The Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 119-100 on Mar 16, 2023 at Little Caesars Arena.
Final · Little Caesars Arena
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
- Jalen Duren led the Pistons with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 4 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 | 33 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14-18 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 30 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 39 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 29 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 28 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6-14 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Christian Braun | 20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jeff Green | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Thomas Bryant | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Ish Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 212 | 114 | 41 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 45-82 | 8-23 | 16-23 | 12 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Duren | 27 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 3 |
| James Wiseman | 30 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jaden Ivey | 35 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-15 | 2-5 | 4-8 | 3 |
| Cory Joseph | 31 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 1 |
| Killian Hayes | 34 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 157 | 66 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 26-58 | 5-13 | 9-17 | 14 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Mar 14, 2023: DEN 110, TOR 125 · Next Mar 18, 2023: DEN 110, NY 116
- Pistons · 2022-23 season · Previous Mar 14, 2023: DET 97, WSH 117 · Next Mar 19, 2023: MIA 112, DET 100