Detroit Pistons @ Denver Nuggets

16-30, 4-19 Away

115

16-30, 4-19 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Pistons DET	18	39	34	24	115
Nuggets DEN	40	22	29	25	116

Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN

26-21, 15-12 Home

116

26-21, 15-12 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Greg Monroe misses 18-foot jumper
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes layup
Wilson Chandler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes slam dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Brandon Knight makes jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Timofey Mozgov makes layup (Wilson Chandler assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses 15-foot two point shot
Timofey Mozgov makes 15-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Ben Gordon makes 18-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Wilson Chandler misses 18-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes 2-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler makes driving layup
Jason Maxiell misses jumper
Greg Monroe misses layup
Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper
Ty Lawson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Timofey Mozgov assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 16-foot jumper (Wilson Chandler assists)
Jason Maxiell makes 15-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Greg Monroe makes two point shot (Brandon Knight assists)
Arron Afflalo misses 16-foot two point shot
JaVale McGee makes two point shot
Ty Lawson makes layup (Arron Afflalo assists)
JaVale McGee blocks Will Bynum's driving layup
JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 21-foot jumper
Jonas Jerebko makes 4-foot two point shot
JaVale McGee blocks Damien Wilkins's layup
Corey Brewer makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Jonas Jerebko misses jumper
Al Harrington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)
Corey Brewer misses 26-foot three point jumper
Will Bynum makes 2-foot two point shot
JaVale McGee makes slam dunk (Arron Afflalo assists)
Damien Wilkins misses 17-foot jumper
Al Harrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Jonas Jerebko misses 18-foot jumper
Damien Wilkins makes layup
Al Harrington makes 18-foot two point shot
Ben Gordon makes 21-foot jumper
Corey Brewer misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damien Wilkins makes dunk (Will Bynum assists)
JaVale McGee misses 8-foot hook shot
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Damien Wilkins assists)
Al Harrington makes two point shot
Ben Gordon misses driving layup
Will Bynum makes layup (Damien Wilkins assists)
Corey Brewer misses driving layup
Corey Brewer misses layup
Ben Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonas Jerebko assists)
Al Harrington misses 13-foot running jumper
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper
Al Harrington misses 28-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes 20-foot jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Timofey Mozgov assists)
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Will Bynum assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 4-foot running jumper
Jonas Jerebko misses 18-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler blocks Jonas Jerebko's 1-foot two point shot
Will Bynum makes driving layup
Arron Afflalo makes 7-foot two point shot
Tayshaun Prince misses 16-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried misses 5-foot two point shot
Will Bynum misses layup
Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 17-foot jumper
Jason Maxiell makes slam dunk (Ben Gordon assists)
Will Bynum makes layup
Tayshaun Prince misses 20-foot jumper
Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler makes slam dunk
Ben Gordon makes 16-foot jumper (Tayshaun Prince assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses layup
Brandon Knight makes 25-foot three point jumper (Greg Monroe assists)
Timofey Mozgov makes layup (Ty Lawson assists)
Jason Maxiell makes 13-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 17-foot jumper
Timofey Mozgov misses 2-foot two point shot
Arron Afflalo makes 14-foot jumper (Wilson Chandler assists)
Timofey Mozgov makes 12-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
Ben Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Arron Afflalo makes 7-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes layup (Corey Brewer assists)
Timofey Mozgov blocks Jason Maxiell's dunk
Tayshaun Prince blocks Kenneth Faried's layup
Corey Brewer blocks Ben Gordon's layup
Kenneth Faried makes 5-foot two point shot (Timofey Mozgov assists)
Tayshaun Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Maxiell assists)
Jason Maxiell blocks Kenneth Faried's dunk
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper
Ty Lawson makes 19-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Jason Maxiell misses 17-foot jumper
JaVale McGee misses slam dunk
Brandon Knight misses 27-foot three point jumper
JaVale McGee misses jumper
Brandon Knight makes 16-foot jumper
Corey Brewer makes two point shot (Al Harrington assists)
Al Harrington misses 3-foot jumper
Al Harrington makes tip shot
Greg Monroe makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
JaVale McGee makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Ben Gordon misses 23-foot jumper
Greg Monroe makes dunk (Will Bynum assists)
Tayshaun Prince misses three point jumper
Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arron Afflalo makes 22-foot three point jumper (Andre Miller assists)
Will Bynum misses 7-foot two point shot
Will Bynum misses 18-foot jumper
Brandon Knight misses 21-foot jumper
Al Harrington misses 24-foot three point jumper
Al Harrington makes two point shot (Corey Brewer assists)
JaVale McGee blocks Will Bynum's two point shot
Andre Miller misses driving layup
Brandon Knight makes layup (Will Bynum assists)
Jonas Jerebko makes slam dunk (Will Bynum assists)
Andre Miller misses 8-foot jumper
Will Bynum misses layup
Will Bynum misses jumper
Ty Lawson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Al Harrington assists)
Brandon Knight misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses jumper
Damien Wilkins blocks Kenneth Faried's 5-foot jumper
Wilson Chandler misses 17-foot jumper
Kenneth Faried makes slam dunk (Andre Miller assists)
Greg Monroe makes two point shot
Wilson Chandler misses 19-foot two point shot
JaVale McGee misses layup
Greg Monroe misses 3-foot two point shot
Greg Monroe makes tip shot
Brandon Knight makes layup (Greg Monroe assists)
JaVale McGee makes slam dunk (Kenneth Faried assists)
Ben Gordon misses 18-foot two point shot
JaVale McGee makes slam dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
Jonas Jerebko makes 20-foot jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Ty Lawson makes driving layup
Jonas Jerebko makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ben Gordon assists)
Ty Lawson makes 11-foot jumper
Greg Monroe makes layup (Ben Gordon assists)
Wilson Chandler misses jumper
Greg Monroe blocks Kenneth Faried's layup
Ben Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
Wilson Chandler makes two point shot
Brandon Knight makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jonas Jerebko assists)
Wilson Chandler misses 10-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ben Gordon misses 22-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince blocks Arron Afflalo's 9-foot jumper
Tayshaun Prince misses 11-foot jumper
Arron Afflalo makes driving layup
JaVale McGee makes two point shot
Ben Gordon misses 21-foot jumper

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		DET	DEN
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Greg Monroe vs. Timofey Mozgov (Jason Maxiell gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Greg Monroe misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:37	Ty Lawson defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Ty Lawson misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:21	Jason Maxiell defensive rebound	0	0
11:07	Greg Monroe bad pass (Ty Lawson steals)	0	0
11:00	Ty Lawson makes layup	0	2
10:44	Greg Monroe bad pass	0	2
10:18	Wilson Chandler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)	0	5
10:02	Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper	0	5
10:00	Wilson Chandler defensive rebound	0	5
9:49	Kenneth Faried makes slam dunk (Ty Lawson assists)	0	7
9:32	Brandon Knight makes jumper (Ben Gordon assists)	2	7
9:10	Timofey Mozgov makes layup (Wilson Chandler assists)	2	9
9:03	Ty Lawson personal foul (Brandon Knight draws the foul)	2	9
8:49	Tayshaun Prince misses 15-foot two point shot	2	9
8:48	Timofey Mozgov defensive rebound	2	9
8:33	Timofey Mozgov makes 15-foot jumper (Ty Lawson assists)	2	11
8:26	Detroit full timeout	2	11
8:17	Ben Gordon makes 18-foot jumper	4	11
8:07	Ben Gordon personal foul (Arron Afflalo draws the foul)	4	11
7:56	Arron Afflalo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)	4	14
7:35	Kenneth Faried shooting foul (Greg Monroe draws the foul)	4	14
7:35	Greg Monroe misses free throw 1 of 2	4	14
7:35	Detroit offensive team rebound	4	14
7:35	Greg Monroe makes free throw 2 of 2	5	14
7:22	Wilson Chandler misses 18-foot jumper	5	14
7:20	Kenneth Faried offensive rebound	5	16
7:18	Kenneth Faried makes 2-foot two point shot	5	16
7:03	Ben Gordon makes 17-foot jumper	7	16
6:45	Wilson Chandler makes driving layup	7	18
6:26	Jason Maxiell misses jumper	7	18
6:24	Wilson Chandler defensive rebound	7	18
6:18	Wilson Chandler offensive foul (Greg Monroe draws the foul)	7	18
6:18	Wilson Chandler turnover	7	18
6:01	Kenneth Faried shooting foul (Jason Maxiell draws the foul)	7	18
6:01	Jason Maxiell makes free throw 1 of 2	8	18
6:01	Al Harrington enters the game for Kenneth Faried	8	18
6:01	Jason Maxiell misses free throw 2 of 2	8	18
5:58	Greg Monroe offensive rebound	8	18
5:56	Greg Monroe misses layup	8	18
5:56	Detroit defensive team rebound	8	18
5:43	Ty Lawson makes 25-foot three point jumper	8	21
5:28	Ben Gordon misses 19-foot jumper	8	21
5:28	Wilson Chandler defensive rebound	8	21
5:11	Ty Lawson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Timofey Mozgov assists)	8	24
4:52	Timofey Mozgov shooting foul (Ben Gordon draws the foul)	8	24
4:52	Ben Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	9	24
4:52	Ben Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	10	24
4:31	Arron Afflalo makes 16-foot jumper (Wilson Chandler assists)	10	26
4:09	Jason Maxiell makes 15-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)	12	26
3:57	Ty Lawson lost ball (Jason Maxiell steals)	12	26
3:50	Greg Monroe makes two point shot (Brandon Knight assists)	14	26
3:34	Corey Brewer enters the game for Wilson Chandler	14	26
3:34	JaVale McGee enters the game for Timofey Mozgov	14	26
3:34	Will Bynum enters the game for Ben Gordon	14	26
3:34	Damien Wilkins enters the game for Tayshaun Prince	14	26
3:29	Will Bynum shooting foul (Arron Afflalo draws the foul)	14	26
3:29	Arron Afflalo makes free throw 1 of 2	14	27
3:29	Arron Afflalo makes free throw 2 of 2	14	28
3:06	Jonas Jerebko enters the game for Jason Maxiell	14	28
3:06	Damien Wilkins bad pass	18	40
2:47	Arron Afflalo misses 16-foot two point shot	14	28
2:46	JaVale McGee offensive rebound	14	30
2:46	JaVale McGee makes two point shot	14	30
2:29	Brandon Knight bad pass (Arron Afflalo steals)	14	30
2:24	Ty Lawson makes layup (Arron Afflalo assists)	14	32
2:15	Detroit 20 Sec. timeout	14	32
2:15	Denver full timeout	14	32
2:15	Andre Miller enters the game for Ty Lawson	14	32
2:15	Ben Wallace enters the game for Greg Monroe	14	32
2:04	JaVale McGee blocks Will Bynum's driving layup	14	32
2:03	Arron Afflalo defensive rebound	14	32
1:47	JaVale McGee makes two point shot (Andre Miller assists)	14	34
1:31	Damien Wilkins misses 21-foot jumper	14	34
1:30	Jonas Jerebko offensive rebound	14	34
1:29	Jonas Jerebko makes 4-foot two point shot	16	34
1:29	JaVale McGee defensive goaltending	16	34
1:10	Ben Wallace shooting foul (JaVale McGee draws the foul)	16	34
1:10	JaVale McGee misses free throw 1 of 2	16	34
1:10	Denver offensive team rebound	16	34
1:10	Ben Gordon enters the game for Brandon Knight	16	34
1:10	JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 2	16	35
54.8	JaVale McGee blocks Damien Wilkins's layup	16	35
53.7	Al Harrington defensive rebound	16	35
50.5	Corey Brewer makes dunk (Andre Miller assists)	16	37
34.9	Jonas Jerebko misses jumper	16	37
33.9	Andre Miller defensive rebound	16	37
24.0	Al Harrington makes 26-foot three point jumper (Corey Brewer assists)	16	40
4.9	Corey Brewer shooting foul (Jonas Jerebko draws the foul)	16	40
4.9	Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 1 of 2	17	40
4.9	Jonas Jerebko makes free throw 2 of 2	18	40
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	40

Matchups

DET

DEN wins season

1-0

DEN

115

Game 1•@ DEN

Final

116

Game Information

Denver, CO

Referee:Derrick Collins

Referee:Kevin Scott

Referee:Marc Davis

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	28	10	.737	-	L1
Cleveland	22	19	.537	7.5	L1
Chicago	18	20	.474	10	W1
Milwaukee	17	22	.436	11.5	L1
Indiana	9	31	.225	20	W3

Western Conference

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	33	7	.825	-	W3
Denver	26	13	.667	6.5	W1
Minnesota	26	14	.650	7	W1
Portland	19	21	.475	14	L1
Utah	14	25	.359	18.5	W1

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