Denver Nuggets vs. Washington Wizards

Dec 7, 2024

FINAL

11-10DenverNuggets

113

3-18WashingtonWizards

122

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	28	36	20	113
WAS	36	33	30	23	122

Game Recap

The Wizards defeat the Nuggets, 122-113, despite Nikola Jokics historic game. Nikola Jokic passes Dan Issel (14,659) for 2nd most points in Nuggets franchise history Nikola Jokic is the first player in NBA History to total 55+ points, 15+ rebounds, five+ assists and three+ 3PM in a game. The Wizards snap a 16 game losing streak and move to 3-18 while the Nuggets fall to 11-10.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Peyton WatsonSF	25	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	2	1	1	1	3	-17	4
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	36	5-14	0-5	1-2	5	6	1	1	2	2	-10	11
15Nikola JokicC	38	22-39	3-6	9-13	16	8	1	0	5	5	-1	56
0Christian BraunSG	37	7-14	0-3	0-0	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	14
4Russell WestbrookPG	32	3-6	0-2	1-4	10	12	4	1	2	5	-9	7
3Julian Strawther	32	7-13	2-5	2-2	3	2	3	2	1	3	+4	18
24Jalen Pickett	15	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
5Hunter Tyson	11	0-2	0-2	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	0	-5	2
6DeAndre Jordan	9	0-1	0-0	1-4	3	2	0	0	2	0	-6	1
23Trey Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-9548.4%	5-2520.0%	16-2759.3%	48	34	11	6	15	23	-	113

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Bilal CoulibalySF	40	2-9	0-3	2-2	6	5	4	3	0	1	+8	6
9Justin ChampagniePF	36	9-13	2-4	3-5	8	1	2	2	2	3	+3	23
17Jonas ValanciūnasC	31	8-15	0-1	4-4	12	5	0	5	5	3	-1	20
13Jordan PooleSG	40	12-26	9-20	6-7	5	8	0	0	6	2	+8	39
8Carlton CarringtonPG	34	4-13	2-8	0-0	4	6	0	0	0	3	-3	10
4Jared Butler	17	5-9	2-4	0-0	2	4	0	0	2	1	+4	12
16Anthony Gill	10	2-3	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	1	2	+6	5
35Marvin Bagley III	15	0-1	0-0	0-2	2	1	1	1	0	4	+8	0
1Johnny Davis	13	3-4	1-1	0-0	3	1	2	1	1	2	+12	7
15Malcolm Brogdon	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Richaun Holmes	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Corey Kispert	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9348.4%	16-4139.0%	16-2272.7%	46	31	9	12	17	21	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENWAS

(11:56) Jump Ball Valanciūnas vs. Jokic: Tip to Poole
(11:45) MISS Poole 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:43) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:26) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:13) MISS Carrington 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:10) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(11:07) Jokic Double Dribble Turnover (P2.T2)
(10:58) MISS Coulibaly 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:58) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:57) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:51) Watson 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
20
(10:44) MISS Valanciūnas 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:41) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(10:33) MISS Porter Jr. 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:31) Champagnie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:19) Valanciūnas 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Carrington 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:03) Braun 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
42
(9:55) Westbrook P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)
+3 (9:46) Champagnie 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Carrington 2 AST)
45
(9:31) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
(9:31) Coulibaly STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:26) Champagnie 2' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Carrington 3 AST)
47
(9:26) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (G.Petraitis)
+1 (9:26) Champagnie Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
48
+2 (9:16) Westbrook 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
68
(9:02) MISS Poole 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(9:02) Westbrook BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:00) Valanciūnas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:58) MISS Poole 3PT Jump Shot
(8:56) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:48) Jokic 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
88
(8:39) MISS Champagnie 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:35) Nuggets Rebound
(8:25) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:23) Carrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:10) Carrington 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Poole 1 AST)
811
+2 (7:55) Porter Jr. 5' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1011
(7:41) Porter Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Washington)
+2 (7:33) Champagnie 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Poole 2 AST)
1013
(7:19) MISS Jokic 5' Cutting Layup Shot
(7:19) Valanciūnas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:18) Poole REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:13) Coulibaly 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Poole 3 AST)
1015
(7:13) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:00) Westbrook Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
+3 (6:44) Poole 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Carrington 4 AST)
1018
(6:26) MISS Braun 10' Driving Layup
(6:24) Valanciūnas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:10) Champagnie 3' Reverse Layup (10 PTS) (Coulibaly 1 AST)
1020
+2 (5:59) Porter Jr. 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
1220
(5:44) Braun P.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Washington)
(5:37) MISS Poole 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:35) Champagnie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:31) Champagnie Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:28) Valanciūnas P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Foster)
+2 (5:22) Jokic 7' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Porter Jr. 3 AST)
1420
(5:22) Valanciūnas S.FOUL (P2.T2) (T.Washington)
+1 (5:22) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1520
+3 (5:06) Carrington 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Poole 4 AST)
1523
+2 (4:55) Strawther 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Westbrook 2 AST)
1723
(4:44) Poole Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:44) Strawther STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:41) Westbrook 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1923
(4:41) WIZARDS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (4:27) Butler 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Valanciūnas 1 AST)
1926
(4:04) MISS Porter Jr. 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:04) Champagnie BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:02) Valanciūnas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:52) Butler 4' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
1928
(3:45) Porter Jr. Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (3:26) Valanciūnas 12' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Poole 5 AST)
1930
+2 (3:08) Jokic 19' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
2130
(2:59) Poole Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(2:59) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
(2:52) Watson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(2:52) Coulibaly STEAL (2 STL)
(2:29) MISS Butler 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:27) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:17) Jokic 7' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (9 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
2330
(2:08) MISS Poole 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:08) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:07) Coulibaly REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:01) MISS Valanciūnas 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:58) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:54) MISS Watson 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:52) Champagnie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:29) Poole 3' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
2332
+2 (1:23) Braun 5' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2532
(1:23) Champagnie Violation:Defensive Goaltending (S.Foster)
+2 (1:11) Valanciūnas 4' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Coulibaly 2 AST)
2534
+2 (0:55) Jokic 5' Driving Hook Shot (11 PTS) (Pickett 2 AST)
2734
(0:48) MISS Coulibaly 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:44) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (0:36) Watson 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2934
+2 (0:19) Valanciūnas 15' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Butler 2 AST)
2936
(0:07) Champagnie P.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Washington)
(0:06) Braun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
(0:06) Bagley III STEAL (1 STL)
(0:02) MISS Coulibaly 4' Running Layup
(0:02) Braun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:02) Nuggets Rebound
(0:00) MISS Jokic 48' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

WAS

113Points122

46-95(48.4%)Field Goal(%)45-93(48.4%)

5-25(20.0%)3-Point(%)16-41(39.0%)

16-27(59.3%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

48(16)Rebounds(Offensive)46(15)

34Assists31

11Steals9

6Blocks12

15Turnovers17

23Fouls21

74Pts In The Paint52

12Fast Break Pts17

17Pts Off Turnovers16

21Bench Pts24

2Largest Lead15

Game Details

Saturday, December 7, 2024 · 7:00 PM

Capital One Arena · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 16,182 (79.5%)