The Brooklyn Nets beat the Denver Nuggets 125-119 on May 8, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Kevin Durant led the Nets with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
Brooklyn Nets 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 41 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9-14 | 3-6 | 12-13 | 1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 39 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11-17 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 5 |
| Blake Griffin | 27 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Jeff Green | 26 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Joe Harris | 33 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Nic Claxton | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Landry Shamet | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Team | 207 | 115 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 38-60 | 16-30 | 23-29 | 22 |
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 | 37 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10-21 | 0-5 | 9-9 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11-17 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Austin Rivers | 35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| JaMychal Green | 32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 1 |
| JaVale McGee | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bol Bol | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 176 | 84 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 32-69 | 9-29 | 11-12 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nets · 2020-21 season · Previous May 6, 2021: BKN 109, DAL 113 · Next May 11, 2021: BKN 115, CHI 107
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous May 7, 2021: DEN 120, UTAH 127 · Next May 11, 2021: DEN 117, CHA 112