Who won Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 121-115 on January 17, 2026.

Kyshawn George scored 29 for the Washington Wizards; Jamal Murray scored 42 for the Denver Nuggets.

Washington Wizards at Denver Nuggets

2025-26 · Regular season Sat, Jan 17, 2026 · 9:00 pm EST · All results that day · Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Washington Wizards schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

121

Venue: Ball Arena

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

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 121-115 at home on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Ball Arena. Jamal Murray had 42 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Kyshawn George had 29 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for the Washington Wizards.

The Denver Nuggets trailed 63-62 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 38-29. Double-digit figures in two categories: Aaron Gordon (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Washington Wizards 37, Denver Nuggets 38. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 30 points, 2 rebounds and 0 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 Washington Wizards vs Denver Nuggets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Washington Wizards 121-115 on January 17, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Kyshawn George scored 29 for the Washington Wizards; Jamal Murray scored 42 for the Denver Nuggets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Washington Wizards	29	34	23	29	115
Denver Nuggets	36	26	21	38	121

Game leaders

Washington Wizards

Points: 29 Kyshawn George
Rebounds: 9 Justin Champagnie
Assists: 7 Kyshawn George

Denver Nuggets

Points: 42 Jamal Murray
Rebounds: 10 Aaron Gordon
Assists: 11 Aaron Gordon

Aaron Gordon double-double (10 REB, 11 AST)

Washington Wizards
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Bub Carrington starter	38:54	13	4	3	1	0	4	5-14	3-8	0-0	1	-6
Kyshawn George starter	31:52	29	5	7	1	3	1	10-20	5-8	4-5	4	-6
Tre Johnson starter	30:40	4	2	1	1	0	0	1-10	0-4	2-4	2	-8
Alexandre Sarr starter	28:15	16	8	1	0	0	2	7-12	0-0	2-7	5	-8
Khris Middleton starter	27:03	16	7	4	0	0	1	6-13	2-2	2-2	2	-9
Justin Champagnie bench	26:17	13	9	1	3	0	2	6-11	0-3	1-1	0	+1
Jamir Watkins bench	20:59	3	5	1	1	0	0	1-2	1-2	0-0	3	+3
Marvin Bagley III bench	19:45	14	6	2	1	1	1	5-6	0-0	4-9	0	+2
Will Riley bench	16:15	7	2	0	1	0	0	3-8	0-3	1-1	0	+1

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

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jamal Murray starter	39:16	42	3	6	2	2	5	15-24	5-8	7-8	1	+5
Peyton Watson starter	35:17	21	5	2	1	1	2	8-14	1-2	4-8	5	+5
Aaron Gordon starter	32:00	8	10	11	1	0	1	3-8	1-3	1-2	1	+14
Spencer Jones starter	29:02	7	3	0	1	0	0	3-4	1-2	0-0	2	-6
Jalen Pickett starter	22:13	5	5	6	1	0	0	2-7	1-6	0-0	1	+8
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	35:42	30	2	0	0	0	2	10-18	5-11	5-5	2	+0
Bruce Brown bench	24:44	4	3	4	0	0	2	2-5	0-1	0-0	5	+10
Zeke Nnaji bench	16:00	4	6	2	0	1	0	2-4	0-2	0-0	3	-8
Julian Strawther bench	5:46	0	1	0	1	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	+2

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

Team statistics
Washington Wizards	Stat	Denver Nuggets
16/29 (55%)	Free throws	17/23 (73%)
33/66 (50%)	2 pointers	31/50 (62%)
11/30 (36%)	3 pointers	14/35 (40%)
44/96 (45%)	Field goals	45/85 (52%)
48	Rebounds	38
31	Defensive rebounds	34
17	Offensive rebounds	4
20	Assists	31
11	Turnovers	12
9	Steals	7
4	Blocks	4
17	Fouls	21
7	Max points in a row	9
19:17	Time spent in lead	26:04
8	Biggest lead	12

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

Largest margin: 12 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 6
Times tied: 6
Largest lead · Washington Wizards: 8 Q3 3:54
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 12 Q1 5:10
Longest run: 9-0 Denver Nuggets · Q1 6:41 to Q1 5:10

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Denver Nuggets
11:50	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:22	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	0	6
11:07	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 2-pt field goal	2	6
9:50	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	2	9
9:36	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	5	9
9:19	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	5	11
9:08	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 2-pt field goal	7	11
8:04	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	9	11
7:45	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 3-pt field goal	9	14
7:28	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	11	14
7:04	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	11	16
6:56	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	13	16
6:41	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	13	19
6:12	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	13	21
5:41	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	13	23
5:10	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	13	25
4:19	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	15	25
4:19	Washington Wizards	Will Riley Free throw	16	25
3:48	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	18	25
3:30	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	18	27
2:57	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	18	29
2:40	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III Free throw	19	29
2:40	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III Free throw	20	29
1:48	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	22	29
1:19	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	24	29
0:59	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	24	31
0:53	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	26	31
0:39	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	26	33
0:28	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	29	33
0:01	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	29	36

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Denver Nuggets
11:06	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	29	39
10:52	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	31	39
10:32	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	33	39
10:32	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie Free throw	34	39
9:46	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	34	41
9:30	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	36	41
9:30	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III Free throw	37	41
8:51	Washington Wizards	Jamir Watkins 3-pt field goal	40	41
8:25	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	40	43
8:09	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	40	45
7:24	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	40	47
7:08	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson Free throw	41	47
6:36	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	41	49
6:14	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	41	50
5:55	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	43	50
5:24	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	45	50
5:06	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 2-pt field goal	47	50
5:06	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton Free throw	48	50
4:46	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	48	53
4:29	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	50	53
3:58	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	53	53
3:47	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	55	53
3:47	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	55	54
3:26	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones 2-pt field goal	55	56
3:11	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	56	56
2:44	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	56	57
1:07	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 3-pt field goal	59	57
0:41	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	61	57
0:33	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	61	59
0:33	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	61	60
0:20	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	63	60
0:02	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	63	62

Q3 · 22 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Denver Nuggets
11:48	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	65	62
11:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	65	64
10:34	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	65	66
9:54	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	68	66
9:04	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	71	66
8:19	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	71	68
7:28	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	71	69
7:28	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	71	70
7:19	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	73	70
6:59	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	73	72
6:47	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr 2-pt field goal	75	72
6:23	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	75	74
6:11	Washington Wizards	Will Riley 2-pt field goal	77	74
5:53	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	77	75
5:31	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	79	75
4:48	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	79	76
4:32	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 2-pt field goal	81	76
3:54	Washington Wizards	Bub Carrington 3-pt field goal	84	76
2:32	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	84	78
2:11	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	86	78
1:33	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	86	80
0:38	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	86	83

Q4 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Washington Wizards	Denver Nuggets
11:45	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	86	84
11:45	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	86	85
11:28	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	87	85
11:28	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	88	85
10:52	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III Free throw	89	85
10:43	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	89	86
10:43	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	89	87
10:31	Washington Wizards	Marvin Bagley III 2-pt field goal	91	87
10:16	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	91	89
9:59	Washington Wizards	Justin Champagnie 2-pt field goal	93	89
9:29	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	96	89
9:11	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	96	92
8:39	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	96	95
7:38	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson 2-pt field goal	98	95
7:18	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	98	97
6:55	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 2-pt field goal	100	97
6:55	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton Free throw	101	97
6:19	Washington Wizards	Alexandre Sarr Free throw	102	97
5:56	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	102	99
5:31	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	102	101
5:31	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	102	102
4:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	102	105
4:08	Washington Wizards	Tre Johnson Free throw	103	105
3:57	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	105	105
3:39	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	105	107
3:22	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	106	107
3:22	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George Free throw	107	107
2:57	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	107	110
2:33	Washington Wizards	Khris Middleton 3-pt field goal	110	110
2:12	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	110	113
1:25	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	110	115
1:00	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	110	116
1:00	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	110	117
0:51	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 2-pt field goal	112	117
0:37	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	112	119
0:20	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	112	120
0:20	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	112	121
0:09	Washington Wizards	Kyshawn George 3-pt field goal	115	121

2025-26 season series

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

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

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