Grizzlies (105) vs Nuggets (142) · Dec 28, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 28, 2023

10-20MemphisGrizzlies

105

23-10DenverNuggets

142

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MEM	27	21	35	22	105
DEN	33	32	41	36	142

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Grizzlies, 142-105. Nikola Jokic recorded 26 points (11-11 FGM), 14 rebounds, and 10 assists for the Nuggets, with Jamal Murray adding 23 points and nine assists in the victory. Desmond Bane tallied 23 points (3-5 3PM) and two assists for the Grizzlies in the defeat. The Nuggets improve to 23-10 in the regular season, while the Grizzlies fall to 10-20.

Player Stats

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Vince Williams Jr.SF	29	1-7	1-4	2-2	11	2	0	0	0	3	-23	5
13Jaren Jackson Jr.PF	27	5-15	1-3	3-4	4	2	2	0	0	1	-11	14
18Bismack BiyomboC	21	1-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	1	2	3	-28	2
22Desmond BaneSG	25	9-13	3-5	2-2	1	2	1	0	2	3	-27	23
36Marcus SmartPG	23	6-14	2-6	3-4	3	5	1	0	3	1	-7	17
21David Roddy	28	5-9	1-2	4-8	0	2	0	0	0	0	-11	15
46John Konchar	24	4-9	1-5	1-1	7	3	2	1	1	1	-30	10
2Xavier Tillman	21	2-7	1-4	1-2	3	4	1	1	2	0	-18	6
8Ziaire Williams	24	2-8	1-3	2-2	2	1	1	1	1	1	-16	7
0Jacob Gilyard	12	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	0	-14	6
7Santi Aldama	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Ja Morant	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	37-8941.6%	13-3537.1%	18-2572.0%	36	23	8	5	11	13	-	105

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	22	3-6	2-3	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	3	+28	8
8Peyton WatsonPF	23	6-14	4-10	4-4	5	2	0	0	0	1	+28	20
15Nikola JokicC	29	11-11	1-1	3-3	14	10	0	2	3	1	+25	26
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	25	5-10	2-5	0-0	2	3	0	1	0	2	+27	12
27Jamal MurrayPG	25	9-12	4-6	1-1	3	9	2	0	1	0	+19	23
9Justin Holiday	17	3-5	2-3	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	2	+1	8
0Christian Braun	23	4-8	1-2	2-4	3	4	1	0	0	0	+13	11
7Reggie Jackson	16	3-7	1-1	2-2	2	7	1	0	3	1	+15	9
3Julian Strawther	24	5-13	2-8	0-0	3	2	0	1	1	4	+6	12
6DeAndre Jordan	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	9	2	0	2	0	3	+9	4
11Braxton Key	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	+8	2
22Zeke Nnaji	5	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	+3	4
24Jalen Pickett	5	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	+3	3
TOTAL	-	55-9657.3%	20-4148.8%	12-1485.7%	53	43	6	7	11	19	-	142

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMEMDEN

(12:00) Jokic Violation:Jump Ball (M.Davis)
(11:48) MISS Jackson Jr. 3' Driving Hook Shot
(11:46) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:28) Jokic 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
02
+3 (11:16) Bane 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
32
(10:57) MISS Watson 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(10:57) Biyombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:55) Williams Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:46) MISS Biyombo 8' Hook Shot
(10:43) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:39) Biyombo P.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
(10:34) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:34) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:23) MISS Watson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:20) Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:06) Jackson Jr. 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Bane 1 AST)
52
(9:48) MISS Watson 3PT Jump Shot
(9:45) Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:40) Bane 30' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS)
82
+3 (9:20) Watson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
85
+2 (9:11) Bane 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS)
105
(9:11) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (8:56) Porter Jr. 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
107
+2 (8:39) Bane 12' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
127
(8:24) MISS Porter Jr. 23' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:22) Williams Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:15) MISS Jackson Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:10) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:04) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:04) Jackson Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(7:54) MISS Smart 5' Driving Layup
(7:54) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:51) Smart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (7:50) Williams Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Smart 1 AST)
157
(7:27) MISS Watson 1' Reverse Dunk
(7:24) Williams Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:17) MISS Smart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:06) Caldwell-Pope 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
159
(6:48) Bane Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:48) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:44) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
1512
(6:22) MISS Jackson Jr. 5' Turnaround Bank Shot
(6:20) Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:19) MISS Jackson Jr. 3' Putback Layup
(6:17) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:12) Murray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
1515
(6:10) Grizzlies Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:03) MISS Bane 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(6:03) Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:03) Grizzlies Rebound
(5:49) MISS Williams Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:46) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:27) Jokic 13' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
1517
+3 (5:05) Roddy 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Konchar 1 AST)
1817
+2 (4:47) Murray 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1819
+2 (4:31) Biyombo 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Roddy 1 AST)
2019
(4:13) Biyombo P.FOUL (P2.T2) (A.Smith)
(4:08) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(4:08) Konchar STEAL (1 STL)
(4:02) MISS Konchar 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:59) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:48) Jokic 2' Layup (6 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
2021
(3:30) Tillman Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:30) Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
(3:22) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:22) Bane STEAL (1 STL)
(3:19) Bane Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
+2 (3:07) Jokic 4' Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
2023
(2:49) Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:49) Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
(2:46) Bane S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Mosher)
+1 (2:46) Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2024
(2:46) MISS Braun Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:44) Tillman REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:28) Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tillman 1 AST)
2324
(2:09) MISS Strawther 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:06) Jackson Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:58) Jackson Jr. 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Smart 2 AST)
2524
+2 (1:41) Jokic 3' Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
2526
+2 (1:29) Smart 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Tillman 2 AST)
2726
(1:08) MISS Jackson 8' Driving Hook Shot
(1:07) Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:05) Jackson 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2728
(0:56) MISS Tillman 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:54) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:45) MISS Braun 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:45) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:42) Smart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:36) Smart Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:36) Holiday STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (0:33) Holiday 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
2730
(0:17) MISS Smart 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:14) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:07) Smart P.FOUL (P1.T4) (A.Smith)
+3 (0:01) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
2733

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MEM

DEN

105Points142

37-89(41.6%)Field Goal(%)55-96(57.3%)

13-35(37.1%)3-Point(%)20-41(48.8%)

18-25(72.0%)Free Throw(%)12-14(85.7%)

36(11)Rebounds(Offensive)53(12)

23Assists43

8Steals6

5Blocks7

11Turnovers11

13Fouls19

46Pts In The Paint64

12Fast Break Pts20

17Pts Off Turnovers16

44Bench Pts53

8Largest Lead38

Game Details

Thursday, December 28, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,733 (103.3%)