Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons

Feb 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	27	23	30	41	121
DET	32	37	24	31	124

Game Recap

Denver surges with a 41-point fourth quarter, but Detroit finishes strong down the stretch to seal a 124-121 win.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Peyton WatsonSF	37	4-11	0-1	9-11	3	2	2	3	3	3	+9	17
0Christian BraunPF	25	2-6	0-1	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	3	-9	6
15Nikola JokicC	32	9-19	3-5	3-3	15	4	2	1	5	3	-9	24
24Jalen PickettSG	10	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	-4	0
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	8-17	4-8	12-13	1	8	0	2	0	0	+5	32
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	27	1-7	1-4	3-4	2	0	0	0	0	2	-9	6
17Jonas Valanciūnas	21	4-4	0-0	3-5	11	1	1	3	1	4	+16	11
11Bruce Brown	23	3-5	1-3	3-3	2	0	2	0	0	3	-9	10
3Julian Strawther	23	6-9	1-4	2-2	8	2	0	0	1	0	-1	15
22Zeke Nnaji	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8344.6%	10-3033.3%	37-4386.0%	43	20	7	10	10	20	-	121

PISTONS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Ausar ThompsonSF	23	5-9	0-0	0-0	6	3	2	1	0	1	+9	10
12Tobias HarrisPF	33	4-13	2-4	1-1	6	3	0	0	2	3	+3	11
0Jalen DurenC	30	6-10	0-0	7-8	13	1	1	0	1	1	0	19
55Duncan RobinsonSG	25	7-12	6-9	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	4	-1	20
2Cade CunninghamPG	38	9-19	2-6	9-11	2	10	1	0	5	5	+11	29
8Caris LeVert	20	2-6	0-3	0-0	2	3	1	1	0	3	-8	4
28Isaiah Stewart	23	3-7	0-1	5-6	6	3	1	1	0	3	-2	11
5Ronald Holland II	15	3-6	1-3	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	2	+4	7
24Daniss Jenkins	15	2-8	0-1	2-2	1	0	1	0	0	5	-1	6
31Javonte Green	13	2-4	1-2	2-2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	7
7Paul Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Marcus Sasser	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9445.7%	12-2941.4%	26-3086.7%	43	27	9	4	9	27	-	124

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENDET

(11:55) Jump Ball Duren vs. Jokic: Tip to Harris
(11:46) Pickett S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (11:46) Duren Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:46) Duren Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
(11:31) MISS Pickett 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(11:31) Thompson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:30) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:11) MISS Thompson 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:11) Pickett BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:10) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:47) MISS Jokic 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:45) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:39) Harris Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:39) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:32) Watson 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
22
(10:15) MISS Cunningham 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:14) PISTONS Rebound
(10:05) MISS Cunningham 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(10:04) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:04) Duren P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(9:50) MISS Watson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:49) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:31) Robinson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
25
(9:17) MISS Pickett 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:13) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:07) Harris 8' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS)
27
(8:49) MISS Jokic 4' Driving Layup
(8:48) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:47) Jokic 4' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
47
(8:47) Harris S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
+1 (8:47) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
57
(8:25) MISS Cunningham 7' Jump Shot
(8:24) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:23) Robinson Tip Layup Shot (5 PTS)
59
(8:12) MISS Pickett 3PT Jump Shot
(8:11) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:59) Harris Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:51) MISS Pickett 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:49) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:42) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
+1 (7:42) Duren Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
510
(7:42) MISS Duren Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:39) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:26) Jokic 4' Layup (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
710
+3 (7:10) Robinson 28' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Cunningham 1 AST)
713
(6:57) MISS Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:56) PISTONS Rebound
(6:56) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:31) Cunningham 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
715
(6:19) MISS Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:15) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:06) Thompson 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Cunningham 2 AST)
717
+2 (5:46) Braun 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
917
+2 (5:22) Duren 4' Alley Oop Dunk (5 PTS) (Cunningham 3 AST)
919
(5:04) Cunningham S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+1 (5:04) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1019
+1 (5:04) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1119
+2 (4:50) Duren 4' Alley Oop Dunk (7 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
1121
(4:38) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:37) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:25) MISS Stewart 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:16) Robinson P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Goble)
(4:05) MISS Jokic 7' Driving Layup
(4:03) Duren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (3:59) Stewart 4' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Cunningham 4 AST)
1123
(3:59) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (3:47) Valanciunas 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
1323
(3:35) Double Technical - Duren, Valanciunas (J.Tiven)
+1 (3:35) Stewart Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1324
(3:35) MISS Stewart Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2
(3:35) PISTONS Rebound
(3:27) MISS Cunningham 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:27) Nuggets Rebound
(3:21) John-Blair Bickerstaff Foul:T.FOUL (J.Tiven)
+1 (3:21) Murray Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
1424
+3 (3:07) Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1724
(2:47) MISS Harris 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:46) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:37) MISS Watson 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:35) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (2:34) Hardaway Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 4 AST)
2024
(2:31) PISTONS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(2:21) MISS Stewart 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:21) PISTONS Rebound
(2:21) Brown L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Mehta)
(2:15) MISS Harris 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:13) Nuggets Rebound
(2:13) Stewart L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (2:13) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2124
+1 (2:13) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2224
+2 (1:58) Jenkins 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2226
(1:39) MISS Watson 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:36) Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:29) MISS LeVert 4' Driving Layup
(1:29) Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:26) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (1:17) Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2526
(1:00) MISS Jenkins 4' Driving Layup
(1:00) Valanciunas BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:00) PISTONS Rebound
(0:51) MISS LeVert 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:48) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:45) MISS Harris 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:45) PISTONS Rebound
(0:45) Valanciunas L.B.FOUL (P2.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (0:45) Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2527
+1 (0:45) Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2528
(0:34) Jenkins S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Mehta)
+1 (0:34) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
2628
+1 (0:34) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
2728
+2 (0:19) Jenkins 5' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
2730
(0:01) MISS Murray 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) PISTONS Rebound
(0:00) Nnaji L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Tiven)
+1 (0:00) Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2731
+1 (0:00) Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2732

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

DET

121Points124

37-83(44.6%)Field Goal(%)43-94(45.7%)

10-30(33.3%)3-Point(%)12-29(41.4%)

37-43(86.0%)Free Throw(%)26-30(86.7%)

43(12)Rebounds(Offensive)43(12)

20Assists27

7Steals9

10Blocks4

10Turnovers9

20Fouls27

52Pts In The Paint58

9Fast Break Pts26

10Pts Off Turnovers20

42Bench Pts35

0Largest Lead20

Game Details

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Little Caesars Arena · Detroit, MI

attendance: 19,976 (97.5%)