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Murray, Jokic help defending champion Nuggets outlast Nets, 122-117
NEW YORK (AP) Jamal Murray scored 32 points, Nikola Jokic had 29 points and 11 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets held off the Brooklyn Nets 122-117 on Friday night for their third straight victory.
Aaron Gordon added 18 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 15 to help the defending champion Nuggets improve to 20-10.
“The energy we need to start the game right,” Jokic said when asked why Denver has won four straight on the road. “I think we had a 14-7 run (to start the game) and we kind of slowed down a little bit. But (we need to) be the aggressor. We need the one to be the one (controlling) the game.”
Brooklyn has lost five in a row to fall to 13-15.
Cam Thomas led Brooklyn with 23 points. Cam Johnson had 17, Dorian Finney-Smith and Mikal Bridges each had 14, Royce O’Neale and Day’Ron Sharpe had 13 apiece and Nic Claxton finished with 10 points and 16 rebounds.
“It’s a pretty good recipe for us,” Brooklyn coach Jacques Vaughn said about the balanced scoring. “I think we had 18 assists at (halftime), over 30 to finish the game; seven dudes in double figures.”
Thomas’ four-point play with 19.4 seconds brought the Nets within one.
“Overall, a good effort from our guys,” Vaughn said. “I think we put ourselves in a position to try and win a ballgame. I thought our attention for the majority of the night was in the right place."
Following a timeout, Murray made three of four free throws to push the advantage to four. The teams then spent the final five seconds trading free throws.
“It worked out,” Murray said about his missed free throw with 18.1 seconds left.
The guard grabbed the offensive rebound and was immediately fouled by Thomas. He then knocked down both free throws to give the Nuggets a 118-114 lead.
The Nets did not have Ben Simmons (left lower back nerve impingement) and Lonnie Walker IV (strained left hamstring) due to injuries.
UP NEXT:
Nuggets: At Charlotte on Saturday night.
Nets: Hosts Detroit on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Nic Claxton (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:34 |  | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:16 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:54 | | Spencer Dinwiddie personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:27 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 5-5 |
| 10:13 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 7-5 |
| 9:59 | | Nic Claxton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 7-7 |
| 9:15 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 10-7 |
| 8:58 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 8:56 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 12-7 |
| 8:28 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 8:24 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:02 | | Nic Claxton misses two point hook shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:50 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | Cam Thomas misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 14-7 |
| 7:37 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:27 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 7:27 | | Cam Thomas personal foul (Loose ball) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:12 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:57 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 16-7 |
| 6:35 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 18-7 |
| 6:17 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:08 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point pullup jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 18-9 |
| 5:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Day'Ron Sharpe steals) | ||
| 5:36 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running dunk (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 18-11 |
| 5:30 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 5:18 | | Jamal Murray blocks Mikal Bridges's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point putback layup | 18-13 |
| 5:01 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 20-13 |
| 4:38 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 20-16 |
| 4:24 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 22-16 |
| 4:11 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point pullup jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 22-19 |
| 3:58 | | Mikal Bridges personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:48 | | Reggie Jackson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:44 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 24-19 |
| 3:29 | | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Dennis Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:29 | | +1 | Dennis Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-20 |
| 3:29 | | +1 | Dennis Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-21 |
| 3:14 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Day'Ron Sharpe steals) | ||
| 3:04 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:00 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Day'Ron Sharpe's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 2:49 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Royce O'Neale blocks Christian Braun's two point running layup | ||
| 2:47 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Dorian Finney-Smith turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 2:10 | | Day'Ron Sharpe personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 26-21 |
| 1:48 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 26-24 |
| 1:36 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 26-27 |
| 1:00 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:51 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | ||
| 0:37 | | Royce O'Neale misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:37 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +1 | Royce O'Neale makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-28 |
| 0:29 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 28-28 |
| 0:10 | | Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:10 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | Royce O'Neale turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:39 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point dunk (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 28-30 |
| 11:11 | | Julian Strawther turnover (lost ball) (Dennis Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 11:06 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point running jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 28-33 |
| 10:52 | | Nic Claxton blocks Reggie Jackson's two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Julian Strawther misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Julian Strawther offensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | +1 | Royce O'Neale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-34 |
| 10:22 | | +1 | Royce O'Neale makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-35 |
| 10:03 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 31-35 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Dennis Smith Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Royce O'Neale assists) | 31-37 |
| 9:23 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Nic Claxton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:58 | | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop layup (Reggie Jackson assists) | 33-37 |
| 8:34 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 33-39 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 35-39 |
| 8:08 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot | 35-41 |
| 8:07 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:55 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point turnaround jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 37-41 |
| 7:42 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point cutting dunk (Cam Thomas assists) | 37-43 |
| 7:24 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Loose ball) (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 7:10 | | Cam Thomas misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:05 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 39-43 |
| 6:48 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:42 | | Spencer Dinwiddie offensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Cam Thomas turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:24 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 41-43 |
| 6:08 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 43-43 |
| 5:37 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 43-45 |
| 5:37 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 5:37 | | +1 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-46 |
| 5:25 | | Jamal Murray misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 5:21 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running reverse layup | 43-48 |
| 4:55 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:34 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Mikal Bridges's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 45-48 |
| 4:01 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +1 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-49 |
| 4:01 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:57 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 47-49 |
| 3:34 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 47-51 |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 49-51 |
| 3:03 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 49-54 |
| 2:43 | | Day'Ron Sharpe personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:35 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:32 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running pullup jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 49-56 |
| 2:03 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 51-56 |
| 1:36 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point driving layup (Nic Claxton assists) | 51-58 |
| 1:17 | | Spencer Dinwiddie shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-58 |
| 1:17 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 53-58 |
| 1:02 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 55-58 |
| 0:53 | | Spencer Dinwiddie shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:53 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 56-58 |
| 0:39 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Loose ball) (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:37 | | +1 | Nic Claxton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-59 |
| 0:37 | | +1 | Nic Claxton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-60 |
| 0:28 | | Dennis Smith Jr. personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-60 |
| 0:28 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-60 |
| 0:11 | | Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 0:01 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:35 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point reverse layup (Spencer Dinwiddie assists) | 58-62 |
| 11:20 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:18 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 11:01 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-62 |
| 11:01 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-62 |
| 10:46 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving layup (Nic Claxton assists) | 60-64 |
| 10:35 | | Cam Thomas shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-64 |
| 10:35 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:32 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Nic Claxton misses two point layup | ||
| 10:20 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Cam Thomas personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | Nic Claxton blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point running finger roll layup (Nic Claxton assists) | 61-66 |
| 9:53 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point alley-oop layup | ||
| 9:51 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 63-66 |
| 9:37 | | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running layup | 63-68 |
| 8:52 | | Nic Claxton kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:44 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point pullup jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 66-68 |
| 8:28 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 66-71 |
| 8:14 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 69-71 |
| 8:00 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point floating jump shot | 69-73 |
| 7:59 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:40 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 72-73 |
| 7:13 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 72-75 |
| 6:53 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 6:40 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:37 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Nic Claxton turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 6:27 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup | 74-75 |
| 6:27 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 75-75 |
| 6:11 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 77-75 |
| 5:40 | | +3 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes three point jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 77-78 |
| 5:20 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 80-78 |
| 5:12 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:58 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Day'Ron Sharpe's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:36 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:27 | | Royce O'Neale blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 4:25 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Day'Ron Sharpe blocks Aaron Gordon's two point layup | ||
| 4:18 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Spencer Dinwiddie misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 80-81 |
| 3:48 | | Day'Ron Sharpe blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:46 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point running alley-oop layup | ||
| 3:40 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | Royce O'Neale personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 3:40 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 81-81 |
| 3:31 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point bank hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 83-81 |
| 3:20 | | Cam Thomas misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 86-81 |
| 3:11 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:46 | | Nets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 2:30 | | Dennis Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 2:30 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-81 |
| 2:30 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-81 |
| 2:10 | | Jamal Murray blocks Dennis Smith Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 2:06 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:48 | | Cam Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Dennis Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 1:43 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-82 |
| 1:43 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-83 |
| 1:31 | | Day'Ron Sharpe kicked ball violation | ||
| 1:29 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | +1 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-84 |
| 1:17 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:12 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point layup (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 88-86 |
| 0:32 | | Reggie Jackson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving reverse layup | 90-86 |
| 11:12 | | +3 | Dennis Smith Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Nic Claxton assists) | 90-89 |
| 10:53 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point layup (Reggie Jackson assists) | 92-89 |
| 10:37 | | Reggie Jackson personal foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 10:33 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Nic Claxton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:33 | | Nic Claxton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:33 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Nic Claxton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:30 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | Dorian Finney-Smith misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:00 | | Dorian Finney-Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Cam Thomas misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Royce O'Neale makes two point tip layup | 92-91 |
| 9:28 | | Julian Strawther misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:26 | | Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Dennis Smith Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:19 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Dennis Smith Jr. personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 9:08 | | Reggie Jackson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Dennis Smith Jr. shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:01 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-91 |
| 9:01 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-91 |
| 8:49 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point alley-oop layup (Cam Thomas assists) | 94-93 |
| 8:34 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point driving layup (Christian Braun assists) | 96-93 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point pullup jump shot (Dennis Smith Jr. assists) | 96-95 |
| 7:49 | | Nic Claxton blocks Zeke Nnaji's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 7:32 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 96-96 |
| 7:32 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 96-97 |
| 7:32 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 96-98 |
| 7:14 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 99-98 |
| 7:01 | | +2 | Cam Thomas makes two point driving layup | 99-100 |
| 6:38 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Dennis Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Cam Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | Dennis Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot | 101-100 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes two point layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 101-102 |
| 5:02 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 5:02 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:01 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving layup | 101-104 |
| 4:50 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 101-105 |
| 4:35 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point stepback jump shot | 104-105 |
| 4:18 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:08 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Spencer Dinwiddie turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 3:10 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:07 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Cam Thomas misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 106-105 |
| 2:05 | | Cam Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 2:05 | | Cam Thomas personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:05 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:05 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 109-105 |
| 1:35 | | +3 | Spencer Dinwiddie makes three point stepback jump shot | 109-108 |
| 1:20 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 111-108 |
| 1:10 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point driving layup (Dorian Finney-Smith assists) | 111-110 |
| 1:10 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 1:10 | | Mikal Bridges misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:07 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point floating jump shot | 113-110 |
| 0:54 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:44 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point driving dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 115-110 |
| 0:25 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:25 | | Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 0:22 | | Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | +3 | Cam Thomas makes three point running pullup jump shot | 115-113 |
| 0:19 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Cam Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 0:19 | | +1 | Cam Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 115-114 |
| 0:19 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:18 | | Dennis Smith Jr. personal foul (Take) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-114 |
| 0:18 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:15 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | Cam Thomas personal foul (Take) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:15 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 117-114 |
| 0:15 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 118-114 |
| 0:09 | | Cam Thomas misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:05 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 118-115 |
| 0:05 | | Cameron Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:04 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Nic Claxton personal foul (Take) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 119-115 |
| 0:04 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 120-115 |
| 0:04 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point alley-oop layup (Royce O'Neale assists) | 120-117 |
| 0:02 | | Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Take) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 121-117 |
| 0:02 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 122-117 |
| 0:00 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Nets offensive rebound | 0:00 |
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Royce O'Neale misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:00 |
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+ 1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:02 |
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+ 1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:02 |
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Dorian Finney-Smith personal foul (Take) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | 0:02 |
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+ 2 | Dorian Finney-Smith makes two point alley-oop layup (Royce O'Neale assists) | 0:03 |
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Nets 60 second timeout | 0:04 |
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+ 1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:04 |
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+ 1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:04 |
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Nic Claxton personal foul (Take) (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | 0:04 |
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Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 0:04 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 122 | 117 |
| Field Goals | 45-87 (51.7%) | 43-89 (48.3%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-26 (42.3%) | 13-33 (39.4%) |
| Free Throws | 21-25 (84.0%) | 18-26 (69.2%) |
| Total Rebounds | 47 | 53 |
| Offensive | 8 | 14 |
| Defensive | 33 | 31 |
| Team | 6 | 8 |
| Assists | 29 | 32 |
| Steals | 6 | 4 |
| Blocks | 5 | 7 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 10 |
| Fouls | 19 | 23 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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N. Jokic
C 15
31 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST
N. Claxton
C 33
10 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Murray | 32 | 5 | 9 | 11/19 | 4/6 | 6/8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +18 | 56 |
| N. Jokic | 31 | 11 | 7 | 12/17 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | +29 | 61 |
| A. Gordon | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +19 | 27 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +13 | 25 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +15 | 17 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Murray | 32 | 5 | 9 | 11/19 | 4/6 | 6/8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +18 | 56 |
| N. Jokic | 31 | 11 | 7 | 12/17 | 2/2 | 5/5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | +29 | 61 |
| A. Gordon | 18 | 5 | 2 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 8/9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +19 | 27 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 15 | 4 | 3 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +13 | 25 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +15 | 17 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| P. Watson | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 12 |
| R. Jackson | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4/13 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -15 | 15 |
| D. Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 2 |
| C. Braun | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 4 |
| Z. Nnaji | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 5 |
| J. Strawther | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/5 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10 | 2 |
| J. Holiday | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 122 | 41 | 29 | 45/87 | 11/26 | 21/25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 33 | +25 | 226 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Thomas | 23 | 0 | 2 | 8/21 | 1/6 | 6/6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 25 |
| C. Johnson | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6/9 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 22 |
| M. Bridges | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7/16 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -13 | 26 |
| N. Claxton | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | -10 | 40 |
| S. Dinwiddie | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 12 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Thomas | 23 | 0 | 2 | 8/21 | 1/6 | 6/6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 25 |
| C. Johnson | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6/9 | 3/6 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -13 | 22 |
| M. Bridges | 14 | 3 | 6 | 7/16 | 0/3 | 0/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -13 | 26 |
| N. Claxton | 10 | 16 | 6 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | -10 | 40 |
| S. Dinwiddie | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 12 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Finney-Smith | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5/9 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +11 | 19 |
| R. O'Neale | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4/7 | 2/5 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 26 |
| D. Sharpe | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +2 | 35 |
| D. Smith Jr. | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 22 |
| B. Simmons | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Giles III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Whitehead | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Clowney | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Walker IV | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Brooks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Wilson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Watford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 117 | 45 | 32 | 43/89 | 13/33 | 18/26 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -25 | 227 |
