2022–23 Denver Nuggets season

The 2022–23 Denver Nuggets season was the 47th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The season culminated in a win in the NBA Finals, their first title in franchise history, including their time in the ABA.

2022–23 Denver Nuggets season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Michael Malone
General manager	Calvin Booth
President	Josh Kroenke
Owner(s)	Ann Walton Kroenke
Arena	Ball Arena
Results
Record	53–29 (.646)
Place	Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions (Defeated Heat 4–1)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Radio	KKSE
< 2021–22 2023–24 >

On April 5, 2023, the Nuggets clinched the top seed in the Western Conference for the first time in franchise history.^[1] In the first round of the playoffs, the Nuggets eliminated their division rivals, the Minnesota Timberwolves, in five games. In the conference semifinals, they defeated the 4th seeded Phoenix Suns in six games to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the second time in four years. The Nuggets made the Finals for the first time in history by sweeping the 7th seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the Conference Finals to advance to the 2023 NBA Finals.

On June 12, 2023, Denver won their first championship in franchise history after a 94–89 win against the Miami Heat, defeating them in 5 games. They joined the San Antonio Spurs as the only former ABA franchises to win a championship in the NBA, although neither team had won a title in the old league. HoopsHype would later rank this squad as the team with the fifth-easiest path to winning the NBA Finals in 2024 (in terms of the records of their opponents) due to the improbable route they had to take to win it all this season (first by beating a #8 seed, then a #4 seed, before beating a #7 seed in the Western Conference Finals and then a #8 seed (who originally started out as a #7 seed before the play-in tournament began) in order to win the NBA Finals).^[2]

Draft

Main article: 2022 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / Club
1	21	Christian Braun	SG	United States	Kansas

The Nuggets own their first round pick;^[3] their second-round pick was traded to Minnesota via Philadelphia. A second-round pick Denver traded to the Miami Heat would later be forfeited by them after they violated tampering rules with free agency the previous season.

Roster

2022–23 Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 0 Braun, Christian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-04-17 Kansas G 11 Brown, Bruce 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1996-08-15 Miami (FL) C 13 Bryant, Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1997-07-31 Indiana G 5 Caldwell-Pope, Kentavious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1993-02-18 Georgia F 31 Čančar, Vlatko 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) 1997-04-10 Slovenia G 21 Gillespie, Collin (TW) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-06-25 Villanova F 50 Gordon, Aaron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1995-09-16 Arizona F 32 Green, Jeff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1986-08-28 Georgetown G 7 Jackson, Reggie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1990-04-16 Boston College C 15 Jokić, Nikola 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 284 lb (129 kg) 1995-02-19 Serbia C 6 Jordan, DeAndre 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1988-07-21 Texas A&M G 27 Murray, Jamal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-02-23 Kentucky F/C 22 Nnaji, Zeke 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 2001-01-09 Arizona F 1 Porter, Michael Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1998-06-29 Missouri G 14 Smith, Ish 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1988-07-05 Wake Forest G/F 8 Watson, Peyton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-09-11 UCLA F 10 White, Jack (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997-08-05 Duke

Head coach Michael Malone Assistant coach(es) David Adelman John Beckett Ryan Bowen Popeye Jones Charles Klask Ryan Saunders Ognjen Stojaković Elvis Valcarcel Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: February 14, 2023

Standings

Division

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c – Denver Nuggets	53	29	.646	–	34‍–‍7	19‍–‍22	10–6	82
x – Minnesota Timberwolves	42	40	.512	11.0	22‍–‍19	20‍–‍21	8–8	82
pi – Oklahoma City Thunder	40	42	.488	13.0	24‍–‍17	16‍–‍25	9–7	82
Utah Jazz	37	45	.451	16.0	23‍–‍18	14‍–‍27	6–10	82
Portland Trail Blazers	33	49	.402	20.0	17‍–‍24	16‍–‍25	7–9	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Denver Nuggets *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Memphis Grizzlies *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	y – Sacramento Kings *	48	34	.585	5.0	82
4	x – Phoenix Suns	45	37	.549	8.0	82
5	x – Los Angeles Clippers	44	38	.537	9.0	82
6	x – Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	9.0	82
7	x – Los Angeles Lakers	43	39	.524	10.0	82
8	x – Minnesota Timberwolves	42	40	.512	11.0	82
9	pi – New Orleans Pelicans	42	40	.512	11.0	82
10	pi – Oklahoma City Thunder	40	42	.488	13.0	82
11	Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	15.0	82
12	Utah Jazz	37	45	.451	16.0	82
13	Portland Trail Blazers	33	49	.402	20.0	82
14	Houston Rockets	22	60	.268	31.0	82
15	San Antonio Spurs	22	60	.268	31.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2022 preseason game log Total: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
Preseason: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 3 Oklahoma City L 101–112 Zeke Nnaji (15) Nnaji, Jordan (6) Jokić, Green (3) Ball Arena 12,432 0–1 2 October 7 @ Chicago L 113–131 Bones Hyland (24) DeAndre Jordan (10) Murray, Smith (5) United Center 20,305 0–2 3 October 10 Phoenix W 107–105 Ish Smith (17) DeAndre Jordan (10) Ish Smith (7) Ball Arena 12,505 1–2 4 October 12 @ L.A. Clippers W 126–115 Ish Smith (15) Zeke Nnaji (8) Ish Smith (8) Toyota Arena 8,812 2–2 5 October 14 @ Golden State W 119–112 Bones Hyland (18) Aaron Gordon (12) Aaron Gordon (7) Chase Center N/A[lower-alpha 1] 3–2
2022–23 preseason schedule

Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 53–29 (Home: 34–7; Road: 19–22)
October: 4–3 (home: 3–0; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 19 @ Utah L 102–123 Nikola Jokić (27) Aaron Gordon (10) Jokić, Caldwell-Pope (6) Vivint Arena 18,206 0–1 2 October 21 @ Golden State W 128–123 Nikola Jokić (26) Nikola Jokić (12) Nikola Jokić (10) Chase Center 18,064 1–1 3 October 22 Oklahoma City W 122–117 Michael Porter Jr. (22) Nikola Jokić (16) Nikola Jokić (13) Ball Arena 19,983 2–1 4 October 24 @ Portland L 110–135 Aaron Gordon (26) Nikola Jokić (9) Nikola Jokić (9) Moda Center 18,111 2–2 5 October 26 L.A. Lakers W 110–99 Nikola Jokić (31) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (9) Ball Arena 19,520 3–2 6 October 28 Utah W 117–101 Bones Hyland (26) Jordan, Porter Jr. (13) Nikola Jokić (6) Ball Arena 19,560 4–2 7 October 30 @ L.A. Lakers L 110–121 Nikola Jokić (23) Nikola Jokić (14) Nikola Jokić (6) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 4–3
November: 10–4 (home: 3–2; road: 7–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 3 @ Oklahoma City W 122–110 Aaron Gordon (27) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (14) Paycom Center 13,791 5–3 9 November 5 San Antonio W 126–101 Bones Hyland (24) Michael Porter Jr. (9) Nikola Jokić (10) Ball Arena 19,641 6–3 10 November 7 @ San Antonio W 115–109 Nikola Jokić (26) Jokić, Jordan (8) Nikola Jokić (10) AT&T Center 11,574 7–3 11 November 9 @ Indiana W 122–119 Nikola Jokić (24) Aaron Gordon (17) Gordon, Jokić (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,069 8–3 12 November 11 @ Boston L 112–131 Nikola Jokić (29) Bruce Brown (10) Jamal Murray (10) TD Garden 19,156 8–4 13 November 13 @ Chicago W 126–103 Michael Porter Jr. (31) Bruce Brown (11) Nikola Jokić (14) United Center 21,602 9–4 14 November 16 New York L 103–106 Hyland, Murray (21) Jamal Murray (9) Jamal Murray (6) Ball Arena 18,210 9–5 15 November 18 @ Dallas L 99–127 Brown, Caldwell-Pope (18) DeAndre Jordan (7) Bruce Brown (7) American Airlines Center 20,135 9–6 16 November 20 @ Dallas W 98–97 Bones Hyland (29) DeAndre Jordan (17) Bruce Brown (8) American Airlines Center 20,244 10–6 17 November 22 Detroit L 108–110 Nikola Jokić (31) Nikola Jokić (9) Nikola Jokić (10) Ball Arena 19,635 10–7 18 November 23 @ Oklahoma City W 131–126 (OT) Nikola Jokić (39) Bruce Brown (13) Bruce Brown (10) Paycom Center 13,656 11–7 19 November 25 @ L.A. Clippers W 114–104 Aaron Gordon (29) Nikola Jokić (13) Jamal Murray (9) Crypto.com Arena 16,559 12–7 20 November 28 Houston W 129–113 Nikola Jokić (32) Nikola Jokić (12) Jokić, Smith (8) Ball Arena 16,027 13–7 21 November 30 Houston W 120–100 Jamal Murray (26) Nikola Jokić (9) Nikola Jokić (12) Ball Arena 16,286 14–7
December: 9–5 (home: 7–1; road: 2–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 December 2 @ Atlanta L 109–117 Nikola Jokić (24) Nikola Jokić (10) Nikola Jokić (8) State Farm Arena 16,974 14–8 23 December 4 @ New Orleans L 106–121 Nikola Jokić (32) Nikola Jokić (16) Nikola Jokić (9) Smoothie King Center 15,658 14–9 24 December 6 Dallas L 115–116 Aaron Gordon (27) Gordon, Jokić (8) Nikola Jokić (8) Ball Arena 19,520 14–10 25 December 8 @ Portland W 121–120 Nikola Jokić (33) Nikola Jokić (10) Nikola Jokić (9) Moda Center 18,189 15–10 26 December 10 Utah W 115–110 Nikola Jokić (31) Nikola Jokić (12) Nikola Jokić (14) Ball Arena 19,636 16–10 27 December 14 Washington W 141–128 Nikola Jokić (43) Nikola Jokić (14) Nikola Jokić (8) Ball Arena 19,550 17–10 28 December 16 @ L.A. Lakers L 108–126 Nikola Jokić (25) Nikola Jokić (11) Nikola Jokić (8) Crypto.com Arena 18,505 17–11 29 December 18 Charlotte W 119–115 Nikola Jokić (40) Nikola Jokić (27) Jamal Murray (11) Ball Arena 19,235 18–11 30 December 20 Memphis W 105–91 Aaron Gordon (24) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (13) Ball Arena 19,605 19–11 31 December 23 Portland W 120–107 Nikola Jokić (29) Jokić, Murray (8) Jamal Murray (12) Ball Arena 19,619 20–11 32 December 25 Phoenix W 128–125 (OT) Nikola Jokić (41) Nikola Jokić (15) Nikola Jokić (15) Ball Arena 19,642 21–11 33 December 27 @ Sacramento W 113–106 Michael Porter Jr. (30) Nikola Jokić (9) Nikola Jokić (11) Golden 1 Center 17,937 22–11 34 December 28 @ Sacramento L 126–127 Nikola Jokić (40) Jokić, Jordan, Porter Jr. (7) Bones Hyland (11) Golden 1 Center 17,985 22–12 35 December 30 Miami W 124–119 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (20) Nikola Jokić (12) Nikola Jokić (12) Ball Arena 19,638 23–12
January: 12–4 (home: 10–1; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 January 1 Boston W 123–111 Nikola Jokić (30) Nikola Jokić (12) Nikola Jokić (12) Ball Arena 19,641 24–12 37 January 2 @ Minnesota L 111–124 Nikola Jokić (24) Aaron Gordon (16) Nikola Jokić (9) Target Center 15,962 24–13 38 January 5 L.A. Clippers W 122–91 Jamal Murray (18) Vlatko Čančar (12) Nikola Jokić (9) Ball Arena 19,087 25–13 39 January 6 Cleveland W 121–108 Nikola Jokić (28) Nikola Jokić (15) Nikola Jokić (10) Ball Arena 19,638 26–13 40 January 9 L.A. Lakers W 122–109 Jamal Murray (34) Nikola Jokić (11) Nikola Jokić (16) Ball Arena 19,609 27–13 41 January 11 Phoenix W 126–97 Hyland, Jokić (21) Nikola Jokić (18) Nikola Jokić (9) Ball Arena 18,872 28–13 42 January 13 @ L.A. Clippers W 115–103 Jamal Murray (24) Jamal Murray (8) Aaron Gordon (5) Crypto.com Arena 16,005 29–13 43 January 15 Orlando W 119–116 Aaron Gordon (25) Nikola Jokić (10) Nikola Jokić (14) Ball Arena 19,641 30–13 44 January 17 Portland W 122–113 Nikola Jokić (36) Nikola Jokić (12) Nikola Jokić (10) Ball Arena 18,258 31–13 45 January 18 Minnesota W 122–118 Nikola Jokić (31) Nikola Jokić (11) Nikola Jokić (13) Ball Arena 16,112 32–13 46 January 20 Indiana W 134–111 Aaron Gordon (28) Jamal Murray (10) Jamal Murray (14) Ball Arena 19,609 33–13 47 January 22 Oklahoma City L 99–101 Jamal Murray (26) Gordon, Nnaji (10) Jamal Murray (9) Ball Arena 19,557 33–14 48 January 24 @ New Orleans W 99–98 Jokić, Murray (25) Nikola Jokić (11) Nikola Jokić (10) Smoothie King Center 14,699 34–14 49 January 25 @ Milwaukee L 99–107 Aaron Gordon (24) Aaron Gordon (14) Brown, Gordon (4) Fiserv Forum 17,352 34–15 50 January 28 @ Philadelphia L 119–126 Nikola Jokić (24) Nikola Jokić (8) Nikola Jokić (9) Wells Fargo Center 21,255 34–16 51 January 31 New Orleans W 122–113 Jamal Murray (32) Nikola Jokić (18) Nikola Jokić (15) Ball Arena 18,868 35–16
February: 9–3 (home: 5–0; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 52 February 2 Golden State W 134–117 Jamal Murray (33) Nikola Jokić (14) Nikola Jokić (16) Ball Arena 19,555 36–16 53 February 4 Atlanta W 128–108 Jamal Murray (41) Nikola Jokić (18) Nikola Jokić (10) Ball Arena 19,630 37–16 54 February 5 @ Minnesota L 98–128 Michael Porter Jr. (22) Ish Smith (7) Bruce Brown (7) Target Center 17,136 37–17 55 February 7 Minnesota W 146–112 Michael Porter Jr. (30) Nikola Jokić (12) Nikola Jokić (16) Ball Arena 18,307 38–17 56 February 9 @ Orlando L 104–115 Aaron Gordon (37) Aaron Gordon (14) Nikola Jokić (6) Amway Center 18,846 38–18 57 February 11 @ Charlotte W 119–105 Nikola Jokić (30) Nikola Jokić (16) Nikola Jokić (10) Spectrum Center 19,256 39–18 58 February 13 @ Miami W 112–108 Nikola Jokić (27) Nikola Jokić (12) Nikola Jokić (8) Miami-Dade Arena 19,755 40–18 59 February 15 Dallas W 118–109 Jeff Green (24) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (10) Ball Arena 19,627 41–18 All-Star Break 60 February 23 @ Cleveland W 115–109 Michael Porter Jr. (25) Nikola Jokić (18) Nikola Jokić (13) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 42–18 61 February 25 @ Memphis L 94–112 Nikola Jokić (15) Nikola Jokić (13) Jamal Murray (4) FedExForum 18,302 42–19 62 February 26 L.A. Clippers W 134–124 (OT) Nikola Jokić (40) Nikola Jokić (17) Jamal Murray (12) Ball Arena 19,689 43–19 63 February 28 @ Houston W 133–112 Jamal Murray (33) Nikola Jokić (11) Nikola Jokić (10) Toyota Center 15,368 44–19
March: 7–7 (home: 4–3; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 64 March 3 Memphis W 113–97 Michael Porter Jr. (26) Nikola Jokić (18) Nikola Jokić (10) Ball Arena 19,641 45–19 65 March 6 Toronto W 118–113 Jamal Murray (24) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (9) Ball Arena 19,520 46–19 66 March 8 Chicago L 96–117 Nikola Jokić (18) Nikola Jokić (12) Nikola Jokić (8) Ball Arena 19,896 46–20 67 March 10 @ San Antonio L 120–128 Nikola Jokić (37) Nikola Jokić (11) Nikola Jokić (11) AT&T Center 18,354 46–21 68 March 12 Brooklyn L 120–122 Nikola Jokić (35) Nikola Jokić (20) Nikola Jokić (11) Ball Arena 19,739 46–22 69 March 14 @ Toronto L 110–125 Nikola Jokić (28) Nikola Jokić (8) Jamal Murray (9) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 46–23 70 March 16 @ Detroit W 119–100 Nikola Jokić (30) Nikola Jokić (10) Jamal Murray (10) Little Caesars Arena 17,987 47–23 71 March 18 @ New York L 110–116 Jamal Murray (25) Nikola Jokić (10) Nikola Jokić (8) Madison Square Garden 19,812 47–24 72 March 19 @ Brooklyn W 108–102 Michael Porter Jr. (28) Nikola Jokić (17) Nikola Jokić (10) Barclays Center 18,235 48–24 73 March 22 @ Washington W 118–104 Nikola Jokić (31) Nikola Jokić (12) Jamal Murray (8) Capital One Arena 16,508 49–24 74 March 25 Milwaukee W 129–106 Nikola Jokić (31) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (8) Nikola Jokić (11) Ball Arena 19,919 50–24 75 March 27 Philadelphia W 116–111 Nikola Jokić (25) Nikola Jokić (17) Nikola Jokić (12) Ball Arena 19,781 51–24 76 March 30 New Orleans L 88–107 Jamal Murray (21) Jeff Green (7) Jamal Murray (7) Ball Arena 19,728 51–25 77 March 31 @ Phoenix L 93–100 Aaron Gordon (26) DeAndre Jordan (12) Aaron Gordon (6) Footprint Center 17,071 51–26
April: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 78 April 2 Golden State W 112–110 Michael Porter Jr. (29) Michael Porter Jr. (11) Jamal Murray (8) Ball Arena 19,752 52–26 79 April 4 @ Houston L 103–124 Michael Porter Jr. (23) Nikola Jokić (10) Gordon, Jokić, Murray (4) Toyota Center 16,924 52–27 80 April 6 @ Phoenix L 115–119 Bruce Brown (31) DeAndre Jordan (11) Jackson, Smith (6) Footprint Center 17,071 52–28 81 April 8 @ Utah L 114–118 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (21) Nikola Jokić (10) Nikola Jokić (10) Vivint Arena 18,206 52–29 82 April 9 Sacramento W 109–95 Bruce Brown (21) Bryant, Jordan, White (8) Ish Smith (9) Ball Arena 19,652 53–29
2022–23 season schedule

Playoffs

See also: 2023 NBA playoffs

2023 playoff game log Total: 16–4 (Home: 10–1; Road: 6–3)
First Round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 16 Minnesota W 109–80 Jamal Murray (24) Nikola Jokić (14) Jamal Murray (8) Ball Arena 19,628 1–0 2 April 19 Minnesota W 122–113 Jamal Murray (40) Aaron Gordon (10) Nikola Jokić (9) Ball Arena 19,683 2–0 3 April 21 @ Minnesota W 120–111 Michael Porter Jr. (25) Nikola Jokić (11) Nikola Jokić (12) Target Center 19,536 3–0 4 April 23 @ Minnesota L 108–114 (OT) Nikola Jokić (43) Nikola Jokić (11) Nikola Jokić (6) Target Center 18,978 3–1 5 April 25 Minnesota W 112–109 Jamal Murray (35) Nikola Jokić (17) Nikola Jokić (12) Ball Arena 19,691 4–1
Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 29 Phoenix W 125–107 Jamal Murray (34) Nikola Jokić (19) Jamal Murray (9) Ball Arena 19,762 1–0 2 May 1 Phoenix W 97–87 Nikola Jokić (39) Nikola Jokić (16) Jamal Murray (8) Ball Arena 19,592 2–0 3 May 5 @ Phoenix L 114–121 Jamal Murray (32) Nikola Jokić (17) Nikola Jokić (17) Footprint Center 17,071 2–1 4 May 7 @ Phoenix L 124–129 Nikola Jokić (53) Michael Porter Jr. (10) Nikola Jokić (11) Footprint Center 17,071 2–2 5 May 9 Phoenix W 118–102 Nikola Jokić (29) Nikola Jokić (13) Nikola Jokić (12) Ball Arena 19,773 3–2 6 May 11 @ Phoenix W 125–100 Nikola Jokić (32) Nikola Jokić (10) Nikola Jokić (12) Footprint Center 17,071 4–2
Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 16 L.A. Lakers W 132–126 Nikola Jokić (34) Nikola Jokić (21) Nikola Jokić (14) Ball Arena 19,633 1–0 2 May 18 L.A. Lakers W 108–103 Jamal Murray (37) Nikola Jokić (17) Nikola Jokić (12) Ball Arena 19,742 2–0 3 May 20 @ L.A. Lakers W 119–108 Jamal Murray (37) Michael Porter Jr. (10) Nikola Jokić (8) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 3–0 4 May 22 @ L.A. Lakers W 113–111 Nikola Jokić (30) Nikola Jokić (14) Nikola Jokić (13) Crypto.com Arena 18,997 4–0
NBA Finals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 1 Miami W 104–93 Nikola Jokić (27) Michael Porter Jr. (13) Nikola Jokić (14) Ball Arena 19,528 1–0 2 June 4 Miami L 108–111 Nikola Jokić (41) Nikola Jokić (11) Jamal Murray (10) Ball Arena 19,537 1–1 3 June 7 @ Miami W 109–94 Jamal Murray (34) Nikola Jokić (21) Jokić, Murray (10) Kaseya Center 20,019 2–1 4 June 9 @ Miami W 108–95 Aaron Gordon (27) Nikola Jokić (12) Jamal Murray (12) Kaseya Center 20,184 3–1 5 June 12 Miami W 94–89 Nikola Jokić (28) Nikola Jokić (16) Jamal Murray (8) Ball Arena 19,537 4–1
2023 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Denver Nuggets statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Christian Braun	76	6	15.5	.495	.354	.625	2.4	.8	.5	.2	4.7
Bruce Brown	80	31	28.5	.483	.358	.758	4.1	3.4	1.1	.6	11.5
Thomas Bryant	18	1	11.4	.485	.444	.722	3.3	.1	.1	.4	4.6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	76	76	31.3	.462	.423	.824	2.7	2.4	1.5	.5	10.8
Vlatko Čančar	60	9	14.8	.476	.374	.927	2.1	1.3	.4	.2	5.0
Aaron Gordon	68	68	30.2	.564	.347	.608	6.6	3.0	.8	.8	16.3
Jeff Green	56	4	19.5	.488	.288	.744	2.6	1.2	.3	.3	7.8
Bones Hyland	42	1	19.5	.399	.378	.866	2.0	3.0	.7	.3	12.1
Reggie Jackson	16	2	19.9	.383	.279	.833	1.8	3.1	.6	.1	7.9
Nikola Jokić	69	69	33.7	.632	.383	.822	11.8	9.8	1.3	.7	24.5
DeAndre Jordan	39	8	15.0	.765	1.000	.458	5.2	.9	.3	.6	5.1
Jamal Murray	65	65	32.8	.454	.398	.833	4.0	6.2	1.0	.2	20.0
Zeke Nnaji	53	5	13.7	.561	.262	.645	2.6	.3	.3	.4	5.2
Michael Porter Jr.	62	62	29.0	.487	.414	.800	5.5	1.0	.6	.5	17.4
Davon Reed	35	1	9.0	.313	.364	.750	1.6	.5	.4	.1	2.3
Ish Smith	43	0	9.3	.397	.167	.500	1.3	2.3	.2	.2	2.5
Peyton Watson	23	2	8.1	.492	.429	.550	1.6	.5	.1	.5	3.3
Jack White	17	0	3.9	.421	.333	.667	1.0	.2	.2	.1	1.2

Playoffs

Denver Nuggets statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Christian Braun	19	0	13.0	.533	.200	.579	2.1	.6	.6	.2	3.2
Bruce Brown	20	0	26.6	.511	.316	.857	4.0	1.9	1.1	.5	12.0
Thomas Bryant	1	0	.5	–	–	–	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	20	20	33.5	.457	.380	.829	3.3	1.6	1.3	.7	10.6
Vlatko Čančar	5	0	2.0	.000	.000	–	.6	.2	.0	.0	.0
Aaron Gordon	20	20	35.6	.518	.391	.652	6.0	2.6	.6	.7	13.3
Jeff Green	20	0	17.2	.452	.321	.895	1.6	.7	.3	.4	4.1
Reggie Jackson	6	0	3.0	.500	.500	–	.3	.3	.2	.0	.5
Nikola Jokić	20	20	39.4	.548	.461	.799	13.5	9.5	1.1	1.0	30.0
DeAndre Jordan	4	0	3.4	.667	–	.500	1.0	.3	.0	.3	1.3
Jamal Murray	20	20	39.9	.473	.396	.926	5.7	7.1	1.5	.3	26.1
Zeke Nnaji	5	0	2.4	.500	.333	–	.4	.0	.2	.0	1.0
Michael Porter Jr.	20	20	32.6	.423	.351	.793	8.1	1.6	.5	.6	13.4
Ish Smith	4	0	2.9	.500	–	–	.3	.3	.0	.0	.5
Peyton Watson	5	0	2.7	.400	.500	–	.8	.2	.0	.2	1.0

Transactions

Main article: List of 2022–23 NBA season transactions

Overview

Players Added Via draft Christian Braun Via trade Peyton Watson Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Ish Smith Ismaël Kamagate Thomas Bryant Via free agency Collin Gillespie Bruce Brown DeAndre Jordan Jack White Reggie Jackson

Players Lost Via trade JaMychal Green Will Barton Monté Morris Bones Hyland Davon Reed Via free agency Bryn Forbes Markus Howard Austin Rivers Facundo Campazzo DeMarcus Cousins

Trades

June 23, 2022[4][5]	To Denver Nuggets Draft rights to Peyton Watson (No. 30) 2023 second-round pick[lower-alpha 2] 2024 second-round pick[lower-alpha 3]	To Oklahoma City Thunder JaMychal Green 2027 protected first-round pick[lower-alpha 4]
July 6, 2022[6][7]	To Denver Nuggets Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Ish Smith	To Washington Wizards Will Barton Monté Morris
July 6, 2022[8]	To Denver Nuggets Draft rights to Ismaël Kamagate (No. 46)	To Portland Trail Blazers 2024 second-round pick[lower-alpha 5]
February 9, 2023[9][10][11][12]	Four-team trade
	To Denver Nuggets Thomas Bryant (from Lakers)	To Los Angeles Clippers Bones Hyland (from Denver)
	To Los Angeles Lakers Mo Bamba (from Orlando) Davon Reed (from Denver) 2024 LAC second-round pick (from Clippers) 2025 LAC second-round pick (from Clippers)	To Orlando Magic Patrick Beverley (from Lakers) 2024 DEN second-round pick (from Denver) Cash considerations (from Lakers)

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Signed	Ref.
July 7, 2022	Vlatko Čančar	3-year contract	[13]
July 8, 2022	Nikola Jokić	5-year extension	[14]
July 9, 2022	Davon Reed	2-year contract	[15]
July 17, 2022	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	2-year extension	[16]

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
July 3, 2022	Collin Gillespie (two-way)	Villanova	[17]
July 7, 2022	Bruce Brown	Brooklyn Nets	[18]
July 12, 2022	DeAndre Jordan	Philadelphia 76ers	[19]
July 19, 2022	Jack White (two-way)	Melbourne United	[20]
February 14, 2023	Reggie Jackson	Charlotte Hornets	[21]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team	Ref.
July 12, 2022	Bryn Forbes	Free Agent	Minnesota Timberwolves	[22]
July 17, 2022	Markus Howard	Free Agent	Saski Baskonia	[23]
July 21, 2022	Austin Rivers	Free Agent	Minnesota Timberwolves	[24]
October 18, 2022	Facundo Campazzo	Free Agent	Dallas Mavericks	[25]
April 11, 2023	DeMarcus Cousins	Free Agent	Guaynabo Mets	[26]

Notes

1. Spectators were in attendance, but the exact number was not reported.
2. The second-best of the picks originally belonging to Oklahoma City, Washington, and Dallas/Miami (better of the two).
3. The better of the picks originally belonging to Charlotte and Minnesota.
4. At least two years after Denver conveys its pick to Orlando, it will convey this pick to Oklahoma City. The earliest possible date is 2027 (if No. 6–30), rolling over to 2028 and 2029 with same protection; if not conveyed by 2029, it will convert to Denver's 2029 second-round pick.
5. The better of the picks originally belonging to Charlotte and Minnesota.

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