Nuggets vs Spurs Match Player Stats | Saturday, January 4th 2025

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Nuggets vs Spurs Match Player Stats | Saturday, January 4th 2025

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Todays Saturday, January 4th Matchup Details

Saturday Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs
Todays Game is on Saturday, January 4th 2025
04/01/25 20:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs

Among all players in the league, Devin Vassell lands in the 80th percentile for shots from the field while at home, averaging 12.4 per game this year.

Out of all players in the NBA, Devin Vassell slots into the 82nd percentile for shot attempts from downtown, logging 5.6 per game this year.

Devin Vassell has averaged 33.6 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 5.6 higher than he’s averaged overall this season.

The 9th-most up-tempo pace home offense in the league over the last 15 games has been the San Antonio Spurs.

The Nuggets have played at the 4th-most up-tempo tempo in the NBA over the last 20 games, which ought to raise opportunities for the Spurs.

Jamal Murray has attempted 5.6 3-point shots per game on the road this year, ranking him in the 81st percentile out of all players in the league.

Among all players in the league, Jamal Murray comes in at the 98th percentile for playing time, totaling a massive 36.9 minutes per game without the home court advantage this year.

This year, opposing starting SGs have shot 37.5% on threes (8th-best in the league) against the San Antonio Spurs, marking this as a positive matchup.

The Nuggets have played at the 4th-quickest tempo in the NBA over the last 20 games.

The Spurs have played at the 9th-most up-tempo tempo in the NBA over the last 15 games with the home court advantage, which should lead to increased possessions for the Denver Nuggets.

Out of all players in the league, Jamal Murray ranks in the 91st percentile for shots from the field when playing away from home, posting 16.4 per game this year.

The Denver Nuggets check in as the 3rd-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 5 games as the road team (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore lead to added chances for scoring and assists).

Michael Porter Jr. has successfully made 4.4 treys per game over the last 5 games, 1.8 more than he’s made from downtown over the course of the season.

Michael Porter Jr. has been on the court for 34.3 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the NBA: 92nd percentile.

Over the last 10 games, the opposition’s starting PFs have tallied 6.4 3-point attempts per game (2nd-most in the NBA) against the Spurs, identifying this as a positive matchup.

Compared to last season’s 26.7 rate, Nikola Jokic’s points per game have surged this season to 31.0.

Among all players in the NBA, Nikola Jokic lands in the 99th percentile for playing time, putting up a colossal 37.0 minutes per game this year.

When squaring off against other starting Cs, Victor Wembanyama places in the 93rd percentile with a whopping 12.2 shot attempts from the field against him per game this year.

Out of all players in the NBA, Nikola Jokic registers in the 88th percentile for three-point performance while playing away from home with an exceptional 44.4% rate this year.

Nikola Jokic has attempted 6.2 threes per game over the last 5 games when playing away from home, 1.1 higher than he’s attempted in all games this year on the road.

Russell Westbrook has converted 68.5% of his field goals over the last 5 games on the road, 19.8% more than he’s made over the course of the year on the road.

Russell Westbrook has tallied 32.8 minutes per game over the last 5 games away from home, 6.2 more than he’s tallied overall this season on the road.

This year, the other team’s starting PGs have shot 50.2% on shots from the field (highest in the league) against the San Antonio Spurs, making this a good matchup.

The Spurs rank as the 4th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 5 games when playing at home (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore lead to additional opportunities for scoring and assists).

Keldon Johnson has successfully made 100.0% of his foul shots over the last 5 games at home, 21.7% higher than he’s sunk over the course of the season with the home court advantage.

Keldon Johnson ought to see a rise in efficiency for all stats as a result of having the home court advantage in this contest.

Michael Porter Jr. has sunk 7.2 buckets per game this year, ranking him in the 89th percentile among all players in the NBA.

Victor Wembanyama has tallied 32.0 minutes per game when playing at home this year, ranking him in the 83rd percentile — putting him among the most-used players in the league.

Victor Wembanyama ought to get a boost in performance for all stats in light of holding the home court advantage in this game.

Chris Paul ought to get a boost in output in all stat categories considering possessing the home court advantage in this game.

Among all players in the league, Christian Braun measures in the 88th percentile for field goal effectiveness with an exceptional 56.0% rate this year.

Christian Braun has averaged 34.0 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the league: 91st percentile.

Harrison Barnes has averaged 0.9 personal fouls per game with the home court advantage this year, ranking in the 17th percentile — among the league’s least foul-prone.

The matchup vs. Denver is a good one for three-point shots; when the Denver Nuggets are the visiting squad, opposing starting PFs have put up the 5th-highest 3-point rate in the NBA this year (44.8%).

Victor Wembanyama has scored 31.4 points per game over the last 5 games, 5.5 higher than he’s scored over the course of the year.

Julian Strawther has sunk 100.0% of his free throw attempts over the last 5 games, 14.2% higher than he’s put through the hoop in all games this season.

Out of all players in the NBA, Chris Paul comes in at the 98th percentile for foul-shot performance with a phenomenal 97.6% rate this year.

Over the last 5 games, the opposing team’s starting PGs have attempted 5.6 free throws per game (4th-highest in the NBA) vs. the Denver Nuggets, finding it easy to get to the foul line.

The matchup vs. the San Antonio Spurs is a strong one for three-point shots; opposing starting PGs have put up the 5th-highest three percentage in the league this year (40.4%).

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact Denver Nuggets at San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs have been the least efficient 3-point shooting team in the NBA over the last 10 games at home.

The matchup vs. Denver is a hard one for three-pointers; when the Nuggets are the visiting squad, the opposition’s starting SFs have tallied the least threes per game in the NBA this year (1.1).

As it relates to 3-point attempts, the least aggressive team in the league this year has been the Denver Nuggets.

Jamal Murray will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this matchup. Playing without the home court advantage tends to decrease stat production across the board.

Julian Strawther has tallied 2.4 personal fouls per game this year, placing him among the most-whistled players in the league (79th percentile).

Julian Strawther stands to experience a decrease in output in all facets of the game on account of playing on the visting team in this matchup.

Michael Porter Jr. should suffer a reduction in output in all facets of the game on account of being on the road in this contest.

The matchup against Victor Wembanyama is a challenging one for getting to the free-throw line; when Wembanyama is at home and defending opposing starting Cs this year, they have attempted a measly 2.3 foul shots per game (14th percentile).

Nikola Jokic ought to suffer a drop-off in performance for all stats due to being on the road in this matchup.

The matchup vs. Victor Wembanyama is a hard one for shots from downtown; when Wembanyama is on his home court and guarding fellow starting Cs this year, they have finished with a lowly 0.4 3-point shots per game (14th percentile).

Russell Westbrook has tallied 3.6 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games, 1.0 more than he’s tallied overall this season.

Russell Westbrook has sunk a lowly 56.5% of his free throws this year, significantly lower than his 67.0 rate last year.

Russell Westbrook figures to suffer a drop-off in efficiency across the board considering playing away from home in this game.

Over the last 5 games when they are the visiting team, the opposing team’s starting PFs have put up 13.0 points per game (4th-lowest in the NBA) against the Spurs, making this a hard matchup for offensive output.

The number of fouls drawn by fellow starting PFs against Harrison Barnes has been remarkably low this year (2.5 free throw attempts per game: 14th percentile).

Victor Wembanyama has failed to convert 5.9 three-point attempts per game this season, a significant increase from his 3.8 mark last season.

The number of 3-pointers attempted against Nikola Jokic has been very low (1.1 per game) when squaring off against other starting Cs this year (3rd percentile).

This year when they are on their home court, the opposing team’s starting PGs have averaged 4.5 three attempts per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Denver Nuggets, branding this as a difficult matchup.

Out of all players in the league, Christian Braun registers in the 75th percentile for personal fouls, registering a whopping 2.3 fouls per game this year.

The matchup vs. the San Antonio Spurs is a difficult one for field goals; opposing starting SFs have posted the lowest field goal rate in the NBA this year (36.0%).

Christian Braun figures to suffer a drop-off in production in all facets of the game in light of being on the road in this matchup.

This year, the opposing team’s starting PFs have attempted 2.6 foul shots per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Nuggets, finding it difficult to get to the foul line.

The matchup vs. the San Antonio Spurs is a tough one for three-pointers; the other team’s starting SFs have posted the 4th-lowest three rate in the league this year (27.4%).

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