Peyton Watson scores career-high 35 points as short-handed Nuggets outlast Wizards 107-97

— Peyton Watson scored a career-high 35 points to lead the short-handed Denver Nuggets to a 107-97 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.
Jan 22, 2027, 09:51 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

100%
--DEN
0%
--WSH

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Tre Johnson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Khris Middleton misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bub Carrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alex Sarr assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alex Sarr makes layup
  • Peyton Watson misses driving layup
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 9-foot jumper
  • Alex Sarr misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes running layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Tre Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kyshawn George makes two point shot
  • Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kyshawn George makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes layup (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Bub Carrington misses running pullup jump shot
  • Tre Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Alex Sarr misses 14-foot jumper
  • Khris Middleton misses 19-foot jumper
  • Jalen Pickett misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Khris Middleton misses 24-foot running jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Kyshawn George misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Peyton Watson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Bub Carrington misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Bub Carrington makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tre Johnson assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Zeke Nnaji makes 1-foot running dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bub Carrington misses three point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Bub Carrington makes 13-foot fade away jump shot
  • Will Riley misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Will Riley makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)
  • Spencer Jones makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Kyshawn George misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Will Riley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamir Watkins assists)
  • Kyshawn George misses driving layup
  • Alex Sarr misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Justin Champagnie makes 29-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kyshawn George misses driving layup
  • Tre Johnson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Will Riley misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Bruce Brown misses driving layup
  • Tre Johnson misses running pullup jump shot
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Will Riley misses 25-foot running jump shot
  • Jalen Pickett misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 4-foot two point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Bub Carrington misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
  • Alex Sarr makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alex Sarr makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes 4-foot dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Justin Champagnie misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 15-foot jumper
  • Khris Middleton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Khris Middleton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Bruce Brown misses two point shot
  • Khris Middleton makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Peyton Watson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Bub Carrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Bub Carrington misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 22-foot two point shot
  • Jamir Watkins misses 25-foot jump bank shot
  • Peyton Watson misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
  • Khris Middleton misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Will Riley misses 4-foot tip shot
  • Bruce Brown makes running layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Tre Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tre Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Peyton Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes running layup
  • Kyshawn George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alex Sarr assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
  • Bub Carrington makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Bub Carrington makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Peyton Watson makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Khris Middleton makes driving layup
  • Aaron Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Bub Carrington misses running pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 16-foot fade away jump shot
  • Tre Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)
  • Peyton Watson misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Tre Johnson makes two point shot (Alex Sarr assists)
  • Peyton Watson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Tre Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson makes 19-foot step back jumpshot (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • Bub Carrington misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Alex Sarr makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Jalen Pickett misses 8-foot jumper
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
  • Khris Middleton makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tre Johnson assists)
  • Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
  • Kyshawn George misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists)
  • Bub Carrington makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kyshawn George assists)
  • Aaron Gordon makes 16-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Peyton Watson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Bub Carrington misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Alex Sarr misses 16-foot jumper
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tre Johnson makes 8-foot two point shot (Alex Sarr assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Tre Johnson makes 26-foot three pointer (Justin Champagnie assists)
  • Tre Johnson makes 22-foot three pointer (Justin Champagnie assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes two point shot
  • Alex Sarr makes 2-foot dunk
  • Jamal Murray misses technical free throw
  • Peyton Watson makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Alex Sarr makes layup (Tre Johnson assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses two point shot
  • Will Riley makes finger roll layup
  • Zeke Nnaji makes 1-foot dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Will Riley makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Will Riley makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes 15-foot turnaround jump shot
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Bub Carrington misses 30-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Jamal Murray makes driving layup
  • Will Riley misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Will Riley misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jamir Watkins makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamir Watkins misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jamir Watkins makes running dunk (Justin Champagnie assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses 2-foot hook shot
  • Alex Sarr misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alex Sarr makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Will Riley makes 28-foot three point jumper (Kyshawn George assists)
  • Jonas Valanciunas misses layup
  • Bruce Brown makes two point shot
  • Kyshawn George makes driving layup
  • Alex Sarr makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alex Sarr makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kyshawn George misses 13-foot fade away jump shot
  • Bruce Brown misses two point shot
  • Bruce Brown makes driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Alex Sarr misses two point shot
  • Peyton Watson makes 30-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Kyshawn George misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot
  • Will Riley misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)
  • Khris Middleton misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Peyton Watson makes 16-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kyshawn George makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Peyton Watson misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kyshawn George misses running layup
  • Anthony Gill makes two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tre Johnson makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Kyshawn George assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaron Gordon misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Kyshawn George makes two point shot
  • Kyshawn George misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jamal Murray misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kyshawn George misses 30-foot running jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tre Johnson makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Bub Carrington assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes driving layup
  • Khris Middleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alex Sarr makes 2-foot dunk (Kyshawn George assists)
  • Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Tre Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jalen Pickett makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jalen Pickett makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kyshawn George makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Bub Carrington assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
OpenSpreadTotalML
Denver NuggetsNuggetsDEN
(30-15)
(30-15, 18-7 Away)
-6.5
-110
-6.5
-108
o227.5
-110
-250
Washington WizardsWizardsWSH
(10-33)
(10-33, 6-15 Home)
u230.5
-110
+6.5
-112
u227.5
-110
+205
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