Who won Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets?

The Washington Wizards beat the Denver Nuggets 126-123 on March 15, 2025.

Alexandre Sarr scored 34 for the Washington Wizards; Nikola Jokić scored 40 for the Denver Nuggets with 13 rebounds.

Washington Wizards at Denver Nuggets

2024-25 · Regular season Sat, Mar 15, 2025 · 9:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Washington Wizards schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

123

Venue: Ball Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Washington Wizards beat the Denver Nuggets 126-123 on the road on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Ball Arena. Alexandre Sarr had 34 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the Washington Wizards. Nikola Jokić had 40 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists for the Denver Nuggets.

The Washington Wizards trailed 72-63 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 32-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Russell Westbrook (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Michael Porter Jr. (double-double, Denver Nuggets), Justin Champagnie (double-double, Washington Wizards). Bench points: Washington Wizards 28, Denver Nuggets 8. Kyshawn George had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets?: The Washington Wizards beat the Denver Nuggets 126-123 on March 15, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Alexandre Sarr scored 34 for the Washington Wizards; Nikola Jokić scored 40 for the Denver Nuggets with 13 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Washington Wizards	30	33	32	31	126
Denver Nuggets	44	28	23	28	123

Game leaders

Washington Wizards

Points: 34 Alexandre Sarr
Rebounds: 13 Justin Champagnie
Assists: 7 Bub Carrington

Denver Nuggets

Points: 40 Nikola Jokić
Rebounds: 13 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 11 Russell Westbrook

Justin Champagnie double-double (16 PTS, 13 REB) · Nikola Jokić double-double (40 PTS, 13 REB) · Russell Westbrook double-double (22 PTS, 11 AST) · Michael Porter Jr. double-double (20 PTS, 11 REB)

Washington Wizards
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kyshawn George starter	39:57	19	7	5	3	1	2	6-11	4-8	3-4	4	-3
Justin Champagnie starter	39:07	16	13	2	2	0	1	6-10	2-5	2-2	1	+13
Alexandre Sarr starter	31:44	34	6	5	1	1	2	12-28	5-9	5-5	4	+8
Jordan Poole starter	30:15	19	0	6	1	1	6	7-11	4-7	1-2	1	-3
Khris Middleton starter	19:52	10	4	4	1	0	0	4-10	2-6	0-0	2	-6
Bub Carrington bench	30:02	9	4	7	0	0	4	4-12	1-6	0-0	2	+10
AJ Johnson bench	17:45	9	2	4	2	0	1	3-4	1-2	2-2	1	+7
Richaun Holmes bench	16:16	6	6	0	1	1	1	2-4	0-0	2-2	2	-5
Corey Kispert bench	15:02	4	2	1	0	0	0	2-5	0-2	0-0	0	-6

Not available: Saddiq Bey, Bilal Coulibaly, Malcolm Brogdon, Colby Jones

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nikola Jokić starter	39:14	40	13	9	1	2	3	16-30	1-8	7-7	3	+6
Russell Westbrook starter	36:58	22	4	11	1	0	3	9-19	4-8	0-0	2	+0
Michael Porter Jr. starter	36:52	20	11	1	1	1	0	7-16	3-6	3-4	4	-13
Jamal Murray starter	36:33	24	6	7	4	0	3	9-16	3-8	3-3	2	+19
Christian Braun starter	34:54	9	3	4	3	0	3	4-4	1-1	0-0	0	-2
Peyton Watson bench	22:48	2	3	3	1	2	1	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	-22
Zeke Nnaji bench	20:41	6	1	2	1	3	2	2-5	0-2	2-3	4	+4
Jalen Pickett bench	9:26	0	1	3	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	-7
Vlatko Cancar bench	2:34	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	+0

Not available: DaRon Holmes II, Julian Strawther, Aaron Gordon

Team statistics
Washington Wizards	Stat	Denver Nuggets
15/17 (88%)	Free throws	15/17 (88%)
27/50 (54%)	2 pointers	36/61 (59%)
19/45 (42%)	3 pointers	12/34 (35%)
46/95 (48%)	Field goals	48/95 (50%)
44	Rebounds	42
31	Defensive rebounds	32
13	Offensive rebounds	10
34	Assists	40
17	Turnovers	17
11	Steals	12
4	Blocks	8
17	Fouls	20
11	Max points in a row	10
2:16	Time spent in lead	40:21
3	Biggest lead	16

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Denver Nuggets ahead)

Largest margin: 14 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 8
Times tied: 9
Largest lead · Washington Wizards: 3 Q4 11:16
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 16 Q1 0:18
Longest run: 11-0 Washington Wizards · Q3 0:51 to Q4 11:16

Scoring plays

Q1 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Denver Nuggets
11:18	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	2	0
10:55	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	2	3
10:35	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	2	5
10:15	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	5	5
9:59	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	5	7
9:50	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	6	7
9:50	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	7	7
9:08	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	7	9
8:54	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	7	11
8:38	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	9	11
8:23	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	9	13
8:13	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 3-pt field goal	12	13
7:59	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	12	14
7:59	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	12	15
7:51	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	14	15
7:02	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	14	18
6:54	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	15	18
6:32	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	15	20
6:19	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	17	20
6:04	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	17	23
5:43	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 2-pt field goal	19	23
5:32	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	19	25
5:14	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	21	25
4:53	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	21	27
4:40	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 3-pt field goal	24	27
4:21	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	24	30
3:59	Washington Wizards	Corey Kispert 2-pt field goal	26	30
3:46	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	26	33
3:26	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	26	35
2:38	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	26	37
1:59	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	26	39
1:41	Washington Wizards	Corey Kispert 2-pt field goal	28	39
1:25	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	28	41
0:18	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	28	43
0:18	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	28	44
0:01	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	30	44

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Denver Nuggets
11:30	Washington Wizards	Richaun Holmes Free throw	31	44
11:30	Washington Wizards	Richaun Holmes Free throw	32	44
10:58	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	32	46
10:39	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	34	46
10:21	Washington Wizards	Richaun Holmes 2-pt field goal	36	46
9:39	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	36	48
9:22	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	38	48
8:34	Washington Wizards	AJ Johnson 3-pt field goal	41	48
8:18	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	41	50
7:49	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	41	52
7:21	Washington Wizards	AJ Johnson Free throw	42	52
7:21	Washington Wizards	AJ Johnson Free throw	43	52
6:58	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	45	52
6:28	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	48	52
6:14	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	48	55
5:59	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	51	55
5:49	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	51	57
5:49	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	51	58
5:18	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	53	58
3:36	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	53	60
3:06	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	53	63
2:26	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	55	63
2:26	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	56	63
2:12	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	56	65
1:54	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	58	65
1:48	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	58	67
1:29	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	60	67
0:57	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	60	68
0:57	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	60	69
0:37	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	63	69
0:31	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	63	72

Q3 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Denver Nuggets
10:52	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	63	74
10:43	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole Free throw	64	74
10:23	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	67	74
10:05	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	67	76
9:51	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	70	76
9:22	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 2-pt field goal	72	76
8:20	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	72	77
7:52	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	74	77
7:31	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 3-pt field goal	77	77
6:45	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	77	79
6:19	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	77	81
5:44	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	77	83
5:44	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	77	84
5:01	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	77	85
4:52	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	78	85
4:52	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	79	85
4:37	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	79	87
4:19	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	81	87
3:56	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	81	90
3:12	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	81	92
2:52	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	83	92
2:30	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	83	93
2:10	Washington Wizards	AJ Johnson 2-pt field goal	85	93
1:56	Washington Wizards	AJ Johnson 2-pt field goal	87	93
1:47	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	87	94
1:47	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	87	95
0:51	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	90	95
0:31	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	92	95
0:02	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	95	95

Q4 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Denver Nuggets
11:16	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 3-pt field goal	98	95
10:56	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	98	98
10:18	Washington Wizards	Richaun Holmes 2-pt field goal	100	98
10:03	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	100	100
9:19	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	102	100
9:11	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	102	102
8:47	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie Free throw	103	102
8:47	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie Free throw	104	102
8:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	104	103
8:18	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	104	105
7:45	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	104	106
7:45	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	104	107
7:05	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	104	109
6:35	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	104	112
5:10	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	107	112
4:28	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	107	114
4:01	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	110	114
3:21	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	113	114
2:36	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	113	116
2:13	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 3-pt field goal	116	116
1:51	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	117	116
1:51	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	118	116
1:31	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	118	119
0:45	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 2-pt field goal	120	119
0:31	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	120	121
0:10	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	123	121
0:06	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	123	123
0:03	Washington Wizards	Jordan Poole 3-pt field goal	126	123

2024-25 season series

After this game: Washington Wizards 2-0. Final series: Washington Wizards 2-0.

Dec 7: Denver Nuggets 113 at Washington Wizards 122
Mar 15: Washington Wizards 126 at Denver Nuggets 123 (this game)

Highlights

Denver Nuggets 123-126 Washington Wizards — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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