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125 - 124
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January 5, 2026 · Xfinity Mobile Arena
Denver Nuggets vs Philadelphia 76ers · January 5, 2026
The Denver Nuggets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 125-124 on Monday, January 5, 2026 on the road. Jalen Pickett led the Nuggets with 29 points. Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 32 points and 10 rebounds. The Nuggets are 24-12 and the 76ers 19-15.
Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
DEN 29 29 29 33 5 125 PHI 26 32 35 27 4 124
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Nuggets · 43/82 FG
Q1 11:44 · Spencer Jones makes 7-foot hook shot (DaRon Holmes II assists)
Q1 11:20 · Spencer Jones makes 1-foot running dunk
Q1 9:20 · Spencer Jones makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q1 1:17 · Spencer Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q2 3:37 · Spencer Jones misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q4 9:58 · Spencer Jones makes 9-foot two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q1 10:17 · Jalen Pickett makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 9:50 · Jalen Pickett misses two point shot
Q1 8:44 · Jalen Pickett misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 6:11 · Jalen Pickett misses driving layup
Q2 7:06 · Jalen Pickett makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 6:07 · Jalen Pickett makes 26-foot three point jumper (Hunter Tyson assists)
Q2 3:11 · Jalen Pickett makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
Q2 2:22 · Jalen Pickett makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Peyton Watson assists)
Q2 1:49 · Tyrese Maxey blocks Jalen Pickett 's 1-foot driving layup
Q2 58.4 · Jalen Pickett misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q3 11:21 · Jalen Pickett makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 10:04 · Jalen Pickett makes 3-foot two point shot (DaRon Holmes II assists)
Q3 7:38 · Jalen Pickett makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 3:50 · Jalen Pickett misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 8:48 · Jalen Pickett makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Spencer Jones assists)
Q4 7:31 · Jalen Pickett makes 2-foot two point shot
Q4 25.3 · Jalen Pickett misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q5 4:41 · Jalen Pickett makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q5 3:38 · Jalen Pickett misses driving layup
Q5 1:39 · Jalen Pickett misses 20-foot two point shot
Q1 8:20 · Peyton Watson makes driving layup
Q1 3:51 · Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three pointer (Spencer Jones assists)
Q2 10:12 · Peyton Watson misses 6-foot two point shot
Q2 1:41 · Peyton Watson makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (DaRon Holmes II assists)
Q2 25.8 · Peyton Watson makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Q3 10:33 · Peyton Watson misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Q3 8:53 · Peyton Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q3 7:01 · Peyton Watson makes driving layup
Q3 10.5 · Peyton Watson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 8:18 · Peyton Watson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 32.2 · Paul George blocks Peyton Watson 's 4-foot two point shot
Q5 3:16 · Peyton Watson misses 12-foot fade away jump shot
Q5 31.7 · Peyton Watson misses 20-foot turnaround jump shot
Q1 7:46 · Bruce Brown makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q1 5:39 · Bruce Brown makes 27-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
Q1 4:18 · Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 0.0 · VJ Edgecombe blocks Bruce Brown 's 69-foot heave jump shot
Q3 9:23 · Tyrese Maxey blocks Bruce Brown 's 10-foot driving layup
Q3 4:39 · Bruce Brown makes driving layup
Q3 2:57 · Bruce Brown misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 2:53 · Bruce Brown makes two point shot
Q3 1:17 · Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 3:13 · Bruce Brown makes two point shot
Q4 2:29 · Bruce Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q4 56.0 · Bruce Brown misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q5 3:36 · VJ Edgecombe blocks Bruce Brown's two point shot
Q5 5.3 · Bruce Brown makes running layup
Q1 6:44 · DaRon Holmes II misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:18 · DaRon Holmes II misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q2 4:51 · DaRon Holmes II misses 30-foot three point jumper
Q2 1:20 · DaRon Holmes II makes running dunk (Bruce Brown assists)
Q1 2:53 · Curtis Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:28 · Curtis Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:21 · Zeke Nnaji misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 27.9 · Zeke Nnaji makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)
Q2 9:51 · Zeke Nnaji makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)
Q2 8:15 · Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 6:22 · Zeke Nnaji makes running layup (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q3 3:39 · Joel Embiid blocks Zeke Nnaji 's 2-foot two point shot
Q3 55.8 · Zeke Nnaji makes 27-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)
Q4 11:38 · Zeke Nnaji makes 1-foot two point shot (Julian Strawther assists)
Q4 6:06 · Quentin Grimes blocks Zeke Nnaji 's 3-foot layup
Q4 4:41 · Zeke Nnaji makes 27-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
Q4 3:39 · Zeke Nnaji makes two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q2 11:07 · Julian Strawther misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 9:26 · Julian Strawther makes driving layup
Q2 7:38 · Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 3:37 · Jabari Walker blocks Julian Strawther's two point shot
Q4 9:30 · Julian Strawther makes driving layup
Q2 8:41 · Hunter Tyson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Julian Strawther assists)
Q2 6:45 · Adem Bona blocks Hunter Tyson's layup
Q2 6:32 · Hunter Tyson misses 24-foot running jump shot
Q2 5:19 · Hunter Tyson makes 17-foot jumper (DaRon Holmes II assists)
Q4 11:06 · Hunter Tyson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q4 10:26 · Hunter Tyson makes driving layup (Zeke Nnaji assists)
Q4 8:02 · Hunter Tyson makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
Paint 18/29 62% Mid-range 7/15 47% 3PT 18/38 47%
76ers · 46/99 FG
Q1 11:07 · Paul George makes 10-foot fade away jump shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)
Q1 9:29 · Paul George misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 10:35 · Paul George makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 9:37 · Paul George misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 7:59 · Paul George makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jared McCain assists)
Q2 6:58 · Paul George misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 10:22 · Paul George misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 7:19 · Paul George misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 8:09 · Paul George misses running pullup jump shot
Q5 2:28 · Zeke Nnaji blocks Paul George's two point shot
Q1 10:31 · VJ Edgecombe misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 4:36 · VJ Edgecombe misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q2 9:10 · VJ Edgecombe misses 4-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 8:22 · VJ Edgecombe misses two point shot
Q2 2:48 · VJ Edgecombe misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 6:52 · VJ Edgecombe makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul George assists)
Q3 5:56 · VJ Edgecombe makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)
Q3 29.7 · VJ Edgecombe makes 26-foot three pointer
Q4 7:43 · VJ Edgecombe misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q4 7:14 · VJ Edgecombe misses layup
Q4 5:09 · VJ Edgecombe misses 8-foot two point shot
Q4 3:56 · VJ Edgecombe makes 26-foot three pointer (Adem Bona assists)
Q4 1:44 · Peyton Watson blocks VJ Edgecombe 's 27-foot three point jumper
Q4 1:32 · VJ Edgecombe makes 26-foot three pointer
Q5 2:04 · VJ Edgecombe misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q5 1:26 · VJ Edgecombe makes 1-foot dunk (Paul George assists)
Q5 11.4 · VJ Edgecombe misses driving layup
Q1 10:29 · Dominick Barlow misses tip shot
Q1 9:05 · Dominick Barlow misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 6:56 · Dominick Barlow makes layup (Joel Embiid assists)
Q1 5:23 · Dominick Barlow misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q3 11:48 · Dominick Barlow makes 22-foot three point jumper (VJ Edgecombe assists)
Q3 8:31 · Dominick Barlow misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 10:05 · Tyrese Maxey misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 6:02 · Tyrese Maxey makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Q1 4:09 · Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 3:09 · Tyrese Maxey misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q1 1:10 · Tyrese Maxey makes 28-foot running jump shot (Jared McCain assists)
Q1 43.6 · Tyrese Maxey misses two point shot
Q2 6:35 · Tyrese Maxey misses driving layup
Q2 5:05 · Tyrese Maxey makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 48.9 · Tyrese Maxey makes two point shot
Q3 7:53 · Tyrese Maxey misses driving layup
Q3 5:21 · Tyrese Maxey makes 1-foot two point shot
Q3 4:53 · Tyrese Maxey makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Q3 2:33 · Tyrese Maxey misses two point shot
Q3 2:11 · Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot
Q4 10:48 · Tyrese Maxey makes 26-foot three pointer
Q4 9:41 · Tyrese Maxey misses driving layup
Q4 8:30 · Tyrese Maxey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q4 49.6 · Tyrese Maxey makes two point shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)
Q4 0.2 · Tyrese Maxey misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q5 4:24 · Tyrese Maxey misses driving layup
Q5 52.0 · Tyrese Maxey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q5 0.2 · Tyrese Maxey misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 9:02 · Joel Embiid makes 11-foot jumper (VJ Edgecombe assists)
Q1 7:58 · Joel Embiid makes 8-foot two point shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)
Q1 7:22 · Joel Embiid makes dunk (VJ Edgecombe assists)
Q1 5:19 · Joel Embiid misses layup
Q1 5:18 · Joel Embiid makes tip shot
Q1 4:57 · Joel Embiid misses 25-foot running jump shot
Q1 3:36 · Joel Embiid makes 1-foot two point shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)
Q2 4:31 · Joel Embiid makes 19-foot jumper (Tyrese Maxey assists)
Q2 4:07 · Joel Embiid misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 3:53 · Joel Embiid makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 1:07 · Joel Embiid misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 10:59 · Joel Embiid makes 25-foot three point jumper (VJ Edgecombe assists)
Q3 8:04 · Joel Embiid misses 12-foot two point shot
Q3 2:32 · Joel Embiid makes tip shot
Q3 1:33 · Joel Embiid makes 4-foot two point shot (VJ Edgecombe assists)
Q3 0.3 · Joel Embiid misses 26-foot jump bank shot
Q4 6:28 · Joel Embiid misses layup
Q4 6:27 · Joel Embiid makes tip shot
Q4 5:43 · Joel Embiid makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Tyrese Maxey assists)
Q4 2:16 · Peyton Watson blocks Joel Embiid's layup
Q5 3:58 · Joel Embiid makes driving layup
Q5 10.7 · Spencer Jones blocks Joel Embiid's tip shot
Q1 2:03 · Quentin Grimes misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q2 1:28 · Quentin Grimes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 0.9 · Quentin Grimes makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Joel Embiid assists)
Q3 50.5 · Quentin Grimes misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 10:09 · Quentin Grimes makes driving layup (Tyrese Maxey assists)
Q4 5:01 · Quentin Grimes makes 26-foot three point jumper (VJ Edgecombe assists)
Q4 2:58 · Quentin Grimes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Adem Bona assists)
Q5 2:55 · Quentin Grimes misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 1:32 · Jabari Walker makes layup (Tyrese Maxey assists)
Q3 4:15 · Zeke Nnaji blocks Jabari Walker 's 3-foot layup
Q3 4:14 · Jabari Walker makes tip shot
Q3 1:10 · Jabari Walker makes running layup (Jared McCain assists)
Q1 6.1 · Jared McCain misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 0.7 · Jared McCain misses heave jump shot
Q2 5:44 · Jared McCain makes 26-foot three point jumper (Quentin Grimes assists)
Q2 3:31 · Jared McCain misses running pullup jump shot
Q4 9:16 · Jared McCain misses two point shot
Q2 11:23 · Adem Bona makes running layup (Quentin Grimes assists)
Q2 9:08 · Adem Bona makes dunk
Q2 7:29 · Adem Bona makes layup (Paul George assists)
Q2 6:34 · Hunter Tyson blocks Adem Bona's dunk
Q4 11:19 · Adem Bona makes dunk (Jared McCain assists)
Paint 23/42 55% Mid-range 6/11 55% 3PT 17/46 37%
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