Washington Wizards vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 17, 2026

FINAL

10-31WashingtonWizards

115

29-13DenverNuggets

121

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WAS	29	34	23	29	115
DEN	36	26	21	38	121

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Wizards, 121-115. The Nuggets move to 29-13 while the Wizards fall to 10-31.

Player Stats

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Khris MiddletonSF	27	6-13	2-2	2-2	7	4	0	0	1	2	-9	16
18Kyshawn GeorgePF	31	10-20	5-8	4-5	5	7	1	3	1	4	-6	29
20Alex SarrC	28	7-12	0-0	2-7	8	1	0	0	2	5	-8	16
12Tre JohnsonSG	30	1-10	0-4	2-4	2	1	1	0	0	2	-8	4
7Bub CarringtonPG	38	5-14	3-8	0-0	4	3	1	0	4	1	-6	13
9Justin Champagnie	26	6-11	0-3	1-1	9	1	3	0	2	0	+1	13
27Will Riley	16	3-8	0-3	1-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	+1	7
35Marvin Bagley III	19	5-6	0-0	4-9	6	2	1	1	1	0	+2	14
5Jamir Watkins	20	1-2	1-2	0-0	5	1	1	0	0	3	+3	3
8Malaki Branham	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Anthony Gill	— did not play —												— did not play —
4AJ Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9645.8%	11-3036.7%	16-2955.2%	48	20	9	4	11	17	-	115

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	29	3-4	1-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	-6	7
8Peyton WatsonPF	35	8-14	1-2	4-8	5	2	1	1	2	5	+5	21
32Aaron GordonC	32	3-8	1-3	1-2	10	11	1	0	1	1	+14	8
24Jalen PickettSG	22	2-7	1-6	0-0	5	6	1	0	0	1	+8	5
27Jamal MurrayPG	39	15-24	5-8	7-8	3	6	2	2	5	1	+5	42
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	35	10-18	5-11	5-5	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	30
22Zeke Nnaji	16	2-4	0-2	0-0	6	2	0	1	0	3	-8	4
11Bruce Brown	24	2-5	0-1	0-0	3	4	0	0	2	5	+10	4
3Julian Strawther	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	+2	0
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	45-8552.9%	14-3540.0%	17-2373.9%	38	31	7	4	12	21	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterWASDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Gordon vs. Sarr: Tip to Murray
+3 (11:50) Pickett 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
03
(11:36) MISS T. Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:33) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:22) Murray 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
06
+2 (11:07) Middleton 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
26
(10:44) MISS Watson 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:44) George BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:43) NUGGETS Rebound
(10:42) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper
(10:42) George BLOCK (2 BLK)
(10:42) NUGGETS Rebound
(10:42) NUGGETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(10:21) MISS T. Johnson 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(10:19) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:13) Gordon Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:59) MISS Sarr 6' Hook Bank Shot
(9:58) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:50) Watson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
29
+3 (9:36) Carrington 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sarr 1 AST)
59
+2 (9:19) Watson 13' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
511
(9:09) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Schwab)
(9:09) MISS Sarr Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:09) Wizards Rebound
(9:09) MISS Sarr Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:08) Middleton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:08) Middleton 3' Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
711
(8:52) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:52) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:41) George Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:41) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(8:36) MISS Pickett 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(8:33) Sarr REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:29) MISS Sarr 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(8:28) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:14) MISS Watson 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:12) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:04) George 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
911
+3 (7:45) Jones 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
914
+2 (7:28) Sarr 4' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Middleton 1 AST)
1114
+2 (7:04) Murray 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
1116
+2 (6:56) George 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1316
+3 (6:41) Murray 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Pickett 2 AST)
1319
(6:26) MISS T. Johnson 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:24) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:12) Gordon 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
1321
(6:12) Wizards Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:59) MISS Sarr 5' Pullup Jump Shot
(5:57) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:41) Jones 2' Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST)
1323
(5:30) MISS Carrington 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:28) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (5:10) Murray 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (10 PTS)
1325
(4:58) Carrington Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:58) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
(4:50) MISS Gordon 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:47) Sarr REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:43) MISS T. Johnson 4' Driving Layup
(4:43) NUGGETS Rebound
(4:26) Watson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:26) Riley STEAL (1 STL)
(4:21) MISS Carrington 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:19) Riley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:19) Riley 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1525
(4:19) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Foster)
+1 (4:19) Riley Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1625
(4:03) MISS Hardaway Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:02) Wizards Rebound
+2 (3:48) Champagnie 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Bagley III 1 AST)
1825
+2 (3:30) Hardaway Jr. 20' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nnaji 1 AST)
1827
(3:11) MISS Riley 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:06) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:57) Watson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1829
(2:40) Hardaway Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Schwab)
(2:40) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (2:40) Bagley III Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1929
+1 (2:40) Bagley III Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2029
(2:16) MISS Watson 23' Turnaround Jump Shot
(2:16) Wizards Rebound
(2:03) MISS Champagnie 1' Driving Layup
(2:03) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:01) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:56) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:56) Bagley III STEAL (1 STL)
(1:49) MISS Riley 2' Running Layup
(1:48) Bagley III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:48) Bagley III Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
2229
(1:31) MISS Nnaji 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:31) Wizards Rebound
+2 (1:19) Bagley III 1' Alley Oop Dunk (6 PTS) (George 1 AST)
2429
+2 (0:59) Hardaway Jr. 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
2431
+2 (0:52) Riley 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (George 2 AST)
2631
+2 (0:38) Watson 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Nnaji 2 AST)
2633
+3 (0:27) George 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2933
(0:06) MISS Pickett 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:03) NUGGETS Rebound
+3 (0:00) Hardaway Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Watson 2 AST)
2936

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

WAS

DEN

115Points121

44-96(45.8%)Field Goal(%)45-85(52.9%)

11-30(36.7%)3-Point(%)14-35(40.0%)

16-29(55.2%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

48(17)Rebounds(Offensive)38(4)

20Assists31

9Steals7

4Blocks4

11Turnovers12

17Fouls21

66Pts In The Paint50

10Fast Break Pts10

23Pts Off Turnovers8

37Bench Pts38

8Largest Lead12

Game Details

Saturday, January 17, 2026 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,968 (104.5%)