Final

Detroit Pistons14-18121atDenver Nuggets17-13134 winner

Sat, Dec 28, 9:00 PM ESTBall Arena, Denver, COAltitude · FanDuel Sports Network - Detroit

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DET	38	23	28	32	121
DEN	36	31	47	20	134

Detroit Pistons

121

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tim Hardaway Jr.F	18	8	1	1	0	0	0	2-3	1-1	3-3	-12
Tobias HarrisF	24	7	2	1	0	0	0	2-6	1-4	2-2	-8
Jalen DurenC	20	12	7	2	0	0	1	5-8	0-0	2-4	-8
Jaden IveyG	21	17	3	1	0	0	3	7-9	2-3	1-1	-17
Cade CunninghamG	27	17	2	8	0	0	3	7-18	1-8	2-2	-11
Malik Beasley	19	14	2	1	0	0	0	5-11	3-9	1-2	-12
Ausar Thompson	24	10	6	2	2	0	1	5-8	0-0	0-1	+12
Isaiah Stewart	16	3	4	3	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	-17
Simone Fontecchio	14	3	4	2	0	0	1	1-6	1-4	0-0	-16
Ronald Holland II	20	12	2	0	0	0	0	5-9	1-1	1-2	0
Marcus Sasser	15	5	1	2	2	0	3	2-4	1-3	0-0	0
Wendell Moore Jr.	12	6	5	4	0	0	0	2-5	0-2	2-2	+12
Paul Reed	12	7	2	2	4	1	0	2-5	0-2	3-4	+12
Team		121	41	29	8	1	12	46-95	12-39	17-23

Denver Nuggets

134

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Christian BraunF	30	10	4	3	3	1	0	2-4	0-1	6-6	+13
Michael Porter Jr.F	34	26	3	0	0	0	1	9-14	5-7	3-4	+5
Nikola JokićC	37	37	9	8	0	0	2	11-17	4-5	11-14	+25
Russell WestbrookG	31	8	9	8	2	0	6	4-6	0-1	0-0	+13
Jamal MurrayG	40	34	5	4	1	3	1	12-21	4-7	6-7	+24
Julian Strawther	23	6	3	1	1	0	1	3-9	0-4	0-0	-5
Peyton Watson	23	5	1	3	2	1	0	2-6	0-1	1-1	-6
Hunter Tyson	13	2	3	2	0	0	1	1-3	0-1	0-0	+8
DeAndre Jordan	11	6	3	0	0	1	1	2-2	0-0	2-4	-12
Team		134	40	29	9	6	13	46-82	13-27	29-36

DNP: Spencer Jones (coach's decision), Zeke Nnaji (coach's decision), Jalen Pickett (coach's decision), Dario Šarić (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · DEN: 25
Biggest lead · DET: 5
Times tied: 11
Lead changes: 9
Longest run · DET: 11

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How they entered this matchup

Rest edge: DETTravel tax: DETBody clock: DET5 in 7: DEN

DET has the rest edge with 47h between tipoffs, 23h more than DEN.
DET is carrying the heavier travel load at 886 mi from its previous stop.
DET is dealing with east-to-west pressure: -2h on the body clock and +1h of zone shift.
DEN is playing into a 5 in 7 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
DET is in game 4 of 4 on the road with 361 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	DET	DEN
Record	14-18	17-13
Days rest	1 day edge	B2B
Hours rest	47h	24h
Rest swing	+23h	-23h
Travel in	886 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+1h	0h
Body clock	-2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 4 of 4	Homestand · 2 of 2
Miles before tip	361 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	B2B5 in 7
Fatigue Index	5	5

marks the side with the edge in that row.

How each side got here886 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

DET

886 mi

Sacramento, CADenver, CO

DET came from Sacramento, CA with 886 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Sacramento, CA to Denver, CO

DEN

0 mi

Denver, CONo travel

DEN stayed in Denver, CO between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Denver, CO

Where this game sitsroad 4 of 4 vs homestand 2 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

DET

Road trip

DET is on game 4 of 4 on the road, with 361 mi already behind it.

Game in segment4 of 4

Miles before tip361 mi

Segment miles1,247 mi

DEN

Homestand

DEN is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: DENAltitudeDETFanDuel Sports Network - Detroitin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: DET97.1 FM The TicketDENAltitude Sports Radio 92.5 FMSiriusXM

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