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January 17, 2026 · Ball Arena
Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets · January 17, 2026
The Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 121-115 on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at home. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 42 points. Kyshawn George led the Wizards with 29 points and 3 blocks. The Nuggets are 29-13 and the Wizards 10-31.
Team 1 2 3 4 T
WSH 29 34 23 29 115 DEN 36 26 21 38 121
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Wizards · 44/97 FG
Q1 11:36 · Tre Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 10:21 · Tre Johnson misses two point shot
Q1 6:26 · Tre Johnson misses driving floating jump shot
Q1 4:43 · Tre Johnson misses driving layup
Q2 6:47 · Tre Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 10:47 · Tre Johnson misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 6:13 · Tre Johnson misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 8:55 · Tre Johnson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 7:38 · Tre Johnson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Justin Champagnie assists)
Q4 28.6 · Tre Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q1 11:07 · Khris Middleton makes 10-foot fade away jump shot
Q1 9:08 · Khris Middleton makes tip shot
Q2 6:00 · Khris Middleton misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 5:06 · Khris Middleton makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
Q2 1:54 · Khris Middleton misses two point shot
Q2 1:07 · Khris Middleton makes 25-foot three pointer (Bub Carrington assists)
Q3 10:14 · Khris Middleton misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 9:20 · Khris Middleton misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Q4 6:57 · Khris Middleton misses two point shot
Q4 6:55 · Khris Middleton makes tip shot
Q4 5:34 · Khris Middleton misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 5:19 · Khris Middleton misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:33 · Khris Middleton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tre Johnson assists)
Q1 9:59 · Alex Sarr misses two point shot
Q1 8:29 · Alex Sarr misses two point shot
Q1 7:28 · Alex Sarr makes alley oop layup (Khris Middleton assists)
Q1 5:59 · Alex Sarr misses 4-foot two point shot
Q2 5:55 · Alex Sarr makes 2-foot layup (Bub Carrington assists)
Q2 5:24 · Alex Sarr makes layup
Q2 4:29 · Alex Sarr makes 2-foot dunk (Khris Middleton assists)
Q2 41.0 · Alex Sarr makes running dunk (Kyshawn George assists)
Q3 11:48 · Alex Sarr makes 1-foot layup (Kyshawn George assists)
Q3 6:47 · Alex Sarr makes dunk
Q4 5:15 · Jamal Murray blocks Alex Sarr 's 2-foot two point shot
Q4 4:27 · Alex Sarr misses 10-foot floating jump shot
Q1 9:36 · Bub Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Sarr assists)
Q1 5:30 · Bub Carrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 4:21 · Bub Carrington misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 7:12 · Bub Carrington misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 3:58 · Bub Carrington makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Khris Middleton assists)
Q2 3:47 · Bub Carrington makes 1-foot driving dunk
Q3 8:35 · Bub Carrington misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 6:16 · Bub Carrington misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 5:33 · Bub Carrington misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 4:32 · Bub Carrington makes 7-foot fade away jump shot
Q3 3:54 · Bub Carrington makes 25-foot three pointer (Jamir Watkins assists)
Q3 2:53 · Bub Carrington misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 24.4 · Bub Carrington misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:07 · Bub Carrington misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 8:04 · Kyshawn George makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 6:56 · Kyshawn George makes driving layup
Q1 27.8 · Kyshawn George makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 11:45 · Kyshawn George misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 9:53 · Kyshawn George misses two point shot
Q2 0.1 · Kyshawn George misses heave jump shot
Q3 11:14 · Kyshawn George misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 9:54 · Kyshawn George makes 22-foot three point jumper (Khris Middleton assists)
Q3 9:04 · Kyshawn George makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 8:06 · Kyshawn George misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q3 7:19 · Kyshawn George makes 2-foot two point shot
Q3 6:48 · Kyshawn George misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 10:54 · Kyshawn George misses two point shot
Q4 9:29 · Kyshawn George makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 8:25 · Kyshawn George misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Q4 7:58 · Jamal Murray blocks Kyshawn George 's 6-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 3:57 · Kyshawn George makes two point shot
Q4 1:58 · Kyshawn George misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:13 · Kyshawn George misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 50.3 · Kyshawn George makes driving layup
Q4 8.5 · Kyshawn George makes 27-foot three pointer
Q1 4:19 · Will Riley makes two point shot
Q1 3:11 · Will Riley misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 1:49 · Will Riley misses running layup
Q1 52.2 · Will Riley makes dunk (Kyshawn George assists)
Q2 10:56 · Will Riley misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 6:11 · Will Riley makes alley oop layup (Bub Carrington assists)
Q3 4:49 · Will Riley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 1:12 · Will Riley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:48 · Justin Champagnie makes driving layup (Marvin Bagley III assists)
Q1 2:03 · Peyton Watson blocks Justin Champagnie 's 1-foot driving layup
Q2 11:38 · Justin Champagnie misses two point shot
Q2 11:18 · Justin Champagnie misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 10:52 · Justin Champagnie makes two point shot
Q2 10:32 · Justin Champagnie makes running layup
Q2 8:14 · Justin Champagnie misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 19.1 · Justin Champagnie makes 1-foot layup (Kyshawn George assists)
Q3 5:31 · Justin Champagnie makes tip in dunk
Q4 11:33 · Justin Champagnie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q4 9:59 · Justin Champagnie makes 1-foot layup (Kyshawn George assists)
Q1 1:48 · Marvin Bagley III makes tip in dunk
Q1 1:19 · Marvin Bagley III makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Kyshawn George assists)
Q2 11:15 · Zeke Nnaji blocks Marvin Bagley III's two point shot
Q2 9:30 · Marvin Bagley III makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 2:11 · Marvin Bagley III makes 2-foot two point shot
Q4 10:31 · Marvin Bagley III makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Kyshawn George assists)
Q2 8:51 · Jamir Watkins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marvin Bagley III assists)
Q3 13.8 · Jamir Watkins misses 31-foot three point jumper
Paint 30/46 65% Mid-range 3/20 15% 3PT 11/31 35%
Nuggets · 45/85 FG
Q1 11:50 · Jalen Pickett makes 24-foot three pointer (Jamal Murray assists)
Q1 8:36 · Jalen Pickett misses running pullup jump shot
Q1 6.1 · Jalen Pickett misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 10:06 · Jalen Pickett misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q3 10:58 · Jalen Pickett misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q3 10:09 · Jalen Pickett misses 24-foot running jump shot
Q3 8:19 · Jalen Pickett makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Q1 11:22 · Jamal Murray makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q1 10:42 · Kyshawn George blocks Jamal Murray 's 25-foot fade away jump shot
Q1 8:52 · Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 7:04 · Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot
Q1 6:41 · Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q1 5:10 · Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot
Q2 7:24 · Jamal Murray makes 1-foot layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q2 6:36 · Jamal Murray makes 1-foot two point shot
Q2 5:37 · Jamal Murray misses 15-foot fade away jump shot
Q2 4:46 · Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q2 2:56 · Jamal Murray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 2:06 · Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q2 32.4 · Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot
Q2 1.8 · Jamal Murray makes 23-foot step back jumpshot
Q3 11:32 · Jamal Murray makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q3 9:29 · Jamal Murray misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Q3 1:53 · Jamal Murray misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 11:13 · Jamal Murray misses 17-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 7:52 · Kyshawn George blocks Jamal Murray 's 1-foot running layup
Q4 7:18 · Jamal Murray makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q4 5:56 · Jamal Murray makes 21-foot two point shot
Q4 4:44 · Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q4 2:12 · Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer
Q4 1:25 · Jamal Murray makes 19-foot fade away jump shot
Q1 10:44 · Kyshawn George blocks Peyton Watson's pullup jump shot
Q1 9:50 · Peyton Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q1 9:19 · Peyton Watson makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 8:14 · Peyton Watson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 2:57 · Peyton Watson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Q1 2:16 · Peyton Watson misses 22-foot turnaround jump shot
Q1 38.2 · Peyton Watson makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists)
Q3 10:34 · Peyton Watson makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q3 7:57 · Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 6:59 · Peyton Watson makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q3 6:23 · Peyton Watson makes 6-foot two point shot
Q3 3:29 · Peyton Watson misses 17-foot two point shot
Q3 2:32 · Peyton Watson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 2.4 · Peyton Watson misses driving layup
Q1 7:45 · Spencer Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q1 5:41 · Spencer Jones makes 2-foot reverse layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q2 3:26 · Spencer Jones makes 1-foot reverse layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Q3 8:46 · Spencer Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q1 6:12 · Aaron Gordon makes driving layup (Peyton Watson assists)
Q1 4:50 · Aaron Gordon misses layup
Q2 5:14 · Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 1:30 · Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q4 6:36 · Aaron Gordon misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Q4 5:09 · Aaron Gordon misses running layup
Q4 2:57 · Aaron Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Q4 36.2 · Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Bruce Brown assists)
Q1 4:03 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
Q1 3:30 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Zeke Nnaji assists)
Q1 59.0 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 4-foot two point shot
Q1 0.5 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
Q2 11:27 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 11:06 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Q2 9:46 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Bruce Brown assists)
Q2 9:07 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot running jump shot
Q2 4:03 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q3 5:08 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 5:03 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q3 3:10 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running layup
Q3 37.9 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q4 9:11 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Q4 8:39 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q4 8:14 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 5:31 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes running layup (Bruce Brown assists)
Q4 3:39 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot driving dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q1 1:31 · Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 8:25 · Zeke Nnaji makes layup (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q3 1:33 · Zeke Nnaji makes driving layup (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q4 9:44 · Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 9:16 · Marvin Bagley III blocks Julian Strawther 's 5-foot driving layup
Q2 9:03 · Bruce Brown misses 7-foot floating jump shot
Q2 8:09 · Bruce Brown makes 1-foot running dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q2 6:55 · Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 10:16 · Bruce Brown makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Q4 0.1 · Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
Paint 21/28 75% Mid-range 10/22 45% 3PT 14/35 40%
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