National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Denver 134,
Detroit 119
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, February 28, 2025
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Officials: #27 Mitchell Ervin, #9 Natalie Sago, #24 Kevin Scott
Attendance: 20062
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Officials: #27 Mitchell Ervin, #9 Natalie Sago, #24 Kevin Scott
Attendance: 20062
Final Scoring Summary
Denver Nuggets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Christian Braun - G | 35:11 | 10-14 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Jamal Murray - G | 34:57 | 10-22 | 5-9 | 6-7 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
| Michael Porter Jr. - F | 38:26 | 10-15 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 35 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Zeke Nnaji - F | 20:32 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Nikola Jokic - C | 34:10 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 11-12 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Julian Strawther | 26:43 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Russell Westbrook | 21:21 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Jalen Pickett | 7:44 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Tyson | 3:36 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dario Saric | 3:36 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Spencer Jones | 3:30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 47-84 | 17-31 | 23-31 | 10 | 40 | 50 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 134 | |
| 56.0% | 54.8% | 74.2% | Team Rebs: 8 | Total TO: 20 | ||||||||||
Detroit Pistons
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Cade Cunningham - G | 28:00 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 5-5 | -20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. - G | 17:29 | 4-11 | 1-7 | 1-1 | -21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Ausar Thompson - F | 25:57 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Tobias Harris - F | 25:37 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Jalen Duren - C | 16:22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | -15 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Malik Beasley | 25:40 | 6-18 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Dennis Schroder | 23:39 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Ronald Holland II | 20:27 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 19:31 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-4 | -4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Simone Fontecchio | 12:45 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Paul Reed | 12:00 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Bobi Klintman | 4:11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindy Waters III | 4:11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Sasser | 4:11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Daniss Jenkins | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 240 | 45-99 | 12-37 | 17-23 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 119 | |
| 45.5% | 32.4% | 73.9% | Team Rebs: 5 | Total TO: 11 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| DEN | None |
| DET | Jalen Duren , Isaiah Stewart |
Team Statistics
| Denver | Detroit | ||
| Fast Break Points | 21 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| Points in the Paint | 54 | Points in the Paint | 58 |
| Biggest Lead | 25 | Biggest Lead | 5 |