Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons

Mar 16, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	29	28	33	119
DET	28	36	22	14	100

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Pistons, 119-100. Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 30 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for the Nuggets, while Jamal Murray added 19 points, six rebounds and 10 assists in the victory. Jalen Duren tallied 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 47-23, while the Pistons fall to 16-55.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	28	6-9	0-1	3-6	8	1	0	0	1	0	+8	15
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	28	6-14	1-6	2-3	5	2	0	3	0	0	+5	15
15Nikola JokicC	33	14-18	0-1	2-3	10	9	1	1	1	2	+13	30
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	29	7-15	4-7	2-3	1	2	3	0	0	2	+16	20
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	7-15	2-5	3-3	6	10	0	0	4	2	+21	19
11Bruce Brown	26	2-7	0-1	1-2	5	4	3	2	1	3	+9	5
32Jeff Green	18	1-2	0-1	1-2	4	1	0	0	1	1	+14	3
0Christian Braun	20	3-6	1-2	2-2	3	0	2	1	0	3	+9	9
13Thomas Bryant	14	1-3	0-0	1-1	4	0	0	0	1	2	+3	3
31Vlatko Cancar	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Ish Smith	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
7Reggie Jackson	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8952.8%	8-2433.3%	17-2568.0%	47	29	9	7	9	15	-	119

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Rodney McGruderSF	34	7-15	6-10	0-0	8	3	3	1	0	2	-17	20
97Eugene OmoruyiPF	25	5-9	1-3	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	4	-18	11
13James WisemanC	29	7-14	0-0	0-0	9	1	0	0	2	3	-13	14
23Jaden IveySG	35	4-15	2-5	4-8	2	6	0	0	4	3	-10	14
7Killian HayesPG	34	5-12	0-3	0-0	1	7	1	2	4	4	-9	10
18Cory Joseph	30	3-7	3-4	4-5	0	2	0	0	3	1	-18	13
27Buddy Boeheim	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
0Jalen Duren	27	7-10	0-1	1-4	13	4	3	0	3	3	-9	15
14R.J. Hampton	15	1-3	0-1	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2	3
35Marvin Bagley III	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Isaiah Livers	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jared Rhoden	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	39-8545.9%	12-2744.4%	10-1855.6%	37	24	8	3	17	20	-	100

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENDET

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Wiseman vs. N. Jokic: Tip to R. McGruder
(11:39) MISS R. McGruder driving floating Shot - blocked
(11:39) M. Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:36) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:33) J. Murray running alley-oop Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
20
(11:12) K. Hayes bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:52) E. Omoruyi shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
+1 (10:52) J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
30
+1 (10:52) J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
40
(10:37) MISS E. Omoruyi 3PT
(10:34) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:29) A. Gordon running DUNK (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
60
+2 (10:15) E. Omoruyi driving Layup (2 PTS) (K. Hayes 1 AST)
62
+2 (10:00) A. Gordon finger roll Layup (4 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
82
(9:49) J. Ivey lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:49) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(9:43) MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' running pullup 3PT
(9:41) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:40) MISS M. Porter Jr. driving Layup - blocked
(9:40) K. Hayes BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:40) R. McGruder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:31) MISS R. McGruder driving floating bank Shot
(9:28) J. Wiseman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:28) J. Wiseman putback DUNK (2 PTS)
84
(9:15) MISS M. Porter Jr. 15' pullup Shot
(9:13) R. McGruder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:05) J. Murray personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:54) MISS J. Ivey 16' pullup Shot
(8:49) J. Wiseman REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (8:49) J. Wiseman tip Layup (4 PTS)
86
+2 (8:43) A. Gordon alley-oop DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
106
(8:39) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Ivey 2 FT)
(8:39) MISS J. Ivey Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:39) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (8:39) J. Ivey Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
107
(8:20) MISS M. Porter Jr. 19' step back Shot
(8:17) E. Omoruyi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:09) MISS J. Ivey 16' pullup Shot
(8:06) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:03) A. Gordon running DUNK (8 PTS)
127
+2 (7:41) E. Omoruyi cutting Layup (4 PTS) (J. Wiseman 1 AST)
129
+2 (7:31) J. Murray 10' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
149
(7:21) K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (7:13) E. Omoruyi cutting Layup (6 PTS) (K. Hayes 2 AST)
1411
(6:54) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 11' driving Layup - blocked
(6:54) K. Hayes BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:54) R. McGruder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:49) E. Omoruyi running DUNK (8 PTS) (R. McGruder 1 AST)
1413
(6:32) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope driving finger roll Layup
(6:29) J. Wiseman REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:24) MISS K. Hayes 13' running pullup Shot
(6:21) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:18) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope running Layup
(6:18) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(6:18) DET Timeout
+2 (6:01) J. Wiseman driving Layup (6 PTS) (J. Ivey 1 AST)
1415
+3 (5:36) J. Murray 26' 3PT step back (9 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1715
(5:17) MISS J. Ivey 16' pullup Shot - blocked
(5:17) B. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:17) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(5:09) MISS K. Hayes 9' pullup Shot
(5:06) R. McGruder REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (5:04) R. McGruder 3PT step back (3 PTS)
1718
(4:50) J. Murray bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (4:32) R. McGruder 27' 3PT (6 PTS) (K. Hayes 3 AST)
1721
+2 (4:12) N. Jokic driving Layup (2 PTS)
1921
(3:47) MISS R. McGruder step back 3PT
(3:45) E. Omoruyi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:35) MISS J. Wiseman Hook
(3:35) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(3:35) B. Brown loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (3:25) K. Hayes 15' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1923
(3:06) MISS J. Murray 17' step back Shot
(3:03) J. Wiseman REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(2:57) K. Hayes bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(2:57) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:51) J. Green running DUNK (2 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
2123
+2 (2:47) J. Wiseman alley-oop DUNK (8 PTS) (E. Omoruyi 1 AST)
2125
+2 (2:37) N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
2325
(2:12) MISS E. Omoruyi driving Layup - blocked
(2:12) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:09) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:07) J. Murray running Layup (11 PTS)
2525
(1:45) MISS E. Omoruyi 3PT
(1:42) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:39) E. Omoruyi shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
(1:39) DEN Timeout
(1:39) MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:39) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (1:39) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2625
(1:28) C. Joseph lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:28) B. Brown STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (1:25) N. Jokic running finger roll Layup (7 PTS) (B. Brown 2 AST)
2825
(1:25) J. Duren shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (1:25) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
2925
+3 (1:14) R. McGruder 26' 3PT (9 PTS) (C. Joseph 1 AST)
2928
(0:50) MISS C. Braun 19' Jump Shot
(0:47) R. Hampton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:27) MISS R. McGruder floating Shot - blocked
(0:27) C. Braun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:24) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:21) MISS B. Brown running Layup
(0:20) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:00) MISS C. Joseph driving floating Shot
(0:00) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

DET

119Points100

47-89(52.8%)Field Goal(%)39-85(45.9%)

8-24(33.3%)3-Point(%)12-27(44.4%)

17-25(68.0%)Free Throw(%)10-18(55.6%)

47(13)Rebounds(Offensive)37(13)

29Assists24

9Steals8

7Blocks3

9Turnovers17

15Fouls20

70Pts In The Paint52

21Fast Break Pts8

21Pts Off Turnovers16

20Bench Pts31

22Largest Lead7

Game Details

Thursday, March 16, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 17,987 (87.8%)