Denver Nuggets vs. Philadelphia 76ers

Jan 5, 2026

FINAL / OT

24-12DenverNuggets

125

19-15Philadelphia76ers

124

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DEN	29	29	29	33	5	125
PHI	26	32	35	27	4	124

Game Recap

A late bucket off a goaltending call helps the shorthanded Nuggets power past the Sixers, 125-124, in overtime.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	43	4-6	1-3	1-2	3	2	2	1	1	5	+8	10
8Peyton WatsonPF	44	7-13	2-3	8-10	7	4	1	2	6	0	+2	24
14DaRon Holmes IIC	21	1-4	0-3	0-0	1	4	0	0	2	1	+3	2
24Jalen PickettSG	41	11-20	7-11	0-0	5	7	0	0	4	3	+6	29
11Bruce BrownPG	39	7-13	2-4	3-4	6	2	1	0	0	2	-8	19
22Zeke Nnaji	31	7-11	4-5	3-4	8	1	2	2	2	2	-2	21
1Curtis Jones	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0
3Julian Strawther	15	2-5	0-2	2-4	4	5	0	0	1	2	-5	6
5Hunter Tyson	19	4-7	2-4	4-4	3	1	0	1	1	2	+2	14
0Christian Braun	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Aaron Gordon	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	43-8153.1%	18-3748.6%	21-2875.0%	38	26	6	6	17	18	-	125

76ERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Paul GeorgeSF	32	3-10	2-7	0-0	2	3	2	1	0	3	-18	8
25Dominick BarlowPF	12	2-6	1-4	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	-7	6
21Joel EmbiidC	40	13-22	1-4	5-5	10	2	0	1	6	2	+8	32
77VJ EdgecombeSG	41	6-17	5-11	0-0	8	9	2	2	3	1	-7	17
0Tyrese MaxeyPG	45	10-22	4-9	4-6	6	6	4	2	1	1	-1	28
5Quentin Grimes	39	4-8	3-7	5-6	4	2	0	1	2	4	+9	16
33Jabari Walker	11	3-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	3	+11	6
20Jared McCain	18	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	4	0	0	1	0	+6	3
30Adem Bona	22	4-5	0-0	0-1	6	2	0	1	1	4	-6	8
1Andre Drummond	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Justin Edwards	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Eric Gordon	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Kyle Lowry	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-9846.9%	17-4537.8%	15-1978.9%	42	28	9	9	14	20	-	124

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPHI

(11:54) Jump Ball Embiid vs. Holmes II: Tip to Watson
+2 (11:44) S. Jones 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Holmes II 1 AST)
20
(11:23) Embiid Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:23) S. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:20) S. Jones 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
40
+2 (11:07) George 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Edgecombe 1 AST)
42
(10:51) Barlow S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
(10:51) MISS S. Jones Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:51) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (10:51) S. Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
52
(10:31) MISS Edgecombe 3PT Jump Shot
(10:30) Barlow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:29) MISS Barlow Tip Layup Shot
(10:29) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:17) Pickett 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
82
(10:05) MISS Maxey 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:02) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:50) MISS Pickett 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:48) Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:29) MISS George 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:25) Holmes II REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:20) S. Jones 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
112
(9:05) MISS Barlow 3PT Jump Shot
(9:03) Edgecombe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:02) Embiid 11' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Edgecombe 2 AST)
114
(8:44) MISS Pickett 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:42) Barlow REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:32) Embiid Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
+2 (8:20) Watson 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
134
+2 (7:58) Embiid 9' Turnaround Bank Shot (4 PTS) (Edgecombe 3 AST)
136
(7:58) Holmes II S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Sago)
+1 (7:58) Embiid Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
137
+2 (7:46) Brown 8' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Pickett 2 AST)
157
+2 (7:22) Embiid 1' Dunk (7 PTS) (Edgecombe 4 AST)
159
(7:10) George S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
(7:10) MISS Watson Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:10) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (7:10) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
169
+2 (6:56) Barlow 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Embiid 1 AST)
1611
(6:56) Brown S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
(6:56) 76ERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:56) Barlow Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1612
(6:44) MISS Holmes II 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:42) Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:25) Edgecombe Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:11) MISS Pickett 3' Driving Layup
(6:08) Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:02) Maxey 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1614
+3 (5:39) Brown 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
1914
(5:23) MISS Barlow 3PT Jump Shot
(5:20) Embiid REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:19) MISS Embiid 3' Layup
(5:19) Embiid REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (5:18) Embiid Tip Layup Shot (9 PTS)
1916
(5:03) Watson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:03) George STEAL (1 STL)
(4:57) MISS Embiid 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:55) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:47) Embiid S.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Lane)
+1 (4:47) Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2016
+1 (4:47) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2116
(4:36) MISS Edgecombe 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:32) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:18) MISS Brown 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:15) Maxey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (4:09) Maxey 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2119
+3 (3:51) Watson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (S. Jones 1 AST)
2419
+2 (3:36) Embiid 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (11 PTS) (Maxey 1 AST)
2421
(3:18) MISS Holmes II 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:15) Embiid REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(3:09) MISS Maxey 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:07) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:07) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:53) MISS C. Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:49) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:43) Maxey Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:28) MISS C. Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:24) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:21) MISS Nnaji 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:19) Grimes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:03) MISS Grimes 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:59) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:52) Strawther Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:52) Walker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:32) Walker 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Maxey 2 AST)
2423
(1:17) MISS S. Jones 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:15) Bona REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:10) Maxey 29' 3PT Running Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McCain 1 AST)
2426
(0:55) Bona S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Ralls)
+1 (0:55) Nnaji Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2526
+1 (0:55) Nnaji Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2626
(0:43) MISS Maxey 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:42) Nuggets Rebound
+3 (0:27) Nnaji 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
2926
(0:06) MISS McCain 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:03) Nuggets Rebound
(0:03) Grimes L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Ralls)
(0:03) MISS Strawther Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:03) Nuggets Rebound
(0:03) MISS Strawther Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:01) Bona REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:00) 76ERS Heave
(0:00) 76ERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

DEN

PHI

125Points124

43-81(53.1%)Field Goal(%)46-98(46.9%)

18-37(48.6%)3-Point(%)17-45(37.8%)

21-28(75.0%)Free Throw(%)15-19(78.9%)

38(7)Rebounds(Offensive)42(14)

26Assists28

6Steals9

6Blocks9

17Turnovers14

18Fouls20

42Pts In The Paint50

19Fast Break Pts17

18Pts Off Turnovers28

41Bench Pts33

9Largest Lead9

Game Details

Monday, January 5, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Wells Fargo Center · Philadelphia, PA

attendance: 18,521 (95.0%)

tv: Peacock