Denver Nuggets vs. Brooklyn Nets

Dec 22, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	28	30	30	34	122
BKN	28	32	26	31	117

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Nets, 122-117. Jamal Murray recorded a new season-high 32 points, with nine assists and five rebounds for the Nuggets, while Nikola Jokic added 31 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists in the victory. Cam Thomas tallied 23 points and two assists for the Nets in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 20-10 in the regular season, while the Nets fall to 13-15.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	34	6-10	3-5	0-0	4	3	0	1	1	1	+13	15
50Aaron GordonPF	32	5-6	0-0	8-9	5	2	1	0	1	1	+19	18
15Nikola JokicC	34	12-17	2-2	5-5	11	7	3	2	0	4	+29	31
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	30	1-6	1-2	0-0	5	4	2	0	1	3	+15	3
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	11-19	4-6	6-8	5	9	0	2	1	0	+18	32
7Reggie Jackson	15	4-13	0-5	0-0	2	3	0	0	1	4	-15	8
8Peyton Watson	19	4-5	1-2	0-1	3	0	0	0	0	2	-14	9
0Christian Braun	16	0-3	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	-12	2
3Julian Strawther	10	0-5	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	1	-10	0
6DeAndre Jordan	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-9	2
22Zeke Nnaji	6	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	-9	2
9Justin Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8751.7%	11-2642.3%	21-2584.0%	41	29	6	5	6	19	-	122

NETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Mikal BridgesSF	29	7-16	0-3	0-1	3	6	0	0	3	2	-13	14
2Cameron JohnsonPF	25	6-9	3-6	2-3	1	2	1	0	1	2	-13	17
33Nic ClaxtonC	28	4-8	0-0	2-4	16	6	0	3	1	1	-10	10
24Cam ThomasSG	34	8-21	1-6	6-6	0	2	0	0	2	5	-5	23
26Spencer DinwiddiePG	32	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	3	-11	6
28Dorian Finney-Smith	30	5-9	4-5	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	+11	14
20Day'Ron Sharpe	18	5-8	0-0	3-6	10	4	2	2	0	2	+2	13
00Royce O'Neale	22	4-7	2-5	3-4	6	3	0	2	1	1	+5	13
4Dennis Smith Jr.	19	2-7	1-4	2-2	4	5	1	0	0	5	+9	7
14Harry Giles III	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Trendon Watford	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Jalen Wilson	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	43-8948.3%	13-3339.4%	18-2669.2%	45	32	4	7	10	23	-	117

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENBKN

(11:56) Jump Ball Claxton vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
+2 (11:34) Porter Jr. 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:16) MISS Bridges 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:12) Claxton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:08) Thomas 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
22
(10:54) Dinwiddie P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+3 (10:48) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
52
+3 (10:27) Johnson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
55
(10:13) MISS Jokic 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(10:11) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:09) Jokic 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
75
(9:59) MISS Claxton 11' Floating Jump Shot
(9:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:40) MISS Murray 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:37) Claxton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:30) Claxton 2' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Dinwiddie 1 AST)
77
+3 (9:15) Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
107
(8:58) MISS Thomas 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(8:56) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:49) Gordon 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
127
(8:28) Bridges Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:28) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(8:24) Caldwell-Pope Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:02) MISS Claxton 1' Hook Shot
(8:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:53) MISS Caldwell-Pope 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:50) Claxton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:46) MISS Thomas 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:42) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:37) Gordon 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
147
(7:37) NETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(7:27) Bridges Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:27) Thomas L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
(7:12) MISS Murray 6' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:07) Claxton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(7:01) MISS Johnson 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:57) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:49) Murray 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
167
(6:35) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(6:32) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:29) Gordon 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
187
(6:17) Gordon P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
(6:08) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
+2 (5:57) Bridges 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)
189
(5:40) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:40) Sharpe STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:36) Bridges 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Sharpe 1 AST)
1811
(5:30) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:30) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
(5:18) MISS Bridges 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:18) Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:14) Sharpe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:13) Sharpe 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1813
+2 (5:01) Jokic 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2013
+3 (4:38) Dinwiddie 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
2016
+2 (4:24) Jokic 3' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
2216
+3 (4:11) Finney-Smith 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sharpe 2 AST)
2219
(3:58) Bridges P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Davis)
(3:48) MISS Jackson 5' Driving Layup
(3:44) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (3:44) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (8 PTS)
2419
(3:29) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Davis)
+1 (3:29) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2420
+1 (3:29) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2421
(3:14) Jackson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:14) Sharpe STEAL (2 STL)
(3:04) MISS Thomas 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:00) Sharpe REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(3:00) MISS Sharpe Tip Layup Shot
(3:00) Sharpe REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(2:54) MISS Sharpe 1' Cutting Dunk Shot
(2:54) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:49) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:47) MISS Braun 8' Running Layup
(2:47) O'Neale BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:47) Nuggets Rebound
(2:47) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:40) MISS Jokic 11' Turnaround Hook Shot
(2:37) Sharpe REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(2:17) Finney-Smith Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:17) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(2:10) Sharpe P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Davis)
+2 (2:02) Jackson 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2621
+3 (1:48) O'Neale 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
2624
(1:36) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:33) Claxton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+3 (1:21) Finney-Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Smith Jr. 2 AST)
2627
(1:00) MISS Braun 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:57) Finney-Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:51) MISS Finney-Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:47) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:37) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Taylor)
(0:37) MISS O'Neale Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:37) NETS Rebound
+1 (0:37) O'Neale Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2628
+2 (0:29) Jackson 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2828
(0:10) MISS Smith Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:10) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Jackson 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

BKN

122Points117

45-87(51.7%)Field Goal(%)43-89(48.3%)

11-26(42.3%)3-Point(%)13-33(39.4%)

21-25(84.0%)Free Throw(%)18-26(69.2%)

41(8)Rebounds(Offensive)45(14)

29Assists32

6Steals4

5Blocks7

6Turnovers10

19Fouls23

54Pts In The Paint58

9Fast Break Pts16

12Pts Off Turnovers9

23Bench Pts47

11Largest Lead7

Game Details

Friday, December 22, 2023 · 7:30 PM

Barclays Center · Brooklyn, NY

attendance: 17,732 (93.3%)

tv: NBA TV