The Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 104-91 on May 14, 2021 at Little Caesars Arena.
Final · Little Caesars Arena
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 20 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists.
- Hamidou Diallo led the Pistons with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.
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 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 2 |
| Monte Morris | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Austin Rivers | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| JaMychal Green | 22 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 4 |
| JaVale McGee | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Bol Bol | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 174 | 73 | 42 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 28-63 | 7-25 | 10-13 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamidou Diallo | 35 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8-18 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Saddiq Bey | 40 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-15 | 2-10 | 4-6 | 1 |
| Jahlil Okafor | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Killian Hayes | 38 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 135 | 47 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18-50 | 2-23 | 9-13 | 7 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous May 13, 2021: DEN 114, MIN 103 · Next May 16, 2021: DEN 116, POR 132
- Pistons · 2020-21 season · Previous May 11, 2021: MIN 119, DET 100 · Next May 16, 2021: MIA 120, DET 107