Memphis Grizzlies vs. Denver Nuggets
November 24, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Nuggets beat the Grizzlies 125-115 on 2025-11-24 on the road against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies started Jaren Jackson Jr., Vince Williams Jr., Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells, and Cedric Coward. The Nuggets started Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, Peyton Watson, and Spencer Jones. Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) scored 23 points (11/19) in his matchups, with Jock Landale as his primary defender. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies) scored 16 points (7/16) in his matchups, with Peyton Watson as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
115
Did not play: Kobe Bufkin (DNP - Coach's Decision), GG Jackson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jahmai Mashack (DNP - Coach's Decision)
DEN
Denver Nuggets
125
Did not play: Tamar Bates (DNP - Coach's Decision), DaRon Holmes II (DNP - Coach's Decision), Curtis Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jalen Pickett (DNP - Coach's Decision), Hunter Tyson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Starting lineup
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Vince Williams Jr.
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Cedric Coward
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Jaylen Wells
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Jaren Jackson Jr.
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Zach Edey
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Vince Williams Jr. · Zach Edey · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward Starter 4.7 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jock Landale · Santi Aldama · Cam Spencer · Jaylen Wells 12.2 min
- Jaren Jackson Jr. · Jock Landale · Vince Williams Jr. · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward 4.8 min
- Jock Landale · Santi Aldama · Vince Williams Jr. · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward 4.1 min
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Santi Aldama · Cam Spencer · Jaylen Wells 3.8 min
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Cameron Johnson · Peyton Watson · Spencer Jones Starter 15.0 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Peyton Watson 9.6 min
- Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Bruce Brown · Cameron Johnson · Zeke Nnaji 6.3 min
- Jonas Valanciunas · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Cameron Johnson · Zeke Nnaji 5.6 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Cameron Johnson · Peyton Watson 4.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Grizzlies defense
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Nikola Jokić 23 pts (11/19) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Jock Landale (41 %, 4 pts) · Zach Edey (15 %, 2 pts) · Santi Aldama (13 %, 6 pts)
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Jamal Murray 25 pts (9/13) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylen Wells (44 %, 7 pts) · Santi Aldama (15 %, 2 pts) · Cedric Coward (11 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jaylen Wells | Jamal Murray: 31 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Cameron Johnson: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Santi Aldama | Peyton Watson: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Jamal Murray: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jock Landale | Nikola Jokić: 26 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Jonas Valanciunas: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Cam Spencer | Bruce Brown: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Peyton Watson: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | Peyton Watson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Spencer Jones: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Cedric Coward | Cameron Johnson: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Spencer Jones: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Vince Williams Jr. | Peyton Watson: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cameron Johnson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Tim Hardaway Jr.: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bruce Brown: 7 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| John Konchar | Jonas Valanciunas: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Zeke Nnaji: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zach Edey | Nikola Jokić: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Spencer Jones: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Nuggets defense
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Jaren Jackson Jr. 16 pts (7/16) in 57 possessions
Guarded by: Peyton Watson (25 %, 3 pts) · Zeke Nnaji (20 %, 0 pts) · Bruce Brown (12 %, 5 pts)
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Cedric Coward 15 pts (5/13) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: Spencer Jones (31 %, 0 pts) · Jamal Murray (20 %, 0 pts) · Cameron Johnson (18 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Jaylen Wells: 42 poss., 9 pts (3/6) · Cedric Coward: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Cameron Johnson | Vince Williams Jr.: 22 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Jaylen Wells: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Nikola Jokić | Jock Landale: 26 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Santi Aldama: 13 poss., 5 pts (1/3) |
| Peyton Watson | Santi Aldama: 19 poss., 17 pts (7/9) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/5) |
| Bruce Brown | Cam Spencer: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: 23 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Spencer Jones | Cedric Coward: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Vince Williams Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zeke Nnaji | Jaren Jackson Jr.: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Santi Aldama: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Jock Landale: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jaren Jackson Jr.: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |