Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs

Mar 10, 2023

FINAL

46-21DenverNuggets

120

17-49San AntonioSpurs

128

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	38	29	26	27	120
SAS	26	42	30	30	128

Game Recap

Despite Nikola Jokic's (37 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) 26th triple-double of the season and 102nd of his career, the Nuggets fall to the Spurs, 128-120. Keldon Johnson recorded 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Spurs, while Doug McDermott added 20 points, five rebounds and four 3PM in the victory. The Spurs improve to 17-49 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 46-21.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	20	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	-5	7
50Aaron GordonPF	33	5-8	2-5	2-2	6	3	1	1	3	3	0	14
15Nikola JokicC	38	14-24	4-6	5-6	11	11	3	0	5	2	-2	37
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	37	4-8	3-6	2-2	2	5	4	1	0	0	-5	13
27Jamal MurrayPG	37	9-21	2-8	4-4	6	7	3	2	4	2	-4	24
11Bruce Brown	25	3-8	0-3	2-2	1	1	2	0	2	4	-4	8
7Reggie Jackson	17	1-6	0-3	2-2	0	3	0	0	0	1	-6	4
32Jeff Green	16	2-4	0-0	2-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	-7	6
0Christian Braun	7	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3
13Thomas Bryant	7	2-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	-7	4
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jack White	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9048.9%	13-3537.1%	19-2095.0%	33	32	14	4	14	14	-	120

SPURS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Keldon JohnsonSF	35	8-17	3-5	4-4	8	6	2	0	3	1	+9	23
10Jeremy SochanPF	32	9-16	0-3	1-1	8	3	1	0	4	1	-4	19
23Zach CollinsC	21	4-9	1-5	1-2	9	3	1	0	3	2	-3	10
24Devin VassellSG	31	6-15	2-7	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	2	-7	14
22Malaki BranhamPG	25	2-7	0-2	0-0	4	3	1	0	2	5	-12	4
33Tre Jones	25	5-7	0-1	4-5	2	8	3	0	3	1	+21	14
17Doug McDermott	28	7-8	4-4	2-3	5	1	1	0	1	2	+17	20
28Charles Bassey	14	2-4	0-1	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	3	+8	4
31Keita Bates-Diop	13	4-6	1-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	0	+8	9
54Sandro Mamukelashvili	12	4-5	2-3	1-2	4	2	0	0	0	3	+3	11
41Gorgui Dieng	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Devonte' Graham	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Romeo Langford	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	51-9454.3%	13-3339.4%	13-1776.5%	50	31	10	0	18	20	-	128

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENSAS

(11:58) Jump Ball Z. Collins vs. N. Jokic: Tip to K. Johnson
(11:48) MISS Z. Collins 26' 3PT
(11:45) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:38) N. Jokic turnaround Hook (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
20
(11:20) MISS D. Vassell driving finger roll Layup
(11:18) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:15) A. Gordon running Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
40
(11:02) K. Johnson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:02) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(10:58) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 25' running pullup 3PT
(10:54) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:46) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:46) M. Branham STEAL (1 STL)
(10:35) MISS D. Vassell 27' 3PT
(10:31) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:25) A. Gordon Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
60
+2 (10:04) Z. Collins driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
62
(9:52) MISS N. Jokic 6' driving floating Shot
(9:50) K. Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:42) J. Sochan bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:42) A. Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:37) J. Murray 26' 3PT running (3 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
92
(9:18) MISS J. Sochan 3PT
(9:15) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:12) N. Jokic running DUNK (4 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
112
+2 (8:56) J. Sochan cutting finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (K. Johnson 1 AST)
114
+2 (8:45) N. Jokic driving Layup (6 PTS)
134
+2 (8:28) D. Vassell 13' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
136
(8:02) MISS N. Jokic 12' driving floating Shot
(7:59) Z. Collins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:53) MISS D. Vassell 14' pullup Shot
(7:50) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (7:42) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
166
+2 (7:23) J. Sochan driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
168
+3 (7:03) K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
198
(6:49) M. Branham bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:49) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (2 STL)
(6:42) D. Vassell personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:42) SAS Timeout
(6:37) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT
(6:33) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (6:26) J. Murray driving reverse Layup (5 PTS)
218
(6:15) J. Murray personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:05) Z. Collins lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:05) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (3 STL)
(5:57) MISS J. Murray 16' pullup Shot
(5:54) T. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:45) MISS M. Branham 26' 3PT
(5:43) M. Branham REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:41) MISS M. Branham 16' pullup bank Shot
(5:38) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:29) MISS N. Jokic 14' Jump Shot
(5:26) K. Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:21) K. Johnson driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
2110
+3 (5:04) N. Jokic 25' 3PT (9 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
2410
+2 (4:46) J. Sochan cutting finger roll Layup (6 PTS) (K. Johnson 2 AST)
2412
(4:36) M. Branham shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 2 FT)
+1 (4:36) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2512
+1 (4:36) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2612
+2 (4:22) J. Sochan 13' pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (C. Bassey 1 AST)
2614
(4:08) MISS A. Gordon 26' pullup 3PT
(4:05) J. Sochan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:52) MISS K. Johnson 26' 3PT
(3:49) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:44) A. Gordon lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:44) C. Bassey STEAL (1 STL)
(3:37) MISS K. Johnson running reverse Layup
(3:34) D. McDermott REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:32) D. McDermott driving DUNK (2 PTS)
2616
+2 (3:27) K. Caldwell-Pope running DUNK (7 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
2816
+2 (3:19) T. Jones pullup bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2818
(3:19) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jones 1 FT)
+1 (3:19) T. Jones Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2819
(2:59) MISS R. Jackson pullup 3PT
(2:59) C. Bassey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:51) K. Johnson driving Layup (4 PTS) (T. Jones 1 AST)
2821
(2:51) R. Jackson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Johnson 1 FT)
(2:51) DEN Timeout
+1 (2:51) K. Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2822
(2:42) C. Bassey shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
(2:42) MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:42) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (2:42) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2922
(2:18) K. Bates-Diop lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:18) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:04) N. Jokic 16' Jump Shot (12 PTS)
3122
+3 (1:55) D. McDermott 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (T. Jones 2 AST)
3125
+3 (1:37) N. Jokic 25' 3PT (15 PTS)
3425
(1:24) MISS K. Bates-Diop 24' 3PT
(1:23) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(1:13) C. Bassey personal FOUL (2 PF)
+2 (1:07) T. Bryant 7' Hook (2 PTS) (R. Jackson 1 AST)
3625
(0:55) C. Braun personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:47) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jones 2 FT)
(0:47) MISS T. Jones Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:47) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:47) T. Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3626
+2 (0:29) J. Green cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (T. Bryant 1 AST)
3826
(0:12) MISS D. Vassell 25' 3PT
(0:11) TEAM defensive REBOUND

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4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

SAS

120Points128

44-90(48.9%)Field Goal(%)51-94(54.3%)

13-35(37.1%)3-Point(%)13-33(39.4%)

19-20(95.0%)Free Throw(%)13-17(76.5%)

33(8)Rebounds(Offensive)50(13)

32Assists31

14Steals10

4Blocks0

14Turnovers18

14Fouls20

54Pts In The Paint68

12Fast Break Pts12

16Pts Off Turnovers18

25Bench Pts58

15Largest Lead12

Game Details

Friday, March 10, 2023 · 8:00 PM

AT&T Center · San Antonio, TX

attendance: 18,354 (98.8%)