Denver Nuggets vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Feb 25, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	20	22	20	32	94
MEM	28	38	28	18	112

Game Recap

The Grizzlies defeated the Nuggets, 112-94. Ja Morant led all scorers with 23 points, seven rebounds, and four assists for the Grizzlies, while Nikola Jokic tallied 15 points, 13 rebounds, and three assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Grizzlies improve to 36-23 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 42-19.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	18	2-10	1-7	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	-9	5
31Vlatko CancarPF	18	1-5	0-3	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	1	-9	2
15Nikola JokicC	26	7-11	0-0	1-1	13	3	0	0	3	1	-20	15
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	26	4-8	0-4	3-4	1	1	1	1	1	2	-20	11
27Jamal MurrayPG	25	3-13	1-5	1-1	3	4	1	0	1	1	-13	8
11Bruce Brown	24	4-12	0-2	0-0	6	2	0	0	1	1	-19	8
32Jeff Green	24	3-7	2-5	4-4	4	1	0	1	2	1	-19	12
7Reggie Jackson	18	3-9	2-6	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	3	-15	8
0Christian Braun	21	4-6	2-2	1-2	4	2	0	0	1	0	+2	11
13Thomas Bryant	21	1-4	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	1	1	0	+2	2
14Ish Smith	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	2	0	0	2	0	+10	2
8Peyton Watson	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+10	3
10Jack White	4	2-2	2-2	1-2	1	2	0	0	0	1	+10	7
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	36-8940.4%	11-3729.7%	11-1478.6%	48	22	4	4	15	13	-	94

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Dillon BrooksSF	24	5-9	2-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	+19	12
13Jaren Jackson Jr.PF	20	2-7	1-3	2-2	3	0	1	1	2	4	+14	7
2Xavier TillmanC	25	6-6	0-0	0-0	7	4	0	1	1	3	+25	12
22Desmond BaneSG	24	4-13	1-7	1-1	5	4	1	1	1	1	+8	10
12Ja MorantPG	24	9-18	1-4	4-5	7	4	1	0	4	2	+19	23
7Santi Aldama	22	2-6	1-5	0-0	6	1	2	0	1	2	+14	5
10Luke Kennard	24	4-7	4-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	+21	12
15Brandon Clarke	18	4-6	0-0	0-0	9	1	0	0	2	0	+3	8
21Tyus Jones	19	6-12	5-10	0-0	2	5	0	0	0	0	+9	17
46John Konchar	14	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	0	+8	2
1Kennedy Chandler	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	-10	2
3Jake LaRavia	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-10	0
6Kenneth Lofton Jr.	4	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	-10	2
8Ziaire Williams	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-10	0
27David Roddy	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-10	0
TOTAL	-	45-9547.4%	15-4434.1%	7-887.5%	50	25	10	3	12	13	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMEM

(11:53) Jump Ball J. Jackson Jr. vs. N. Jokic: Tip to X. Tillman
(11:41) MISS J. Jackson Jr. turnaround Shot - blocked
(11:41) V. Cancar BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:38) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:35) M. Porter Jr. lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:35) D. Brooks STEAL (1 STL)
(11:29) MISS J. Morant driving reverse Layup
(11:27) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:23) K. Caldwell-Pope bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:23) J. Jackson Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(11:17) MISS D. Bane 7' driving floating Shot
(11:14) D. Brooks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:12) X. Tillman alley-oop Layup (2 PTS) (D. Brooks 1 AST)
02
+3 (10:50) J. Murray 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
32
(10:38) V. Cancar personal FOUL (1 PF)
(10:33) J. Jackson Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:33) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(10:17) J. Jackson Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 2 FT)
+1 (10:17) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
42
+1 (10:17) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
52
(10:07) MISS J. Morant driving floating Shot
(10:05) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:02) D. Bane shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 2 FT)
+1 (10:02) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
62
(10:02) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:00) D. Brooks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:47) X. Tillman cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Morant 1 AST)
64
(9:35) MISS J. Murray driving reverse Layup - blocked
(9:35) X. Tillman BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:32) X. Tillman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:18) X. Tillman 10' floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (D. Bane 1 AST)
66
+2 (8:58) K. Caldwell-Pope 18' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
86
(8:49) MISS D. Bane 25' pullup 3PT
(8:46) D. Bane REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:44) D. Bane 7' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
88
+2 (8:22) N. Jokic turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
108
+3 (8:12) D. Bane 3PT (5 PTS) (X. Tillman 1 AST)
1011
(7:42) MISS J. Murray step back 3PT
(7:37) J. Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:35) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Morant 2 FT)
+1 (7:35) J. Morant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1012
(7:35) MISS J. Morant Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:34) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:31) MISS D. Bane 3PT
(7:29) X. Tillman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:26) MISS D. Bane 24' pullup 3PT
(7:23) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:12) K. Caldwell-Pope driving floating bank Jump Shot (7 PTS) (V. Cancar 1 AST)
1212
+2 (7:05) J. Morant driving finger roll Layup (3 PTS)
1214
(6:50) S. Aldama defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
(6:50) MEM Timeout
+1 (6:50) J. Murray technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
1314
(6:41) MISS J. Murray 26' 3PT
(6:39) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:35) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' pullup 3PT
(6:30) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (6:30) N. Jokic tip Layup (4 PTS)
1514
(6:14) MISS D. Brooks 11' pullup bank Shot
(6:11) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:01) MISS J. Murray 26' 3PT
(5:58) D. Bane REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:50) MISS D. Brooks 25' pullup 3PT
(5:48) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:42) V. Cancar bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (5:30) J. Morant driving finger roll Layup (5 PTS)
1516
(5:18) MISS M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT
(5:15) S. Aldama REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:08) MISS J. Morant driving Layup
(5:06) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (4:59) V. Cancar driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
1716
(4:50) MISS L. Kennard 10' pullup Shot - blocked
(4:50) K. Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:48) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
(4:33) MISS V. Cancar 7' driving floating Shot
(4:32) S. Aldama REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:10) D. Brooks 7' driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1718
(3:52) N. Jokic traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:47) J. Murray personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:34) J. Morant traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:26) MISS R. Jackson 12' driving floating Shot
(3:23) X. Tillman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (3:17) J. Morant 24' 3PT (8 PTS) (X. Tillman 2 AST)
1721
(3:02) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT
(3:00) J. Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:56) X. Tillman running reverse Layup (8 PTS) (J. Morant 2 AST)
1723
(2:41) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT
(2:39) J. Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:33) MISS S. Aldama 3PT
(2:29) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
(2:14) MISS R. Jackson 3PT
(2:12) J. Morant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:07) J. Morant driving finger roll Layup (10 PTS)
1725
(2:07) DEN Timeout
(1:46) C. Braun offensive goaltending TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:26) MISS J. Jackson Jr. 8' turnaround bank Hook
(1:24) T. Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:18) MISS B. Brown driving finger roll Layup
(1:15) B. Clarke REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:10) MISS D. Bane running 3PT
(1:04) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:54) J. Green 3PT (3 PTS) (C. Braun 1 AST)
2025
+3 (0:31) J. Jackson Jr. 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Bane 2 AST)
2028
(0:06) MISS T. Bryant 13' fadeaway Shot
(0:03) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:00) J. Green offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(0:00) J. Green offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MEM

94Points112

36-89(40.4%)Field Goal(%)45-95(47.4%)

11-37(29.7%)3-Point(%)15-44(34.1%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)7-8(87.5%)

48(11)Rebounds(Offensive)50(11)

22Assists25

4Steals10

4Blocks3

15Turnovers12

13Fouls13

42Pts In The Paint60

11Fast Break Pts19

10Pts Off Turnovers20

53Bench Pts48

4Largest Lead35

Game Details

Saturday, February 25, 2023 · 8:00 PM

FedExForum · Memphis, TN

attendance: 18,302 (101.0%)