
Denver Nuggets at Washington Wizards
· National Basketball AssociationWizards overcome career-high 56 by Jokic, snap 16-game skid with 122-113 win over the Nuggets

Jamal Murray (hamstring), Aaron Gordon (calf) and Dario Saric (ankle) were all out for Denver, which left Jokic as something of a one-man show for the Nuggets. He took 38 shots from the field — also a career high — and had 16 rebounds and eight assists.
But Washington always had an answer.
The Wizards (3-18) won for the first time since Oct. 30. Their 16-game skid tied a franchise record.
Poole made a career-high nine 3-pointers, and Washington as a team made 16. Denver went 5 of 24, which is why the Nuggets couldn't fully take advantage of Jokic's dominance.
The Wizards were up 69-57 at halftime, and although Jokic scored 23 points in the third quarter, Washington was still up by six when he went to the bench at the start of the fourth. Denver was down 108-95 when he returned with 7:35 remaining.
Wizards: Although Denver wasn't close to full strength, the Wizards won despite injuries of their own. Kyle Kuzma (rib) and rookie Alex Sarr (back) did not play.
Regular Season Series
WSH leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 113 - 122 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 113 - 122 |
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Jordan Poole defensive rebound | 113 - 122 |
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Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 113 - 122 |
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Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2 | 113 - 122 |
Statistics
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46-95 | FG | 45-93 |
48.4 | Field Goal % | 48.4 |
5-25 | 3PT | 16-41 |
20.0 | Three Point % | 39.0 |
16-27 | FT | 16-22 |
59.3 | Free Throw % | 72.7 |
48 | Rebounds | 46 |
16 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
34 | Assists | 31 |
11 | Steals | 9 |
6 | Blocks | 12 |
15 | Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
12 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
74 | Points in Paint | 52 |
23 | Fouls | 21 |
2 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 16,182 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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54 | 12 | .818 | - | W1 |
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43 | 24 | .642 | 11.5 | W1 |
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39 | 29 | .574 | 16 | W7 |
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28 | 39 | .418 | 26.5 | L5 |
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15 | 52 | .224 | 39.5 | L8 |
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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32 | 35 | .478 | - | L1 |
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31 | 37 | .456 | 1.5 | L1 |
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29 | 37 | .439 | 2.5 | L6 |
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17 | 49 | .258 | 14.5 | W1 |
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14 | 51 | .215 | 17 | W1 |
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