National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Denver 142,
Memphis 105
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 28, 2023
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #89 Dannica Mosher, #51 Aaron Smith, #8 Marc Davis
Attendance: 19733
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #89 Dannica Mosher, #51 Aaron Smith, #8 Marc Davis
Attendance: 19733
Final Scoring Summary
Memphis Grizzlies
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Desmond Bane - G | 25:12 | 9-13 | 3-5 | 2-2 | -27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Marcus Smart - G | 23:03 | 6-14 | 2-6 | 3-4 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Vince Williams Jr. - F | 29:47 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | -23 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. - F | 27:49 | 5-15 | 1-3 | 3-4 | -11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Bismack Biyombo - C | 21:56 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| David Roddy | 28:53 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 4-8 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| John Konchar | 24:57 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 1-1 | -30 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Ziaire Williams | 24:25 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | -16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Xavier Tillman | 21:58 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 | -18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Jacob Gilyard | 12:00 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Santi Aldama | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Ja Morant | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 37-89 | 13-35 | 18-25 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 105 | |
| 41.6% | 37.1% | 72.0% | Team Rebs: 6 | Total TO: 11 | ||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jamal Murray - G | 25:40 | 9-12 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - G | 25:12 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Peyton Watson - F | 23:00 | 6-14 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Michael Porter Jr. - F | 22:46 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Nikola Jokic - C | 29:58 | 11-11 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Julian Strawther | 24:41 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Christian Braun | 23:21 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Justin Holiday | 17:59 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Reggie Jackson | 16:49 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 12:31 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Braxton Key | 7:01 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 5:31 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jalen Pickett | 5:31 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 55-96 | 20-41 | 12-14 | 12 | 41 | 53 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 142 | |
| 57.3% | 48.8% | 85.7% | Team Rebs: 7 | Total TO: 12 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| MEM | Marcus Smart |
| DEN | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope |
Team Statistics
| Memphis | Denver | ||
| Fast Break Points | 12 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| Points in the Paint | 46 | Points in the Paint | 64 |
| Biggest Lead | 8 | Biggest Lead | 38 |