The Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 105-91 on Dec 20, 2022 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Ja Morant led the Grizzlies with 35 points, 1 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Aaron Gordon led the Nuggets with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.
Memphis Grizzlies 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja Morant | 38 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12-26 | 3-6 | 8-10 | 2 |
| Dillon Brooks | 29 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 5 |
| Brandon Clarke | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 |
| David Roddy | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Santi Aldama | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Tyus Jones | 30 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Steven Adams | 30 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Ziaire Williams | 17 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| John Konchar | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jake LaRavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kennedy Chandler | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 239 | 89 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35-80 | 5-26 | 14-21 | 21 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 28 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-16 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokic | 37 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6-12 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 29 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 38 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Bones Hyland | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-15 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jeff Green | 24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Ish Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 184 | 86 | 35 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 33-73 | 8-22 | 12-22 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Grizzlies · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 17, 2022: MEM 109, OKC 115 · Next Dec 23, 2022: MEM 125, PHX 100
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 18, 2022: CHA 115, DEN 119 · Next Dec 23, 2022: POR 107, DEN 120