Top Performers
Points
35
Watson
DEN
Rebounds
12
George
WAS
Assists
7
George
WAS
Threes
6
Watson
DEN
37-83 (44.6%)
FG%
32-84 (38.1%)
9-26 (34.6%)
3PM
13-43 (30.2%)
24-26 (92.3%)
FTM
20-24 (83.3%)
46
Rebounds
42
11
Offensive Rebounds
14
35
Defensive Rebounds
28
22
Assists
20
9
Steals
9
6
Blocks
6
14
Turnovers
14
11
Points Off Turnovers
13
8
Fastbreak Points
9
44
Points In Paint
36
12
Second Chance Points
15
14
Fouls
21
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
12
Biggest Lead
1
9
Longest Unanswered Run
7
Lead Changes
2
Ties
2
2025-26 Western Standings
DENWAS
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | 13 | .759 | ||
| 2 | 36 | 16 | .692 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 34 | 20 | .630 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 32 | 19 | .627 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 33 | 22 | .600 | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 31 | 22 | .585 | 9.5 | |
| 8 | 29 | 25 | .537 | 12.0 | |
| 9 | 26 | 28 | .481 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 25 | 27 | .481 | 15.0 | |
| 11 | 20 | 32 | .385 | 20.0 | |
| 12 | 19 | 33 | .365 | 21.0 | |
| 13 | 17 | 37 | .315 | 24.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 40 | .273 | 26.5 | |
| 15 | 12 | 43 | .218 | 29.5 |
Thunder
Spurs
Nuggets
Rockets
Lakers
Timberwolves
Suns
Warriors
Trail Blazers
Clippers
Grizzlies
Mavericks
Jazz
Pelicans
Kings| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | 13 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 34 | 19 | .642 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 34 | 19 | .642 | 5.5 | |
| 4 | 33 | 21 | .611 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 32 | 22 | .593 | 8.0 | |
| 6 | 30 | 23 | .566 | 9.5 | |
| 7 | 28 | 24 | .538 | 11.0 | |
| 8 | 28 | 27 | .509 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 14.5 | |
| 10 | 25 | 29 | .463 | 15.0 | |
| 11 | 24 | 30 | .444 | 16.0 | |
| 12 | 21 | 30 | .412 | 17.5 | |
| 13 | 15 | 37 | .288 | 24.0 | |
| 14 | 14 | 38 | .269 | 25.0 | |
| 15 | 13 | 40 | .245 | 26.5 |
Pistons
Knicks
Celtics
Cavaliers
Raptors
76ers
Magic
Heat
Hawks
Hornets
Bulls
Bucks
Nets
Wizards
PacersGame Summary
The Washington Wizards were decisively beaten by the Denver Nuggets, 107 to 97, on January 22.
Game Info
January 22, 2026
League Pass
Capital One Arena
Washington, DC
#34 Kevin Cutler (Head Official)
#82 Suyash Mehta
#83 Andy Nagy
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Watson #8 | 40 | 35 | 8 (1) | 3 | 2 | 4 | +13 | 1 | 2 | 10-16 | 6-8 | 9-10 | 85.8 |
A. Gordon #32 | 33 | 16 | 5 (0) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +23 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 5-5 | 56.3 |
J. Valančiūnas #17 | 22 | 16 | 9 (4) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 54.2 |
J. Pickett #24 | 33 | 2 | 5 (1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +16 | 3 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 20.5 |
J. Murray #27 | 36 | 24 | 4 (0) | 5 | 2 | 1 | +18 | 4 | 0 | 9-17 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 62.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jones #21 | 28 | 2 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
T. Hardaway Jr. #10 | 20 | 2 | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 2 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 12.5 |
B. Brown #11 | 18 | 6 | 6 (4) | 2 | 2 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
Z. Nnaji #22 | 10 | 4 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
N. Jokić #15 | |||||||||||||
C. Johnson #23 | |||||||||||||
C. Braun #0 | |||||||||||||
J. Strawther #3 | |||||||||||||
H. Tyson #5 | |||||||||||||
D. Holmes II #14 | |||||||||||||
T. Bates #7 | |||||||||||||
C. Jones #1 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 107 | 46 (11) | 22 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 37-83 | 9-26 | 24-26 | 56.6 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Middleton #20 | 28 | 9 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -18 | 1 | 4 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 37.9 |
A. Sarr #20 | 36 | 15 | 8 (2) | 4 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 48.0 |
K. George #18 | 34 | 20 | 12 (3) | 7 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 5 | 6-17 | 2-6 | 6-6 | 50.9 |
T. Johnson #12 | 34 | 19 | 3 (2) | 3 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 2 | 2 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 63.8 |
B. Carrington #7 | 38 | 13 | 2 (1) | 2 | 3 | 2 | -18 | 5 | 2 | 4-14 | 3-13 | 2-2 | 43.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Riley #27 | 21 | 13 | 4 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 2 | 2 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 55.3 |
J. Watkins #5 | 18 | 3 | 5 (2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 52.1 |
J. Champagnie #9 | 18 | 3 | 2 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
A. Gill #16 | 12 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
M. Bagley III #35 | |||||||||||||
T. Young #3 | |||||||||||||
S. Cooper #13 | |||||||||||||
M. Branham #8 | |||||||||||||
C. Whitmore #1 | |||||||||||||
B. Coulibaly #0 | |||||||||||||
T. Vukcevic #00 | |||||||||||||
AJ Johnson #8 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WAS | 97 | 42 (14) | 20 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32-84 | 13-43 | 20-24 | 51.3 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
J. Valančiūnas makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by P. Watson
1Q 11:42
A. Gordon makes 24' three
Assisted by P. Watson
1Q 11:08
J. Valančiūnas makes free throw 1/2
1Q 10:39
J. Valančiūnas makes free throw 2/2
1Q 10:39
B. Carrington makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Sarr
1Q 10:30
7-3
J. Valančiūnas makes free throw 1/2
1Q 10:10
8-3
J. Valančiūnas makes free throw 2/2
1Q 10:10
9-3
A. Sarr makes layup
1Q 09:56
9-5
J. Valančiūnas makes running layup
Assisted by A. Gordon
1Q 09:11
11-5
K. George makes putback layup
1Q 08:26
11-7
K. George makes 25' running pullup three
1Q 08:02
11-10
A. Gordon makes cutting finger roll
Assisted by J. Pickett
1Q 07:39
13-10
A. Gordon makes free throw 1/3
1Q 05:46
14-10
A. Gordon makes free throw 2/3
1Q 05:46
15-10
A. Gordon makes free throw 3/3
1Q 05:46
16-10
P. Watson makes 30' three
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 05:24
19-10
B. Carrington makes 24' three
Assisted by T. Johnson
1Q 05:04
19-13
Z. Nnaji makes running dunk
Assisted by J. Murray
1Q 04:26
21-13
P. Watson makes free throw 1/2
1Q 03:54
22-13
P. Watson makes free throw 2/2
1Q 03:54
23-13
B. Carrington makes 13' fadeaway
1Q 02:41
23-15
P. Watson makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:49
24-15
P. Watson makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:49
25-15
K. George makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:33
25-16
K. George makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:33
25-17
W. Riley makes 27' three
Assisted by K. George
1Q 01:08
25-20
S. Jones makes 9' bank hook shot
1Q 00:48
27-20
W. Riley makes 28' three
Assisted by J. Watkins
1Q 00:32
27-23
T. Hardaway Jr. makes 6' driving bank hook shot
2Q 11:36
29-23
J. Champagnie makes 30' three
Assisted by K. George
2Q 11:22
29-26
K. George makes free throw 1/2
2Q 08:51
29-27
K. George makes free throw 2/2
2Q 08:51
29-28
J. Valančiūnas makes 4' driving hook shot
Assisted by B. Brown
2Q 08:36
31-28
A. Sarr makes free throw 1/2
2Q 08:01
31-29
A. Sarr makes free throw 2/2
2Q 08:01
31-30
J. Valančiūnas makes dunk
Assisted by J. Pickett
2Q 07:36
33-30
K. Middleton makes free throw 1/2
2Q 06:55
33-31
K. Middleton makes free throw 2/2
2Q 06:55
33-32
K. Middleton makes 20' pullup
2Q 06:21
33-34
P. Watson makes 27' three
Assisted by B. Brown
2Q 05:51
36-34
B. Brown makes running layup
Assisted by A. Gordon
2Q 04:21
38-34
T. Johnson makes free throw 1/2
2Q 03:40
38-35
T. Johnson makes free throw 2/2
2Q 03:40
38-36
P. Watson makes 27' three
Assisted by J. Murray
2Q 03:20
41-36
J. Murray makes running layup
2Q 02:57
43-36
K. George makes 26' three
Assisted by A. Sarr
2Q 02:46
43-39
J. Murray makes 24' three
Assisted by P. Watson
2Q 02:27
46-39
B. Carrington makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:10
46-40
B. Carrington makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:10
46-41
P. Watson makes 15' driving floater
Assisted by A. Gordon
2Q 01:58
48-41
K. Middleton makes driving layup
2Q 01:44
48-43
T. Johnson makes 26' three
Assisted by K. George
2Q 00:48
48-46
T. Johnson makes driving reverse layup
Assisted by A. Sarr
3Q 11:42
48-48
P. Watson makes 23' three
Assisted by J. Pickett
3Q 11:20
51-48
P. Watson makes 19' stepback
Assisted by J. Valančiūnas
3Q 10:45
53-48
A. Sarr makes 6' turnaround jump shot
3Q 09:20
53-50
J. Valančiūnas makes putback layup
3Q 08:57
55-50
K. Middleton makes 23' three
Assisted by T. Johnson
3Q 08:39
55-53
J. Valančiūnas makes putback layup
3Q 08:17
57-53
J. Murray makes driving layup
Assisted by J. Valančiūnas
3Q 07:43
59-53
B. Carrington makes 28' stepback three
Assisted by K. George
3Q 07:21
59-56
A. Gordon makes 16' turnaround jump shot
3Q 06:57
61-56
P. Watson makes 28' three
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 06:22
64-56
P. Watson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:43
65-56
P. Watson makes free throw 2/2
3Q 05:43
66-56
T. Johnson makes 8' driving bank floater
Assisted by A. Sarr
3Q 05:30
66-58
J. Murray makes 27' pullup three
3Q 05:08
69-58
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
3Q 05:08
70-58
T. Johnson makes 27' pullup three
Assisted by J. Champagnie
3Q 04:51
70-61
T. Johnson makes 23' pullup three
Assisted by J. Champagnie
3Q 04:19
70-64
J. Murray makes driving reverse layup
3Q 03:59
72-64
A. Sarr makes dunk
3Q 03:37
72-66
P. Watson makes 6' driving bank shot
3Q 03:03
74-66
A. Sarr makes layup
Assisted by T. Johnson
3Q 02:54
74-68
W. Riley makes finger roll
3Q 02:25
74-70
Z. Nnaji makes dunk
Assisted by J. Murray
3Q 02:04
76-70
W. Riley makes free throw 1/2
3Q 01:30
76-71
W. Riley makes free throw 2/2
3Q 01:30
76-72
J. Murray makes 16' turnaround jump shot
3Q 01:13
78-72
J. Murray makes free throw 1/1
3Q 01:13
79-72
J. Murray makes driving layup
3Q 00:49
81-72
J. Watkins makes free throw 1/2
3Q 00:16
81-73
J. Watkins makes running dunk
Assisted by J. Champagnie
3Q 00:03
81-75
A. Sarr makes free throw 2/2
4Q 11:08
81-76
W. Riley makes 28' three
Assisted by K. George
4Q 10:34
81-79
B. Brown makes putback layup
4Q 10:05
83-79
K. George makes driving layup
4Q 09:53
83-81
A. Sarr makes free throw 1/2
4Q 09:22
83-82
A. Sarr makes free throw 2/2
4Q 09:22
83-83
B. Brown makes driving layup
Assisted by A. Gordon
4Q 08:34
85-83
P. Watson makes 30' three
Assisted by J. Pickett
4Q 07:55
88-83
A. Gordon makes cutting dunk
Assisted by J. Pickett
4Q 06:56
90-83
P. Watson makes 17' driving floater
Assisted by A. Gordon
4Q 06:14
92-83
K. George makes free throw 1/2
4Q 06:03
92-84
K. George makes free throw 2/2
4Q 06:03
92-85
A. Gill makes putback layup
4Q 05:28
92-87
J. Murray makes 11' pullup
4Q 05:15
94-87
A. Gordon makes free throw 1/2
4Q 04:51
95-87
A. Gordon makes free throw 2/2
4Q 04:51
96-87
T. Johnson makes 15' pullup
Assisted by K. George
4Q 04:42
96-89
J. Murray makes free throw 1/2
4Q 04:17
97-89
J. Murray makes free throw 2/2
4Q 04:17
98-89
K. George makes running finger roll
4Q 03:36
98-91
A. Gordon makes 15' pullup
4Q 02:47
100-91
T. Johnson makes 8' driving floater
Assisted by B. Carrington
4Q 02:32
100-93
J. Murray makes driving layup
4Q 02:15
102-93
P. Watson makes free throw 1/2
4Q 01:50
103-93
P. Watson makes free throw 2/2
4Q 01:50
104-93
A. Sarr makes cutting dunk
Assisted by K. George
4Q 01:33
104-95
P. Watson makes free throw 2/2
4Q 01:16
105-95
J. Pickett makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:59
106-95
J. Pickett makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:59
107-95
K. George makes 15' pullup
Assisted by B. Carrington
4Q 00:45
107-97
37-83 (44.6%)
FG%
32-84 (38.1%)
9-26 (34.6%)
3PM
13-43 (30.2%)
24-26 (92.3%)
FTM
20-24 (83.3%)
46
Rebounds
42
11
Offensive Rebounds
14
35
Defensive Rebounds
28
22
Assists
20
9
Steals
9
6
Blocks
6
14
Turnovers
14
11
Points Off Turnovers
13
8
Fastbreak Points
9
44
Points In Paint
36
12
Second Chance Points
15
14
Fouls
21
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
12
Biggest Lead
1
9
Longest Unanswered Run
7
Lead Changes
2
Ties
2
