The Denver Nuggets beat the Detroit Pistons 134-119 on Feb 28, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena.
Final · Little Caesars Arena
Top performers
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Malik Beasley led the Pistons with 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 35 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10-22 | 5-9 | 6-7 | 1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 38 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-15 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Nikola Jokic | 34 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 11-12 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 35 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-14 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Julian Strawther | 27 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 |
| Dario Saric | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pickett | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Spencer Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 237 | 134 | 50 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 47-84 | 17-31 | 23-31 | 17 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 26 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-18 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Ausar Thompson | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Tobias Harris | 26 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Simone Fontecchio | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Cade Cunningham | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-7 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Dennis Schroder | 24 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jalen Duren | 16 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Paul Reed | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ronald Holland II | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Isaiah Stewart | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 5 |
| Marcus Sasser | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Team | 232 | 119 | 41 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 45-97 | 12-35 | 17-23 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2024-25 season · Previous Feb 27, 2025: DEN 112, MIL 121 · Next Mar 2, 2025: DEN 103, BOS 110
- Pistons · 2024-25 season · Previous Feb 26, 2025: BOS 97, DET 117 · Next Mar 1, 2025: BKN 94, DET 115