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Jamal Murray scores 42 points to lead Nuggets to victory over Wizards

By AP•Jan 18, 2026

Game Recap

Washington Wizards vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

DENVER -- — Jamal Murray scored 42 points on 15-for-24 shooting and the Denver Nuggets pulled away in the final minutes for a 121-115 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.

With the game tied at 110, Murray hit a 3-pointer with 2:12 to play to put the Nuggets ahead to stay. He then added another jumper and a pair of free throws to extend the lead to 117-110.

Tim Hardaway Jr. had a season-high 30 points and Peyton Watson scored 21 as Denver, still playing without the injured Nikola Jokic (left knee bone bruise), won its fourth in a row and for the sixth time in its last seven games.

Kyshawn George had 29 points to lead the Wizards, who lost their sixth in a row including all four on this road trip. Khris Middleton and Alex Sarr scored 16 each.

The Nuggets shot 53% from the floor in the game including 40% from 3-point range.

The Nuggets made 14 3-pointers compared to the Wizards 11.

Murray scored 23 points in the first half and the Nuggets went into the break trailing 63-62. The Wizards held onto the lead through the third and entered the fourth up 86-83. Murray’s 16-point fourth quarter helped the Nuggets finish off the victory.

Up next

Wizards: Return home to face the Clippers on Monday.

Nuggets: Host the Hornets on Sunday night.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

DEN leads series 1-0

Regular Season Series

WSH at DEN

Sun, Jan 18

115 - 121

Final

DEN at WSH

Fri, Jan 23

107 - 97

Final

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

WSH

DEN

44-96FG45-85

46Field Goal %53

11-303PT14-35

37Three Point %40

16-29FT17-23

17Offensive Rebounds4

31Defensive Rebounds34

20Assists31

9Steals7

4Blocks4

11Turnovers12

1Technical Fouls0

8Points Conceded Off Turnovers23

10Fast Break Points10

17Fouls21

8Largest Lead12

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	WSH
12:00	Alex Sarr vs. Aaron Gordon (Jamal Murray gains possession)	0	0
11:50	Jalen Pickett makes 24-foot three pointer (Jamal Murray assists)	3	0
11:36	Tre Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:33	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	3	0
11:22	Jamal Murray makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)	6	0
11:07	Khris Middleton makes 10-foot fade away jump shot	6	2
10:44	Kyshawn George blocks Peyton Watson's pullup jump shot	6	2
10:43	Nuggets offensive team rebound	6	2
10:42	Kyshawn George blocks Jamal Murray 's 25-foot fade away jump shot	6	2
10:42	Nuggets offensive team rebound	6	2
10:42	shot clock turnover	6	2
10:21	Tre Johnson misses two point shot	6	2
10:19	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	6	2
10:13	Aaron Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover	6	2
9:59	Alex Sarr misses two point shot	6	2
9:58	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	6	2
9:50	Peyton Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	9	2
9:36	Bub Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Sarr assists)	9	5
9:19	Peyton Watson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	11	5
9:09	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	11	5
9:09	Alex Sarr misses free throw 1 of 2	11	5
9:09	Wizards offensive team rebound	11	5
9:09	Alex Sarr misses free throw 2 of 2	11	5
9:08	Khris Middleton makes tip shot	11	7
9:08	Khris Middleton offensive rebound	11	7
8:52	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	11	7
8:52	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	11	7
8:41	Kyshawn George lost ball turnover (Aaron Gordon steals)	11	7
8:36	Jalen Pickett misses running pullup jump shot	11	7
8:33	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	11	7
8:29	Alex Sarr misses two point shot	11	7
8:28	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	11	7
8:14	Peyton Watson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	11	7
8:12	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	11	7
8:04	Kyshawn George makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	11	9
7:45	Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	14	9
7:28	Alex Sarr makes alley oop layup (Khris Middleton assists)	14	11
7:04	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot	16	11
6:56	Kyshawn George makes driving layup	16	13
6:41	Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)	19	13
6:26	Tre Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	19	13
6:24	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	19	13
6:12	Aaron Gordon makes driving layup (Peyton Watson assists)	21	13
6:12	Wizards Full timeout	21	13
6:12	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	21	13
6:12	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Khris Middleton	21	13
5:59	Alex Sarr misses 4-foot two point shot	21	13
5:57	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	21	13
5:41	Spencer Jones makes 2-foot reverse layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	23	13
5:30	Bub Carrington misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	13
5:28	Nuggets defensive team rebound	23	13
5:28	Will Riley enters the game for Kyshawn George	23	13
5:10	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot	25	13
4:58	Bub Carrington bad pass turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	25	13
4:50	Aaron Gordon misses layup	25	13
4:47	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	25	13
4:43	Tre Johnson misses driving layup	25	13
4:43	Nuggets defensive team rebound	25	13
4:43	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Alex Sarr	25	13
4:26	Peyton Watson bad pass turnover (Will Riley steals)	25	13
4:21	Bub Carrington misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	25	13
4:19	Will Riley offensive rebound	25	13
4:19	Will Riley makes two point shot	25	15
4:19	Peyton Watson shooting foul	25	15
4:19	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Aaron Gordon	25	15
4:19	Jamir Watkins enters the game for Tre Johnson	25	15
4:19	Will Riley makes free throw 1 of 1	25	16
4:03	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	25	16
4:02	Wizards defensive team rebound	25	16
3:48	Justin Champagnie makes driving layup (Marvin Bagley III assists)	25	18
3:30	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Zeke Nnaji assists)	27	18
3:11	Will Riley misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	27	18
3:06	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	27	18
2:57	Peyton Watson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	29	18
2:40	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	29	18
2:40	Nuggets Full timeout	29	18
2:40	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Spencer Jones	29	18
2:40	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray	29	18
2:40	Kyshawn George enters the game for Bub Carrington	29	18
2:40	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 2	29	19
2:40	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 2 of 2	29	20
2:16	Peyton Watson misses 22-foot turnaround jump shot	29	20
2:16	Wizards defensive team rebound	29	20
2:03	Peyton Watson blocks Justin Champagnie 's 1-foot driving layup	29	20
2:01	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	29	20
1:56	Bruce Brown bad pass turnover (Marvin Bagley III steals)	29	20
1:49	Will Riley misses running layup	29	20
1:48	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	29	20
1:48	Marvin Bagley III makes tip in dunk	29	22
1:31	Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	22
1:31	Wizards defensive team rebound	29	22
1:19	Marvin Bagley III makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Kyshawn George assists)	29	24
59.0	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 4-foot two point shot	31	24
52.2	Will Riley makes dunk (Kyshawn George assists)	31	26
38.2	Peyton Watson makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists)	33	26
27.8	Kyshawn George makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	29
6.1	Jalen Pickett misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	29
3.6	Nuggets offensive team rebound	33	29
0.5	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	36	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	29

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	WSH
12:00	Julian Strawther enters the game for Peyton Watson	36	29
11:45	Kyshawn George misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	36	29
11:42	Wizards offensive team rebound	36	29
11:42	Jalen Pickett loose ball foul	36	29
11:38	Justin Champagnie misses two point shot	36	29
11:37	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	36	29
11:27	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	36	29
11:25	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	36	29
11:18	Justin Champagnie misses 25-foot three point jumper	36	29
11:16	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	36	29
11:15	Zeke Nnaji blocks Marvin Bagley III's two point shot	36	29
11:14	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	36	29
11:06	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	39	29
10:56	Will Riley misses driving floating jump shot	39	29
10:54	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	39	29
10:52	Justin Champagnie makes two point shot	39	31
10:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass turnover (Justin Champagnie steals)	39	31
10:32	Justin Champagnie makes running layup	39	33
10:32	Bruce Brown shooting foul	39	33
10:32	Justin Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 1	39	34
10:13	Kyshawn George personal foul	39	34
10:06	Jalen Pickett misses 23-foot three point jumper	39	34
10:03	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	39	34
9:53	Kyshawn George misses two point shot	39	34
9:51	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	39	34
9:46	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Bruce Brown assists)	41	34
9:45	Wizards Full timeout	41	34
9:45	Bub Carrington enters the game for Kyshawn George	41	34
9:45	Tre Johnson enters the game for Will Riley	41	34
9:30	Marvin Bagley III makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot	41	36
9:30	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	41	36
9:30	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 1	41	37
9:16	Marvin Bagley III blocks Julian Strawther 's 5-foot driving layup	41	37
9:15	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	41	37
9:11	Justin Champagnie bad pass turnover (Jalen Pickett steals)	41	37
9:07	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot running jump shot	41	37
9:06	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	41	37
9:03	Bruce Brown misses 7-foot floating jump shot	41	37
9:02	Jamir Watkins defensive rebound	41	37
8:51	Jamir Watkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marvin Bagley III assists)	41	40
8:25	Zeke Nnaji makes layup (Jalen Pickett assists)	43	40
8:14	Justin Champagnie misses 25-foot three point jumper	43	40
8:12	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	43	40
8:09	Bruce Brown makes 1-foot running dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)	45	40
7:48	Justin Champagnie bad pass turnover (Julian Strawther steals)	45	40
7:43	Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass turnover (Jamir Watkins steals)	45	40
7:38	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	45	40
7:38	Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 1 of 2	45	40
7:38	Wizards offensive team rebound	45	40
7:38	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	45	40
7:38	Jamal Murray enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	45	40
7:38	Khris Middleton enters the game for Justin Champagnie	45	40
7:38	Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 2 of 2	45	40
7:37	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	45	40
7:24	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	47	40
7:24	Wizards Full timeout	47	40
7:24	Peyton Watson enters the game for Jalen Pickett	47	40
7:24	Alex Sarr enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	47	40
7:12	Bub Carrington misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	47	40
7:08	Jamir Watkins offensive rebound	47	40
7:08	Julian Strawther personal foul	47	40
7:08	Tre Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2	47	40
7:08	Wizards offensive team rebound	47	40
7:08	Tre Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	47	41
6:55	Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot	47	41
6:52	Tre Johnson defensive rebound	47	41
6:47	Tre Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	47	41
6:43	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	47	41
6:36	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot	49	41
6:25	Bub Carrington bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	49	41
6:14	Tre Johnson shooting foul	49	41
6:14	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	50	41
6:14	Spencer Jones enters the game for Julian Strawther	50	41
6:14	Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2	50	41
6:13	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	50	41
6:00	Khris Middleton misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	50	41
5:57	Bub Carrington offensive rebound	50	41
5:55	Alex Sarr makes 2-foot layup (Bub Carrington assists)	50	43
5:37	Jamal Murray misses 15-foot fade away jump shot	50	43
5:35	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	50	43
5:24	Alex Sarr makes layup	50	45
5:24	Nuggets Full timeout	50	45
5:24	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	50	45
5:24	Kyshawn George enters the game for Jamir Watkins	50	45
5:14	Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	50	45
5:13	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	50	45
5:06	Khris Middleton makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	50	47
5:06	Peyton Watson shooting foul	50	47
5:06	Khris Middleton makes free throw 1 of 1	50	48
4:46	Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	53	48
4:29	Alex Sarr makes 2-foot dunk (Khris Middleton assists)	53	50
4:03	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	53	50
4:00	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	53	50
3:58	Bub Carrington makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Khris Middleton assists)	53	53
3:50	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Bub Carrington steals)	53	53
3:47	Bub Carrington makes 1-foot driving dunk	53	55
3:47	Bub Carrington hanging techfoul	53	55
3:47	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	54	55
3:39	Alex Sarr kicked ball violation	54	55
3:26	Spencer Jones makes 1-foot reverse layup (Jamal Murray assists)	56	55
3:11	Peyton Watson shooting foul	56	55
3:11	Alex Sarr makes free throw 1 of 2	56	56
3:11	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Peyton Watson	56	56
3:11	Alex Sarr misses free throw 2 of 2	56	56
3:10	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	56	56
2:56	Jamal Murray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	56	56
2:54	Nuggets offensive team rebound	56	56
2:44	Kyshawn George shooting foul	56	56
2:44	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	57	56
2:44	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2	57	56
2:43	Kyshawn George defensive rebound	57	56
2:32	Khris Middleton out of bounds bad pass turnover	57	56
2:14	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Tre Johnson	57	56
2:06	Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	57	56
2:03	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	57	56
1:54	Khris Middleton misses two point shot	57	56
1:52	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	57	56
1:30	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	57	56
1:28	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	57	56
1:07	Khris Middleton makes 25-foot three pointer (Bub Carrington assists)	57	59
45.0	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Justin Champagnie steals)	57	59
41.0	Alex Sarr makes running dunk (Kyshawn George assists)	57	61
32.4	Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot	59	61
32.4	Alex Sarr shooting foul	59	61
32.4	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1	60	61
19.1	Justin Champagnie makes 1-foot layup (Kyshawn George assists)	60	63
1.8	Jamal Murray makes 23-foot step back jumpshot	62	63
0.1	Kyshawn George misses heave jump shot	62	63
0.1	Wizards offensive team rebound	62	63
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	62	63

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	WSH
12:00	Peyton Watson enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	62	63
12:00	Tre Johnson enters the game for Justin Champagnie	62	63
11:48	Alex Sarr makes 1-foot layup (Kyshawn George assists)	62	65
11:48	Jamal Murray shooting foul	62	65
11:48	Alex Sarr misses free throw 1 of 1	62	65
11:47	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	62	65
11:32	Jamal Murray makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	64	65
11:14	Kyshawn George misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	64	65
11:13	Nuggets defensive team rebound	64	65
11:13	Alex Sarr loose ball foul	64	65
10:58	Jalen Pickett misses 22-foot three point jumper	64	65
10:56	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	64	65
10:47	Tre Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	64	65
10:46	Nuggets defensive team rebound	64	65
10:46	Alex Sarr loose ball foul	64	65
10:34	Peyton Watson makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	66	65
10:33	Wizards Full timeout	66	65
10:14	Khris Middleton misses driving floating jump shot	66	65
10:13	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	66	65
10:09	Jalen Pickett misses 24-foot running jump shot	66	65
10:07	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	66	65
9:54	Kyshawn George makes 22-foot three point jumper (Khris Middleton assists)	66	68
9:29	Jamal Murray misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	66	68
9:27	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	66	68
9:20	Khris Middleton misses 23-foot step back jumpshot	66	68
9:19	Bub Carrington offensive rebound	66	68
9:04	Kyshawn George makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	66	71
8:46	Spencer Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	66	71
8:44	Bub Carrington defensive rebound	66	71
8:35	Bub Carrington misses 26-foot three point jumper	66	71
8:34	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	66	71
8:19	Jalen Pickett makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)	68	71
8:06	Kyshawn George misses 24-foot three point jumper	68	71
8:04	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	68	71
7:57	Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper	68	71
7:53	Alex Sarr defensive rebound	68	71
7:44	Alex Sarr out of bounds lost ball turnover	68	71
7:44	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	68	71
7:28	Bub Carrington shooting foul	68	71
7:28	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	69	71
7:28	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	70	71
7:19	Kyshawn George makes 2-foot two point shot	70	73
6:59	Peyton Watson makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	72	73
6:48	Kyshawn George misses driving floating jump shot	72	73
6:47	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	72	73
6:47	Alex Sarr makes dunk	72	75
6:23	Peyton Watson makes 6-foot two point shot	74	75
6:16	Bub Carrington misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	74	75
6:15	Tre Johnson offensive rebound	74	75
6:13	Tre Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	74	75
6:12	Wizards offensive team rebound	74	75
6:12	Justin Champagnie enters the game for Tre Johnson	74	75
6:12	Will Riley enters the game for Khris Middleton	74	75
6:11	Will Riley makes alley oop layup (Bub Carrington assists)	74	77
5:53	Alex Sarr shooting foul	74	77
5:53	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	75	77
5:53	Jamir Watkins enters the game for Kyshawn George	75	77
5:53	Jamal Murray misses free throw 2 of 2	75	77
5:52	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	75	77
5:33	Bub Carrington misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	75	77
5:31	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	75	77
5:31	Justin Champagnie makes tip in dunk	75	79
5:30	Nuggets Full timeout	75	79
5:30	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Alex Sarr	75	79
5:08	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	75	79
5:04	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	75	79
5:03	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	75	79
5:01	Jamir Watkins defensive rebound	75	79
4:49	Will Riley misses 25-foot three point jumper	75	79
4:48	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	75	79
4:48	Jamir Watkins personal foul	75	79
4:48	Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2	75	79
4:48	Nuggets offensive team rebound	75	79
4:48	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Aaron Gordon	75	79
4:48	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	76	79
4:32	Bub Carrington makes 7-foot fade away jump shot	76	81
4:11	Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Justin Champagnie steals)	76	81
3:54	Bub Carrington makes 25-foot three pointer (Jamir Watkins assists)	76	84
3:29	Peyton Watson misses 17-foot two point shot	76	84
3:28	Wizards defensive team rebound	76	84
3:28	Spencer Jones loose ball foul	76	84
3:28	Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones	76	84
3:16	Bub Carrington bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	76	84
3:10	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running layup	76	84
3:08	Will Riley defensive rebound	76	84
2:53	Bub Carrington misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	76	84
2:51	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	76	84
2:32	Peyton Watson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	78	84
2:11	Marvin Bagley III makes 2-foot two point shot	78	86
1:53	Jamal Murray misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	78	86
1:51	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	78	86
1:42	Marvin Bagley III offensive goaltending turnover	78	86
1:42	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray	78	86
1:42	Wizards Full timeout	78	86
1:42	(01:42) [Wizards] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Wizards] charged with a timeout	78	86
1:33	Zeke Nnaji makes driving layup (Jalen Pickett assists)	80	86
1:12	Will Riley misses 25-foot three point jumper	80	86
1:10	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	80	86
1:03	Jamir Watkins shooting foul	80	86
1:03	Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2	80	86
1:03	Nuggets offensive team rebound	80	86
1:03	Peyton Watson misses free throw 2 of 2	80	86
1:01	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	80	86
49.9	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	80	86
49.9	Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 1 of 2	80	86
49.9	Wizards offensive team rebound	80	86
49.9	Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 2 of 2	80	86
49.1	Nuggets defensive team rebound	80	86
37.9	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)	83	86
24.4	Bub Carrington misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	83	86
21.6	Justin Champagnie offensive rebound	83	86
13.8	Jamir Watkins misses 31-foot three point jumper	83	86
10.5	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	83	86
2.4	Peyton Watson misses driving layup	83	86
0.6	Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound	83	86
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	83	86

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	WSH
12:00	Spencer Jones enters the game for Peyton Watson	83	86
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Jalen Pickett	83	86
12:00	Tre Johnson enters the game for Bub Carrington	83	86
12:00	Kyshawn George enters the game for Will Riley	83	86
11:45	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	84	86
11:45	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	85	86
11:45	Jamir Watkins shooting foul	85	86
11:33	Justin Champagnie misses 24-foot three point jumper	83	86
11:30	Jamir Watkins offensive rebound	83	86
11:28	Spencer Jones shooting foul	83	86
11:28	Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2	83	87
11:28	Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2	83	88
11:13	Jamal Murray misses 17-foot fade away jump shot	83	88
11:09	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	83	88
10:54	Kyshawn George misses two point shot	83	88
10:52	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	83	88
10:52	Bruce Brown shooting foul	83	88
10:52	Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 2	83	89
10:52	Marvin Bagley III misses free throw 2 of 2	83	89
10:49	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	83	89
10:43	Tre Johnson shooting foul	83	89
10:43	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	86	89
10:43	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	87	89
10:31	Marvin Bagley III makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Kyshawn George assists)	87	91
10:16	Bruce Brown makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	89	91
9:59	Justin Champagnie makes 1-foot layup (Kyshawn George assists)	89	93
9:44	Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper	89	93
9:41	Jamir Watkins defensive rebound	89	93
9:29	Kyshawn George makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	89	96
9:29	Nuggets Full timeout	89	96
9:29	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	89	96
9:11	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	92	96
8:55	Tre Johnson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	92	96
8:54	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	92	96
8:39	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	95	96
8:25	Kyshawn George misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	95	96
8:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	95	96
8:14	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	95	96
8:12	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	95	96
7:58	Jamal Murray blocks Kyshawn George 's 6-foot pullup jump shot	95	96
7:58	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	95	96
7:52	Kyshawn George blocks Jamal Murray 's 1-foot running layup	95	96
7:51	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	95	96
7:49	Bruce Brown offensive charge	95	96
7:49	Bruce Brown offensive foul turnover	95	96
7:49	Khris Middleton enters the game for Jamir Watkins	95	96
7:49	Bub Carrington enters the game for Kyshawn George	95	96
7:38	Tre Johnson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Justin Champagnie assists)	95	98
7:18	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	97	98
7:04	Bruce Brown personal foul	97	98
7:04	Peyton Watson enters the game for Spencer Jones	97	98
7:04	Alex Sarr enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	97	98
7:03	Will Riley enters the game for Tre Johnson	97	98
6:57	Khris Middleton misses two point shot	97	98
6:55	Khris Middleton offensive rebound	97	98
6:55	Khris Middleton makes tip shot	97	100
6:55	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	97	100
6:55	Khris Middleton makes free throw 1 of 1	97	101
6:36	Aaron Gordon misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	97	101
6:33	Justin Champagnie defensive rebound	97	101
6:19	Bruce Brown shooting foul	97	101
6:19	Alex Sarr misses free throw 1 of 2	97	101
6:19	Wizards offensive team rebound	97	101
6:19	Alex Sarr makes free throw 2 of 2	97	102
5:56	Jamal Murray makes 21-foot two point shot	99	102
5:34	Khris Middleton misses driving floating jump shot	99	102
5:32	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	99	102
5:31	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes running layup (Bruce Brown assists)	101	102
5:31	Khris Middleton shooting foul	101	102
5:31	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	102	102
5:19	Khris Middleton misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	102	102
5:16	Alex Sarr offensive rebound	102	102
5:15	Jamal Murray blocks Alex Sarr 's 2-foot two point shot	102	102
5:14	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	102	102
5:09	Aaron Gordon misses running layup	102	102
5:06	Khris Middleton defensive rebound	102	102
5:03	Alex Sarr offensive charge	102	102
5:03	Alex Sarr offensive foul turnover	102	102
4:44	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	105	102
4:43	Wizards Full timeout	105	102
4:43	Tre Johnson enters the game for Justin Champagnie	105	102
4:43	Kyshawn George enters the game for Will Riley	105	102
4:27	Alex Sarr misses 10-foot floating jump shot	105	102
4:24	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	105	102
4:08	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Tre Johnson steals)	105	102
4:08	Peyton Watson personal foul	105	102
4:08	Tre Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2	105	102
4:08	Wizards offensive team rebound	105	102
4:08	Tre Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	105	103
3:59	Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Kyshawn George steals)	105	103
3:57	Kyshawn George makes two point shot	105	105
3:57	Nuggets Full timeout	105	105
3:39	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)	107	105
3:22	Peyton Watson shooting foul	107	105
3:22	Kyshawn George misses free throw 1 of 3	107	105
3:22	Wizards offensive team rebound	107	105
3:22	Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 3	107	106
3:22	Kyshawn George makes free throw 3 of 3	107	107
2:57	Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	110	107
2:33	Khris Middleton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tre Johnson assists)	110	110
2:12	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer	113	110
1:58	Kyshawn George misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	113	110
1:56	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	113	110
1:38	Khris Middleton personal foul	113	110
1:25	Jamal Murray makes 19-foot fade away jump shot	115	110
1:13	Kyshawn George misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	115	110
1:11	Kyshawn George offensive rebound	115	110
1:07	Bub Carrington misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	115	110
1:03	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	115	110
59.2	Kyshawn George personal take foul	115	110
59.2	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	116	110
59.2	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	117	110
50.3	Kyshawn George makes driving layup	117	112
36.2	Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Bruce Brown assists)	119	112
28.6	Tre Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper	119	112
28.6	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	119	112
19.3	Kyshawn George personal take foul	119	112
19.3	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	120	112
19.3	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	121	112
19.3	Wizards Full timeout	121	112
19.0	Bub Carrington bad pass turnover (Peyton Watson steals)	121	112
17.0	Peyton Watson out of bounds bad pass turnover	121	112
8.5	Kyshawn George makes 27-foot three pointer	121	115
0.1	Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper	121	115
0.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	121	115
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	121	115
0.0	End of Game	121	115

Time, Location & Referees

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Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, January 18, 2026

Coverage

MNMT, MNMT2, Altitude Sports, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,968

Referees

Scott Foster, Brandon Schwab, Jenna Reneau

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

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