The Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 134-121 on Dec 28, 2024 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 37 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 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-18 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jaden Ivey | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Malik Beasley | 19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jalen Duren | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Ronald Holland II | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Ausar Thompson | 24 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Tobias Harris | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Paul Reed | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Marcus Sasser | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Simone Fontecchio | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 242 | 121 | 41 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 46-95 | 12-39 | 17-23 | 25 |
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 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11-17 | 4-5 | 11-14 | 4 |
| Jamal Murray | 40 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12-21 | 4-7 | 6-7 | 1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 34 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-14 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Christian Braun | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 3 |
| Russell Westbrook | 31 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Julian Strawther | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Peyton Watson | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Team | 229 | 132 | 37 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 45-79 | 13-26 | 29-36 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pistons · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 26, 2024: DET 114, SAC 113 · Next Jan 1, 2025: ORL 96, DET 105
- Nuggets · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 27, 2024: CLE 149, DEN 135 · Next Dec 30, 2024: DEN 132, UTAH 121