Denver Nuggets @ New Jersey Nets
12-12, 4-9 Away
106
12-12, 4-9 Away
10-12, 5-6 Home
115
10-12, 5-6 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 42 | 20 | 6-23 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | 22 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 38 | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | 16 | 6-10 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 18 | 6-13 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
106 | 38-88 | 10-22 | 20-23 | 41 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 26 | ||
43% | 45% | 87% |
New Jersey Nets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 37 | 21 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | 17 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | 15 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | 34 | 10-25 | 5-10 | 9-10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 20 | 15 | 5-8 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
115 | 41-87 | 12-24 | 21-27 | 45 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 26 | ||
47% | 50% | 78% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
East Rutherford, NJ
Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Bill Spooner
Referee:Tommy Nunez Jr.
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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