Who won Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-105 on January 10, 2025.

Keon Johnson scored 22 for the Brooklyn Nets; Nikola Jokić scored 35 for the Denver Nuggets with 12 rebounds.

Brooklyn Nets at Denver Nuggets

2024-25 · Regular season Fri, Jan 10, 2025 · 9:00 pm EST · All results that day · Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Brooklyn Nets schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

124

Venue: Ball Arena

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

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-105 at home on Friday, January 10, 2025 at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokić had 35 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Keon Johnson had 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for the Brooklyn Nets.

The Denver Nuggets led 65-59 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 33-23. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Nikola Jokić (triple-double, Denver Nuggets), Russell Westbrook (triple-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Brooklyn Nets 39, Denver Nuggets 29. Russell Westbrook had 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 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 Brooklyn Nets vs Denver Nuggets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Brooklyn Nets 124-105 on January 10, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Keon Johnson scored 22 for the Brooklyn Nets; Nikola Jokić scored 35 for the Denver Nuggets with 12 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Brooklyn Nets	36	23	20	26	105
Denver Nuggets	32	33	29	30	124

Game leaders

Brooklyn Nets

Points: 22 Keon Johnson
Rebounds: 6 Nic Claxton
Assists: 7 Ben Simmons

Denver Nuggets

Points: 35 Nikola Jokić
Rebounds: 12 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 15 Nikola Jokić

Nikola Jokić triple-double (35 PTS, 12 REB, 15 AST) · Russell Westbrook triple-double (25 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST)

Brooklyn Nets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Keon Johnson starter	35:55	22	4	4	1	1	2	8-21	4-12	2-2	2	-9
Noah Clowney starter	29:51	14	5	2	1	0	0	3-9	1-5	7-7	2	-25
Nic Claxton starter	26:33	10	6	1	3	2	1	5-8	0-0	0-2	2	-26
Ziaire Williams starter	23:06	10	5	3	2	0	2	3-8	2-6	2-4	2	-16
Ben Simmons starter	21:47	10	4	7	1	0	4	5-7	0-0	0-0	4	-17
Tyrese Martin bench	31:48	19	4	2	0	1	2	6-14	4-9	3-3	1	-3
Tosan Evbuomwan bench	22:29	10	2	1	1	1	2	4-9	2-5	0-0	2	+8
Day'Ron Sharpe bench	19:16	7	5	3	0	0	0	3-7	0-3	1-1	4	+0
Jalen Wilson bench	16:53	0	3	1	0	0	3	0-5	0-4	0-0	5	-18
Reece Beekman bench	12:22	3	1	2	0	0	1	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	+11

Not available: Bojan Bogdanović, Cam Thomas, Maxwell Lewis, De'Anthony Melton, Trendon Watford, Dariq Whitehead

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nikola Jokić starter	38:11	35	12	15	4	0	1	14-21	1-1	6-8	1	+33
Russell Westbrook starter	36:22	25	11	10	1	1	2	8-17	2-5	7-9	3	+21
Michael Porter Jr. starter	34:09	17	6	1	2	2	1	7-16	2-9	1-2	0	+19
Christian Braun starter	29:05	11	7	0	1	0	1	4-7	1-1	2-2	3	+18
Jamal Murray starter	16:09	7	0	3	1	0	3	2-5	1-2	2-2	0	+0
Peyton Watson bench	34:40	10	7	5	2	2	5	3-5	0-0	4-5	3	+8
Julian Strawther bench	31:19	12	1	0	0	0	1	4-9	2-5	2-2	4	+14
DeAndre Jordan bench	9:49	2	4	0	1	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-2	2	-14
Jalen Pickett bench	9:34	5	1	0	0	0	0	2-4	0-1	1-1	2	-1
Hunter Tyson bench	0:42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-3

Not available: Vlatko Cancar, DaRon Holmes II, Aaron Gordon, Spencer Jones

Team statistics
Brooklyn Nets	Stat	Denver Nuggets
15/19 (78%)	Free throws	25/33 (75%)
24/45 (53%)	2 pointers	36/63 (57%)
14/45 (31%)	3 pointers	9/24 (37%)
38/90 (42%)	Field goals	45/87 (51%)
39	Rebounds	49
29	Defensive rebounds	37
10	Offensive rebounds	12
26	Assists	34
17	Turnovers	14
9	Steals	12
5	Blocks	5
24	Fouls	18
12	Max points in a row	11
16:20	Time spent in lead	30:07
8	Biggest lead	22

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

Largest margin: 21 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 4
Largest lead · Brooklyn Nets: 8 Q1 6:45
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 22 Q3 4:47
Longest run: 12-0 Brooklyn Nets · Q3 1:46 to Q4 10:06

Scoring plays

Q1 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Brooklyn Nets	Denver Nuggets
11:37	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:14	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	2	2
11:02	Brooklyn Nets	Ziaire Williams 3-pt field goal	5	2
10:41	Brooklyn Nets	Nic Claxton 2-pt field goal	7	2
10:15	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	7	4
10:12	Brooklyn Nets	Ziaire Williams Free throw	8	4
9:59	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	8	6
9:43	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	8	8
9:22	Brooklyn Nets	Ben Simmons 2-pt field goal	10	8
9:02	Brooklyn Nets	Keon Johnson 3-pt field goal	13	8
8:43	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	13	10
8:18	Brooklyn Nets	Ben Simmons 2-pt field goal	15	10
7:40	Brooklyn Nets	Ben Simmons 2-pt field goal	17	10
7:23	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	17	12
6:45	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney 3-pt field goal	20	12
6:11	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	20	14
6:11	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	20	15
5:35	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	20	17
4:46	Brooklyn Nets	Day'Ron Sharpe 2-pt field goal	22	17
4:37	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	22	19
4:37	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	22	20
4:24	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney Free throw	23	20
4:24	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney Free throw	24	20
4:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	24	21
4:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	24	22
3:55	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	24	24
3:42	Brooklyn Nets	Tyrese Martin 3-pt field goal	27	24
3:28	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	27	25
3:10	Brooklyn Nets	Keon Johnson 2-pt field goal	29	25
2:57	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	29	27
2:26	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	29	30
1:49	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	29	32
1:12	Brooklyn Nets	Tyrese Martin 3-pt field goal	32	32
0:49	Brooklyn Nets	Ben Simmons 2-pt field goal	34	32
0:27	Brooklyn Nets	Keon Johnson Free throw	35	32
0:27	Brooklyn Nets	Keon Johnson Free throw	36	32

Q2 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Brooklyn Nets	Denver Nuggets
11:44	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	36	35
10:51	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney Free throw	37	35
10:51	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney Free throw	38	35
10:35	Brooklyn Nets	Nic Claxton 2-pt field goal	40	35
9:32	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	40	37
9:32	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	40	38
8:34	Brooklyn Nets	Tyrese Martin Free throw	41	38
8:34	Brooklyn Nets	Tyrese Martin Free throw	42	38
8:19	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	42	40
7:04	Brooklyn Nets	Ziaire Williams Free throw	43	40
6:40	Brooklyn Nets	Ziaire Williams 3-pt field goal	46	40
6:26	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	46	42
6:12	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	46	43
5:37	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	46	44
5:37	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	46	45
5:20	Brooklyn Nets	Keon Johnson 2-pt field goal	48	45
5:12	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	48	46
5:12	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	48	47
4:53	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	48	49
4:12	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	48	51
3:35	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	48	53
3:35	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett Free throw	48	54
2:56	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	48	56
2:35	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney 2-pt field goal	50	56
2:17	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney Free throw	51	56
2:17	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney Free throw	52	56
2:17	Brooklyn Nets	Noah Clowney Free throw	53	56
2:02	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	53	58
1:31	Brooklyn Nets	Keon Johnson 2-pt field goal	55	58
1:20	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	55	59
1:20	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	55	60
1:07	Brooklyn Nets	Nic Claxton 2-pt field goal	57	60
0:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	57	63
0:16	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	57	65
0:00	Brooklyn Nets	Keon Johnson 2-pt field goal	59	65

Q3 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Brooklyn Nets	Denver Nuggets
11:46	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	59	68
11:14	Brooklyn Nets	Ziaire Williams 2-pt field goal	61	68
11:03	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	61	70
10:14	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	61	73
10:13	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	61	74
9:58	Brooklyn Nets	Keon Johnson 3-pt field goal	64	74
9:33	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	64	77
9:00	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	64	79
8:27	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	64	82
8:05	Brooklyn Nets	Nic Claxton 2-pt field goal	66	82
7:29	Brooklyn Nets	Nic Claxton 2-pt field goal	68	82
7:07	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	68	85
6:53	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	68	87
5:19	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	68	89
4:47	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	68	90
4:26	Brooklyn Nets	Tyrese Martin 3-pt field goal	71	90
3:42	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	71	92
3:28	Brooklyn Nets	Tosan Evbuomwan 2-pt field goal	73	92
2:45	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	73	94
1:46	Brooklyn Nets	Tyrese Martin 3-pt field goal	76	94
0:52	Brooklyn Nets	Tyrese Martin 2-pt field goal	78	94
0:52	Brooklyn Nets	Tyrese Martin Free throw	79	94

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Brooklyn Nets	Denver Nuggets
11:17	Brooklyn Nets	Tosan Evbuomwan 3-pt field goal	82	94
10:06	Brooklyn Nets	Tosan Evbuomwan 3-pt field goal	85	94
9:48	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	85	95
9:33	Brooklyn Nets	Tosan Evbuomwan 2-pt field goal	87	95
9:14	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	87	97
9:00	Brooklyn Nets	Day'Ron Sharpe 2-pt field goal	89	97
8:18	Brooklyn Nets	Reece Beekman 3-pt field goal	92	97
7:50	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	92	99
7:14	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	92	101
6:22	Brooklyn Nets	Keon Johnson 3-pt field goal	95	101
5:57	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	95	102
5:57	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	95	103
5:35	Brooklyn Nets	Ben Simmons 2-pt field goal	97	103
5:20	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	97	104
5:20	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	97	105
5:07	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	97	106
5:07	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	97	107
4:44	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	97	108
4:44	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	97	109
4:28	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	97	111
4:16	Brooklyn Nets	Keon Johnson 3-pt field goal	100	111
4:03	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	100	113
3:45	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	100	115
2:48	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	100	117
2:29	Brooklyn Nets	Day'Ron Sharpe 2-pt field goal	102	117
2:29	Brooklyn Nets	Day'Ron Sharpe Free throw	103	117
2:09	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	103	119
1:33	Brooklyn Nets	Tyrese Martin 2-pt field goal	105	119
1:13	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	105	122
0:44	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	105	124

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Oct 29: Denver Nuggets 144 at Brooklyn Nets 139
Jan 10: Brooklyn Nets 105 at Denver Nuggets 124 (this game)

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