Who won Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 107-97 on January 22, 2026.

Peyton Watson scored 35 for the Denver Nuggets; Kyshawn George scored 20 for the Washington Wizards with 12 rebounds.

Denver Nuggets at Washington Wizards

2025-26 · Regular season Thu, Jan 22, 2026 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · Washington Wizards schedule

Final

Away

Washington Wizards

Venue: Capital One Arena

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

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 107-97 on the road on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at Capital One Arena. Peyton Watson had 35 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Kyshawn George had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists for the Washington Wizards.

The Denver Nuggets led 48-46 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Double-digit figures in two categories: Kyshawn George (double-double, Washington Wizards). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 14, Washington Wizards 21. Jamal Murray had 24 points, 4 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Denver Nuggets vs Washington Wizards?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 107-97 on January 22, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Peyton Watson scored 35 for the Denver Nuggets; Kyshawn George scored 20 for the Washington Wizards with 12 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	27	21	33	26	107
Washington Wizards	23	23	29	22	97

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 35 Peyton Watson
Rebounds: 9 Jonas Valančiūnas
Assists: 5 Jamal Murray

Washington Wizards

Points: 20 Kyshawn George
Rebounds: 12 Kyshawn George
Assists: 7 Kyshawn George

Kyshawn George double-double (20 PTS, 12 REB)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Peyton Watson starter	40:01	35	8	3	2	4	1	10-16	6-8	9-10	2	+13
Jamal Murray starter	36:02	24	4	5	2	1	4	9-17	2-5	4-5	0	+18
Aaron Gordon starter	33:25	16	5	5	1	0	0	5-12	1-6	5-5	1	+23
Jalen Pickett starter	32:34	2	5	5	1	0	3	0-4	0-1	2-2	2	+16
Jonas Valančiūnas starter	21:57	16	9	2	0	0	0	6-13	0-1	4-4	5	-3
Spencer Jones bench	28:08	2	5	0	0	1	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	+0
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	19:42	2	3	0	1	0	2	1-8	0-5	0-0	1	-8
Bruce Brown bench	18:07	6	6	2	2	0	1	3-8	0-0	0-0	2	-7
Zeke Nnaji bench	10:04	4	1	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	-2

Not available: Christian Braun, Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokić, Tamar Bates

Washington Wizards
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Bub Carrington starter	38:05	13	2	2	3	2	5	4-14	3-13	2-2	2	-18
Alexandre Sarr starter	36:27	15	8	4	1	1	0	5-13	0-1	5-6	1	-9
Kyshawn George starter	34:15	20	12	7	1	0	3	6-17	2-6	6-6	5	-4
Tre Johnson starter	34:04	19	3	3	0	1	2	7-14	3-7	2-2	2	-11
Khris Middleton starter	28:00	9	2	0	1	0	1	3-11	1-6	2-2	4	-18
Will Riley bench	20:54	13	4	0	1	0	2	4-10	3-7	2-4	2	+5
Jamir Watkins bench	18:20	3	5	1	1	1	1	1-2	0-1	1-2	3	+2
Justin Champagnie bench	18:13	3	2	3	1	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	+2
Anthony Gill bench	11:42	2	4	0	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	+1

Not available: Marvin Bagley III, Bilal Coulibaly, Cam Whitmore, Tristan Vukcevic, Trae Young

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Washington Wizards
24/26 (92%)	Free throws	20/24 (83%)
28/57 (49%)	2 pointers	19/41 (46%)
9/26 (34%)	3 pointers	13/43 (30%)
37/83 (44%)	Field goals	32/84 (38%)
46	Rebounds	42
35	Defensive rebounds	28
11	Offensive rebounds	14
22	Assists	20
11	Turnovers	14
9	Steals	9
6	Blocks	6
14	Fouls	21
9	Max points in a row	7
46:02	Time spent in lead	0:30
12	Biggest lead	1

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Washington Wizards ahead)

Largest margin: 12 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 2
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 12 Q3 5:08
Largest lead · Washington Wizards: 1 Q2 6:21
Longest run: 9-0 Denver Nuggets · Q4 8:34 to Q4 6:14

Scoring plays

Q1 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Washington Wizards
11:42	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:08	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	5	0
10:39	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	6	0
10:39	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	7	0
10:30	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	7	3
10:10	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	8	3
10:10	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	9	3
9:56	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	9	5
9:11	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	11	5
8:26	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	11	7
8:02	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	11	10
7:39	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	13	10
5:46	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	14	10
5:46	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	15	10
5:46	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	16	10
5:24	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	19	10
5:04	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	19	13
4:26	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	21	13
3:54	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	22	13
3:54	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	23	13
2:41	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	23	15
1:49	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	24	15
1:49	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	25	15
1:33	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	25	16
1:33	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	25	17
1:08	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 3-pt field goal	25	20
0:49	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	27	20
0:33	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 3-pt field goal	27	23

Q2 · 24 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Washington Wizards
11:36	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	29	23
11:22	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 3-pt field goal	29	26
8:51	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	29	27
8:51	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	29	28
8:36	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	31	28
8:01	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	31	29
8:01	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	31	30
7:36	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	33	30
6:55	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton Free throw	33	31
6:55	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton Free throw	33	32
6:21	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 2-pt field goal	33	34
5:51	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	36	34
4:21	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	38	34
3:40	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson Free throw	38	35
3:40	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson Free throw	38	36
3:20	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	41	36
2:57	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	43	36
2:46	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	43	39
2:27	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	46	39
2:10	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington Free throw	46	40
2:10	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington Free throw	46	41
1:58	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	48	41
1:44	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 2-pt field goal	48	43
0:49	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 3-pt field goal	48	46

Q3 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Washington Wizards
11:42	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 2-pt field goal	48	48
11:20	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	51	48
10:45	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	53	48
9:20	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	53	50
8:57	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	55	50
8:39	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 3-pt field goal	55	53
8:17	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	57	53
7:43	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	59	53
7:21	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	59	56
6:57	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	61	56
6:22	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	64	56
5:43	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	65	56
5:43	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	66	56
5:30	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 2-pt field goal	66	58
5:08	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	69	58
5:08	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	70	58
4:51	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 3-pt field goal	70	61
4:19	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 3-pt field goal	70	64
3:59	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	72	64
3:37	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	72	66
3:03	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	74	66
2:54	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	74	68
2:25	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	74	70
2:04	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	76	70
1:30	Washington Wizards	Will Riley Free throw	76	71
1:30	Washington Wizards	Will Riley Free throw	76	72
1:13	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	78	72
1:13	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	79	72
0:50	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	81	72
0:17	Washington Wizards	Jamir Watkins Free throw	81	73
0:04	Washington Wizards	Jamir Watkins 2-pt field goal	81	75

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Washington Wizards
11:08	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	81	76
10:34	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 3-pt field goal	81	79
10:05	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	83	79
9:53	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	83	81
9:22	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	83	82
9:22	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	83	83
8:34	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	85	83
7:55	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	88	83
6:56	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	90	83
6:14	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	92	83
6:03	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	92	84
6:03	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	92	85
5:28	Washington Wizards	Anthony Gill 2-pt field goal	92	87
5:15	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	94	87
4:51	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	95	87
4:51	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	96	87
4:42	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 2-pt field goal	96	89
4:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	97	89
4:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	98	89
3:36	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	98	91
2:47	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	100	91
2:32	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 2-pt field goal	100	93
2:15	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	102	93
1:50	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	103	93
1:50	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	104	93
1:33	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	104	95
1:16	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	105	95
1:00	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett Free throw	106	95
1:00	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett Free throw	107	95
0:46	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	107	97

2025-26 season series

After this game: Denver Nuggets 2-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 2-0.

Jan 17: Washington Wizards 115 at Denver Nuggets 121
Jan 22: Denver Nuggets 107 at Washington Wizards 97 (this game)

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