Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons

Feb 28, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	39	29	39	27	134
DET	31	32	24	32	119

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Pistons, 134-119. The Nuggets have now won 8 of 10 to move to 39-21 on the year as the Pistons have their 8-game W streak snapped, moving them to 33-27.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Zeke NnajiSF	20	2-2	2-2	2-4	2	2	0	3	0	4	+27	8
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	38	10-15	6-7	2-2	9	1	0	0	2	3	+35	28
15Nikola JokicC	34	6-12	0-3	11-12	17	15	1	2	7	2	+33	23
0Christian BraunSG	35	10-14	2-3	1-1	6	2	0	1	0	0	+30	23
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	10-22	5-9	6-7	3	4	2	1	2	1	+23	31
4Russell Westbrook	21	3-7	1-2	1-2	4	2	1	1	4	4	-16	8
3Julian Strawther	26	3-7	0-3	0-1	1	1	1	0	2	0	-12	6
6DeAndre Jordan	10	2-3	0-0	0-2	6	0	0	0	1	1	-9	4
24Jalen Pickett	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	-9	0
9Dario Šaric	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-9	3
5Hunter Tyson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-9	0
21Spencer Jones	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-9	0



TOTAL	-	47-8456.0%	17-3154.8%	23-3174.2%	50	28	5	8	19	18	-	134

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	25	6-11	0-0	1-2	4	5	5	0	1	0	-30	13
12Tobias HarrisPF	25	5-10	2-4	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	2	-27	12
0Jalen DurenC	16	3-5	0-0	2-4	8	2	1	0	1	4	-15	8
8Tim Hardaway Jr.SG	17	4-11	1-7	1-1	1	2	0	0	1	1	-21	10
2Cade CunninghamPG	28	3-12	0-2	5-5	3	5	2	0	2	3	-20	11
28Isaiah Stewart	19	2-2	1-1	2-4	5	0	0	2	0	5	-4	7
5Malik Beasley	25	6-18	4-11	0-0	4	3	2	0	0	2	+3	16
71Dennis Schroder	23	3-7	2-4	0-0	6	7	1	0	3	1	-5	8
19Simone Fontecchio	12	4-7	1-3	3-4	0	0	1	0	0	0	+12	12
00Ronald Holland II	20	3-5	0-1	2-2	4	1	0	1	0	3	+6	8
7Paul Reed	12	4-6	0-0	0-0	4	2	2	0	0	1	+5	8
34Bobi Klintman	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+7	0
43Lindy Waters III	4	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	+7	0
25Marcus Sasser	4	2-3	1-2	1-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	+7	6
24Daniss Jenkins	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9945.5%	12-3732.4%	17-2373.9%	42	32	15	3	10	22	-	119

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENDET

(11:57) Jump Ball Duren vs. Jokic: Tip to Murray
(11:42) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:40) Cunningham REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:34) MISS Cunningham 2' Running Layup
(11:34) Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:33) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:26) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:26) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:22) Thompson 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
02
(11:11) Michael Malone Foul:T.FOUL (N.Sago)
+1 (11:11) Cunningham Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
03
(10:56) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:56) Duren STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:50) Hardaway Jr. 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
05
(10:40) Duren S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
+1 (10:40) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
15
+1 (10:40) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
25
(10:17) MISS Harris 2' Driving Layup
(10:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:13) Cunningham S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Sago)
+1 (10:13) Nnaji Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
35
(10:13) MISS Nnaji Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:11) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:00) Duren 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
37
+2 (9:42) Murray 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
57
+2 (9:29) Thompson 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Duren 1 AST)
59
+3 (9:05) Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
89
(8:52) Cunningham Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:38) MISS Jokic 10' Driving Hook Shot
(8:36) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:30) MISS Thompson 2' Running Dunk
(8:30) Nnaji BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:28) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:25) Duren S.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Ervin)
(8:25) MISS Nnaji Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:25) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (8:25) Nnaji Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
99
(8:08) MISS Hardaway Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:08) Nnaji BLOCK (2 BLK)
(8:07) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:02) MISS Murray 3' Running Layup
(8:02) Stewart BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:01) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:59) MISS Murray 2' Putback Layup
(7:58) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (7:54) Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Nnaji 1 AST)
129
(7:44) MISS Thompson 1' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:42) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (7:31) Murray 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
159
(7:18) Cunningham Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:18) Cunningham L.B.FOUL (P2.T4) (N.Sago)
+3 (7:13) Porter Jr. 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
189
(7:12) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:55) MISS Hardaway Jr. 4' Driving Layup
(6:55) Nnaji BLOCK (3 BLK)
(6:52) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (6:50) Braun 2' Running Layup (8 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
209
(6:34) MISS Harris 9' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:31) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(6:24) MISS Murray 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(6:24) Nuggets Rebound
+3 (6:19) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Nnaji 2 AST)
239
+3 (6:02) Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Beasley 1 AST)
2312
+2 (5:47) Jokic 8' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
2512
(5:33) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (5:20) Murray 5' Turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2712
(5:20) Beasley S.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Sago)
+1 (5:20) Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2812
(5:06) MISS Schroder 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:02) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:54) Murray 11' Fadeaway Jumper (12 PTS)
3012
+3 (4:42) Beasley 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
3015
(4:23) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:20) Beasley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:06) MISS Beasley 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:03) Stewart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:03) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
(4:03) MISS Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:03) PISTONS Rebound
+1 (4:03) Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3016
(3:43) MISS Jokic 3' Driving Layup
(3:43) Stewart BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:40) Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:37) Beasley 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
3019
(3:21) Stewart P.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Scott)
+1 (3:21) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3119
+1 (3:21) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3219
+2 (3:13) Harris 12' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Schroder 2 AST)
3221
(3:02) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:02) Harris STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (2:58) Beasley 3PT Running Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Harris 2 AST)
3224
(2:57) Stewart L.B.FOUL (P2.PN) (K.Scott)
(2:57) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:57) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3324
+1 (2:57) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
3424
(2:34) MISS Fontecchio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:31) Schroder REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:29) MISS Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:29) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:23) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:23) Beasley STEAL (1 STL)
(2:15) MISS Harris 3PT Jump Shot
(2:14) PISTONS Rebound
(2:06) MISS Schroder 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:05) Schroder REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(1:54) MISS Fontecchio 4' Driving Layup
(1:54) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:51) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (1:41) Westbrook 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
3724
+3 (1:28) Stewart 26' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Schroder 3 AST)
3727
+2 (1:14) Braun 1' Cutting Layup Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
3927
+2 (0:47) Beasley 12' Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
3929
(0:34) MISS Porter Jr. 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:33) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:32) MISS Westbrook 2' Tip Layup Shot
(0:30) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(0:29) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Fadeaway Bank Shot
(0:27) Schroder REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (0:08) Fontecchio 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Schroder 4 AST)
3931
(0:01) MISS Braun 10' Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

DET

134Points119

47-84(56.0%)Field Goal(%)45-99(45.5%)

17-31(54.8%)3-Point(%)12-37(32.4%)

23-31(74.2%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

50(10)Rebounds(Offensive)42(14)

28Assists32

5Steals15

8Blocks3

19Turnovers10

18Fouls22

54Pts In The Paint58

21Fast Break Pts22

16Pts Off Turnovers25

21Bench Pts65

25Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, February 28, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 20,062 (97.9%)