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Vassell scores 35 points as Spurs beat Nuggets 139-136 to reach NBA Cup quarterfinals

By AP•Nov 29, 2025

Game Recap

San Antonio Spurs vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

DENVER -- - Devin Vassell scored a season-high 35 points on the strength of 7-of-9 shooting from 3-point range and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the NBA Cup quarterfinals with a 139-136 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.

Julian Champagnie added a season-best 25 points to help the Spurs roar back from an 18-point third-quarter deficit and hand the Nuggets, winners of six straight on the road, their third consecutive defeat at home.

The Spurs made 30 of 32 free throws and scored 30 points off 17 Nuggets turnovers.

Jamal Murray led Denver with 37 points, Cam Johnson added 28 and Nikola Jokic 21. Murray became the fifth player in franchise history to top 10,000 points for his career.

Jokic flashed another jaw-dropping, behind-the-back assist, this one to Spencer Jones for second-quarter basket as Denver built a 74-59 halftime lead.

Both teams were short-handed with Spurs star Victor Wembanyama (calf) and Stephon Castle (hip) out and the Nuggets missing starters Aaron Gordon (hamstring) and Christian Braun (ankle).

Without Wembanyama, the Spurs relied on their outside shooting and eight players hit at least one 3-pointer.

The Nuggets used a 23-6 blitz to end the first half with a 15-point lead, and a quick 3-pointer by Murray to open the third quarter boosted Denver's cushion to 18 points, but San Antonio owned the quarter and only trailed 104-103 heading into the fourth.

Murray hit three quick buckets in the opening minutes to become the fifth player in franchise history to top 10,000 career points, joining Alex English, Jokic, Dan Issel and Carmelo Anthony.

Up next

Spurs: At Minnesota on Sunday night.

Nuggets: At Phoenix on Saturday night. Both teams are traveling for the second night of a back-to-back as the Suns lost at Oklahoma City on Friday 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.

SA leads series 1-0

Regular Season Series

SA at DEN

Sat, Nov 29

139 - 136

Final

DEN at SA

Fri, Mar 13

136 - 131

Final

SA at DEN

Sat, Apr 4

134 - 136

Final

DEN at SA

Mon, Apr 13

128 - 118

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DEN

46-94FG48-91

49Field Goal %53

17-423PT16-39

40Three Point %41

30-32FT24-30

12Offensive Rebounds14

23Defensive Rebounds30

30Assists27

10Steals5

5Blocks5

8Turnovers16

1Technical Fouls0

14Points Conceded Off Turnovers30

16Fast Break Points16

27Fouls22

8Largest Lead18

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	SA
12:00	Luke Kornet vs. Nikola Jokic (Julian Champagnie gains possession)	0	0
11:37	Devin Vassell makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
11:19	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	3	2
11:05	Julian Champagnie makes 1-foot layup (Harrison Barnes assists)	3	4
10:49	Peyton Watson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	5	4
10:35	De'Aaron Fox bad pass (Spencer Jones steals)	5	4
10:24	Jamal Murray makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	7	4
10:06	Julian Champagnie makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	7	7
9:54	Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	7
9:50	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	7	7
9:50	Peyton Watson makes tip shot	9	7
9:39	Devin Vassell makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	9	9
9:25	Jamal Murray makes 8-foot two point shot	11	9
9:16	Devin Vassell makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	11	12
9:01	Jamal Murray misses 18-foot two point shot	11	12
8:59	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	11	12
8:52	Julian Champagnie misses 27-foot three point jumper	11	12
8:48	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	11	12
8:34	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	13	12
8:20	Harrison Barnes makes 14-foot two point shot	13	14
8:06	Peyton Watson lost ball turnover (De'Aaron Fox steals)	13	14
7:54	Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	14
7:50	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	13	14
7:39	Harrison Barnes shooting foul	13	14
7:39	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	14	14
7:39	Dylan Harper enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	14	14
7:39	Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Luke Kornet	14	14
7:39	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	15	14
7:23	Julian Champagnie misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	14
7:21	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	15	14
7:11	Jeremy Sochan personal foul	15	14
7:05	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Dylan Harper steals)	15	14
7:00	Dylan Harper makes two point shot	15	16
6:47	Cameron Johnson bad pass (Julian Champagnie steals)	15	16
6:39	Devin Vassell misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	16
6:36	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	15	16
6:21	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Peyton Watson assists)	17	16
6:11	Jeremy Sochan makes 9-foot jumper (Dylan Harper assists)	17	18
6:11	Nuggets Full timeout	17	18
6:11	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	17	18
6:11	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Julian Champagnie	17	18
5:55	Harrison Barnes shooting foul	17	18
5:55	Spencer Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	17	18
5:55	Nuggets offensive team rebound	17	18
5:55	Spencer Jones misses free throw 2 of 2	17	18
5:53	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	17	18
5:43	Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	18
5:40	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	17	18
5:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass (Jeremy Sochan steals)	17	18
5:23	Keldon Johnson makes 1-foot driving dunk (Harrison Barnes assists)	17	20
5:00	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Peyton Watson assists)	19	20
4:49	Devin Vassell misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	19	20
4:46	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	19	20
4:36	Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones	19	20
4:27	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	20	20
4:27	Keldon Johnson defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	20	20
4:20	Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	23	20
4:07	Dylan Harper makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	23	22
3:55	Jeremy Sochan shooting foul	23	22
3:55	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3	24	22
3:55	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3	25	22
3:55	De'Aaron Fox enters the game for Devin Vassell	25	22
3:55	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Harrison Barnes	25	22
3:55	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3	26	22
3:47	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	26	22
3:47	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 3	26	23
3:47	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 2 of 3	26	24
3:47	Lindy Waters III enters the game for Dylan Harper	26	24
3:47	Luke Kornet enters the game for Jeremy Sochan	26	24
3:47	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 3 of 3	26	25
3:36	Bruce Brown makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	28	25
3:25	Luke Kornet makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)	28	27
3:14	Luke Kornet personal foul	28	27
3:14	Bruce Brown misses free throw 1 of 2	28	27
3:14	Nuggets offensive team rebound	28	27
3:14	Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2	29	27
2:54	De'Aaron Fox makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	29	29
2:40	Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper	29	29
2:38	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	29	29
2:34	Lindy Waters III makes 25-foot three point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)	29	32
2:19	Peyton Watson makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	31	32
2:03	Keldon Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	31	32
2:03	Spurs offensive team rebound	31	32
2:03	Nikola Jokic loose ball foul	31	32
2:03	Spurs Full timeout	31	32
2:03	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Peyton Watson	31	32
2:03	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jamal Murray	31	32
1:53	De'Aaron Fox makes 5-foot two point shot	31	34
1:53	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	31	34
1:53	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 1	31	35
1:41	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	31	35
1:38	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	31	35
1:30	Keldon Johnson makes driving layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)	31	37
1:10	Nikola Jokic makes 14-foot jumper	33	37
55.0	De'Aaron Fox misses 28-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	37
52.5	Julian Champagnie offensive rebound	33	37
49.6	Cameron Johnson personal foul	33	37
49.6	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 2	33	38
49.6	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 2 of 2	33	39
37.6	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	33	39
34.7	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	33	39
16.9	Luke Kornet makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Julian Champagnie assists)	33	41
5.3	De'Aaron Fox blocks Bruce Brown 's 5-foot driving layup	33	41
5.3	Spurs defensive team rebound	33	41
0.7	Keldon Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	33	41
0.1	Spurs offensive team rebound	33	41
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	41

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	SA
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	33	41
12:00	Carter Bryant enters the game for Keldon Johnson	33	41
11:49	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	33	41
11:45	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	33	41
11:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	35	41
11:18	Luke Kornet offensive foul	35	41
11:18	Luke Kornet turnover	35	41
11:09	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	35	41
11:04	Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound	35	41
11:04	Zeke Nnaji makes dunk	37	41
10:37	Carter Bryant misses 10-foot two point shot	37	41
10:35	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	37	41
10:28	Luke Kornet blocks Bruce Brown 's 6-foot driving layup	37	41
10:28	Nuggets offensive team rebound	37	41
10:28	Devin Vassell enters the game for Lindy Waters III	37	41
10:26	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	37	41
10:23	Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound	37	41
10:17	Jonas Valanciunas makes 18-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	39	41
10:15	Spurs Full timeout	39	41
10:15	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Carter Bryant	39	41
10:04	De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point jumper	39	41
10:01	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	39	41
9:48	Cameron Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	39	41
9:45	Cameron Johnson offensive rebound	39	41
9:45	Cameron Johnson makes tip shot	41	41
9:27	De'Aaron Fox makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	41	43
9:10	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	41	43
9:07	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	41	43
8:59	De'Aaron Fox misses driving layup	41	43
8:56	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	41	43
8:52	Bruce Brown misses two point shot	41	43
8:46	Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound	41	43
8:46	Zeke Nnaji makes dunk	43	43
8:28	Devin Vassell makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	43	45
8:12	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)	45	45
8:00	De'Aaron Fox misses driving layup	45	45
7:57	Julian Champagnie offensive rebound	45	45
7:57	Julian Champagnie misses tip shot	45	45
7:57	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	45	45
7:54	Devin Vassell shooting foul	45	45
7:54	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	46	45
7:54	Keldon Johnson enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	46	45
7:54	Dylan Harper enters the game for Luke Kornet	46	45
7:54	Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Julian Champagnie	46	45
7:54	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	47	45
7:44	Dylan Harper misses driving layup	47	45
7:40	Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound	47	45
7:40	Jeremy Sochan misses dunk	47	45
7:39	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	47	45
7:31	Zeke Nnaji bad pass (Kelly Olynyk steals)	47	45
7:26	Devin Vassell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Keldon Johnson assists)	47	48
7:08	Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot three point jumper	47	48
7:07	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	47	48
6:58	Devin Vassell makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	47	50
6:58	Nuggets Full timeout	47	50
6:58	Jamal Murray enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	47	50
6:58	Peyton Watson enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	47	50
6:44	Bruce Brown misses 22-foot three point jumper	47	50
6:43	Nuggets offensive team rebound	47	50
6:43	Kelly Olynyk loose ball foul	47	50
6:31	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	47	50
6:29	Nuggets offensive team rebound	47	50
6:29	Kelly Olynyk loose ball foul	47	50
6:15	Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point shot	47	50
6:15	Nuggets offensive team rebound	47	50
6:15	shot clock turnover	47	50
6:04	Jeremy Sochan misses 25-foot three point jumper	47	50
6:00	Devin Vassell offensive rebound	47	50
5:57	Keldon Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper	47	50
5:56	Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound	47	50
5:54	Kelly Olynyk lost ball turnover (Cameron Johnson steals)	47	50
5:48	Kelly Olynyk personal foul	47	50
5:48	Spencer Jones enters the game for Bruce Brown	47	50
5:42	Cameron Johnson makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	49	50
5:32	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	49	50
5:32	Dylan Harper misses free throw 1 of 2	49	50
5:32	Spurs offensive team rebound	49	50
5:32	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	49	50
5:32	Dylan Harper makes free throw 2 of 2	49	51
5:21	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	49	51
5:17	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	49	51
5:09	Harrison Barnes enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	49	51
4:55	shot clock turnover	49	51
4:52	Cameron Johnson makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	51	51
4:41	Dylan Harper makes driving layup	51	53
4:19	Nikola Jokic misses 5-foot two point shot	51	53
4:19	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	51	53
4:19	Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot	53	53
4:19	Harrison Barnes shooting foul	53	53
4:19	De'Aaron Fox enters the game for Dylan Harper	53	53
4:19	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Keldon Johnson	53	53
4:19	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1	53	53
4:19	Spurs delay of game violation	53	53
4:16	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	53	53
4:04	Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper	53	53
4:00	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	53	53
4:00	Jeremy Sochan personal foul	53	53
4:00	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	54	53
4:00	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	55	53
3:45	Devin Vassell misses 25-foot three point jumper	55	53
3:42	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	55	53
3:32	Jamal Murray makes 22-foot pullup jump shot	57	53
3:19	Julian Champagnie misses 24-foot three point jumper	57	53
3:16	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	57	53
3:09	Cameron Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	60	53
3:07	Spurs Full timeout	60	53
3:07	Luke Kornet enters the game for Jeremy Sochan	60	53
2:56	Spencer Jones blocks Devin Vassell 's 10-foot pullup jump shot	60	53
2:56	Spurs offensive team rebound	60	53
2:50	Harrison Barnes lost ball turnover (Cameron Johnson steals)	60	53
2:48	Cameron Johnson makes 2-foot dunk	62	53
2:40	De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover (Peyton Watson steals)	62	53
2:36	Devin Vassell shooting foul	62	53
2:36	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	63	53
2:36	Lindy Waters III enters the game for Devin Vassell	63	53
2:36	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	64	53
2:24	Jamal Murray blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 12-foot pullup jump shot	64	53
2:21	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	64	53
2:15	Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot	64	53
2:11	Cameron Johnson offensive rebound	64	53
1:59	Jamal Murray makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	66	53
1:42	Luke Kornet makes 2-foot layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)	66	55
1:32	Nikola Jokic makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	68	55
1:15	Harrison Barnes misses driving layup	68	55
1:12	Harrison Barnes offensive rebound	68	55
1:12	Harrison Barnes makes tip shot	68	57
1:06	Spencer Jones makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	70	57
54.6	De'Aaron Fox misses driving layup	70	57
53.4	Luke Kornet offensive rebound	70	57
52.0	Luke Kornet misses two point shot	70	57
52.0	Luke Kornet offensive rebound	70	57
52.0	Luke Kornet makes tip shot	70	59
35.9	Nikola Jokic misses 13-foot jumper	70	59
33.5	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	70	59
33.5	Julian Champagnie shooting foul	70	59
33.5	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	71	59
33.5	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	72	59
15.6	Harrison Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper	72	59
11.6	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	72	59
1.0	Luke Kornet shooting foul	72	59
1.0	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	73	59
1.0	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	74	59
0.3	Luke Kornet misses heave jump shot	74	59
0.1	Spurs offensive team rebound	74	59
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	74	59

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	SA
12:00	Devin Vassell enters the game for Lindy Waters III	74	59
11:39	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	77	59
11:12	De'Aaron Fox makes 22-foot three point jumper (Julian Champagnie assists)	77	62
10:55	Spencer Jones makes 6-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	79	62
10:40	Harrison Barnes makes 15-foot driving floating jump shot (Devin Vassell assists)	79	64
10:40	Jamal Murray shooting foul	79	64
10:40	Harrison Barnes makes free throw 1 of 1	79	65
10:23	Julian Champagnie blocks Spencer Jones 's 2-foot driving layup	79	65
10:23	Nuggets offensive team rebound	79	65
10:21	Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	79	65
10:18	De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound	79	65
10:16	Nikola Jokic blocks Harrison Barnes 's 6-foot two point shot	79	65
10:16	Spurs offensive team rebound	79	65
10:13	Julian Champagnie makes 26-foot three pointer (De'Aaron Fox assists)	79	68
9:57	Spencer Jones misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	79	68
9:56	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	79	68
9:50	Peyton Watson blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 3-foot two point shot	79	68
9:48	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	79	68
9:45	Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	82	68
9:35	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	82	68
9:35	Luke Kornet makes free throw 1 of 2	82	69
9:35	Luke Kornet makes free throw 2 of 2	82	70
9:16	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer	85	70
9:07	Devin Vassell makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	85	73
8:59	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer	88	73
8:50	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	88	73
8:50	Luke Kornet makes free throw 1 of 2	88	74
8:50	Luke Kornet makes free throw 2 of 2	88	75
8:34	Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Spencer Jones assists)	91	75
8:16	De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup	91	77
7:55	Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Harrison Barnes steals)	91	77
7:49	Harrison Barnes offensive charge	91	77
7:49	Harrison Barnes turnover	91	77
7:49	Jeremy Sochan enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	91	77
7:49	Dylan Harper enters the game for Luke Kornet	91	77
7:34	Jamal Murray makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	93	77
7:26	Julian Champagnie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jeremy Sochan assists)	93	80
7:26	Jamal Murray shooting foul	93	80
7:26	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Devin Vassell	93	80
7:26	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Harrison Barnes	93	80
7:26	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 1	93	81
7:06	Spencer Jones makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	95	81
6:54	Julian Champagnie misses 22-foot three point jumper	95	81
6:51	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	95	81
6:40	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	95	81
6:40	Nuggets Full timeout	95	81
6:21	Kelly Olynyk makes 3-foot layup (Keldon Johnson assists)	95	83
5:58	Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	98	83
5:39	Dylan Harper makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists)	98	85
5:21	Spencer Jones offensive foul	98	85
5:21	Spencer Jones turnover	98	85
5:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	98	85
4:59	Dylan Harper misses 27-foot three point jumper	98	85
4:55	Keldon Johnson offensive rebound	98	85
4:51	Peyton Watson shooting foul	98	85
4:51	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 3	98	86
4:51	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 2 of 3	98	87
4:51	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 3 of 3	98	88
4:45	Jeremy Sochan personal foul	98	88
4:33	Jamal Murray misses 14-foot two point shot	98	88
4:30	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	98	88
4:18	Julian Champagnie misses driving floating jump shot	98	88
4:15	Julian Champagnie offensive rebound	98	88
4:15	Julian Champagnie makes tip shot	98	90
4:06	Jeremy Sochan personal foul	98	90
4:06	Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones	98	90
4:06	De'Aaron Fox enters the game for Jeremy Sochan	98	90
4:06	Carter Bryant enters the game for Julian Champagnie	98	90
3:52	Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper	98	90
3:50	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	98	90
3:49	Bruce Brown misses two point shot	98	90
3:49	Carter Bryant defensive rebound	98	90
3:43	Bruce Brown personal foul	98	90
3:43	Nuggets Full timeout	98	90
3:43	(03:43) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Nuggets] charged with a timeout	98	90
3:43	Dylan Harper makes free throw 1 of 2	98	91
3:43	Dylan Harper makes free throw 2 of 2	98	92
3:32	Carter Bryant shooting foul	98	92
3:32	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 3	99	92
3:32	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 3	100	92
3:32	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 3 of 3	101	92
3:17	De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	101	92
3:14	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	101	92
3:05	Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	101	92
3:02	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	101	92
2:48	Keldon Johnson offensive foul	101	92
2:48	Keldon Johnson turnover	101	92
2:48	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	101	92
2:48	Harrison Barnes enters the game for Dylan Harper	101	92
2:48	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson	101	92
2:27	Zeke Nnaji lost ball turnover (Carter Bryant steals)	101	92
2:11	Carter Bryant makes 22-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	101	95
1:48	Bruce Brown misses 5-foot two point shot	101	95
1:45	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	101	95
1:36	Keldon Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	101	98
1:25	Nikola Jokic offensive foul	101	98
1:25	Nikola Jokic turnover	101	98
1:25	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray	101	98
1:14	Carter Bryant misses 26-foot three point jumper	101	98
1:13	Spurs offensive team rebound	101	98
1:13	Zeke Nnaji loose ball foul	101	98
1:13	Kelly Olynyk makes free throw 1 of 2	101	99
1:13	Kelly Olynyk makes free throw 2 of 2	101	100
1:01	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	101	100
59.3	Carter Bryant defensive rebound	101	100
42.9	Kelly Olynyk makes 27-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)	101	103
33.7	Zeke Nnaji misses 23-foot three point jumper	101	103
31.2	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	101	103
14.6	Kelly Olynyk misses 27-foot three point jumper	101	103
11.9	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	101	103
0.9	Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	104	103
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	104	103

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	SA
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	104	103
12:00	Luke Kornet enters the game for Keldon Johnson	104	103
12:00	Devin Vassell enters the game for Kelly Olynyk	104	103
12:00	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Carter Bryant	104	103
11:52	Devin Vassell misses 15-foot jumper	104	103
11:50	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	104	103
11:38	Cameron Johnson misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	104	103
11:32	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	104	103
11:23	Cameron Johnson blocks Luke Kornet 's 4-foot layup	104	103
11:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	104	103
11:16	Cameron Johnson makes 25-foot three point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	107	103
11:02	De'Aaron Fox misses driving floating jump shot	107	103
11:00	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	107	103
10:46	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper	107	103
10:43	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	107	103
10:29	Julian Champagnie misses 22-foot three point jumper	107	103
10:27	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	107	103
10:10	Jonas Valanciunas makes 6-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)	109	103
9:57	De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup	109	105
9:39	Cameron Johnson misses driving floating jump shot	109	105
9:34	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	109	105
9:34	Luke Kornet blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point shot	109	105
9:34	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	109	105
9:28	Devin Vassell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)	109	108
9:11	Luke Kornet personal foul	109	108
9:00	Jonas Valanciunas bad pass (Devin Vassell steals)	109	108
8:55	Devin Vassell makes 26-foot three point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)	109	111
8:40	Devin Vassell personal foul	109	111
8:40	Jamal Murray enters the game for Cameron Johnson	109	111
8:26	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	109	111
8:24	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	109	111
8:20	Julian Champagnie misses 22-foot three point jumper	109	111
8:18	Harrison Barnes offensive rebound	109	111
8:16	De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point jumper	109	111
8:12	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	109	111
8:06	Julian Champagnie personal foul	109	111
8:06	Spencer Jones enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	109	111
8:06	Dylan Harper enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	109	111
8:06	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Julian Champagnie	109	111
8:01	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Spencer Jones assists)	112	111
7:44	Luke Kornet misses driving layup	112	111
7:42	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	112	111
7:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Spencer Jones assists)	115	111
7:35	Spurs Full timeout	115	111
7:35	Peyton Watson enters the game for Bruce Brown	115	111
7:35	Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Luke Kornet	115	111
7:19	Harrison Barnes makes 22-foot three point jumper (Devin Vassell assists)	115	114
6:52	Spencer Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper	115	114
6:51	Nuggets offensive team rebound	115	114
6:51	Keldon Johnson loose ball foul	115	114
6:44	Tim Hardaway Jr. lost ball turnover (Dylan Harper steals)	115	114
6:44	Tim Hardaway Jr. personal foul	115	114
6:31	Keldon Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dylan Harper assists)	115	117
6:29	Nuggets Full timeout	115	117
6:29	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	115	117
6:29	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Spencer Jones	115	117
6:29	Julian Champagnie enters the game for Devin Vassell	115	117
6:22	Peyton Watson makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	117	117
6:01	Dylan Harper misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	117	117
5:59	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	117	117
5:52	Cameron Johnson out of bounds bad pass turnover	117	117
5:42	Jeremy Sochan makes driving layup (Dylan Harper assists)	117	119
5:19	Cameron Johnson lost ball turnover (Dylan Harper steals)	117	119
5:15	Peyton Watson shooting foul	117	119
5:15	Keldon Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	117	120
5:15	De'Aaron Fox enters the game for Dylan Harper	117	120
5:15	Devin Vassell enters the game for Harrison Barnes	117	120
5:15	Keldon Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	117	121
5:03	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)	119	121
4:39	Julian Champagnie misses driving floating jump shot	119	121
4:36	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	119	121
4:25	Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper	119	121
4:22	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	119	121
4:21	Julian Champagnie shooting foul	119	121
4:21	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	119	121
4:21	Nuggets offensive team rebound	119	121
4:21	Luke Kornet enters the game for Jeremy Sochan	119	121
4:21	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	120	121
4:12	Devin Vassell makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)	120	123
3:57	Jamal Murray makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	122	123
3:32	De'Aaron Fox misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	122	123
3:31	Spurs offensive team rebound	122	123
3:31	Spurs Full timeout	122	123
3:31	Harrison Barnes enters the game for Keldon Johnson	122	123
3:27	Julian Champagnie makes driving layup (Harrison Barnes assists)	122	125
3:27	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	122	125
3:27	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 1	122	126
3:16	Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	125	126
3:02	De'Aaron Fox misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	125	126
2:59	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	125	126
2:51	Peyton Watson misses 6-foot hook shot	125	126
2:49	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	125	126
2:49	Peyton Watson misses tip shot	125	126
2:48	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	125	126
2:29	De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	125	126
2:25	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	125	126
2:05	Harrison Barnes misses 24-foot three point jumper	125	126
2:03	Luke Kornet offensive rebound	125	126
1:54	De'Aaron Fox misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	125	126
1:50	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	125	126
1:41	Devin Vassell personal foul	125	126
1:41	Spurs Full timeout	125	126
1:41	(01:41) [Spurs] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Spurs] charged with a timeout	125	126
1:41	Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2	125	126
1:41	Nuggets offensive team rebound	125	126
1:41	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	126	126
1:25	Devin Vassell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Luke Kornet assists)	126	129
1:11	Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot	126	129
1:11	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	126	129
1:11	Jamal Murray traveling	126	129
54.9	Devin Vassell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Luke Kornet assists)	126	132
54.6	Nuggets Full timeout	126	132
49.3	Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper	126	132
46.7	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	126	132
37.9	Jamal Murray personal take foul	126	132
37.9	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Luke Kornet	126	132
36.0	Peyton Watson personal take foul	126	132
36.0	De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 2	126	133
36.0	De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2	126	133
34.2	Nuggets defensive team rebound	126	133
34.2	Harrison Barnes loose ball foul	126	133
34.2	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	127	133
34.2	Spencer Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	127	133
34.2	Luke Kornet enters the game for Keldon Johnson	127	133
34.2	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	128	133
30.9	Jamal Murray personal take foul	128	133
30.9	Devin Vassell makes free throw 1 of 2	128	134
30.9	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Luke Kornet	128	134
30.9	Devin Vassell makes free throw 2 of 2	128	135
30.9	Nuggets Full timeout	128	135
30.9	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Spencer Jones	128	135
28.4	Julian Champagnie blocks Nikola Jokic 's 22-foot jumper	128	135
28.4	Nuggets offensive team rebound	128	135
25.5	Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	131	135
19.3	Nikola Jokic personal foul	131	135
19.3	Devin Vassell makes free throw 1 of 2	131	136
19.3	Devin Vassell makes free throw 2 of 2	131	137
11.2	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	133	137
8.2	Nikola Jokic personal take foul	133	137
8.2	Keldon Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	133	138
8.2	Keldon Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	133	139
1.5	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer	136	139
1.5	Spurs Full timeout	136	139
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	136	139
0.0	End of Game	136	139

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:30 AM, November 29, 2025

Coverage

Altitude Sports, KENS 5, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,936

Referees

Marat Kogut, Kevin Cutler, Brandon Adair

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

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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