The Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 141-128 on Dec 14, 2022 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Kyle Kuzma led the Wizards with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 43 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists.
Washington Wizards 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma | 36 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-16 | 4-8 | 2-6 | 4 |
| Will Barton | 36 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7-15 | 4-8 | 4-7 | 3 |
| Monte Morris | 28 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Corey Kispert | 35 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 21 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Daniel Gafford | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Deni Avdija | 29 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Taj Gibson | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 6 |
| Team | 229 | 122 | 22 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 45-86 | 19-38 | 13-23 | 27 |
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 | 33 | 43 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17-20 | 0-2 | 9-10 | 2 |
| Bones Hyland | 28 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-11 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Jeff Green | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Jamal Murray | 30 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Ish Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 209 | 128 | 42 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 49-77 | 3-14 | 27-33 | 14 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Wizards · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 12, 2022: BKN 112, WSH 100 · Next Dec 17, 2022: WSH 93, LAC 102
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 10, 2022: UTAH 110, DEN 115 · Next Dec 16, 2022: DEN 108, LAL 126