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Denver Nuggets at Washington Wizards

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11-10, 5-6 Away
Final
113 - 122

3-18, 2-9 Home

Wizards overcome career-high 56 by Jokic, snap 16-game skid with 122-113 win over the Nuggets

Denver Nuggets vs. Washington Wizards: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Nuggets: It was a huge game for Jokic, but the fact that it wasn't a triple-double — he didn't quite have enough assists — was a sign that Denver didn't have enough balance. Julian Strawther did have a decent night off the bench with 18 points.

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.

Key moment Justin Champagnie made a driving bank shot with 1:12 left to put the Wizards up 118-111. Champagnie had a more modest career high of his own, scoring 23 points.

Key stat Jokic's previous career high was 50 points, at Sacramento on Feb. 6, 2021.

Up next Both teams play Sunday. Denver is at Atlanta, and Washington hosts Memphis.

Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Wizards: 31.5%
Nuggets: 68.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 122
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 122
4th 7.0 Jordan Poole defensive rebound 113 - 122
4th 8.1 Russell Westbrook misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot 113 - 122
4th 12.1 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

Capital One Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 16,182 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 55 12 .821 - W2
Denver 43 25 .632 12.5 L1
Minnesota 39 29 .574 16.5 W7
Portland 28 39 .418 27 L5
Utah 15 52 .224 40 L8

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 32 35 .478 - L1
Orlando 32 37 .464 1 W1
Miami 29 38 .433 3 L7
Charlotte 17 49 .258 14.5 W1
Washington 15 51 .227 16.5 W2
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