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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
Memphis Grizzlies 118

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Cameron Boozer GS 33:08 13 11 5 1 0 2 2 5-13 2-7 1-2 -2
Ty Jerome GS 32:21 22 2 5 0 0 1 0 9-18 1-5 3-3 +9
Jaylen Wells GS 30:43 22 2 1 0 0 2 2 6-13 5-10 5-5 +5
Cedric Coward GS 26:58 15 11 4 0 0 1 2 5-12 1-4 4-4 0
Zach Edey GS 19:33 2 5 0 0 1 1 3 1-4 0-0 0-0 +3
Jerami Grant 20:13 14 2 2 0 0 1 2 6-9 2-3 0-0 -6
Cam Spencer 20:01 15 3 3 0 1 2 1 5-7 3-4 2-2 -10
Isaiah Stewart 18:03 3 1 2 0 0 1 5 1-3 1-2 0-0 -8
Javon Small 15:04 3 1 4 0 1 0 1 1-5 1-4 0-0 -10
GG Jackson 12:56 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1-3 0-1 0-1 -4
Taylor Hendricks 11:00 7 2 1 0 0 0 1 1-1 1-1 4-4 -2
Totals 118 41 27 2 4 11 21 41-88 17-41 19-21

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
Denver Nuggets 123

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Christian Braun GS 37:03 12 5 4 1 1 0 2 5-13 2-6 0-0 -2
Nikola Jokić GS 36:55 27 11 8 1 1 1 3 10-16 1-3 6-8 +5
Jamal Murray GS 32:07 30 4 8 0 2 1 4 12-19 4-7 2-3 +11
Cameron Johnson GS 29:44 23 4 3 1 0 0 1 9-15 4-7 1-1 +3
Aaron Gordon GS 27:04 9 3 2 1 2 1 1 3-11 1-7 2-2 -1
Spencer Jones 21:34 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1-3 1-3 0-0 +3
DeMar DeRozan 20:17 8 1 4 0 1 0 1 4-9 0-2 0-2 +3
Trevon Brazile 12:30 7 5 0 0 1 0 1 3-4 1-2 0-0 +1
Marvin Bagley III 12:16 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 2-6 0-0 0-0 +1
Tyus Jones 10:30 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0-2 0-1 0-0 +1
Totals 123 37 34 4 11 4 16 49-98 14-38 11-16

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
Memphis Grizzlies

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

DEN
Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Grizzlies defense

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

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)