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Jokic powers Nuggets past Spurs for 3rd straight victory
SAN ANTONIO (AP) Nikola Jokic had 26 points and 10 assists, Michael Porter Jr. added 24 points and the Denver Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs 115-109 on Monday night for their third straight victory.
Denver point guard Jamal Murray added 19 points, six assists and five rebounds. Murray had six points in the final quarter, going 3 for 4 from the field.
''He had some really good moments in that fourth quarter to help us seal the win,'' Porter said. ''I'm really happy for him, but that's what Jamal does. He's a big-time player in those moments.''
It was San Antonio's fourth straight loss following a 5-2 start.
Keldon Johnson had 30 points and Josh Richardson added 22 for the Spurs. Tre Jones had a career-high 20 points and a season-high nine assists
The Nuggets were not as efficient as they were Saturday in a 126-101 home victory against the Spurs, and it almost cost them.
''Back in Denver they were not as aggressive as they were tonight,'' Denver guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope said. ''They came out aggressive. They were attacking the basket and, obviously, they were knocking down shots.''
Fortunately for Denver, San Antonio had a season-high 24 turnovers. The Nuggets scored 35 points off those turnovers in the opener of a four-game homestand.
''The Nuggets did a good job of just getting in passing lanes,'' Richardson said. ''Their wings were staying home a lot, so it kind of forced us to figure out another way to attack.''
The Nuggets had 33 assists after collecting a season-high 37 against the Spurs on Saturday.
San Antonio did force 20 turnovers against a Denver team that was averaging 15.2 per game.
The Spurs cut the Nuggets' lead to 96-93 four minutes into the fourth quarter when Devin Vassell stripped Porter at the top of the key and raced for a two-handed dunk. A 3-pointer by Johnson followed quickly by a steal and breakaway layup by Jones gave the Spurs a 101-100 lead.
Murray and Jokic closed the game out for the Nuggets. The duo combined for 12 points in the fourth.
Vassell finished with 17 points.
GOAL!
In addition to shooting 11 for 20 from the field, Jokic had three blocks, two steals and seven deflections.
Malone wasn't sure how many passes the two-time reigning MVP deflected with his feet, but it would have added to what the Denver coach says is a league-leading total.
''Nikola might be the best I've ever seen, he would have been a hell of a goalie, with kick saves,'' Malone said. ''He's amazing not just with his hands but using his feet to disrupt pocket passes and pick and rolls. He breaks up a lot of those not just with his hands but his feet.''
TIP-INS
Nuggets: F Jeff Green had six points in 18 minutes after being listed as probable with a sprained left finger. . G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope received a technical foul with 2:40 left in the first half after continually complaining about a defensive foul. Vassell appeared to initiate contact and push off near midcourt, but Caldwell-Pope received the foul. Denver's bench signaled Vassell pushed off, but Nuggets coach Michael Malone opted not to challenge the call.
Spurs: San Antonio's average loss is by 20 points. All but two of its five losses have been by double figures, including the worst home loss in franchise history during a 143-100 defeat against Toronto on Nov. 2. . After initially saying Vassell would come off the bench, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich announced the third-year guard would return to the starting lineup. Vassell was a sub the previous two games following a four-game absence due to a sore left knee. . C Zach Collins sat out with bruised lower left leg.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: At Indiana on Wednesday in second game of a four-game trip.
Spurs: Host Memphis on Wednesday in the second game of a three-game homestand.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Jakob Poeltl (Keldon Johnson gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 | | Keldon Johnson misses two point bank jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point floating jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:20 |  | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point turnaround hook shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:20 | | Jeremy Sochan shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 11:20 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-2 |
| 11:09 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:04 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 3-5 |
| 10:40 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 5-5 |
| 10:40 | | Tre Jones shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:40 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-5 |
| 10:20 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Tre Jones assists) | 6-7 |
| 10:20 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:20 | | +1 | Keldon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 6-8 |
| 10:07 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | Tre Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 6-11 |
| 9:40 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | ||
| 9:36 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point running reverse dunk (Devin Vassell assists) | 6-13 |
| 9:14 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Devin Vassell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | Jeremy Sochan blocks Aaron Gordon's two point running dunk | ||
| 8:56 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Jeremy Sochan's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:43 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 9-13 |
| 8:19 | | Jeremy Sochan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 11-13 |
| 7:41 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 7:41 | | Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:41 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Devin Vassell's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:02 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Jakob Poeltl blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:55 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Devin Vassell misses two point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 14-13 |
| 5:47 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup (Devin Vassell assists) | 14-15 |
| 5:33 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 16-15 |
| 5:17 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 16-18 |
| 5:04 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 18-18 |
| 4:51 | | Tre Jones misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:48 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:42 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 20-18 |
| 4:17 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:08 | | Keita Bates-Diop misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | Jakob Poeltl kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:56 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:54 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Josh Richardson offensive foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 3:51 | | Josh Richardson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:37 | | Bones Hyland turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:30 | | Charles Bassey offensive foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 3:30 | | Charles Bassey turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:20 | | Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 3:08 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 20-21 |
| 2:56 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 22-21 |
| 2:52 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 22-23 |
| 2:52 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:52 | | Keldon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:49 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jeff Green assists) | 24-23 |
| 2:04 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 1:39 | | Keita Bates-Diop turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:20 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 26-23 |
| 1:09 | | Bones Hyland shooting foul (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:09 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-24 |
| 1:09 | | Josh Richardson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:06 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | Keita Bates-Diop shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 0:53 | | +1 | DeAndre Jordan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-24 |
| 0:53 | | +1 | DeAndre Jordan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-24 |
| 0:46 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point cutting dunk (Charles Bassey assists) | 28-26 |
| 0:35 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:18 | | +2 | Charles Bassey makes two point alley-oop dunk (Josh Richardson assists) | 28-28 |
| 0:03 | | Bones Hyland turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:00 | | Devin Vassell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:36 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-29 |
| 11:36 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-30 |
| 11:26 | | Jeff Green offensive foul (Charge) (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:26 | | Jeff Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:10 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Charles Bassey offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +2 | Doug McDermott makes two point driving finger roll layup (Devin Vassell assists) | 28-32 |
| 10:59 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 10:46 | | Bones Hyland misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Keita Bates-Diop defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | Keita Bates-Diop misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 10:32 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:16 | | Devin Vassell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Bones Hyland shooting foul (Charles Bassey draws the foul) | ||
| 10:13 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:13 | | +1 | Charles Bassey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-33 |
| 10:13 | | Charles Bassey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:10 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point pullup jump shot | 31-33 |
| 9:39 | | Devin Vassell misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Christian Braun turnover (lost ball) (Jeremy Sochan steals) | ||
| 9:24 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving reverse layup | 31-35 |
| 9:14 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point cutting layup (DeAndre Jordan assists) | 33-35 |
| 9:14 | | Charles Bassey shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 9:14 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:14 | | Jeff Green misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:11 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Devin Vassell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 35-35 |
| 8:37 | | Charles Bassey defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 8:26 | | +3 | Doug McDermott makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 35-38 |
| 8:11 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point pullup jump shot | 38-38 |
| 8:05 | | +2 | Doug McDermott makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 38-40 |
| 7:51 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 40-40 |
| 7:43 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Doug McDermott draws the foul) | ||
| 7:43 | | +1 | Doug McDermott makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 40-41 |
| 7:43 | | Doug McDermott misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 7:43 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 7:43 | | +1 | Doug McDermott makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 40-42 |
| 7:28 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 42-42 |
| 7:22 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point layup | 44-42 |
| 6:54 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point floating jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 44-44 |
| 6:40 | | Doug McDermott shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 45-44 |
| 6:40 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | ||
| 6:40 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 6:37 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 48-44 |
| 5:50 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup (Keldon Johnson assists) | 48-46 |
| 5:38 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Tre Jones misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:29 | | Tre Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 48-49 |
| 5:24 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:08 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point pullup jump shot | 48-51 |
| 4:50 | | Tre Jones shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:50 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-51 |
| 4:50 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:47 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Keldon Johnson steals) | ||
| 4:14 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point running finger roll layup (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 49-53 |
| 4:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 51-53 |
| 3:56 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point pullup jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 51-55 |
| 3:56 | | Bones Hyland shooting foul (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:56 | | +1 | Josh Richardson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 51-56 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 53-56 |
| 3:34 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:29 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Tre Jones steals) | ||
| 3:19 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 55-56 |
| 3:00 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point floating jump shot | 55-58 |
| 2:43 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 2:43 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Devin Vassell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-59 |
| 2:40 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul | ||
| 2:40 | | Devin Vassell misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:40 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Devin Vassell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-60 |
| 2:24 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | ||
| 2:22 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Devin Vassell turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 2:03 | | Jakob Poeltl shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-60 |
| 2:03 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-60 |
| 1:47 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 1:42 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 60-60 |
| 1:42 | | Isaiah Roby shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 61-60 |
| 1:34 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 1:28 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 63-60 |
| 1:08 | | +2 | Jeremy Sochan makes two point reverse layup (Tre Jones assists) | 63-62 |
| 0:55 | | Tre Jones personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:55 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-62 |
| 0:38 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 0:30 | | Keldon Johnson personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:30 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:30 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-62 |
| 0:06 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Jamal Murray offensive foul (Doug McDermott draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Jamal Murray turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Keldon Johnson steals) | ||
| 11:38 | | Devin Vassell misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Jakob Poeltl steals) | ||
| 11:12 | | Tre Jones misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:10 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 65-64 |
| 10:47 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Tre Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 10:47 | | +1 | Tre Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 65-65 |
| 10:31 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 68-65 |
| 10:07 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot | 68-67 |
| 9:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 68-70 |
| 9:27 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Tre Jones steals) | ||
| 9:23 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point running jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 68-73 |
| 9:21 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 70-73 |
| 8:41 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 72-73 |
| 8:19 | | Devin Vassell turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 8:15 | | Jakob Poeltl blocks Jamal Murray's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 8:09 | | Tre Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Keldon Johnson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 74-73 |
| 7:44 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 7:40 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 76-73 |
| 7:40 | | Jeremy Sochan shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:40 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 77-73 |
| 7:19 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 79-73 |
| 6:59 | | Jeremy Sochan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 81-73 |
| 6:33 | | +3 | Tre Jones makes three point jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 81-76 |
| 6:12 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving hook shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 83-76 |
| 5:55 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 5:52 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:48 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 85-76 |
| 5:18 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Doug McDermott assists) | 85-78 |
| 5:05 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:02 | | Doug McDermott defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | Tre Jones turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 4:38 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Josh Richardson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point tip layup | 85-80 |
| 4:08 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 87-80 |
| 3:48 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point pullup jump shot (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 87-82 |
| 3:33 | | Jakob Poeltl kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 89-82 |
| 3:08 | | Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Keita Bates-Diop offensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | Josh Richardson turnover (bad pass) (Bones Hyland steals) | ||
| 2:56 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point running layup | 91-82 |
| 2:40 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Keldon Johnson's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:38 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point running reverse layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 93-82 |
| 2:33 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:12 | | Charles Bassey misses two point dunk | ||
| 2:10 | | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Bones Hyland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | DeAndre Jordan misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:58 | | Keita Bates-Diop defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Bruce Brown blocks Doug McDermott's three point jump shot | ||
| 1:50 | | Charles Bassey offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Charles Bassey misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:42 | | Keita Bates-Diop offensive rebound | ||
| 1:42 | | +2 | Keita Bates-Diop makes two point putback layup | 93-84 |
| 1:27 | | Bones Hyland turnover (bad pass) (Keita Bates-Diop steals) | ||
| 1:19 | | Jeff Green blocks Keita Bates-Diop's two point running layup | ||
| 1:16 | | Josh Richardson offensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point putback layup | 93-86 |
| 0:59 | | Charles Bassey shooting foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | ||
| 0:59 | | +1 | Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 94-86 |
| 0:59 | | Bones Hyland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:57 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | +3 | Devin Vassell makes three point pullup jump shot | 94-89 |
| 0:27 | | Charles Bassey blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 0:23 | | Jeff Green offensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:23 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:11 | | Doug McDermott misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:08 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Bones Hyland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 11:52 | | DeAndre Jordan personal foul (Charles Bassey draws the foul) | ||
| 11:41 | | Devin Vassell misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Charles Bassey offensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Keita Bates-Diop turnover (bad pass) (Bones Hyland steals) | ||
| 11:20 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:17 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Devin Vassell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:05 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Bones Hyland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:33 | | Josh Richardson offensive foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | ||
| 10:33 | | Josh Richardson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | Bruce Brown misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point tip dunk | 96-89 |
| 10:00 | | Josh Richardson turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 10:00 | | Josh Richardson personal foul (Loose ball) (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 9:48 | | Jeff Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:21 | | Bruce Brown blocks Josh Richardson's three point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Bones Hyland turnover (bad pass) (Charles Bassey steals) | ||
| 8:58 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jeremy Sochan steals) | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point driving layup (Josh Richardson assists) | 96-91 |
| 8:11 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (bad pass) (Devin Vassell steals) | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point running dunk | 96-93 |
| 8:09 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:53 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 98-93 |
| 7:41 | | Keldon Johnson turnover (discontinue dribble) | ||
| 7:32 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Jakob Poeltl steals) | ||
| 7:23 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 98-96 |
| 7:03 | | Tre Jones kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 100-96 |
| 6:30 | | +3 | Keldon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tre Jones assists) | 100-99 |
| 6:16 | | Bones Hyland turnover (bad pass) (Tre Jones steals) | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Tre Jones makes two point running layup | 100-101 |
| 5:51 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point layup | 102-101 |
| 5:32 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point layup (Josh Richardson assists) | 102-103 |
| 5:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point finger roll layup | 104-103 |
| 4:57 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 4:54 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:43 | | Aaron Gordon blocks Keldon Johnson's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:39 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Jakob Poeltl blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup | ||
| 4:22 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Jump ball. Jakob Poeltl vs. Nikola Jokic (Spurs gains possession) | ||
| 4:06 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 104-105 |
| 3:48 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 106-105 |
| 3:25 | | Tre Jones turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:12 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 109-105 |
| 2:52 | | Tre Jones turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:52 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:40 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 111-105 |
| 2:25 | | +2 | Devin Vassell makes two point pullup jump shot | 111-107 |
| 1:58 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:58 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:58 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point pullup jump shot (Devin Vassell assists) | 111-109 |
| 1:24 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (bad pass) (Josh Richardson steals) | ||
| 1:13 | | Josh Richardson turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 1:11 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:11 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:59 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 113-109 |
| 0:50 | | Josh Richardson turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 0:29 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 115-109 |
| 0:29 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:26 | | Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:23 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Keldon Johnson personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:10 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:10 |
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Keldon Johnson personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | 0:19 |
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0:23 |
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Devin Vassell misses three point jump shot | 0:26 |
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Spurs 60 second timeout | 0:29 |
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+ 2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 0:29 |
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Josh Richardson turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | 0:50 |
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+ 2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 0:59 |
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 1:11 |
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Nuggets offensive rebound | 1:11 |
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Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | 1:11 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 115 | 109 |
| Field Goals | 47-88 (53.4%) | 43-82 (52.4%) |
| 3-Pointers | 8-24 (33.3%) | 12-33 (36.4%) |
| Free Throws | 13-20 (65.0%) | 11-18 (61.1%) |
| Total Rebounds | 51 | 43 |
| Offensive | 8 | 10 |
| Defensive | 32 | 28 |
| Team | 11 | 5 |
| Assists | 33 | 31 |
| Steals | 14 | 14 |
| Blocks | 7 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 24 |
| Fouls | 14 | 17 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
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N. Jokic C | 24.5 PPG | 11.8 RPG | 9.8 APG | 63.2 FG% |
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K. Johnson SF | 22.0 PPG | 5.0 RPG | 2.9 APG | 45.2 FG% |
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N. Jokic C | 26 PTS | 8 REB | 10 AST | |
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K. Johnson SF | 30 PTS | 5 REB | 2 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 26 | 8 | 10 | 11/20 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | +15 | 55 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 24 | 6 | 2 | 9/16 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3 | 35 |
| J. Murray | 19 | 5 | 6 | 9/17 | 0/3 | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +10 | 33 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5/8 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +17 | 22 |
| A. Gordon | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 3/5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +10 | 29 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 26 | 8 | 10 | 11/20 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | +15 | 55 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 24 | 6 | 2 | 9/16 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3 | 35 |
| J. Murray | 19 | 5 | 6 | 9/17 | 0/3 | 1/3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +10 | 33 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 11 | 4 | 3 | 5/8 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +17 | 22 |
| A. Gordon | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 3/5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +10 | 29 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Hyland | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -9 | 15 |
| J. Green | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3/5 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 10 |
| D. Jordan | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 12 |
| B. Brown | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 10 |
| C. Braun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 |
| I. Smith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Reed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Watson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 115 | 40 | 33 | 47/88 | 8/24 | 13/20 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 32 | +30 | 222 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Johnson | 30 | 5 | 2 | 12/20 | 5/11 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | -17 | 35 |
| T. Jones | 20 | 3 | 9 | 9/13 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 41 |
| D. Vassell | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6/17 | 3/8 | 2/3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 27 |
| J. Poeltl | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -12 | 31 |
| J. Sochan | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 13 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| K. Johnson | 30 | 5 | 2 | 12/20 | 5/11 | 1/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | -17 | 35 |
| T. Jones | 20 | 3 | 9 | 9/13 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 41 |
| D. Vassell | 17 | 3 | 4 | 6/17 | 3/8 | 2/3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 27 |
| J. Poeltl | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -12 | 31 |
| J. Sochan | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 13 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Richardson | 22 | 3 | 3 | 8/11 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +10 | 26 |
| D. McDermott | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| C. Bassey | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 14 |
| K. Bates-Diop | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| I. Roby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| G. Dieng | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Collins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Wesley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Branham | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Barlow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Langford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Hall | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 109 | 38 | 31 | 43/82 | 12/33 | 11/18 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 28 | -30 | 204 |
