Wembanyama finished with 35 points and 18 rebounds to help the Spurs overcome a big night from Jokic. The three-time MVP had 41 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists, falling just short of his 15th triple-double.

San Antonio led by one with 17 seconds left and Denver had a chance to win. Jokic tried to pass to a teammate but Wembanyama intercepted it and fed Devin Vassell for a game-sealing dunk.

Michael Porter Jr. missed 34-footer at the buzzer that would have sent it to overtime.

Porter finished with 22 points for the Nuggets, whose three-game winning streak ended.

Wembanyama picked up his fifth foul with 8:46 left but shook it off to hit two deep 3-pointers to give San Antonio a 97-92 lead with 7:52 left.

Denver rallied to lead by five but the Spurs scored six straight points to take a 109-108 lead and set up the final moments.

Takeaways

Spurs: Wembanyama was unstoppable at times but also committed eight turnovers to nearly register an unwanted triple-double. The rest of the team had only six turnovers.

Nuggets: They were acutely aware of Wembanyama’s presence on defense, dribbling through the paint and shooting fadeaways. Porter showed no fear when he dunked with 2:35 left with Wembanyama near the rim.

Key moment

The teams hit a flurry of 3-pointers midway through the third quarter. The Spurs hit three in a row and Denver made two straight to combine for 15 points in a span of 67 seconds.

Key stat

The Nuggets fell to 2-5 in the first leg of a back-to-back. They have won all six games of the second leg heading into Saturday night.

Up next

The teams meet again Saturday night in San Antonio.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	vs.	0	0
12:00	Victor Wembanyama vs. Nikola Jokic (Devin Vassell gains possession)	0	0
11:36	Victor Wembanyama misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:33	Christian Braun defensive rebound	0	0
11:31	Victor Wembanyama personal foul	0	0
11:19	Michael Porter Jr. makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	2	0
10:55	Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:52	Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound	2	0
10:50	Stephon Castle misses 27-foot three point jumper	2	0
10:46	Russell Westbrook defensive rebound	2	0
10:42	Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point shot	2	0
10:39	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	2	0
10:33	Nikola Jokic personal foul	2	0
10:26	Victor Wembanyama misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
10:25	Stephon Castle offensive rebound	2	0
10:25	Stephon Castle makes dunk	2	2
10:12	Nikola Jokic back court turnover	2	2
9:55	Victor Wembanyama makes 12-foot two point shot (Harrison Barnes assists)	2	4
9:36	Victor Wembanyama blocks Nikola Jokic 's 4-foot two point shot	2	4
9:33	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	2	4
9:27	Stephon Castle makes 1-foot dunk (Victor Wembanyama assists)	2	6
9:15	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	6
9:14	Christian Braun offensive rebound	2	6
9:13	Christian Braun misses two point shot	2	6
9:11	Chris Paul defensive rebound	2	6
9:04	Chris Paul bad pass (Russell Westbrook steals)	2	6
8:58	Michael Porter Jr. bad pass (Devin Vassell steals)	2	6
8:53	Victor Wembanyama makes 1-foot dunk (Devin Vassell assists)	2	8
8:46	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Christian Braun assists)	4	8
8:35	Harrison Barnes makes 2-foot layup (Victor Wembanyama assists)	4	10
8:35	Nuggets Full timeout	4	10
8:22	Nikola Jokic misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	10
8:17	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	4	10
8:06	Devin Vassell makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	4	12
7:56	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	6	12
7:40	Victor Wembanyama makes 12-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	6	14
7:40	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	6	14
7:40	Victor Wembanyama makes free throw 1 of 1	6	15
7:28	Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot (Russell Westbrook assists)	8	15
7:17	Harrison Barnes makes 2-foot driving dunk (Chris Paul assists)	8	17
6:57	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	11	17
6:43	Stephon Castle misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	17
6:39	Harrison Barnes offensive rebound	11	17
6:37	Harrison Barnes makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	11	19
6:20	Nikola Jokic misses driving layup	11	19
6:19	Chris Paul defensive rebound	11	19
6:14	Harrison Barnes misses 24-foot three point shot	11	19
6:10	Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound	11	19
6:10	Victor Wembanyama misses 7-foot jump bank shot	11	19
6:08	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	11	19
6:03	Christian Braun makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	13	19
6:03	Spurs Full timeout	13	19
6:03	Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray	13	19
6:03	Zach Collins enters the game for Stephon Castle	13	19
6:03	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Victor Wembanyama	13	19
5:48	Julian Champagnie misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	19
5:45	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	13	19
5:37	Russell Westbrook misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	13	19
5:34	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	13	19
5:24	Zach Collins makes 8-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)	13	21
5:09	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	21
5:06	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	13	21
5:00	Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	13	21
4:57	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	13	21
4:44	Russell Westbrook makes 4-foot two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	15	21
4:33	Julian Champagnie makes layup (Chris Paul assists)	15	23
4:13	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Julian Strawther assists)	17	23
3:54	Julian Champagnie makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Chris Paul assists)	17	25
3:41	Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	25
3:39	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	17	25
3:38	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	17	25
3:37	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	17	25
3:36	Nikola Jokic misses 2-foot tip shot	17	25
3:30	Zach Collins loose ball foul	17	25
3:30	Jamal Murray enters the game for Russell Westbrook	17	25
3:30	Peyton Watson enters the game for Nikola Jokic	17	25
3:30	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Chris Paul	17	25
3:30	Tre Jones enters the game for Harrison Barnes	17	25
3:30	Nuggets offensive team rebound	17	25
3:21	Jamal Murray makes 14-foot two point shot	19	25
3:05	Devin Vassell misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	25
3:02	Julian Champagnie offensive rebound	19	25
3:00	Julian Champagnie makes driving layup	19	27
2:51	Julian Strawther makes 22-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)	22	27
2:40	Keldon Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	22	27
2:35	Nuggets defensive team rebound	22	27
2:19	Christian Braun makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	25	27
1:56	Tre Jones bad pass (Peyton Watson steals)	25	27
1:51	Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point shot (Peyton Watson assists)	28	27
1:47	Spurs Full timeout	28	27
1:47	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Christian Braun	28	27
1:47	Victor Wembanyama enters the game for Zach Collins	28	27
1:47	Stephon Castle enters the game for Devin Vassell	28	27
1:31	Victor Wembanyama makes 19-foot jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	28	29
1:09	Michael Porter Jr. makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	30	29
59.0	Julian Champagnie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tre Jones assists)	30	32
49.1	Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	30	32
46.1	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	30	32
34.0	Tre Jones misses two point shot	30	32
31.0	Hunter Tyson defensive rebound	30	32
27.1	Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot	30	32
24.1	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	30	32
5.2	Michael Porter Jr. blocks Julian Champagnie 's 5-foot driving dunk	30	32
5.1	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	30	32
0.0	Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	32
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	30	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	30	32

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Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, January 4, 2025

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NBA League Pass, Altitude Sports, FanDuel SN SW, KTVD-TV (My20)

Attendance

19,922

Referees

Tom Washington, Rodney Mott, Ray Acosta

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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

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