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Denver Nuggets vs. Brooklyn Nets

January 29, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Nuggets beat the Nets 107-103 on 2026-01-29 at home. The Nuggets started Jonas Valanciunas, Jamal Murray, Jalen Pickett, Peyton Watson, and Spencer Jones. The Nets started Michael Porter Jr., Terance Mann, Nic Claxton, Nolan Traore, and Danny Wolf. Michael Porter Jr. (Nets) scored 12 points (4/8) in his matchups, with Spencer Jones as his primary defender. Jamal Murray (Nuggets) scored 14 points (6/13) in his matchups, with Terance Mann as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

DEN

Denver Nuggets 107

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Peyton Watson GS	34:12	19	2	3	0	2	0	1	7-15	2-3	3-6	0
Jamal Murray GS	32:58	27	4	6	2	0	2	1	9-16	2-3	7-7	-9
Jonas Valančiūnas GS	24:35	12	9	3	1	0	0	3	4-11	0-1	4-4	+11
Spencer Jones GS	15:14	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0-3	0-2	1-2	-23
Jalen Pickett GS	15:01	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	-9
Bruce Brown	32:59	12	3	3	0	0	2	2	5-7	1-1	1-3	+13
Tim Hardaway Jr.	27:34	25	8	3	1	0	0	0	9-15	7-11	0-1	+21
Zeke Nnaji	22:50	4	7	1	0	2	1	2	2-4	0-0	0-0	-3
Julian Strawther	21:55	7	1	1	2	0	0	2	2-6	1-2	2-2	+11
Hunter Tyson	12:42	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	+8
Totals		107	41	24	6	4	6	14	38-80	13-26	18-25

Did not play: Aaron Gordon (DNP - Injury/Illness), DaRon Holmes II (DNP - Coach's Decision)

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Brooklyn Nets 103

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. GS	37:06	38	10	3	2	2	1	3	13-28	7-15	5-5	+12
Nic Claxton GS	31:18	10	8	7	0	1	2	4	4-7	0-0	2-2	+6
Nolan Traore GS	30:19	9	2	4	0	1	0	2	4-7	0-1	1-2	+4
Terance Mann GS	28:56	12	6	1	0	0	2	2	3-9	2-5	4-5	+11
Danny Wolf GS	27:33	7	4	3	0	1	0	3	3-7	1-4	0-0	+5
Drake Powell	19:59	7	1	1	0	0	1	2	2-5	1-3	2-2	-11
Ben Saraf	17:41	0	2	3	0	1	1	1	0-4	0-1	0-0	-8
Tyrese Martin	17:23	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	2-8	1-5	0-0	-19
Day'Ron Sharpe	16:44	7	9	1	2	0	1	3	3-5	0-0	1-2	-12
Jalen Wilson	13:01	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	3-5	2-3	0-0	-8
Totals		103	49	24	4	6	8	21	37-85	14-37	15-18

Did not play: E.J. Liddell (DNP - Coach's Decision), Ziaire Williams (DND - Injury/Illness)

Lineups

DEN

Denver Nuggets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Jonas Valanciunas · Jamal Murray · Jalen Pickett · Peyton Watson · Spencer Jones Starter 10.8 min
Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Bruce Brown · Julian Strawther · Hunter Tyson 10.2 min
Tim Hardaway Jr. · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Zeke Nnaji · Peyton Watson 5.1 min
Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Zeke Nnaji · Julian Strawther · Peyton Watson 4.3 min
Tim Hardaway Jr. · Bruce Brown · Zeke Nnaji · Julian Strawther · Peyton Watson 3.9 min

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Brooklyn Nets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Michael Porter Jr. · Terance Mann · Nic Claxton · Nolan Traore · Danny Wolf Starter 26.3 min
Day'Ron Sharpe · Jalen Wilson · Tyrese Martin · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 10.9 min
Michael Porter Jr. · Day'Ron Sharpe · Tyrese Martin · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 4.8 min
Michael Porter Jr. · Terance Mann · Nic Claxton · Nolan Traore · Drake Powell 1.8 min
Michael Porter Jr. · Nic Claxton · Jalen Wilson · Ben Saraf · Drake Powell 1.0 min

Who guarded whom

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

Nuggets defense

Michael Porter Jr. 12 pts (4/8) in 63 possessions

Guarded by: Spencer Jones (23 %, 0 pts) · Peyton Watson (18 %, 0 pts) · Jamal Murray (13 %, 4 pts)
Nolan Traore 11 pts (4/6) in 55 possessions

Guarded by: Jalen Pickett (23 %, 0 pts) · Peyton Watson (20 %, 1 pts) · Bruce Brown (15 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Jamal Murray	Terance Mann: 22 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Danny Wolf: 9 poss., 9 pts (3/5)
Bruce Brown	Ben Saraf: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Drake Powell: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Peyton Watson	Danny Wolf: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Michael Porter Jr.: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Tim Hardaway Jr.	Tyrese Martin: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Drake Powell: 8 poss., 4 pts (2/4)
Jonas Valanciunas	Nic Claxton: 18 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Julian Strawther	Tyrese Martin: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nolan Traore: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Zeke Nnaji	Nic Claxton: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Day'Ron Sharpe: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Jalen Pickett	Nolan Traore: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Terance Mann: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Spencer Jones	Michael Porter Jr.: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nolan Traore: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Hunter Tyson	Michael Porter Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ben Saraf: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Nets defense

Jamal Murray 14 pts (6/13) in 54 possessions

Guarded by: Terance Mann (38 %, 3 pts) · Danny Wolf (19 %, 2 pts) · Michael Porter Jr. (13 %, 5 pts)
Jonas Valanciunas 14 pts (5/6) in 41 possessions

Guarded by: Nic Claxton (43 %, 6 pts) · Day'Ron Sharpe (28 %, 2 pts) · Michael Porter Jr. (9 %, 4 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Michael Porter Jr.	Peyton Watson: 25 poss., 5 pts (2/8) · Bruce Brown: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Nic Claxton	Jonas Valanciunas: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Zeke Nnaji: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Nolan Traore	Jalen Pickett: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Julian Strawther: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Terance Mann	Jamal Murray: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Danny Wolf	Jamal Murray: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Peyton Watson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Drake Powell	Tim Hardaway Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Julian Strawther: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Ben Saraf	Bruce Brown: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Julian Strawther: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Tyrese Martin	Tim Hardaway Jr.: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Julian Strawther: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Day'Ron Sharpe	Jonas Valanciunas: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Zeke Nnaji: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Jalen Wilson	Hunter Tyson: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1)