Detroit Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 7, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	29	28	28	29	114
DEN	31	34	43	23	131

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Pistons, 131-114. Jamal Murray led all scorers with 37 points (14-24 FG), along with five rebounds and four assists for the Nuggets, while Nikola Jokic added four points, seven rebounds and 16 assists in the victory. Jalen Duren tallied 20 points (8-12 FG), five rebounds and four assists for the Pistons in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 26-12 on the season, while the Pistons fall to 3-33.

Player Stats

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
44Bojan BogdanovicSF	27	6-12	2-4	0-0	1	1	3	0	3	2	-4	14
12Isaiah LiversPF	30	4-8	1-2	2-2	5	1	1	0	0	5	-1	11
0Jalen DurenC	29	8-12	0-0	4-6	5	4	0	0	1	1	-14	20
23Jaden IveySG	27	4-11	0-6	5-8	4	6	1	0	4	2	-16	13
2Cade CunninghamPG	10	1-6	1-2	0-0	3	3	0	0	0	2	-2	3
14Alec Burks	19	6-9	3-3	3-3	4	1	0	0	1	1	-16	18
7Killian Hayes	25	1-5	0-1	0-0	2	6	1	0	1	4	-10	2
24Kevin Knox II	20	4-8	1-3	3-4	3	1	0	0	0	0	-13	12
13James Wiseman	18	4-7	0-0	1-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	-3	9
9Ausar Thompson	20	2-5	0-1	1-2	5	4	0	0	1	2	0	5
25Marcus Sasser	10	2-6	1-2	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	0	-6	7
35Marvin Bagley III	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Joe Harris	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	42-8947.2%	9-2437.5%	21-3070.0%	37	28	6	0	11	20	-	114

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	28	7-12	1-5	3-3	1	2	0	0	1	1	+29	18
50Aaron GordonPF	20	3-4	0-0	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	+10	8
15Nikola JokicC	24	2-3	0-0	0-0	7	16	0	5	2	4	+16	4
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	36	6-10	3-6	3-3	4	0	2	1	3	2	+12	18
27Jamal MurrayPG	30	14-24	3-8	6-7	5	4	1	1	1	4	+11	37
7Reggie Jackson	21	5-7	1-1	2-2	3	9	1	0	1	5	+14	13
0Christian Braun	21	3-5	0-1	1-2	3	1	0	1	0	0	+6	7
8Peyton Watson	23	4-10	2-4	5-5	6	1	1	1	0	0	+7	15
6DeAndre Jordan	20	3-3	0-0	3-5	7	1	0	1	3	5	+7	9
9Justin Holiday	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
21Collin Gillespie	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-6	0
11Braxton Key	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6	2
30Jay Huff	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6	0
22Zeke Nnaji	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0
TOTAL	-	47-8058.8%	10-2737.0%	27-3187.1%	38	35	6	10	12	23	-	131

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDETDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Duren: Tip to Ivey
+2 (11:37) Duren 3' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:19) Livers S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Taylor)
+1 (11:19) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
21
+1 (11:19) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
22
(10:54) Pistons Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(10:35) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(10:32) Livers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:12) MISS Bogdanovic 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:09) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:06) Ivey P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kallio)
+3 (9:59) Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
25
+2 (9:41) Duren 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
45
(9:25) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:25) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:18) Cunningham 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bogdanovic 1 AST)
75
+2 (8:50) Porter Jr. 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
77
(8:43) MISS Ivey 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:43) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:29) MISS Murray Driving Layup
(8:27) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:21) MISS Ivey 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:17) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:06) Cunningham S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Kallio)
+1 (8:06) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
78
+1 (8:06) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
79
+1 (8:06) Porter Jr. Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
710
(8:01) MISS Cunningham 2' Driving Layup
(8:01) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:01) Pistons Rebound
(7:54) MISS Cunningham 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:54) Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:54) Pistons Rebound
+2 (7:45) Livers 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Ivey 1 AST)
910
+3 (7:27) Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
913
+2 (7:13) Bogdanovic 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
1113
(6:55) Bogdanovic P.FOUL (P1.T4) (B.Taylor)
(6:55) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:47) MISS Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:43) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:31) Duren 1' Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (Hayes 1 AST)
1313
+2 (6:08) Porter Jr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1315
(5:52) MISS Livers 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(5:52) Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:50) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:28) Murray 1' Driving Reverse Layup (7 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1317
(5:05) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kallio)
+1 (5:05) Livers Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1417
+1 (5:05) Livers Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1517
(4:48) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:46) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:35) Bogdanovic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:35) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(4:23) MISS Gordon 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:20) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:20) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1519
+2 (4:06) Hayes 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1719
(3:47) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:43) Burks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:34) Burks 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2019
(3:33) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+2 (3:17) Porter Jr. 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2021
(2:58) MISS Hayes 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:55) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:41) Burks S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Kallio)
+1 (2:41) Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2022
+1 (2:41) Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2023
(2:27) MISS Thompson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:25) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:08) MISS Jackson 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:03) Burks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:56) MISS Burks 1' Driving Layup
(1:54) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:47) Thompson P.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Nansel)
+1 (1:47) Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2024
+1 (1:47) Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2025
(1:35) MISS Wiseman 10' Floating Jump Shot
(1:32) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:31) Knox II 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
2225
(1:28) Pistons Violation: Delay of game Violation
(1:19) Jordan Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (1:09) Wiseman Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Hayes 2 AST)
2425
(0:45) MISS Watson 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:44) NUGGETS Rebound
+3 (0:42) Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
2428
(0:27) MISS Burks 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:26) Burks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (0:26) Burks 1' Putback Layup (5 PTS)
2628
+3 (0:08) Jackson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
2631
+3 (0:03) Knox II 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hayes 3 AST)
2931
(0:00) MISS Murray 46' 3PT Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DET

DEN

114Points131

42-89(47.2%)Field Goal(%)47-80(58.8%)

9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

21-30(70.0%)Free Throw(%)27-31(87.1%)

37(13)Rebounds(Offensive)38(6)

28Assists35

6Steals6

0Blocks10

11Turnovers12

20Fouls23

58Pts In The Paint54

12Fast Break Pts11

19Pts Off Turnovers18

53Bench Pts46

4Largest Lead24

Game Details

Sunday, January 7, 2024 · 8:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,623 (102.7%)