Denver Nuggets vs. Memphis Grizzlies

Mar 18, 2026

FINAL

42-28DenverNuggets

118

24-44MemphisGrizzlies

125

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	30	30	31	27	118
MEM	31	29	39	26	125

Game Recap

The Grizzlies snap their 8-game skid, improving to 24-44 on the season. While the Nuggets drop to 42-28.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	26	3-5	0-2	0-0	5	0	0	1	1	3	-22	6
23Cameron JohnsonPF	33	7-13	5-6	1-2	6	3	1	0	2	3	-6	20
15Nikola JokicC	38	11-19	2-4	5-8	14	9	1	3	10	4	-4	29
0Christian BraunSG	40	11-19	2-5	2-2	7	5	4	0	1	5	-5	26
27Jamal MurrayPG	41	6-13	2-6	5-5	8	12	0	0	1	3	+3	19
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	27	3-12	2-11	3-3	2	2	0	0	1	2	+5	11
11Bruce Brown	20	0-4	0-2	1-2	1	2	0	0	2	1	-7	1
17Jonas Valanciūnas	5	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	1	-1	4
3Julian Strawther	5	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	+2	2
1Tyus Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
45David Roddy	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9048.9%	13-3636.1%	17-2277.3%	46	34	6	5	19	24	-	118

GRIZZLIES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Jaylen WellsSF	24	3-6	2-4	3-4	5	0	0	0	0	0	+12	11
45GG JacksonPF	25	6-15	1-4	3-6	6	0	0	2	1	1	+9	16
18Olivier-Maxence ProsperC	23	6-9	3-5	4-6	1	0	2	0	1	1	+12	19
23Cedric CowardSG	24	4-12	0-4	7-7	7	1	1	0	1	3	+4	15
2Ty JeromePG	24	8-15	5-8	0-0	9	9	0	1	2	1	+5	21
24Cam Spencer	20	2-5	2-5	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	1	-1	8
22Taylor Hendricks	24	6-18	1-10	0-0	2	1	6	3	2	3	-4	13
4Walter Clayton Jr.	19	1-6	0-3	2-2	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	4
Tyler Burton	13	1-4	0-3	3-3	3	0	2	1	0	2	-2	5
10Javon Small	19	3-6	2-3	0-0	4	2	0	1	1	1	-1	8
67Taj Gibson	9	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	1	0	0	0	1	-1	1
33DeJon Jarreau	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	4	1	1	0	1	+2	4

TOTAL	-	42-9842.9%	16-4932.7%	25-3278.1%	48	22	12	9	10	17	-	125

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENMEM

(11:56) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. O. Prosper: Tip to S. Jones
+2 (11:44) J. Murray 7' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:31) MISS C. Coward 25' 3PT
(11:29) J. Wells REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:29) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Wells 2 FT)
(11:29) MISS J. Wells Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:29) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (11:29) J. Wells Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
21
(11:17) MISS J. Murray 24' pullup 3PT
(11:14) J. Wells REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (11:04) G. Jackson driving Layup (2 PTS)
23
+2 (10:51) C. Braun cutting Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
43
(10:39) MISS G. Jackson 7' driving floating Shot - blocked
(10:39) S. Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:37) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:32) MISS C. Johnson running 3PT
(10:28) T. Jerome REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:24) C. Coward 9' running pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (T. Jerome 1 AST)
45
(10:03) MISS S. Jones 3PT
(10:01) J. Wells REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:45) MISS C. Coward 12' step back Shot
(9:41) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:34) C. Braun 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
75
+2 (9:23) T. Jerome 11' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
77
(9:04) MISS C. Johnson driving finger roll Layup - blocked
(9:04) G. Jackson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:00) C. Coward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:57) T. Jerome 33' 3PT running (5 PTS) (C. Coward 1 AST)
710
+2 (8:45) S. Jones cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (C. Johnson 1 AST)
910
+3 (8:36) T. Jerome 32' 3PT pullup (8 PTS)
913
(8:27) N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:27) O. Prosper STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:25) O. Prosper running finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
915
(8:25) DEN Timeout
(8:05) MISS C. Braun 24' 3PT
(8:01) G. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:49) MISS O. Prosper 24' 3PT
(7:45) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:43) J. Murray 26' 3PT running (5 PTS) (C. Braun 1 AST)
1215
(7:29) MISS C. Coward 24' 3PT
(7:26) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:15) MISS C. Braun 3PT
(7:12) G. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:08) C. Johnson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jackson 2 FT)
(7:08) MISS G. Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:08) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (7:08) G. Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1216
(6:56) MISS J. Murray 25' 3PT
(6:53) G. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (6:46) J. Wells 3PT (4 PTS) (T. Jerome 2 AST)
1219
(6:30) MISS C. Johnson driving DUNK - blocked
(6:30) G. Jackson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:28) O. Prosper REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:24) MISS T. Hendricks 3PT
(6:21) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:17) T. Hendricks personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (6:13) J. Murray driving floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
1419
(5:59) T. Hendricks bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:59) C. Braun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:55) C. Braun running DUNK (7 PTS)
1619
(5:33) MISS T. Burton 3PT
(5:30) J. Small REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (5:19) W. Clayton Jr. 11' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1621
+2 (5:03) N. Jokic cutting finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (C. Braun 2 AST)
1821
(5:03) W. Clayton Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (5:03) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1921
(4:42) MISS J. Small 20' Jump Shot
(4:40) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:30) B. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:30) T. Hendricks STEAL (1 STL)
(4:25) W. Clayton Jr. lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:25) C. Braun STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (4:20) C. Braun running Layup (9 PTS)
2121
(4:07) MISS T. Hendricks 26' 3PT
(4:05) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:51) MISS B. Brown 25' 3PT
(3:47) J. Small REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:28) MISS W. Clayton Jr. 25' 3PT
(3:23) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:19) C. Braun running finger roll Layup (11 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
2321
(3:19) MEM Timeout
+3 (3:11) J. Small 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (W. Clayton Jr. 1 AST)
2324
(2:51) MISS N. Jokic driving Layup - blocked
(2:51) T. Hendricks BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:51) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:51) MEM Timeout
(2:46) MISS T. Hardaway Jr. 3PT
(2:43) T. Burton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:34) MISS T. Hendricks driving Layup - blocked
(2:34) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:30) T. Hendricks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:21) MISS W. Clayton Jr. 25' 3PT
(2:19) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(2:05) N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(2:05) T. Hendricks STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (2:00) C. Spencer 25' 3PT running pullup (3 PTS) (T. Hendricks 1 AST)
2327
(1:48) B. Brown step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(1:36) MISS G. Jackson 26' 3PT
(1:31) T. Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:23) MISS T. Hardaway Jr. 25' pullup 3PT
(1:20) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:19) G. Jackson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
(1:19) MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:19) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (1:19) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2427
+2 (1:02) C. Coward driving reverse Layup (4 PTS) (W. Clayton Jr. 2 AST)
2429
+3 (0:41) C. Braun 24' 3PT pullup (14 PTS)
2729
(0:34) MISS C. Coward 10' pullup Shot - blocked
(0:34) N. Jokic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(0:29) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (0:19) T. Hardaway Jr. 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
3029
(0:09) C. Braun personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:04) MISS C. Coward 11' pullup Shot
(0:01) T. Gibson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:00) C. Coward 18' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (T. Gibson 1 AST)
3031

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

MEM

118Points125

44-90(48.9%)Field Goal(%)42-98(42.9%)

13-36(36.1%)3-Point(%)16-49(32.7%)

17-22(77.3%)Free Throw(%)25-32(78.1%)

46(7)Rebounds(Offensive)48(12)

34Assists22

6Steals12

5Blocks9

19Turnovers10

24Fouls17

58Pts In The Paint46

21Fast Break Pts29

10Pts Off Turnovers27

18Bench Pts43

3Largest Lead11

Game Details

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 · 8:30 PM

FedExForum · Memphis, TN

attendance: 15,612 (86.2%)