Denver Nuggets vs. Washington Wizards

Jan 22, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	27	21	33	26	107
WAS	23	23	29	22	97

Game Recap

The Denver Nuggets defeat the Washington Wizards, 107-97. Denver moves to 30-15 as Wizards fall to 10-33.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Peyton WatsonSF	40	10-16	6-8	9-10	8	3	2	4	1	2	+13	35
32Aaron GordonPF	33	5-12	1-6	5-5	5	5	1	0	0	1	+23	16
17Jonas ValanciūnasC	21	6-13	0-1	4-4	9	2	0	0	0	5	-3	16
24Jalen PickettSG	32	0-4	0-1	2-2	5	5	1	0	3	2	+16	2
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	9-17	2-5	4-5	4	5	2	1	4	0	+18	24
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	19	1-8	0-5	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	1	-8	2
22Zeke Nnaji	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2	4
21Spencer Jones	28	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
11Bruce Brown	18	3-8	0-0	0-0	6	2	2	0	1	2	-7	6
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8344.6%	9-2634.6%	24-2692.3%	46	22	9	6	11	14	-	107

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
18Kyshawn GeorgeSF	34	6-17	2-6	6-6	12	7	1	0	3	5	-4	20
22Khris MiddletonPF	27	3-11	1-6	2-2	2	0	1	0	1	4	-18	9
20Alex SarrC	36	5-13	0-1	5-6	8	4	1	1	0	1	-9	15
12Tre JohnsonSG	34	7-14	3-7	2-2	3	3	0	1	2	2	-11	19
7Bub CarringtonPG	38	4-14	3-13	2-2	2	2	3	2	5	2	-18	13
9Justin Champagnie	18	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	3	1	0	0	1	+2	3
27Will Riley	20	4-10	3-7	2-4	4	0	1	0	2	2	+5	13
5Jamir Watkins	18	1-2	0-1	1-2	5	1	1	1	1	3	+2	3
16Anthony Gill	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	1	+1	2
35Marvin Bagley III	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Malaki Branham	— did not play —												— did not play —
4AJ Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	32-8438.1%	13-4330.2%	20-2483.3%	42	20	9	6	14	21	-	97

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENWAS

(11:56) Jump Ball J. Valanciūnas vs. A. Sarr: Tip to P. Watson
+2 (11:42) J. Valanciūnas cutting finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (P. Watson 1 AST)
20
(11:23) MISS T. Johnson 14' pullup Shot
(11:21) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:08) A. Gordon 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (P. Watson 2 AST)
50
(10:54) MISS K. Middleton 3PT - blocked
(10:54) P. Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:53) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:50) MISS K. Middleton 16' pullup Shot
(10:47) J. Valanciūnas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:39) K. Middleton shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Valanciūnas 2 FT)
+1 (10:39) J. Valanciūnas Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
60
+1 (10:39) J. Valanciūnas Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
70
+3 (10:30) B. Carrington 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Sarr 1 AST)
73
(10:10) T. Johnson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Valanciūnas 2 FT)
+1 (10:10) J. Valanciūnas Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
83
+1 (10:10) J. Valanciūnas Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
93
+2 (9:56) A. Sarr 8' Layup (2 PTS)
95
(9:36) MISS P. Watson 6' driving Layup
(9:29) J. Valanciūnas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:29) MISS J. Valanciūnas putback Layup - blocked
(9:29) A. Sarr BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:29) J. Pickett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:24) MISS J. Valanciūnas 9' Jump Shot
(9:21) A. Sarr REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:17) MISS A. Sarr 26' 3PT
(9:15) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:11) J. Valanciūnas running Layup (8 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
115
(9:11) A. Sarr defensive goaltending VIOLATION
(8:54) MISS T. Johnson 3PT
(8:51) J. Valanciūnas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:39) MISS J. Valanciūnas 24' 3PT
(8:36) K. Middleton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:27) MISS A. Sarr 6' bank Shot - blocked
(8:27) J. Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:26) K. George REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:26) K. George 6' putback Layup (2 PTS)
117
(8:07) MISS P. Watson 3PT
(8:07) K. George REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (8:02) K. George 25' 3PT running pullup (5 PTS)
1110
+2 (7:39) A. Gordon cutting finger roll Layup (5 PTS) (J. Pickett 1 AST)
1310
(7:30) K. Middleton lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:17) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:17) B. Carrington STEAL (1 STL)
(7:10) MISS B. Carrington 25' running pullup 3PT
(7:07) K. George REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:06) MISS T. Johnson 27' 3PT
(7:04) J. Valanciūnas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:50) MISS A. Gordon 27' 3PT
(6:48) K. George REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(6:39) MISS A. Sarr 13' Jump Shot
(6:37) K. Middleton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:35) MISS K. Middleton 18' Jump Shot
(6:35) P. Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:18) MISS J. Pickett 26' 3PT
(6:15) K. George REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(6:10) MISS K. Middleton 24' running 3PT
(6:07) P. Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:46) K. George shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 3 FT)
(5:46) WAS Timeout
+1 (5:46) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 3 (6 PTS)
1410
+1 (5:46) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 3 (7 PTS)
1510
+1 (5:46) A. Gordon Free Throw 3 of 3 (8 PTS)
1610
(5:37) MISS K. George 25' pullup 3PT
(5:35) B. Carrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:32) MISS K. George driving DUNK - blocked
(5:32) P. Watson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:30) Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:24) P. Watson 29' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
1910
(5:10) MISS B. Carrington 30' 3PT
(5:08) T. Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (5:04) B. Carrington 24' 3PT (6 PTS) (T. Johnson 1 AST)
1913
(4:42) MISS A. Gordon 10' turnaround Hook
(4:40) A. Sarr REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:33) B. Carrington bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:33) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:26) Z. Nnaji running DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
2113
(4:18) WAS Timeout
(4:06) T. Johnson lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:06) T. Hardaway Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(3:55) MISS Z. Nnaji 6' cutting DUNK - blocked
(3:55) B. Carrington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:54) P. Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:54) W. Riley shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Watson 2 FT)
+1 (3:54) P. Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2213
+1 (3:54) P. Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2313
(3:36) MISS B. Carrington 27' step back bank 3PT
(3:33) P. Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:26) MISS J. Murray 26' 3PT
(3:23) W. Riley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:15) B. Carrington lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(2:58) MISS J. Murray driving reverse Layup
(2:56) W. Riley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:41) B. Carrington 13' fadeaway Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2315
(2:19) T. Hardaway Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:19) B. Carrington STEAL (2 STL)
(2:06) MISS W. Riley 3PT
(2:04) P. Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(1:49) W. Riley shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Watson 2 FT)
+1 (1:49) P. Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2415
+1 (1:49) P. Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2515
(1:33) S. Jones shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (George 2 FT)
+1 (1:33) K. George Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2516
+1 (1:33) K. George Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2517
(1:20) MISS T. Hardaway Jr. 19' step back Shot
(1:17) A. Gill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:08) W. Riley 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. George 1 AST)
2520
+2 (0:48) S. Jones 8' bank Hook (2 PTS)
2720
(0:35) MISS K. George 31' pullup 3PT
(0:33) J. Watkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (0:32) W. Riley 27' 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Watkins 1 AST)
2723
(0:07) DEN shot clock Team TURNOVER
(0:00) MISS K. George driving Layup
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

WAS

107Points97

37-83(44.6%)Field Goal(%)32-84(38.1%)

9-26(34.6%)3-Point(%)13-43(30.2%)

24-26(92.3%)Free Throw(%)20-24(83.3%)

46(11)Rebounds(Offensive)42(14)

22Assists20

9Steals9

6Blocks6

11Turnovers14

14Fouls21

46Pts In The Paint36

8Fast Break Pts9

11Pts Off Turnovers13

14Bench Pts21

12Largest Lead1

Game Details

Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Capital One Arena · Washington, D.C.

attendance: 15,040 (73.9%)