Denver Nuggets vs. Washington Wizards

Mar 22, 2023

FINAL

49-24DenverNuggets

118

32-41WashingtonWizards

104

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	31	24	39	24	118
WAS	29	28	16	31	104

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokic's 31 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, the Nuggets defeated the Wizards, 118-104. Michael Porter Jr. added 21 points (6-9 3pt FG) and seven rebounds for the Nuggets in the victory, while Kristaps Porzingis (25 points) and Deni Avdija (16 points, eight rebounds, six assists) combined for 41 points for the Wizards in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 49-24, while the Wizards fall to 32-41.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	30	7-16	6-9	1-1	7	2	2	0	1	1	+28	21
50Aaron GordonPF	30	4-6	2-3	2-2	1	1	1	0	1	0	+28	12
15Nikola JokicC	33	12-16	2-3	5-5	12	7	3	0	2	1	+28	31
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	29	2-9	0-4	2-3	3	4	1	0	0	1	+6	6
27Jamal MurrayPG	33	7-13	3-6	0-0	6	8	0	0	2	2	+22	17
11Bruce Brown	29	5-10	0-1	4-4	6	2	0	2	2	3	+5	14
0Christian Braun	16	0-3	0-3	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	3	-7	0
32Jeff Green	14	3-6	2-3	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	3	-8	11
22Zeke Nnaji	11	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	3	-8	2
31Vlatko Cancar	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-6	0
13Thomas Bryant	2	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6	4
8Peyton Watson	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-6	0
14Ish Smith	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-6	0
7Reggie Jackson	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8350.6%	15-3246.9%	19-2190.5%	41	28	7	2	10	18	-	118

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Deni AvdijaSF	31	7-9	1-2	1-2	8	6	0	0	4	1	-23	16
6Kristaps PorzingisPF	22	11-17	1-3	2-2	3	2	0	0	1	3	-18	25
21Daniel GaffordC	28	3-6	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	5	-14	6
24Corey KispertSG	30	3-10	1-7	2-2	3	2	0	0	0	0	-12	9
22Monte MorrisPG	23	4-10	0-3	0-0	2	5	2	0	1	0	-16	8
7Jordan Goodwin	18	5-8	0-3	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	1	-4	12
67Taj Gibson	11	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	-9	0
55Delon Wright	20	3-6	0-1	1-2	3	2	0	2	0	1	-4	7
1Johnny Davis	23	3-9	0-3	1-2	3	0	1	0	0	4	+14	7
16Anthony Gill	10	1-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-1	3
20Kendrick Nunn	8	3-4	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-1	7
12Xavier Cooks	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+6	0
34Jay Huff	3	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	+6	2
29Quenton Jackson	3	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+6	2

TOTAL	-	44-8750.6%	4-2615.4%	12-1675.0%	37	20	4	4	7	15	-	104

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENWAS

(11:56) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. K. Porzingis: Tip to J. Murray
+2 (11:54) J. Murray driving Layup (2 PTS)
20
(11:36) J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Avdija 2 FT)
(11:36) MISS D. Avdija Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:36) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (11:36) D. Avdija Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
21
(11:19) MISS N. Jokic 28' 3PT
(11:14) D. Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:58) K. Porzingis 16' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
23
+3 (10:35) J. Murray 28' 3PT step back (5 PTS)
53
+2 (10:19) K. Porzingis 6' turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
55
+3 (10:06) M. Porter Jr. 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
85
(9:45) MISS D. Avdija 3PT
(9:42) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:37) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT
(9:32) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:26) N. Jokic 14' Hook (2 PTS)
105
+2 (9:12) K. Porzingis 20' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (M. Morris 1 AST)
107
(8:57) MISS J. Murray 25' 3PT
(8:54) D. Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:43) K. Porzingis 15' pullup bank Jump Shot (8 PTS)
109
(8:32) K. Porzingis shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
+1 (8:32) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
119
+1 (8:32) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
129
(8:19) K. Porzingis lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:19) A. Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(8:16) A. Gordon lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:02) MISS D. Gafford Layup
(8:00) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:54) MISS M. Porter Jr. 6' Layup
(7:51) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:51) MISS M. Porter Jr. turnaround Shot
(7:51) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (7:51) N. Jokic putback Layup (4 PTS)
149
(7:51) K. Porzingis shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (7:51) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
159
+2 (7:30) D. Avdija driving Layup (3 PTS) (K. Porzingis 1 AST)
1511
(7:06) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 16' pullup Shot
(7:03) D. Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (6:55) K. Porzingis 29' 3PT (11 PTS) (D. Avdija 1 AST)
1514
+3 (6:35) M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT pullup (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
1814
(6:35) WAS Timeout
+2 (6:14) K. Porzingis 9' pullup bank Jump Shot (13 PTS) (D. Avdija 2 AST)
1816
(5:56) MISS M. Porter Jr. 18' pullup Shot
(5:50) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:50) J. Murray tip Layup (7 PTS)
2016
(5:38) MISS K. Porzingis 29' 3PT
(5:35) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:28) N. Jokic driving DUNK (7 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
2216
+2 (5:18) M. Morris driving Layup (2 PTS)
2218
(4:54) MISS J. Murray 18' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(4:51) J. Goodwin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:45) MISS M. Morris 26' running pullup 3PT
(4:44) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (4:37) J. Goodwin 19' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2220
+2 (4:18) K. Caldwell-Pope 16' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2420
+3 (3:59) D. Avdija 28' 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Goodwin 1 AST)
2423
+3 (3:44) A. Gordon 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
2723
(3:28) MISS T. Gibson 14' Jump Shot
(3:26) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(3:21) MISS A. Gordon 24' 3PT
(3:16) D. Avdija REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:06) M. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:02) J. Green personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:48) MISS K. Porzingis 19' pullup Shot
(2:45) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:36) N. Jokic cutting finger roll Layup (9 PTS) (C. Braun 1 AST)
2923
(2:24) C. Braun personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:24) DEN Timeout
+2 (2:14) J. Goodwin 19' step back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2925
(1:57) J. Davis personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:43) MISS J. Green 7' Jump Shot - blocked
(1:43) T. Gibson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:40) D. Wright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:40) J. Goodwin running DUNK (6 PTS) (D. Wright 1 AST)
2927
(1:22) MISS B. Brown Layup - blocked
(1:22) D. Wright BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:18) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:16) MISS C. Braun 26' 3PT
(1:11) J. Goodwin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:01) MISS T. Gibson 7' Hook
(0:59) Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:54) MISS J. Murray 29' 3PT
(0:49) C. Kispert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:46) MISS J. Davis Layup
(0:43) T. Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:42) MISS J. Goodwin 25' 3PT
(0:38) J. Davis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:31) D. Wright driving Layup (2 PTS)
2929
+2 (0:12) J. Murray driving Layup (9 PTS)
3129
(0:00) MISS J. Goodwin 26' 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

WAS

118Points104

42-83(50.6%)Field Goal(%)44-87(50.6%)

15-32(46.9%)3-Point(%)4-26(15.4%)

19-21(90.5%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)

41(11)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

28Assists20

7Steals4

2Blocks4

10Turnovers7

18Fouls15

48Pts In The Paint60

8Fast Break Pts10

12Pts Off Turnovers11

31Bench Pts40

23Largest Lead6

Game Details

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Capital One Arena · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 16,508 (81.1%)