The Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 134-119 on Apr 6, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Jerami Grant led the Pistons with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists.
Detroit Pistons box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerami Grant | 30 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 4-6 | 1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 24 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Cory Joseph | 19 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 28 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Wayne Ellington | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Sekou Doumbouya | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 174 | 94 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 34-63 | 12-26 | 14-18 | 9 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 27 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 29 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Will Barton | 36 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10-16 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Paul Millsap | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Monte Morris | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 0 |
| JaMychal Green | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 182 | 118 | 36 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 50-78 | 12-24 | 6-7 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pistons · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 5, 2021: DET 132, OKC 108 · Next Apr 8, 2021: DET 113, SAC 101
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 4, 2021: ORL 109, DEN 119 · Next Apr 7, 2021: SA 96, DEN 106