The Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 117-111 on Jan 23, 2022 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 8 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cade Cunningham | 36 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 27 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 6 |
| Trey Lyles | 21 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-3 | 6-9 | 1 |
| Cory Joseph | 28 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Saddiq Bey | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 4 |
| Killian Hayes | 25 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 188 | 100 | 28 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 38-66 | 9-23 | 15-18 | 20 |
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 | 36 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12-19 | 1-6 | 9-10 | 1 |
| Will Barton | 27 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Bryn Forbes | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Austin Rivers | 34 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Monte Morris | 30 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 4 |
| Team | 208 | 102 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 38-75 | 9-30 | 17-23 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pistons · 2021-22 season · Previous Jan 21, 2022: DET 101, UTAH 111 · Next Jan 25, 2022: DEN 110, DET 105
- Nuggets · 2021-22 season · Previous Jan 21, 2022: MEM 122, DEN 118 · Next Jan 25, 2022: DEN 110, DET 105