Nikola Jokic and Key Nuggets Players to Watch vs. the Grizzlies - April 14

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Nuggets vs. Grizzlies: Players to Watch

Nuggets Key Players

Jokic averages 26.6 points, 12.3 boards and 9 assists.

Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 16.6 points, 7 rebounds and 1.5 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.5 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.

Jamal Murray averages 21.2 points, 4.1 boards and 6.6 assists.

Aaron Gordon is averaging 13.9 points, 3.5 assists and 6.5 rebounds.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is averaging 10.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocked shots.

Grizzlies Key Players

Per game, Jake LaRavia gives the Grizzlies 9.8 points, 3.5 boards and 1.5 assists. He also averages 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks.

Ja Morant averages 25.1 points, 5.6 boards and 8.1 assists. He is also making 47.1% of his shots from the floor and 27.5% from beyond the arc, with 1.6 treys per contest.

The Grizzlies get 4 points per game from Zavier Simpson, plus 3 rebounds and 3.6 assists.

Wenyen Gabriel averages 3.4 points, 5 rebounds and 0.6 assists. He is making 36.4% of his shots from the floor.

The Grizzlies are receiving 3 points, 4 boards and 1 assists per game from Timmy Allen.

Nuggets vs. Grizzlies Stat Insights

Denver Key Stats

The Nuggets are outscoring opponents by 5.1 points per game with a +416 scoring differential overall. They put up 114.7 points per game (14th in the NBA) and give up 109.6 per outing (sixth in the league).

Denver wins the rebound battle by an average of two boards. It is recording 44.3 rebounds per game (seventh in the league) compared to its opponents' 42.3 per contest.

The Nuggets connect on 11.7 three-pointers per game (25th in the league) compared to their opponents' 11.2. They shoot 37.5% from deep while their opponents hit 35.7% from long range.

Denver averages 115.5 points per 100 possessions on offense (eighth in the league), and allows 110.6 points per 100 possessions (eighth in the NBA).

Memphis Key Stats

The Grizzlies are being outscored by 6.9 points per game, with a -559 scoring differential overall. They put up 105.8 points per game (30th in NBA), and give up 112.7 per contest (11th in league).

The 42.6 rebounds per game Memphis accumulates rank 23rd in the league, 2.9 fewer than the 45.5 its opponents record.

The Grizzlies knock down 13.1 three-pointers per game (11th in the league) compared to their opponents' 13.4. They shoot 34.7% from deep, and their opponents shoot 37.9%.

Memphis' 104.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 30th in the NBA, and the 111.6 points it concedes per 100 possessions rank 11th in the league.

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