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Jokic scores 23 points in 65th game for award eligibility as Nuggets top Spurs to claim No. 3 seed
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Nikola Jokic scored 23 points in the first half of his 65th game to become NBA award eligible and the Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-118 on Sunday night to secure the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.
Denver had seven players score in double figures, including Julian Strawther with 25 points and Jonas Valanciunas, who finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
De'Aaron Fox scored 24 points to lead San Antonio, which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Stephon Castle added 10 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in his return from a two-game absence due to left foot soreness.
Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama, who reached award eligibility in his previous game, sat out as he recovers from a left rib contusion.
Jokic sat out the second half after going 7 for 12 from the field, with eight rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in 18 minutes, 15 seconds.
Jokic was listed as questionable with an injured right wrist, but entered the finale having played in 64 games.
The NBA requires players to participate in 65 games to be eligible for MVP, All-NBA and Defensive Player of the Year honors. The NBA allows two exemptions of 15 to 19:59 minutes played to count as an official game. Jokic had one exemption remaining.
Denver (54-28) will host No. 6 Minnesota (48-33) in the opening round of the playoffs.
San Antonio, which matched the third-most victories in franchise history after going 62-20, will play the seventh seed, which will be determined by the winner of the first play-in game.
Denver went on a 22-0 run two minutes into the second quarter, holding San Antonio scoreless for 8:45 in building a 63-40 lead. Jokic had 11 points and Curtis Jones added 10 in the quarter.
Jones finished with 13 points.
Spurs rookie Carter Bryant had 13 points, including a dunk over Jokic, along with five rebounds, five assists and three blocks.
Nuggets: Host Minnesota on Saturday afternoon in opener of first-round playoff series.
Spurs: Host opener of first-round playoff series against the No. 7 seed on Sunday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Mason Plumlee (Stephon Castle gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:26 |  | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Stephon Castle misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:10 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Julian Strawther turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:55 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | +1 | Stephon Castle makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-4 |
| 10:55 | | Stephon Castle misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:51 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Stephon Castle turnover (bad pass) (Julian Strawther steals) | ||
| 10:29 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running dunk (Julian Strawther assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:23 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists) | 2-7 |
| 10:13 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:55 | | Stephon Castle misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | De'Aaron Fox shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-7 |
| 9:47 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-7 |
| 9:37 | | +2 | Mason Plumlee makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Vassell assists) | 6-9 |
| 9:26 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 9-9 |
| 9:07 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point pullup jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 9-11 |
| 8:57 | | Tyus Jones turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point running layup | 9-13 |
| 8:37 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving finger roll layup (Zeke Nnaji assists) | 11-13 |
| 8:20 | | Stephon Castle misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Mason Plumlee offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:58 | | Julian Strawther misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | Stephon Castle misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:33 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | +1 | Stephon Castle makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-14 |
| 7:24 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 14-14 |
| 7:07 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | De'Aaron Fox shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 6:57 | | Julian Strawther misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:57 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-14 |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Stephon Castle assists) | 15-16 |
| 6:32 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 17-16 |
| 6:16 | | Stephon Castle misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 20-16 |
| 5:50 | | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point driving floating jump shot | 20-18 |
| 5:37 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Pickett assists) | 22-18 |
| 5:22 | | Dylan Harper misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:19 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Jalen Pickett misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 24-18 |
| 4:54 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-19 |
| 4:54 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-20 |
| 4:48 | | Keldon Johnson personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:43 | | David Roddy offensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Carter Bryant shooting foul (David Roddy draws the foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | +1 | David Roddy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-20 |
| 4:43 | | +1 | David Roddy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-20 |
| 4:32 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point pullup jump shot (Carter Bryant assists) | 26-22 |
| 4:24 | | Julian Strawther turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Harper steals) | ||
| 4:20 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 4:18 | | Dylan Harper offensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point tip dunk | 26-24 |
| 4:03 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | Dylan Harper personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-24 |
| 4:01 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-24 |
| 3:50 | | +3 | Carter Bryant makes three point jump shot (Dylan Harper assists) | 28-27 |
| 3:36 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Dylan Harper defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Devin Vassell turnover (lost ball) (David Roddy steals) | ||
| 3:25 | | Julian Strawther misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | David Roddy offensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | David Roddy misses two point putback layup | ||
| 3:20 | | David Roddy offensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | David Roddy misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:18 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | Keldon Johnson shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:18 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-27 |
| 3:18 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-27 |
| 3:09 | | David Roddy shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | Keldon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:09 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 3:09 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 3:01 | | Dylan Harper personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 3:01 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-28 |
| 3:01 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-28 |
| 2:45 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:43 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:37 | | Jalen Pickett misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:34 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | +2 | Carter Bryant makes two point running dunk | 32-30 |
| 2:16 | | +3 | Curtis Jones makes three point pullup jump shot | 35-30 |
| 1:55 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point pullup jump shot | 35-32 |
| 1:36 | | Carter Bryant blocks Curtis Jones's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:36 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:33 | | DaRon Holmes II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving layup (Stephon Castle assists) | 35-34 |
| 0:59 | | Carter Bryant blocks David Roddy's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 0:54 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Keldon Johnson's two point putback layup | ||
| 0:47 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Stephon Castle personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:47 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-34 |
| 0:47 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-34 |
| 0:35 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:31 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:08 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:48 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 11:47 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:46 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 11:46 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point tip layup | 39-34 |
| 11:29 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Harrison Barnes assists) | 39-37 |
| 11:02 | | David Roddy misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:00 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:59 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point tip layup | 41-37 |
| 10:43 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 41-40 |
| 10:22 | | Keldon Johnson personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | +3 | Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 44-40 |
| 10:03 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Jalen Pickett misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Curtis Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | +3 | Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 47-40 |
| 9:20 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Curtis Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Carter Bryant personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:04 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Julian Champagnie turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:50 | | Mason Plumlee personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 8:43 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 49-40 |
| 8:43 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:32 | | Curtis Jones personal foul (Julian Champagnie draws the foul) | ||
| 8:26 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:22 | | David Roddy defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:03 | | Carter Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Julian Champagnie misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:52 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists) | 51-40 |
| 7:17 | | Carter Bryant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Stephon Castle misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Curtis Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:59 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Curtis Jones assists) | 54-40 |
| 5:39 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Julian Champagnie shooting foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | +1 | Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-40 |
| 5:21 | | Curtis Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:18 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Dylan Harper misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Curtis Jones assists) | 57-40 |
| 4:20 | | Bismack Biyombo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:01 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:59 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 59-40 |
| 3:59 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:48 | | Devin Vassell misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | David Roddy defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 61-40 |
| 3:28 | | Carter Bryant turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:08 | | David Roddy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | David Roddy offensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | +2 | David Roddy makes two point driving finger roll layup | 63-40 |
| 2:44 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Carter Bryant assists) | 63-43 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup | 65-43 |
| 2:00 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Carter Bryant assists) | 65-46 |
| 1:33 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point pullup jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 67-46 |
| 1:23 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 67-49 |
| 0:57 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:45 | | Jordan McLaughlin offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | +2 | Jordan McLaughlin makes two point tip layup | 67-51 |
| 0:34 | | Tyus Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point running layup | 67-53 |
| 0:05 | | +3 | Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (David Roddy assists) | 70-53 |
| 0:01 | | +3 | De'Aaron Fox makes three point pullup jump shot | 70-56 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point pullup jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 72-56 |
| 11:30 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Julian Champagnie offensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point putback layup | 72-58 |
| 11:04 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point bank jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 75-58 |
| 10:59 | | Stephon Castle turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 10:48 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 75-61 |
| 10:04 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Mason Plumlee defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point running finger roll layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 75-63 |
| 9:40 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | De'Aaron Fox blocks Julian Strawther's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point running dunk (Stephon Castle assists) | 75-65 |
| 9:13 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:59 | | Tyus Jones misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Tyus Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +3 | Tyus Jones makes three point jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 78-65 |
| 8:33 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:30 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 8:10 | | Devin Vassell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:54 | | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point driving layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 80-65 |
| 7:50 | | Devin Vassell turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:37 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:29 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point putback dunk | 82-65 |
| 7:20 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mason Plumlee assists) | 82-67 |
| 6:58 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Tyus Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 84-67 |
| 6:45 | | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point driving layup | 84-69 |
| 6:23 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point cutting layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 86-69 |
| 6:11 | | Dylan Harper misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:06 | | Tyus Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Bruce Brown misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:59 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 5:48 | | Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Carter Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Carter Bryant makes two point driving dunk | 86-71 |
| 5:21 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Tyus Jones misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving reverse layup | 86-73 |
| 4:34 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:19 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving layup (Zeke Nnaji assists) | 88-73 |
| 4:06 | | +2 | Dylan Harper makes two point driving finger roll layup | 88-75 |
| 4:06 | | David Roddy shooting foul (Dylan Harper draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Dylan Harper makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 88-76 |
| 3:47 | | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point driving floating jump shot | 90-76 |
| 3:47 | | Keldon Johnson shooting foul (Jalen Pickett draws the foul) | ||
| 3:47 | | Jalen Pickett misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:44 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Dylan Harper misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:29 | | Dylan Harper offensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Dylan Harper misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:29 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup (Carter Bryant assists) | 90-78 |
| 3:21 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 90-79 |
| 3:04 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jalen Pickett assists) | 92-79 |
| 2:37 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Keldon Johnson misses two point putback layup | ||
| 2:33 | | Curtis Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | Curtis Jones turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:25 | | Devin Vassell misses three point bank jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | David Roddy defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +2 | David Roddy makes two point running layup | 94-79 |
| 2:04 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 94-82 |
| 1:40 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Carter Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | DaRon Holmes II blocks Carter Bryant's two point running layup | ||
| 1:26 | | Carter Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | +3 | Stephon Castle makes three point jump shot (Carter Bryant assists) | 94-85 |
| 1:12 | | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point pullup jump shot | 96-85 |
| 1:12 | | Carter Bryant personal foul (Away from play) (DaRon Holmes II draws the foul) | ||
| 1:12 | | DaRon Holmes II misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:10 | | Carter Bryant defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | DaRon Holmes II blocks Keldon Johnson's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:48 | | DaRon Holmes II defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | DaRon Holmes II turnover (bad pass) (Stephon Castle steals) | ||
| 0:43 | | +3 | Stephon Castle makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 96-88 |
| 0:29 | | +3 | Jalen Pickett makes three point stepback jump shot | 99-88 |
| 0:07 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Stephon Castle assists) | 99-91 |
| 0:00 | | Stephon Castle shooting foul (Jalen Pickett draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Jalen Pickett misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 100-91 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Jalen Pickett makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 101-91 |
| 0:00 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving floating jump shot | 101-93 |
| 11:33 | | Stephon Castle personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 11:18 | | David Roddy misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:16 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | +2 | Carter Bryant makes two point running alley-oop layup (Stephon Castle assists) | 101-95 |
| 10:57 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists) | 103-95 |
| 10:37 | | Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:35 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 105-95 |
| 10:09 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Stephon Castle offensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Stephon Castle misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:02 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup | 107-95 |
| 9:57 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point pullup jump shot | 107-97 |
| 9:26 | | Bruce Brown turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:17 | | De'Aaron Fox misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | David Roddy defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Carter Bryant blocks Jalen Pickett's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:01 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point running jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 107-100 |
| 8:38 | | Julian Champagnie blocks David Roddy's two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:37 | | David Roddy offensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | David Roddy makes two point putback dunk | 109-100 |
| 8:20 | | Jalen Pickett blocks De'Aaron Fox's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:16 | | David Roddy defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running dunk (David Roddy assists) | 111-100 |
| 7:50 | | +2 | Carter Bryant makes two point driving layup (Keldon Johnson assists) | 111-102 |
| 7:31 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists) | 113-102 |
| 7:22 | | Jonas Valanciunas personal foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:17 | | Jonas Valanciunas blocks Stephon Castle's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Curtis Jones steals) | ||
| 6:52 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists) | 115-102 |
| 6:31 | | Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point cutting layup (Curtis Jones assists) | 117-102 |
| 6:15 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:07 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | David Roddy defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Jalen Pickett misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 117-104 |
| 4:58 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | David Roddy offensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | David Roddy makes two point putback layup | 119-104 |
| 4:57 | | Devin Vassell shooting foul (David Roddy draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | +1 | David Roddy makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 120-104 |
| 4:44 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup (Devin Vassell assists) | 120-106 |
| 4:44 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:44 | | Keldon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:41 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Julian Strawther misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point running alley-oop dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 120-108 |
| 4:08 | | +2 | Jalen Pickett makes two point pullup jump shot | 122-108 |
| 4:01 | | Curtis Jones shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 122-109 |
| 4:01 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 122-110 |
| 3:48 | | Julian Strawther offensive foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 3:48 | | Julian Strawther turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 122-111 |
| 3:43 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 122-112 |
| 3:23 | | +2 | David Roddy makes two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | 124-112 |
| 3:06 | | +2 | Carter Bryant makes two point driving layup | 124-114 |
| 3:06 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Carter Bryant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:06 | | Carter Bryant misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:04 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Jalen Pickett turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Barnes steals) | ||
| 2:41 | | David Roddy personal foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:41 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 124-115 |
| 2:41 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 124-116 |
| 2:19 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Devin Vassell offensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Stephon Castle offensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Carter Bryant personal foul (Loose ball) (Jalen Pickett draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | Jalen Pickett turnover (lost ball) (Devin Vassell steals) | ||
| 1:43 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point driving dunk | 124-118 |
| 1:28 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | David Roddy offensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | +2 | David Roddy makes two point tip layup | 126-118 |
| 1:19 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Zeke Nnaji misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 1:02 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Stephon Castle offensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:52 | | Devin Vassell offensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running dunk | 128-118 |
| 0:44 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:41 | | Curtis Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
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| Reb. Per Game | ||
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| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:18 |
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Curtis Jones defensive rebound | 0:41 |
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Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | 0:44 |
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+ 2 | Julian Strawther makes two point running dunk | 0:47 |
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Julian Strawther defensive rebound | 0:49 |
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De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | 0:49 |
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Devin Vassell offensive rebound | 0:52 |
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De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | 0:55 |
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Stephon Castle offensive rebound | 0:57 |
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De'Aaron Fox misses three point running jump shot | 1:00 |
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Stephon Castle defensive rebound | 1:02 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 128 | 118 |
| Field Goals | 50-100 (50.0%) | 45-99 (45.5%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-30 (36.7%) | 15-47 (31.9%) |
| Free Throws | 17-22 (77.3%) | 13-18 (72.2%) |
| Total Rebounds | 64 | 51 |
| Offensive | 19 | 14 |
| Defensive | 39 | 31 |
| Team | 6 | 6 |
| Assists | 30 | 27 |
| Steals | 4 | 5 |
| Blocks | 5 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 10 | 9 |
| Fouls | 16 | 18 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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J. Strawther
SF 3
25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
D. Fox
PG 4
24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
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J. Strawther SF | 7.2 PPG | 2.0 RPG | 1.1 APG | 46.7 FG% |
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D. Fox PG | 18.6 PPG | 3.8 RPG | 6.2 APG | 48.6 FG% |
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J. Strawther SF | 25 PTS | 6 REB | 3 AST | |
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D. Fox PG | 24 PTS | 6 REB | 5 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Strawther | 25 | 6 | 3 | 9/19 | 4/8 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 35 |
| N. Jokic | 23 | 8 | 1 | 7/12 | 1/2 | 8/8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 34 |
| B. Brown | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7/8 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +12 | 28 |
| Z. Nnaji | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 12 |
| T. Jones | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +6 | 17 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Strawther | 25 | 6 | 3 | 9/19 | 4/8 | 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 35 |
| N. Jokic | 23 | 8 | 1 | 7/12 | 1/2 | 8/8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 34 |
| B. Brown | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7/8 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +12 | 28 |
| Z. Nnaji | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3/6 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 12 |
| T. Jones | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +6 | 17 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Valanciunas | 16 | 11 | 4 | 8/16 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +12 | 35 |
| D. Roddy | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6/13 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +7 | 33 |
| C. Jones | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4/5 | 4/4 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +6 | 24 |
| J. Pickett | 11 | 3 | 6 | 4/13 | 1/5 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +11 | 25 |
| D. Holmes II | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| K. Simpson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 128 | 58 | 30 | 50/100 | 11/30 | 17/22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 39 | +50 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Fox | 24 | 6 | 5 | 8/21 | 4/14 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 41 |
| D. Vassell | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7/13 | 3/8 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 26 |
| S. Castle | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3/10 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 38 |
| J. Champagnie | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -17 | 13 |
| M. Plumlee | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 7 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Fox | 24 | 6 | 5 | 8/21 | 4/14 | 4/4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2 | 41 |
| D. Vassell | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7/13 | 3/8 | 2/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 26 |
| S. Castle | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3/10 | 2/3 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 38 |
| J. Champagnie | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -17 | 13 |
| M. Plumlee | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 7 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Johnson | 18 | 6 | 1 | 6/12 | 2/5 | 4/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +10 | 25 |
| C. Bryant | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6/13 | 1/7 | 0/1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 30 |
| H. Barnes | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5/11 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 16 |
| D. Harper | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4/9 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -14 | 15 |
| B. Biyombo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 2 |
| J. McLaughlin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
| K. Olynyk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Waters III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Ingram | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Miller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 118 | 45 | 27 | 45/99 | 15/47 | 13/18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 31 | -50 | - |
