Newer meeting, Jan 22: DEN 107, WAS 97

Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets: player stats (Jan 17, 2026)

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Washington Wizards

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

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WAS

Game leaders

DEN

Points
Washington Wizards: KyShawn George29 PTS10-20 FG, 5-8 3P, 4-5 FT
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray42 PTS15-24 FG, 5-8 3P, 7-8 FT
Rebounds
Washington Wizards: Justin Champagnie9 REB3 OREB, 6 DREB
Denver Nuggets: Aaron Gordon10 REB0 OREB, 10 DREB
Assists
Washington Wizards: KyShawn George7 AST29 PTS, 1 TOV
Denver Nuggets: Aaron Gordon11 AST8 PTS, 1 TOV

The Denver Nuggets won 121-115 against the Washington Wizards on January 17, 2026 at Ball Arena. KyShawn George scored 29 for the Washington Wizards, while Jamal Murray had 42 for the Denver Nuggets.

Washington Wizards box score
Washington Wizards
Carlton CarringtonG	39:00	13	4	3	5-14	3-8	0-0	1	0	4	1	-6
KyShawn GeorgeF	32:00	29	5	7	10-20	5-8	4-5	1	3	1	4	-6
Tre JohnsonG	31:00	4	2	1	1-10	0-4	2-4	1	0	0	2	-8
Alexandre SarrC	28:00	16	8	1	7-12	0-0	2-7	0	0	2	5	-8
Khris MiddletonF	27:00	16	7	4	6-13	2-2	2-2	0	0	1	2	-9
Justin ChampagnieF	26:00	13	9	1	6-11	0-3	1-1	3	0	2	0	+1
Jamir WatkinsF	21:00	3	5	1	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	3	+3
Marvin Bagley IIIF	20:00	14	6	2	5-6	0-0	4-9	1	1	1	0	+2
Will RileyF	16:00	7	2	0	3-8	0-3	1-1	1	0	0	0	+1
Team	240	115	48	20	44-96	11-30	16-29	9	4	11	17

DNP: Trae Young, Anthony Gill, Sharife Cooper, Malaki Branham, Cam Whitmore, Bilal Coulibaly, Tristan Vukcevic, AJ Johnson

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Jamal MurrayG	39:00	42	3	6	15-24	5-8	7-8	2	2	5	1	+5
Peyton WatsonG	35:00	21	5	2	8-14	1-2	4-8	1	1	2	5	+5
Aaron GordonF	32:00	8	10	11	3-8	1-3	1-2	1	0	1	1	+14
Spencer JonesF	29:00	7	3	0	3-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	2	-6
Jalen PickettG	22:00	5	5	6	2-7	1-6	0-0	1	0	0	1	+8
Tim Hardaway Jr.G	36:00	30	2	0	10-18	5-11	5-5	0	0	2	2	0
Bruce BrownG	25:00	4	3	4	2-5	0-1	0-0	0	0	2	5	+10
Zeke NnajiF-C	16:00	4	6	2	2-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	3	-8
Julian StrawtherG	6:00	0	1	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	+2
Team	240	121	38	31	45-85	14-35	17-23	7	4	12	21

DNP: DaRon Holmes II, Hunter Tyson, Tamar Bates, Curtis Jones, Cameron Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, Christian Braun, Nikola Jokic

Team stats

Team stats: Washington Wizards and Denver Nuggets
WAS	Stat	DEN
45.8%44-96	Field-goal percentage	52.9%(better)45-85
36.7%11-30	Three-point percentage	40.0%(better)14-35
55.2%16-29	Free-throw percentage	73.9%(better)17-23
48(better)	Rebounds	38
17(better)	Offensive rebounds	4
31	Defensive rebounds	34(better)
20	Assists	31(better)
9(better)	Steals	7
4	Blocks	4
11(better)	Turnovers	12
17(better)	Personal fouls	21
37	Bench points	38(better)

Team advanced
WAS	Stat	DEN
102.9	Pace	102.9
111.7	Off. rating	117.5(better)
117.5	Def. rating	111.7(better)
-5.8	Net rating	5.8(better)
52.9	TS%	63.6(better)
51.6	eFG%	61.2(better)
9.2(better)	TOV%	11.2
33.3(better)	OREB%	11.4
0.302(better)	FT rate	0.271
31.3	3PA rate	41.2(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

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

WAS 12%DEN 88%

Expected margin: DEN by 14.7
Result: DEN by 6: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 8.7 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 7.2 pts toward DEN. 5 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

WAS 0, DEN 2

Jan 17 · this gameWashington Wizards 115, Denver Nuggets 121
Jan 22Denver Nuggets 107, Washington Wizards 97

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