Game completed
Denver Nuggets30-15107at
Washington Wizards10-3397
Thu, Jan 22, 7:00 PM ESTCapital One Arena, Washington, DCALT/KTVD · Monumental Sports Network
The box score
Final numbers
| Line score | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27 | 21 | 33 | 26 | 107 |
| WAS | 23 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 97 |
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton WatsonSF | 40 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10-16 | 6-8 | 9-10 | +13 |
| Aaron GordonPF | 33 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 5-5 | +23 |
| Jonas ValančiūnasC | 22 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 4-4 | -3 |
| Jalen PickettSG | 33 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +16 |
| Jamal MurrayPG | 36 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9-17 | 2-5 | 4-5 | +18 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Spencer Jones | 28 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Team | 107 | 54 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37-83 | 9-26 | 24-26 |
DNP: DaRon Holmes II, Julian Strawther, Hunter Tyson, Tamar Bates (injury), Christian Braun (injury), Cameron Johnson (injury), Nikola Jokić (injury), Curtis Jones (gleague twoway)
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyshawn GeorgeSF | 34 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-17 | 2-6 | 6-6 | -4 |
| Khris MiddletonPF | 28 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 2-2 | -18 |
| Alex SarrC | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 5-6 | -9 |
| Tre JohnsonSG | 34 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 2-2 | -11 |
| Bub CarringtonPG | 38 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4-14 | 3-13 | 2-2 | -18 |
| Justin Champagnie | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Will Riley | 21 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 2-4 | +5 |
| Jamir Watkins | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Anthony Gill | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 97 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32-84 | 13-43 | 20-24 |
DNP: Marvin Bagley III (injury), Malaki Branham, AJ Johnson, Sharife Cooper (gleague twoway), Bilal Coulibaly (injury), Tristan Vukcevic (injury), Cam Whitmore (injury), Trae Young (injury)
Lead tracker
How the game flowed
- Biggest lead · WAS
- 1
- Biggest lead · DEN
- 12
- Times tied
- 2
- Lead changes
- 2
- Longest run · DEN
- 9
How they entered this matchup
Pregame context
- WAS has the rest edge with 2 days and 76h between games.
- DEN is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,491 mi from its previous stop.
- DEN is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 2h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
- DEN is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
- DEN is in game 1 of 2 on the road with 0 mi already logged before tip.
The numbers
Rest · travel · body clock
| Schedule spot | DEN | WAS |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 30-15 | 10-33 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 2 days |
| Hours rest | 45h | 76h |
| Rest swing | -31h | +31h |
| Travel in | 1,491 mi | 0 mi |
| Zone change | +2h | 0h |
| Body clock | 2h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 1 of 2 | Homestand · 2 of 2 |
| Miles before tip | 0 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | 4 in 6 | — |
How each side got here
Travel and map
DEN
1,491 miDEN came from Denver, CO with 1,491 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.
Denver, CO to Washington, DC
WAS
0 miWAS stayed in Washington, DC between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.
Stayed in Washington, DC
Where this game sits in the run
Trip context
DEN
Road tripDEN is on game 1 of 2 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.
WAS
HomestandWAS is in game 2 of 2 on this homestand.
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