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Embiid scores 47 as 76ers beat Jokic, Nuggets 126-119
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Joel Embiid won the battle of MVP candidates with 47 points and 18 rebounds as the Philadelphia 76ers extended their winning streak to seven games with a 126-119 win over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
Jokic and Embiid have finished first and second in voting for the NBA's Most Valuable Player award over the last two seasons. Both are among the top candidates for MVP as this season hits the halfway mark, although Embiid was not named among the All-Star starters from the Eastern Conference.
''I'm used to it and it's not the first time,'' Embiid said. ''I think it's more of a motivation to go out there and try to win the whole thing. That's the only way that I'll get that respect.''
Jokic gave Embiid a nod for his play.
''He's really talented,'' Jokic told the Denver Post of Embiid. ''Really shifty.''
James Harden had 17 points and 13 assists, and Tobias Harris scored all 14 of his points in the second half after being shut down by Denver's defense in the first half.
''We were able to figure some things out and get some stops,'' Harris said. ''Guys stepping up and making shots was huge for us to cut the deficit in the fourth quarter to try and make something happen.''
Jokic had 24 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for Denver, which has lost three of its last four games. Jamal Murray chipped in 22 points and Michael Porter added 20.
''We turned it over and they just turned up the pressure on us,'' Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. ''They got to the basket way too easy with their attack mentality. And we just got way too careless with the basketball.''
Embiid has scored 40 or more points nine times this season and 35 times in his career. In addition to the All-Star snub, Embiid was also given a $25,000 fine by the NBA on Friday for an on-court demonstration after-basket celebration during Wednesday night's win over Brooklyn.
''Let's keep offending Joel by fining him and not putting him among the All-Star starters,'' Philadelphia coach Doc Rivers said sarcastically.
The Nuggets began the day with the second-best team field goal percentage at 50.7% and tops in 3-point percentage at 39.5%. In the first half, they overwhelmed Philadelphia's perimeter defense, shooting 65.9% (29 for 44) from the floor and 10 of 17 (58.8%) from beyond the 3-point line. The hot shooting helped the Nuggets to a 73-58 lead at halftime.
Embiid started to take over toward the end of the third quarter, putting together a 16-point quarter on 5-of-6 shooting that keyed a 14-0 run that allowed the Sixers to close within 99-98 early in the fourth.
In the final quarter, Philadelphia wore down a Nuggets team playing the final game of a three-game, week-long trip. P.J. Tucker- who had switched defenively to Jokic and slowed him down in the second half- followed a Harden missed 3-pointer with a tip-in with over a minute left to stretch the lead to five. Embiid then hit a 3-pointer to restore an eight-point lead.
''I've always like to think I am a closer and I am,'' Embiid said. ''Taking the last shot or taking a last second shot with the clock ticking is fun for me. I love getting into those types of possession where you have to make the plays. That's where you find out who is who and who is made up for those kinds of moments.''
TIP-INS
Nuggets: Jamal Murray did start after being listed as questionable with a left hip sprain. Murray missed the game at Milwaukee on Wednesday night. There were times in the third and fourth quarter where Murray appeared to try to stretch things out, but remained in to score 22 points.
76ers: For the second straight game, Embiid did start after being listed as a game-time decision with left foot soreness. Embiid had missed the final game of Philadelphia's five-game trip in Sacramento last Saturday night. .. Philadelphia was issued a third-quarter technical foul for only having four players on the floor.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Start a three-game homestand against New Orleans on Tuesday.
76ers: Play the first of back-to-back home games against Orlando on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Joel Embiid (Jamal Murray gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 |  | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (James Harden assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:35 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 11:35 | | Joel Embiid misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:32 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:58 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:37 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving layup (James Harden assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:25 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-4 |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-6 |
| 9:59 | | Joel Embiid shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-6 |
| 9:59 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-6 |
| 9:50 | | +3 | De'Anthony Melton makes three point jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 9-9 |
| 9:29 | | De'Anthony Melton shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-9 |
| 9:29 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-9 |
| 9:22 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:18 | | Tobias Harris turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 9:07 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (De'Anthony Melton steals) | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point running reverse layup (James Harden assists) | 11-11 |
| 8:43 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 8:21 | | De'Anthony Melton misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 8:19 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point running jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 14-11 |
| 7:48 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Joel Embiid's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Joel Embiid offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 7:47 | | Joel Embiid misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:47 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Joel Embiid misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:44 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 17-11 |
| 7:11 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point driving layup | 17-13 |
| 7:01 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Joel Embiid's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | James Harden defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Joel Embiid steals) | ||
| 6:05 | | De'Anthony Melton turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 6:00 | | P.J. Tucker shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:00 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:00 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-13 |
| 5:46 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 5:46 | | James Harden misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:46 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-14 |
| 5:28 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:24 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Bruce Brown assists) | 20-14 |
| 5:11 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-16 |
| 4:57 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 23-16 |
| 4:47 | | +2 | Montrezl Harrell makes two point cutting dunk (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 23-18 |
| 4:34 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 26-18 |
| 4:14 | | De'Anthony Melton misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 28-18 |
| 3:44 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | 76ers defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point layup (James Harden assists) | 28-20 |
| 3:08 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Joel Embiid misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:52 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 30-20 |
| 2:24 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point stepback jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 30-23 |
| 2:10 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 32-23 |
| 1:50 | | Bones Hyland blocks Joel Embiid's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:50 | | Joel Embiid offensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | Joel Embiid offensive foul (Charge) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | Joel Embiid turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:37 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Bruce Brown misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 1:15 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Georges Niang turnover (lost ball) (Bones Hyland steals) | ||
| 1:07 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point running finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 34-23 |
| 0:47 | | +3 | Joel Embiid makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 34-26 |
| 0:36 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 36-26 |
| 0:31 | | +3 | Joel Embiid makes three point pullup jump shot | 36-29 |
| 0:15 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 38-29 |
| 0:01 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Joel Embiid offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 38-32 |
| 11:43 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:23 | | Zeke Nnaji misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 11:20 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 11:10 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 38-33 |
| 11:01 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround jump shot | 40-33 |
| 10:24 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 40-36 |
| 10:03 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point tip layup | 42-36 |
| 9:43 | | Bones Hyland personal foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | Joel Embiid misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Matisse Thybulle offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | Matisse Thybulle makes two point tip layup | 42-38 |
| 9:13 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 44-38 |
| 8:59 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 44-40 |
| 8:44 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Bones Hyland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Joel Embiid turnover (bad pass) (Zeke Nnaji steals) | ||
| 8:11 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 8:06 | | Georges Niang misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Joel Embiid offensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point tip layup | 44-42 |
| 7:37 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 47-42 |
| 7:18 | | Shake Milton misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:15 | | Shake Milton offensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Shake Milton makes two point tip layup | 47-44 |
| 6:58 | | +3 | Zeke Nnaji makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 50-44 |
| 6:33 | | Joel Embiid turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 6:29 | | Bruce Brown turnover (lost ball) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 6:28 | | Zeke Nnaji blocks Shake Milton's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:28 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:07 | | James Harden misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:35 | | +3 | Tyrese Maxey makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 50-47 |
| 5:36 | | Bruce Brown flagrant 1 (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | Bruce Brown turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | Tyrese Maxey misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:36 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | Tyrese Maxey misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:36 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | Tobias Harris misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Bones Hyland misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:24 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound | ||
| 5:36 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point tip layup | 52-47 |
| 5:00 | | P.J. Tucker misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 54-47 |
| 4:38 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point pullup jump shot (P.J. Tucker assists) | 54-50 |
| 4:26 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 57-50 |
| 4:04 | | P.J. Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:00 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | De'Anthony Melton personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot | 59-50 |
| 3:22 | | +3 | De'Anthony Melton makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 59-53 |
| 3:09 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 61-53 |
| 2:58 | | Tobias Harris misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:58 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | Montrezl Harrell personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:38 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point pullup bank jump shot | 64-53 |
| 2:29 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 2:20 | | Joel Embiid misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point running alley-oop layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 66-53 |
| 2:03 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 1:52 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (James Harden draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-54 |
| 1:52 | | +1 | James Harden makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-55 |
| 1:39 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 69-55 |
| 1:16 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:13 | | Joel Embiid offensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Joel Embiid misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:13 | | Joel Embiid offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Joel Embiid misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:11 | | De'Anthony Melton offensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | +3 | James Harden makes three point jump shot (De'Anthony Melton assists) | 69-58 |
| 0:52 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 71-58 |
| 0:30 | | Joel Embiid misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 73-58 |
| 0:00 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +3 | De'Anthony Melton makes three point jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 73-61 |
| 11:18 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (De'Anthony Melton steals) | ||
| 11:11 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving layup (James Harden assists) | 73-63 |
| 11:01 | | P.J. Tucker shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:01 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-63 |
| 11:01 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-63 |
| 10:45 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point pullup jump shot | 75-65 |
| 10:24 | | De'Anthony Melton shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 76-65 |
| 10:24 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-65 |
| 10:08 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 77-67 |
| 9:52 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 9:44 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (De'Anthony Melton draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | +1 | De'Anthony Melton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 77-68 |
| 9:44 | | +1 | De'Anthony Melton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 77-69 |
| 9:33 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Joel Embiid steals) | ||
| 9:27 | | +2 | James Harden makes two point running finger roll layup | 77-71 |
| 9:11 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | De'Anthony Melton defensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point cutting layup (James Harden assists) | 77-73 |
| 8:59 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 79-73 |
| 8:21 | | Tobias Harris misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:01 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup | 81-73 |
| 7:49 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving layup | 81-75 |
| 7:27 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 84-75 |
| 7:13 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving layup (De'Anthony Melton assists) | 84-77 |
| 6:48 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | +2 | De'Anthony Melton makes two point running reverse layup (Joel Embiid assists) | 84-79 |
| 6:29 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 86-79 |
| 6:05 | | Joel Embiid turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 88-79 |
| 6:01 | | James Harden shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:01 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 89-79 |
| 5:47 | | Joel Embiid misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 5:18 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 89-80 |
| 5:18 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 89-81 |
| 5:05 | | Bruce Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Joel Embiid turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 4:36 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Bruce Brown kicked ball violation | ||
| 4:29 | | Michael Malone technical foul | ||
| 4:29 | | +1 | James Harden makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 89-82 |
| 4:18 | | P.J. Tucker misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 4:18 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | P.J. Tucker shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:08 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 90-82 |
| 3:49 | | Michael Porter Jr. kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving reverse dunk | 90-84 |
| 3:28 | | P.J. Tucker personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | P.J. Tucker technical foul | ||
| 3:28 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 91-84 |
| 3:28 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-84 |
| 3:28 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-84 |
| 3:13 | | Tyrese Maxey turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:56 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup (Jeff Green assists) | 95-84 |
| 2:55 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:55 | | Doc Rivers technical foul | ||
| 2:55 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 96-84 |
| 2:42 | | Tyrese Maxey turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:27 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 99-84 |
| 2:08 | | Joel Embiid turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:59 | | 76ers technical foul | ||
| 1:59 | | Jamal Murray misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:59 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point running jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 99-87 |
| 1:07 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Shake Milton defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point running jump shot (Shake Milton assists) | 99-90 |
| 0:31 | | Jamal Murray offensive foul (Matisse Thybulle draws the foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | Jamal Murray turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:24 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point driving layup (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 99-92 |
| 0:24 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 0:24 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 99-93 |
| 0:04 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Joel Embiid steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Joel Embiid draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 99-94 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 99-95 |
| 0:00 | | +1 | Joel Embiid makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 99-96 |
| 0:00 | | Jeff Green misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Tyrese Maxey makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 99-98 |
| 11:15 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Bones Hyland assists) | 102-98 |
| 10:47 | | Tyrese Maxey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:43 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Jeff Green turnover (bad pass) (Matisse Thybulle steals) | ||
| 10:24 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:18 | | Matisse Thybulle offensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Matisse Thybulle misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:17 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 104-98 |
| 9:43 | | Bones Hyland blocks Georges Niang's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:40 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:21 | | Tyrese Maxey misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:19 | | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Montrezl Harrell shooting foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | ||
| 9:09 | | +1 | Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 105-98 |
| 9:09 | | +1 | Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 106-98 |
| 8:53 | | Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 8:53 | | James Harden misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:53 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Bruce Brown blocks James Harden's three point jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | 76ers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 106-101 |
| 8:11 | | Bones Hyland misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | +2 | Tobias Harris makes two point driving layup (James Harden assists) | 106-103 |
| 7:58 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:46 | | Tobias Harris personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:38 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 106-106 |
| 7:13 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 108-106 |
| 6:57 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point pullup jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists) | 108-108 |
| 6:39 | | Bones Hyland misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Joel Embiid defensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | James Harden misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:25 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Tyrese Maxey personal foul (Loose ball) (Jeff Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 110-108 |
| 5:48 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point stepback jump shot | 110-110 |
| 5:26 | | Joel Embiid blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Joel Embiid makes two point running jump shot (Tobias Harris assists) | 110-112 |
| 4:57 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | +3 | Joel Embiid makes three point jump shot (James Harden assists) | 110-115 |
| 4:36 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:16 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 4:04 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:54 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:44 | | Joel Embiid misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Tobias Harris defensive rebound | ||
| 3:27 | | 76ers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:14 | | +3 | Tobias Harris makes three point jump shot (Joel Embiid assists) | 110-118 |
| 2:53 | | Joel Embiid blocks Aaron Gordon's two point dunk | ||
| 2:48 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point putback layup | 112-118 |
| 2:37 | | Joel Embiid misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:34 | | James Harden offensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | James Harden misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Tobias Harris steals) | ||
| 2:04 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 112-119 |
| 2:04 | | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-120 |
| 1:51 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 114-120 |
| 1:34 | | Joel Embiid misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:32 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:28 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 117-120 |
| 1:05 | | James Harden misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | P.J. Tucker offensive rebound | ||
| 1:02 | | +2 | P.J. Tucker makes two point tip layup | 117-122 |
| 0:50 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (P.J. Tucker steals) | ||
| 0:30 | | +3 | Joel Embiid makes three point stepback jump shot | 117-125 |
| 0:29 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:23 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 119-125 |
| 0:17 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 0:16 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Take) (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | ||
| 0:16 | | +1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 119-126 |
| 0:16 | | Tyrese Maxey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:15 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:11 | | Tobias Harris personal foul (Take) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Tyrese Maxey defensive rebound | 0:03 |
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Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:06 |
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Tobias Harris personal foul (Take) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | 0:11 |
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:15 |
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Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 0:15 |
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Tyrese Maxey misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:16 |
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+ 1 | Tyrese Maxey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:16 |
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Take) (Tyrese Maxey draws the foul) | 0:16 |
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Jamal Murray personal foul (Tobias Harris draws the foul) | 0:17 |
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+ 2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup | 0:23 |
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:29 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 119 | 126 |
| Field Goals | 44-81 (54.3%) | 46-89 (51.7%) |
| 3-Pointers | 14-34 (41.2%) | 18-35 (51.4%) |
| Free Throws | 17-20 (85.0%) | 16-24 (66.7%) |
| Total Rebounds | 43 | 48 |
| Offensive | 6 | 12 |
| Defensive | 30 | 27 |
| Team | 7 | 9 |
| Assists | 28 | 31 |
| Steals | 6 | 10 |
| Blocks | 6 | 2 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 11 |
| Fouls | 15 | 15 |
| Technicals | 4 | 4 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 24 | 8 | 9 | 8/12 | 2/2 | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 45 |
| J. Murray | 22 | 4 | 6 | 7/16 | 2/7 | 6/7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -14 | 35 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 20 | 6 | 0 | 7/11 | 5/9 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +8 | 26 |
| A. Gordon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8/10 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 29 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3/8 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 24 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 24 | 8 | 9 | 8/12 | 2/2 | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 45 |
| J. Murray | 22 | 4 | 6 | 7/16 | 2/7 | 6/7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -14 | 35 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 20 | 6 | 0 | 7/11 | 5/9 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +8 | 26 |
| A. Gordon | 18 | 5 | 3 | 8/10 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 29 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 8 | 5 |