Final score
Final: Denver Nuggets 125, Philadelphia 76ers 124, Monday, January 5.
Last Two Minute report · league review of the final 2:00 · errors favored PHI 1, DEN 1
30 plays reviewed · 28 correct · 2 incorrect
Q4 01:17.0 · Incorrect non-call · Foul: Personal
Jones (DEN) grabs and pulls George's (PHI) jersey away from his body and affects his FOM in transition.
Q5 00:05.3 · Incorrect non-call · Foul: Offensive
Full report on official.nba.com →Embiid (PHI) establishes a wide screening position in Watson's (DEN) path and the contact occurs to his leg.
Leaders
points · rebounds · assists
Denver Nuggets
PointsJalen Pickett42 min · 29 pts · 5 reb · 7 ast · +629
ReboundsZeke Nnaji32 min · 21 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast · -28AssistsJalen Pickett42 min · 29 pts · 5 reb · 7 ast · +67
Philadelphia 76ers
PointsJoel Embiid40 min · 32 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast · +832ReboundsJoel Embiid40 min · 32 pts · 10 reb · 2 ast · +810
AssistsVJ Edgecombe42 min · 17 pts · 8 reb · 9 ast · -79Head to head · games that counted
Nuggets vs 76ers: the matchup page →Nuggets lead 1-0
Denver Nuggets
9 played · box score| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 44 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 8-10 | +2 |
| Spencer Jones | 44 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | +8 |
| Jalen PickettTop scorer | 42 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11-20 | 7-11 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Bruce Brown | 39 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 3-4 | -8 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 32 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 3-4 | -2 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Hunter Tyson | 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 4-4 | +2 |
| Julian Strawther | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-4 | -5 |
| Curtis Jones | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
Philadelphia 76ers
9 played · box score| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese Maxey | 46 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10-22 | 4-9 | 4-6 | -1 |
| VJ Edgecombe | 42 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6-17 | 5-11 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Joel EmbiidTop scorer | 40 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13-22 | 1-4 | 5-5 | +8 |
| Quentin Grimes | 40 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 5-6 | +9 |
| Paul George | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | -18 |
| Adem Bona | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -6 |
| Jared McCain | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Dominick Barlow | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-1 | -7 |
| Jabari Walker | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +11 |
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