DETROIT -- — Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists, Jamal Murray scored 31 points, and the Denver Nuggets ended the Detroit Pistons' eight-game winning streak with a 134-119 win on Friday night.

Michael Porter Jr. scored 28 points and Christian Braun matched Jokic with 23 for Denver, which has won 11 of its last 13 games.

Malik Beasley had 16 points as Detroit's sixth man, but the Pistons' starters were outscored 113-54. Cade Cunningham finished with 11 points on 3-for-12 shooting and only had five assists and three rebounds.

The Nuggets led 107-87 going into the fourth quarter and Detroit never made a significant run, although they cut the deficit from 25 to 15 in garbage time.

Takeaways

Nuggets: Denver scored 39 points in the first quarter and 39 again in the third as they scored 134 against Detroit for the second time this season.

Pistons: The Pistons went 9-3 in February after going 10-6 in January. Before that, they had gone an NBA-record 37 straight months without a winning record.

Key moment

Detroit was only down 68-63 at halftime, but Denver started the third quarter with a 27-9 run. Murray scored 12 points while Jokic had four assists and six rebounds. The Nuggets shot 71.4% (10 for 14) during the run while Detroit was at 21.4% (3 for 14).

Key stat

Despite going 1 for 5 from the floor, Jokic had 10 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in the first half. He made eight of nine free throws and drew enough whistles to put Pistons centers Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart on the bench with foul trouble.

Up next

The Pistons finish a back-to-back by hosting the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, while the Nuggets finish a four-game road trip on Sunday against the Boston Celtics.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Jalen Duren (Jamal Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:40	Cade Cunningham defensive rebound	0	0
11:34	Jamal Murray blocks Cade Cunningham 's 2-foot two point shot	0	0
11:33	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:26	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Ausar Thompson steals)	0	0
11:22	Ausar Thompson makes 1-foot dunk	2	0
11:11	Michael Malone technical foul	2	0
11:11	Cade Cunningham makes technical free throw	3	0
10:56	Michael Porter Jr. lost ball turnover (Jalen Duren steals)	3	0
10:50	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes dunk (Ausar Thompson assists)	5	0
10:40	Jalen Duren shooting foul	5	0
10:40	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	5	1
10:40	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	5	2
10:17	Tobias Harris misses driving layup	5	2
10:15	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	5	2
10:13	Cade Cunningham shooting foul	5	2
10:13	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2	5	3
10:13	Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 2 of 2	5	3
10:11	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	5	3
10:00	Jalen Duren makes 1-foot dunk (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	7	3
9:42	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	7	5
9:29	Ausar Thompson makes 1-foot dunk (Jalen Duren assists)	9	5
9:05	Christian Braun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	9	8
8:52	Cade Cunningham out of bounds bad pass turnover	9	8
8:38	Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot two point shot	9	8
8:36	Jalen Duren defensive rebound	9	8
8:30	Zeke Nnaji blocks Ausar Thompson 's 1-foot dunk	9	8
8:28	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	9	8
8:25	Jalen Duren shooting foul	9	8
8:25	Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 1 of 2	9	8
8:25	Nuggets offensive team rebound	9	8
8:25	Isaiah Stewart enters the game for Jalen Duren	9	8
8:25	Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2	9	9
8:08	Zeke Nnaji blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 24-foot three point jumper	9	9
8:07	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	9	9
8:02	Isaiah Stewart blocks Jamal Murray 's 3-foot two point shot	9	9
8:01	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	9	9
7:59	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	9	9
7:58	Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound	9	9
7:54	Christian Braun makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zeke Nnaji assists)	9	12
7:44	Ausar Thompson misses driving floating jump shot	9	12
7:42	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	9	12
7:31	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	9	15
7:18	Cade Cunningham loose ball foul	9	15
7:18	Cade Cunningham bad pass	9	15
7:13	Michael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)	9	18
7:12	Pistons Full timeout	9	18
6:55	Zeke Nnaji blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 4-foot driving layup	9	18
6:52	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	9	18
6:50	Christian Braun makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	9	20
6:34	Tobias Harris misses 9-foot step back jumpshot	9	20
6:31	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	9	20
6:24	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	9	20
6:24	Nuggets offensive team rebound	9	20
6:24	Malik Beasley enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	9	20
6:24	Dennis Schroder enters the game for Cade Cunningham	9	20
6:19	Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zeke Nnaji assists)	9	23
6:02	Tobias Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malik Beasley assists)	12	23
5:47	Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)	12	25
5:33	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	25
5:30	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	12	25
5:20	Jamal Murray makes 5-foot two point shot	12	27
5:20	Malik Beasley shooting foul	12	27
5:20	Russell Westbrook enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	12	27
5:20	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1	12	28
5:06	Dennis Schroder misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	28
5:02	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	12	28
4:54	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot	12	30
4:42	Malik Beasley makes 22-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	15	30
4:23	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	30
4:20	Malik Beasley defensive rebound	15	30
4:06	Malik Beasley misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	15	30
4:03	Isaiah Stewart offensive rebound	15	30
4:03	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	15	30
4:03	Isaiah Stewart misses free throw 1 of 2	15	30
4:03	Pistons offensive team rebound	15	30
4:03	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Ausar Thompson	15	30
4:03	Julian Strawther enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	15	30
4:03	Isaiah Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2	16	30
3:43	Isaiah Stewart blocks Nikola Jokic 's 3-foot driving layup	16	30
3:40	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	16	30
3:37	Malik Beasley makes 23-foot three point shot (Tobias Harris assists)	19	30
3:21	Isaiah Stewart personal foul	19	30
3:21	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	19	31
3:21	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	19	32
3:13	Tobias Harris makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Dennis Schroder assists)	21	32
3:02	Russell Westbrook bad pass (Tobias Harris steals)	21	32
2:58	Malik Beasley makes 23-foot three point shot (Tobias Harris assists)	24	32
2:57	Nuggets Full timeout	24	32
2:57	Isaiah Stewart loose ball foul	24	32
2:57	(02:57) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	24	32
2:57	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Jamal Murray	24	32
2:57	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	24	33
2:57	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	24	34
2:34	Simone Fontecchio misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	34
2:31	Dennis Schroder offensive rebound	24	34
2:29	Malik Beasley misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	34
2:29	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	24	34
2:23	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Malik Beasley steals)	24	34
2:15	Tobias Harris misses 22-foot three point jumper	24	34
2:14	Pistons offensive team rebound	24	34
2:06	Dennis Schroder misses driving floating jump shot	24	34
2:05	Dennis Schroder offensive rebound	24	34
1:54	Nikola Jokic blocks Simone Fontecchio 's 3-foot driving layup	24	34
1:51	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	24	34
1:41	Russell Westbrook makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	24	37
1:28	Isaiah Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dennis Schroder assists)	27	37
1:14	Christian Braun makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	27	39
47.1	Malik Beasley makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	29	39
34.1	Michael Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	29	39
33.1	Russell Westbrook offensive rebound	29	39
32.0	Russell Westbrook misses 1-foot tip shot	29	39
30.1	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	29	39
29.1	Michael Porter Jr. misses 2-foot two point shot	29	39
27.1	Dennis Schroder defensive rebound	29	39
8.0	Simone Fontecchio makes dunk (Dennis Schroder assists)	31	39
1.1	Christian Braun misses 9-foot jumper	31	39
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	31	39
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	39

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Little Caesars Arena

Detroit, MI

Date & Time

12:00 AM, March 1, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN DET, Altitude 2 Sports, NBA League Pass

Attendance

20,062

Referees

Kevin Scott, Mitchell Ervin, Natalie Sago

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	15	.754	W1
Denver	37	23	.617	L1
Minnesota	37	23	.617	W2
Portland	29	32	.475	L1
Utah	18	42	.300	L5

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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