The Denver Nuggets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 125-124 on Jan 5, 2026 at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Final · Xfinity Mobile Arena
Top performers
- Jalen Pickett led the Nuggets with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 2 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Pickett | 42 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11-20 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Peyton Watson | 44 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 8-10 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 32 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Spencer Jones | 43 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Julian Strawther | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 197 | 92 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 32-59 | 14-27 | 14-20 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Philadelphia 76ers 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Embiid | 40 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13-22 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 46 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10-22 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 1 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 42 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6-17 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Quentin Grimes | 40 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 4 |
| Paul George | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Adem Bona | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 |
| Jabari Walker | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Dominick Barlow | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Jared McCain | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 267 | 124 | 42 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 46-98 | 17-45 | 15-19 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 4, 2026: DEN 115, BKN 127 · Next Jan 7, 2026: DEN 114, BOS 110
- 76ers · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 3, 2026: PHI 130, NY 119 · Next Jan 7, 2026: WSH 110, PHI 131