Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs
· National Basketball AssociationJokic and Nuggets beat the Spurs 122-111 in overtime to spoil Wembanyama's 21st birthday
Wembanyma finished with 20 points and 23 rebounds for San Antonio, but was scoreless and without a rebound in OT. Wembanyama has 57 double-doubles in 101 career games.
The teams split the home-and-home series on consecutive nights. The Spurs won Friday's game 113-110 when Wembanyama stole the ball from Jokic with four seconds remaining and Vassell scored on a fastbreak layup.
Jokic made sure there were no such heroics Saturday, scoring nine points in the extra period.
Michael Porter Jr. added 28 points and 10 rebounds for Denver.
Harrison Barnes scored 22 points and Devin Vassell 19 for San Antonio, which had won two straight.
Vassell missed a contested layup, but tipped in the rebound, to tie the game at 108 with 14 seconds remaining in regulation. Jokic missed a 19-footer over Wembanyama with two seconds remaining to close regulation.
Zach Collins and Russell Westbrook each received a technical foul in the first quarter after taunting one another, with Westbrook doing so from the bench.
Spurs: Julian Champagnie was 3 for 4 on 3-pointers in the two-game set against Denver.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 5th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 122 - 111 |
| 5th 0.0 | |
End of the 1st Overtime | 122 - 111 |
| 5th 15.1 |  |
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 122 - 111 |
| 5th 18.1 |  |
Julian Champagnie misses 26-foot three point jumper | 122 - 111 |
| 5th 24.1 | |
Michael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Russell Westbrook assists) | 122 - 111 |
Statistics
 DEN |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 47-108 | FG | 41-104 |
| 43.5 | Field Goal % | 39.4 |
| 10-33 | 3PT | 13-48 |
| 30.3 | Three Point % | 27.1 |
| 18-23 | FT | 16-18 |
| 78.3 | Free Throw % | 88.9 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 44 | Defensive Rebounds | 45 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 5 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 62 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 19,038 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
47 | 11 | .810 | - | W1 |
 Denver |
38 | 21 | .644 | 9.5 | L1 |
 Minnesota |
32 | 27 | .542 | 15.5 | W1 |
 Portland |
26 | 33 | .441 | 21.5 | W3 |
 Utah |
14 | 44 | .241 | 33 | L2 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Memphis |
38 | 20 | .655 | - | W1 |
 Houston |
37 | 22 | .627 | 1.5 | W2 |
 Dallas |
32 | 28 | .533 | 7 | W1 |
 San Antonio |
24 | 33 | .421 | 13.5 | L4 |
 New Orleans |
16 | 43 | .271 | 22.5 | W3 |
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