Pistons (121) vs Nuggets (134) · Dec 28, 2024 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 28, 2024

Game Recap

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Detroit Pistons, 134-121. The Denver Nuggets move to 17-13, while the Detroit Pistons fall to 14-18.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DET	38	23	28	32	121
DEN	36	31	47	20	134

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
8Tim Hardaway Jr.SF	18	2-3	1-1	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	1	8	-12
12Tobias HarrisPF	23	2-6	1-4	2-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	7	-8
0Jalen DurenC	19	5-8	0-0	2-4	7	2	0	0	1	4	12	-8
23Jaden IveySG	20	7-9	2-3	1-1	3	1	0	0	3	0	17	-17
2Cade CunninghamPG	26	7-18	1-8	2-2	2	8	0	0	3	3	17	-12
5Malik Beasley	18	5-11	3-9	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	14	-12
9Ausar Thompson	24	5-8	0-0	0-1	6	2	2	0	1	3	10	+12
28Isaiah Stewart	16	1-3	1-2	0-0	4	3	0	0	0	4	3	-17
19Simone Fontecchio	13	1-6	1-4	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	0	3	-16
00Ronald Holland II	19	5-9	1-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	12	0
25Marcus Sasser	15	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	2	2	0	3	2	5	+1
14Wendell Moore Jr.	12	2-5	0-2	2-2	5	4	0	0	0	0	6	+12
7Paul Reed	12	2-5	0-2	3-4	2	2	4	1	0	2	7	+12
TOTAL		46-9548.4%	12-3930.8%	17-2373.9%	41	29	8	1	12	25	121

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
0Christian BraunSF	29	2-4	0-1	6-6	4	3	3	1	0	3	10	+14
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	33	9-14	5-7	3-4	3	0	0	0	1	1	26	+5
15Nikola JokicC	37	11-17	4-5	11-14	9	8	0	0	2	4	37	+25
4Russell WestbrookSG	30	4-6	0-1	0-0	9	8	2	0	6	4	8	+13
27Jamal MurrayPG	39	12-21	4-7	6-7	5	4	1	3	1	1	34	+24
3Julian Strawther	22	3-9	0-4	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	3	6	-5
8Peyton Watson	22	2-6	0-1	1-1	1	3	2	1	0	2	5	-6
5Hunter Tyson	13	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	+7
6DeAndre Jordan	10	2-2	0-0	2-4	3	0	0	1	1	0	6	-12
21Spencer Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Saric	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		46-8256.1%	13-2748.1%	29-3680.6%	40	29	9	6	13	18	134

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdetden

(11:54) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Duren: Tip to Cunningham
(11:33) MISS Cunningham 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:31) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:25) MISS Braun 3PT Jump Shot
(11:22) Ivey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:18) Ivey 7' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
+3 (10:57) Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
23
+3 (10:43) Ivey 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
53
+3 (10:18) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
56
(10:03) Cunningham Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:03) Westbrook STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:58) Murray 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
58
(9:48) Braun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Orr)
+1 (9:48) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
68
+1 (9:48) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
78
+1 (9:48) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
88
(9:26) MISS Westbrook 1' Driving Reverse Layup
(9:26) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:21) Duren Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:21) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:19) Braun 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
810
(9:01) MISS Harris 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:58) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:50) Harris S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Maddox)
(8:50) MISS Murray Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:50) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (8:50) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
811
+2 (8:32) Harris 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
1011
+3 (8:20) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1014
+2 (8:03) Cunningham 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
1214
+2 (7:49) Murray 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1216
+2 (7:43) Duren 2' Dunk (2 PTS) (Ivey 1 AST)
1416
(7:26) MISS Murray 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:20) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:20) Porter Jr. Tip Dunk Shot (5 PTS)
1418
+3 (7:11) Cunningham 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Duren 1 AST)
1718
+2 (6:57) Porter Jr. 2' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1720
(6:39) Cunningham Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:39) Westbrook STEAL (2 STL)
(6:38) Westbrook Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:38) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:32) Harris 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
2020
+2 (6:13) Jokic 9' Turnaround Hook Shot (8 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
2022
(6:04) Westbrook P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Maddox)
+2 (5:48) Thompson 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
2222
(5:38) Beasley S.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Maddox)
(5:38) Pistons Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (5:38) Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2223
(5:38) Lane
(5:38) Lane
+1 (5:38) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2224
(5:24) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:21) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:15) Westbrook Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(5:11) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Orr)
(5:02) Westbrook P.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Orr)
+2 (4:54) Cunningham 8' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2424
(4:43) MISS Strawther 3PT Jump Shot
(4:40) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:37) MISS Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:34) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:27) Cunningham 2' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
2624
(4:27) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+3 (4:15) Jokic 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
2627
+3 (3:57) Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cunningham 3 AST)
2927
(3:48) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (3:34) Cunningham 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Stewart 1 AST)
3127
+2 (3:17) Murray 20' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
3129
(3:07) MISS Cunningham 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:02) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:54) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:51) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:45) MISS Cunningham 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:40) Thompson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:38) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:38) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
(2:37) Cunningham P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Collins)
+2 (2:27) Murray 18' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
3131
+3 (2:12) Beasley 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Stewart 2 AST)
3431
(1:57) MISS Murray 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:55) Holland II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:52) MISS Beasley 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(1:48) Beasley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:47) Beasley 7' Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
3631
(1:21) MISS Strawther 18' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:18) Tyson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (1:17) Jokic 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Tyson 1 AST)
3634
(0:59) MISS Fontecchio 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (0:45) Jokic 3' Cutting Layup Shot (16 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
3636
(0:41) MISS Stewart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:37) Fontecchio REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:30) Ivey 3' Driving Reverse Layup (7 PTS)
3836
(0:13) Stewart P.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Maddox)
(0:01) MISS Jokic 7' Fadeaway Jumper
(0:00) Fontecchio REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DET

DEN

121Points134

46-95(48.4%)Field Goal(%)46-82(56.1%)

12-39(30.8%)3-Point(%)13-27(48.1%)

17-23(73.9%)Free Throw(%)29-36(80.6%)

41(15)Rebounds(Offensive)40(8)

29Assists29

8Steals9

1Blocks6

12Turnovers13

25Fouls18

60Pts In The Paint60

14Fast Break Pts18

20Pts Off Turnovers18

60Bench Pts19

5Largest Lead25

Game Details

Saturday, December 28, 2024 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,876 (104.1%)