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Newer meeting, Mar 17: PHI 96, DEN 124

Denver Nuggets vs Philadelphia 76ers: player stats (Jan 5, 2026)

Regular seasonFinal/OT

Denver Nuggets 125, Philadelphia 76ers 124

Xfinity Mobile Arena · Philadelphia, PA

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DEN

Game leaders

PHI

The Denver Nuggets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 125-124 in overtime on January 5, 2026 at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Jalen Pickett led the Denver Nuggets with 29 points; Joel Embiid scored 32 for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Spencer JonesF44:0010324-61-31-22115+8
Peyton WatsonG44:0024747-132-38-101260+2
Jalen PickettG42:00295711-207-110-00043+6
Bruce BrownG39:0019627-132-43-41002-8
DaRon Holmes IIF21:002141-40-30-00021+3
Zeke NnajiF-C32:0021817-114-53-42222-2
Hunter TysonF19:0014314-72-44-40112+2
Julian StrawtherG15:006452-50-22-40012-5
Curtis JonesG9:000100-20-20-00001-1
Team265125382643-8118-3721-28661718

DNP: Tamar Bates, Cameron Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, Christian Braun, Nikola Jokic, Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon

Philadelphia 76ers box score
Philadelphia 76ers
Tyrese MaxeyG45:00286610-224-94-64211-1
VJ EdgecombeG42:0017896-175-110-02231-7
Joel EmbiidF-C40:003210213-221-45-50162+8
Paul GeorgeF32:008233-102-70-02103-18
Dominick BarlowF13:006202-61-41-10002-7
Quentin GrimesG40:0016424-83-75-60124+9
Adem BonaF23:008624-50-00-10114-6
Jared McCainG19:003041-41-30-00010+6
Jabari WalkerF11:006403-40-00-01103+11
Team265124422846-9817-4515-19991420

DNP: Kyle Lowry, Eric Gordon, Andre Drummond, Kelly Oubre Jr., Trendon Watford, Johni Broome, Justin Edwards, MarJon Beauchamp

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

DEN 34%PHI 66%
Expected margin
PHI by 5.2
Result: DEN by 1
The projection missed.

The projected margin was 6.2 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 2.4 pts toward DEN. 4 more inputs are in Pro

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