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January 22, 2026 · Capital One Arena
Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards · January 22, 2026
The Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 107-97 on Thursday, January 22, 2026 on the road. Peyton Watson led the Nuggets with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Kyshawn George led the Wizards with 20 points and 12 rebounds. The Nuggets are 30-15 and the Wizards 10-33.
Team 1 2 3 4 T
DEN 27 21 33 26 107 WSH 23 23 29 22 97
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Nuggets · 37/83 FG
Q1 11:42 · Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Peyton Watson assists)
Q1 9:29 · Alex Sarr blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point shot
Q1 9:24 · Jonas Valanciunas misses 9-foot jumper
Q1 9:11 · Jonas Valanciunas makes running layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q1 8:39 · Jonas Valanciunas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q2 8:36 · Jonas Valanciunas makes 4-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Q2 7:36 · Jonas Valanciunas makes 4-foot dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q2 7:04 · Jonas Valanciunas misses 15-foot jumper
Q3 8:57 · Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
Q3 8:17 · Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
Q4 11:20 · Jonas Valanciunas misses 2-foot hook shot
Q4 10:12 · Jonas Valanciunas misses layup
Q4 10:09 · Jamir Watkins blocks Jonas Valanciunas 's 3-foot layup
Q1 11:08 · Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
Q1 7:39 · Aaron Gordon makes layup (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q1 6:50 · Aaron Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q1 4:42 · Aaron Gordon misses 10-foot two point shot
Q2 6:00 · Aaron Gordon misses 9-foot two point shot
Q2 1:29 · Aaron Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q2 0.2 · Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 6:57 · Aaron Gordon makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot
Q4 9:04 · Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 6:56 · Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q4 3:44 · Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q4 2:47 · Aaron Gordon makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 9:36 · Peyton Watson misses driving layup
Q1 8:07 · Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 5:24 · Peyton Watson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Q2 5:51 · Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
Q2 4:46 · Peyton Watson misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 3:20 · Peyton Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Q2 1:58 · Peyton Watson makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q2 32.8 · Peyton Watson misses 10-foot two point shot
Q3 11:20 · Peyton Watson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q3 10:45 · Peyton Watson makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Q3 8:20 · Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot
Q3 6:22 · Peyton Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Q3 3:03 · Peyton Watson makes 6-foot two point shot
Q4 7:55 · Peyton Watson makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
Q4 6:14 · Peyton Watson makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q4 5:42 · Peyton Watson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 6:18 · Jalen Pickett misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 8:57 · Jalen Pickett misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 10:51 · Tre Johnson blocks Jalen Pickett 's 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Q3 9:00 · Jalen Pickett misses 8-foot jumper
Q1 4:26 · Zeke Nnaji makes 1-foot running dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
Q1 3:55 · Bub Carrington blocks Zeke Nnaji 's 6-foot dunk
Q3 2:04 · Zeke Nnaji makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
Q1 3:26 · Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 2:58 · Jamal Murray misses two point shot
Q2 6:37 · Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:16 · Jamal Murray misses 22-foot two point shot
Q2 2:57 · Jamal Murray makes running layup
Q2 2:27 · Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
Q2 56.0 · Jamal Murray misses 16-foot fade away jump shot
Q3 9:35 · Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q3 7:43 · Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
Q3 5:08 · Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
Q3 3:59 · Jamal Murray makes two point shot
Q3 2:38 · Jamal Murray misses two point shot
Q3 1:13 · Jamal Murray makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot
Q3 49.8 · Jamal Murray makes driving layup
Q4 5:15 · Jamal Murray makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 3:10 · Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
Q4 2:15 · Jamal Murray makes driving layup
Q1 1:20 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Q2 11:36 · Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 5-foot two point shot
Q2 11:03 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper
Q2 10:38 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 9:26 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 8:12 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
Q3 18.9 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q4 10:46 · Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 48.9 · Spencer Jones makes 8-foot two point shot
Q3 1:45 · Anthony Gill blocks Spencer Jones 's 1-foot running layup
Q2 9:50 · Bruce Brown misses driving layup
Q2 6:33 · Bruce Brown misses two point shot
Q2 4:21 · Bruce Brown makes running layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q3 1:46 · Bub Carrington blocks Bruce Brown's running layup
Q4 10:05 · Bruce Brown makes two point shot
Q4 8:41 · Bruce Brown misses two point shot
Q4 8:34 · Bruce Brown makes driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
Q4 7:16 · Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot
Paint 20/33 61% Mid-range 8/24 33% 3PT 9/26 35%
Wizards · 32/84 FG
Q1 11:23 · Tre Johnson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 8:54 · Tre Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 7:06 · Tre Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q2 10:06 · Tre Johnson misses driving floating jump shot
Q2 9:42 · Tre Johnson misses running pullup jump shot
Q2 48.2 · Tre Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)
Q3 11:42 · Tre Johnson makes two point shot (Alex Sarr assists)
Q3 11:05 · Tre Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q3 5:30 · Tre Johnson makes 8-foot two point shot (Alex Sarr assists)
Q3 4:51 · Tre Johnson makes 26-foot three pointer (Justin Champagnie assists)
Q3 4:19 · Tre Johnson makes 22-foot three pointer (Justin Champagnie assists)
Q4 4:42 · Tre Johnson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)
Q4 2:32 · Tre Johnson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Bub Carrington assists)
Q4 1:08 · Tre Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 10:54 · Peyton Watson blocks Khris Middleton 's 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 10:50 · Khris Middleton misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Q1 6:35 · Khris Middleton misses 19-foot jumper
Q1 6:10 · Khris Middleton misses 24-foot running jump shot
Q2 6:21 · Khris Middleton makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q2 4:28 · Khris Middleton misses 7-foot two point shot
Q2 1:44 · Khris Middleton makes driving layup
Q3 8:39 · Khris Middleton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tre Johnson assists)
Q3 6:35 · Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 6:32 · Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q4 2:05 · Khris Middleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q1 10:30 · Bub Carrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Sarr assists)
Q1 7:10 · Bub Carrington misses running pullup jump shot
Q1 5:10 · Bub Carrington misses 30-foot three point jumper
Q1 5:04 · Bub Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tre Johnson assists)
Q1 3:36 · Bub Carrington misses three point shot
Q1 2:41 · Bub Carrington makes 13-foot fade away jump shot
Q2 8:20 · Bub Carrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:38 · Bub Carrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:34 · Bub Carrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 1:22 · Bub Carrington misses running pullup jump shot
Q3 10:28 · Bub Carrington misses 27-foot three point jumper
Q3 7:21 · Bub Carrington makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kyshawn George assists)
Q3 6:04 · Bub Carrington misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q3 59.7 · Bub Carrington misses 30-foot three point step back jumpshot
Q1 9:56 · Alex Sarr makes layup
Q1 9:17 · Alex Sarr misses 26-foot three point jumper
Q1 8:27 · Jamal Murray blocks Alex Sarr 's 7-foot jump bank shot
Q1 6:39 · Alex Sarr misses 14-foot jumper
Q2 11:46 · Alex Sarr misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Q3 10:03 · Peyton Watson blocks Alex Sarr 's 3-foot running layup
Q3 9:20 · Alex Sarr makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot
Q3 7:29 · Peyton Watson blocks Alex Sarr 's 8-foot driving dunk
Q3 5:58 · Alex Sarr misses 16-foot jumper
Q3 3:37 · Alex Sarr makes 2-foot dunk
Q3 2:54 · Alex Sarr makes layup (Tre Johnson assists)
Q4 8:16 · Alex Sarr misses two point shot
Q4 1:33 · Alex Sarr makes 2-foot dunk (Kyshawn George assists)
Q1 8:26 · Kyshawn George makes two point shot
Q1 8:02 · Kyshawn George makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
Q1 5:37 · Kyshawn George misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 5:32 · Peyton Watson blocks Kyshawn George 's 4-foot driving dunk
Q1 35.8 · Kyshawn George misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Q1 0.1 · Kyshawn George misses driving layup
Q2 10:24 · Kyshawn George misses driving layup
Q2 2:46 · Kyshawn George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alex Sarr assists)
Q3 8:00 · Kyshawn George misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q4 9:53 · Kyshawn George makes driving layup
Q4 8:50 · Kyshawn George misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
Q4 7:31 · Kyshawn George misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 5:32 · Kyshawn George misses running layup
Q4 3:36 · Kyshawn George makes two point shot
Q4 3:27 · Kyshawn George misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 3:03 · Kyshawn George misses 30-foot running jump shot
Q4 45.5 · Kyshawn George makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Bub Carrington assists)
Q1 2:06 · Will Riley misses 22-foot three point jumper
Q1 1:08 · Will Riley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)
Q1 32.3 · Will Riley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamir Watkins assists)
Q2 10:02 · Will Riley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Q2 9:19 · Will Riley misses 25-foot running jump shot
Q2 4:24 · Will Riley misses 4-foot tip shot
Q3 2:25 · Will Riley makes finger roll layup
Q4 10:34 · Will Riley makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)
Q4 9:22 · Spencer Jones blocks Will Riley 's 5-foot driving layup
Q4 7:08 · Will Riley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Q2 11:22 · Justin Champagnie makes 29-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)
Q2 7:18 · Justin Champagnie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Q2 5:08 · Jamir Watkins misses 25-foot jump bank shot
Q3 3.3 · Jamir Watkins makes running dunk (Justin Champagnie assists)
Q4 5:28 · Anthony Gill makes two point shot
Paint 12/23 52% Mid-range 7/18 39% 3PT 13/43 30%
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