Jalen Pickett scored 29 for the Denver Nuggets; Joel Embiid scored 32 for the Philadelphia 76ers with 10 rebounds.

Denver Nuggets at Philadelphia 76ers

2025-26 · Regular season Mon, Jan 5, 2026 · 8:30 pm EST · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs Philadelphia 76ers head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · Philadelphia 76ers schedule

Final · overtime

Away

Philadelphia 76ers

124

Venue: Wells Fargo Center

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

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 125-124 in overtime on the road on Monday, January 5, 2026 at Wells Fargo Center. Jalen Pickett had 29 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Joel Embiid had 32 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists for the Philadelphia 76ers.

The game was tied 58-58 at halftime. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 33-27. Double-digit figures in two categories: Joel Embiid (double-double, Philadelphia 76ers). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 41, Philadelphia 76ers 33. Peyton Watson had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 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 Philadelphia 76ers?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 125-124 in overtime on January 5, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Jalen Pickett scored 29 for the Denver Nuggets; Joel Embiid scored 32 for the Philadelphia 76ers with 10 rebounds.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	ot	Final
Denver Nuggets	29	29	29	33	5	125
Philadelphia 76ers	26	32	35	27	4	124

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 29 Jalen Pickett
Rebounds: 8 Zeke Nnaji
Assists: 7 Jalen Pickett

Philadelphia 76ers

Points: 32 Joel Embiid
Rebounds: 10 Joel Embiid
Assists: 9 VJ Edgecombe

Joel Embiid double-double (32 PTS, 10 REB)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Peyton Watson starter	44:13	24	7	4	1	2	6	7-13	2-3	8-10	0	+2
Spencer Jones starter	43:27	10	3	2	2	1	1	4-6	1-3	1-2	5	+8
Jalen Pickett starter	41:53	29	5	7	0	0	4	11-20	7-11	0-0	3	+6
Bruce Brown starter	39:21	19	6	2	1	0	0	7-13	2-4	3-4	2	-8
DaRon Holmes II starter	21:02	2	1	4	0	0	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	1	+3
Zeke Nnaji bench	31:58	21	8	1	2	2	2	7-11	4-5	3-4	2	-2
Hunter Tyson bench	19:22	14	3	1	0	1	1	4-7	2-4	4-4	2	+2
Julian Strawther bench	15:22	6	4	5	0	0	1	2-5	0-2	2-4	2	-5
Curtis Jones bench	8:22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	-1

Not available: Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Tim Hardaway Jr., Cameron Johnson, Jonas Valančiūnas, Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokić, Tamar Bates

Philadelphia 76ers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Tyrese Maxey starter	45:35	28	6	6	4	2	1	10-22	4-9	4-6	1	-1
VJ Edgecombe starter	41:42	17	8	9	2	2	3	6-17	5-11	0-0	1	-7
Joel Embiid starter	40:03	32	10	2	0	1	6	13-22	1-4	5-5	2	+8
Paul George starter	32:17	8	2	3	2	1	0	3-10	2-7	0-0	3	-18
Dominick Barlow starter	12:37	6	2	0	0	0	0	2-6	1-4	1-1	2	-7
Quentin Grimes bench	39:38	16	4	2	0	1	2	4-8	3-7	5-6	4	+9
Adem Bona bench	22:51	8	6	2	0	1	1	4-5	0-0	0-1	4	-6
Jared McCain bench	18:43	3	0	4	0	0	1	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	+6
Jabari Walker bench	11:34	6	4	0	1	1	0	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	+11

Not available: Kelly Oubre Jr., Trendon Watford

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Philadelphia 76ers
21/28 (75%)	Free throws	15/19 (78%)
25/44 (56%)	2 pointers	29/53 (54%)
18/37 (48%)	3 pointers	17/45 (37%)
43/81 (53%)	Field goals	46/98 (46%)
38	Rebounds	42
31	Defensive rebounds	28
7	Offensive rebounds	14
26	Assists	28
17	Turnovers	14
6	Steals	9
6	Blocks	9
18	Fouls	20
14	Max points in a row	7
29:56	Time spent in lead	16:57
9	Biggest lead	9

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Philadelphia 76ers ahead)

Largest margin: 9 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 18
Times tied: 15
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 9 Q1 9:20
Largest lead · Philadelphia 76ers: 9 Q3 1:10
Longest run: 14-0 Denver Nuggets · Q4 9:58 to Q4 6:52

Scoring plays

Q1 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
11:44	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:20	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	4	0
11:07	Philadelphia 76ers	Paul George 2-pt field goal	4	2
10:51	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	5	2
10:17	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	8	2
9:20	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	11	2
9:02	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	11	4
8:20	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	13	4
7:58	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	13	6
7:58	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	13	7
7:46	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	15	7
7:22	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	15	9
7:10	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	16	9
6:56	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow 2-pt field goal	16	11
6:56	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow Free throw	16	12
6:02	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	16	14
5:39	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	19	14
5:18	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	19	16
4:47	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	20	16
4:47	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	21	16
4:09	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	21	19
3:51	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	24	19
3:36	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	24	21
1:32	Philadelphia 76ers	Jabari Walker 2-pt field goal	24	23
1:10	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	24	26
0:55	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	25	26
0:55	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	26	26
0:28	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 3-pt field goal	29	26

Q2 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
11:49	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes Free throw	29	27
11:23	Philadelphia 76ers	Adem Bona 2-pt field goal	29	29
10:50	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	30	29
10:50	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	31	29
10:35	Philadelphia 76ers	Paul George 3-pt field goal	31	32
9:51	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 3-pt field goal	34	32
9:26	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	36	32
9:08	Philadelphia 76ers	Adem Bona 2-pt field goal	36	34
8:41	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 3-pt field goal	39	34
7:59	Philadelphia 76ers	Paul George 3-pt field goal	39	37
7:29	Philadelphia 76ers	Adem Bona 2-pt field goal	39	39
7:06	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	41	39
6:22	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes Free throw	41	40
6:22	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes Free throw	41	41
6:07	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	44	41
5:44	Philadelphia 76ers	Jared McCain 3-pt field goal	44	44
5:19	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 2-pt field goal	46	44
5:05	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	46	46
5:05	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	46	47
4:31	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	46	49
3:53	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	46	51
3:11	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	49	51
2:22	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	52	51
2:07	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes Free throw	52	52
2:07	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes Free throw	52	53
1:41	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	54	53
1:20	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II 2-pt field goal	56	53
0:49	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	56	55
0:26	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	58	55
0:01	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal	58	58

Q3 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
11:48	Philadelphia 76ers	Dominick Barlow 3-pt field goal	58	61
11:21	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	61	61
10:59	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 3-pt field goal	61	64
10:04	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	63	64
9:07	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	63	65
9:07	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	63	66
8:53	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	66	66
7:38	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	69	66
7:01	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	71	66
6:52	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal	71	69
6:22	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	73	69
5:56	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal	73	72
5:21	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	73	74
5:08	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	74	74
4:53	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	74	76
4:39	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	76	76
4:39	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	77	76
4:18	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	77	77
4:14	Philadelphia 76ers	Jabari Walker 2-pt field goal	77	79
3:29	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	77	80
3:29	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid Free throw	77	81
2:53	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	79	81
2:32	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	79	83
2:11	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	79	86
1:51	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	80	86
1:51	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	81	86
1:33	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	81	88
1:10	Philadelphia 76ers	Jabari Walker 2-pt field goal	81	90
0:56	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 3-pt field goal	84	90
0:35	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	85	90
0:30	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal	85	93
0:11	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	87	93

Q4 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
11:38	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	89	93
11:19	Philadelphia 76ers	Adem Bona 2-pt field goal	89	95
10:48	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 3-pt field goal	89	98
10:26	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 2-pt field goal	91	98
10:26	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	92	98
10:09	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes 2-pt field goal	92	100
9:58	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	94	100
9:30	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	96	100
8:48	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	98	100
8:02	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson 3-pt field goal	101	100
8:02	Denver Nuggets	Hunter Tyson Free throw	102	100
7:31	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	104	100
6:52	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	105	100
6:52	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	106	100
6:27	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	106	102
5:43	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	106	104
5:27	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	107	104
5:27	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	108	104
5:01	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal	108	107
4:41	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 3-pt field goal	111	107
4:28	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	111	108
4:28	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey Free throw	111	109
3:56	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal	111	112
3:39	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	113	112
3:13	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	115	112
2:58	Philadelphia 76ers	Quentin Grimes 3-pt field goal	115	115
2:29	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	118	115
1:51	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	119	115
1:51	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	120	115
1:32	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 3-pt field goal	120	118
0:50	Philadelphia 76ers	Tyrese Maxey 2-pt field goal	120	120

OT1 · 4 scoring plays

Scoring plays · OT1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Philadelphia 76ers
4:41	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	123	120
3:58	Philadelphia 76ers	Joel Embiid 2-pt field goal	123	122
1:26	Philadelphia 76ers	VJ Edgecombe 2-pt field goal	123	124
0:06	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	125	124

2025-26 season series

After this game: Denver Nuggets 1-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 2-0.

Jan 5: Denver Nuggets 125 at Philadelphia 76ers 124 (this game)
Mar 17: Philadelphia 76ers 96 at Denver Nuggets 124

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