokic L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Brothers)
+2 (4:20) Collins 9' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Vassell 1 AST)
2314
+3 (4:07) Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hyland 1 AST)
2317
(3:59) Spurs Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:46) MISS Walker IV 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:45) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:39) Gordon 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
2319
(3:16) MISS Richardson 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:16) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:15) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:13) Gordon Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:13) Richardson STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:10) Richardson 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
2519
+2 (2:49) Jokic 20' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Forbes 1 AST)
2521
(2:35) MISS Jones 11' Floating Jump Shot
(2:34) Spurs Rebound
(2:31) MISS Walker IV 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:31) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:17) Jokic 4' Jump Shot (13 PTS)
2523
(2:06) MISS Richardson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:04) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (1:57) Hyland 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
2526
+2 (1:40) Bates-Diop 3' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Poeltl 1 AST)
2726
(1:26) MISS Jokic 3' Layup
(1:23) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:07) Richardson 13' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2926
+2 (0:48) Jokic 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (15 PTS)
2928
+3 (0:34) Richardson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Walker IV 1 AST)
3228
+2 (0:25) Jokic 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (17 PTS)
3230
(0:03) MISS Jones 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(0:02) Reed REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Reed 40' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

SAS

DEN

116Points97

44-89(49.4%)Field Goal(%)41-98(41.8%)

12-26(46.2%)3-Point(%)7-33(21.2%)

16-24(66.7%)Free Throw(%)8-12(66.7%)

48(5)Rebounds(Offensive)51(10)

31Assists22

6Steals4

3Blocks2

10Turnovers11

14Fouls19

54Pts In The Paint56

13Fast Break Pts17

17Pts Off Turnovers12

45Bench Pts17

21Largest Lead3

Game Details

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 17,037 (89.2%)