Memphis Grizzlies vs. Denver Nuggets
November 11, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Nuggets beat the Grizzlies 123-118 on 2026-11-11 on the road against the Grizzlies. The Grizzlies started Ty Jerome, Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells, Cedric Coward, and Cameron Boozer. The Nuggets started Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, and Christian Braun. Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) scored 11 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Isaiah Stewart as his primary defender. Ty Jerome (Grizzlies) scored 12 points (5/8) in his matchups, with Spencer Jones as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
118
Did not play: Karim López (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jahmai Mashack (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kris Murray (DNP - Coach's Decision), Olivier-Maxence Prosper (DNP - Coach's Decision)
DEN
Denver Nuggets
123
Did not play: Alpha Diallo (DNP - Coach's Decision), DaRon Holmes II (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bryce Hopkins (DNP - Coach's Decision), Zeke Nnaji (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Ty Jerome · Zach Edey · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward · Cameron Boozer Starter 11.2 min
- Jerami Grant · Ty Jerome · GG Jackson · Zach Edey · Javon Small 4.5 min
- Ty Jerome · Isaiah Stewart · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward · Cameron Boozer 4.2 min
- Taylor Hendricks · Cam Spencer · Jaylen Wells · Javon Small · Cameron Boozer 3.8 min
- Isaiah Stewart · Cam Spencer · Jaylen Wells · Cedric Coward · Cameron Boozer 3.0 min
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Aaron Gordon · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Cameron Johnson · Christian Braun Starter 17.4 min
- Aaron Gordon · Nikola Jokić · Cameron Johnson · Christian Braun · Spencer Jones 5.4 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Jamal Murray · Marvin Bagley III · Christian Braun · Spencer Jones 5.2 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Tyus Jones · Marvin Bagley III · Cameron Johnson · Spencer Jones 3.5 min
- DeMar DeRozan · Nikola Jokić · Tyus Jones · Trevon Brazile · Spencer Jones 2.9 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 11 pts (4/10) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Isaiah Stewart (25 %, 0 pts) · Zach Edey (20 %, 0 pts) · Taylor Hendricks (14 %, 5 pts)
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Jamal Murray 16 pts (4/9) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Jaylen Wells (50 %, 10 pts) · Javon Small (9 %, 0 pts) · Cameron Boozer (9 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Cameron Boozer | Aaron Gordon: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Cameron Johnson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jaylen Wells | Jamal Murray: 27 poss., 10 pts (2/5) · Christian Braun: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/4) |
| Ty Jerome | Christian Braun: 26 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Cameron Johnson: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Cedric Coward | Cameron Johnson: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Christian Braun: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cam Spencer | Christian Braun: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Spencer Jones: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Zach Edey | Nikola Jokić: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Marvin Bagley III: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Isaiah Stewart | Nikola Jokić: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Aaron Gordon: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jerami Grant | DeMar DeRozan: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Cameron Johnson: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Javon Small | Tyus Jones: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamal Murray: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Taylor Hendricks | Nikola Jokić: 10 poss., 5 pts (1/1) · Trevon Brazile: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| GG Jackson | Trevon Brazile: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · DeMar DeRozan: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Nuggets defense
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Ty Jerome 12 pts (5/8) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Spencer Jones (35 %, 3 pts) · Christian Braun (32 %, 2 pts) · Cameron Johnson (12 %, 5 pts)
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Cameron Boozer 22 pts (10/21) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Aaron Gordon (42 %, 2 pts) · Nikola Jokić (15 %, 5 pts) · DeMar DeRozan (12 %, 4 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | Isaiah Stewart: 21 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Zach Edey: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/3) |
| Christian Braun | Ty Jerome: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jaylen Wells: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Jamal Murray | Jaylen Wells: 34 poss., 10 pts (4/7) · Cedric Coward: 5 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Cameron Johnson | Cedric Coward: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ty Jerome: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Aaron Gordon | Cameron Boozer: 27 poss., 2 pts (1/6) · Zach Edey: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Spencer Jones | Ty Jerome: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Cam Spencer: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| DeMar DeRozan | Jerami Grant: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Cameron Boozer: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Trevon Brazile | GG Jackson: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Ty Jerome: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Tyus Jones | Javon Small: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Cedric Coward: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Marvin Bagley III | Zach Edey: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Taylor Hendricks: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |