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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 33 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 114 |
 Pelicans | 33 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 123 |
DENTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41-9443.6% | 16-3545.7% | 16-2272.7% | 40 | 22 | 9 |
| NOP | 46-8653.5% | 12-3138.7% | 19-2965.5% | 49 | 28 | 11 |
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New Orleans Pelicans123| 40 | 40 | 12-25 | 2-6 | 14-21 | 0 | +1 | +10.9 | |||||||
| 39 | 14 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.5 | ||||
| 35 | 27 | 12-20 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | +2 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 26 | 11 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +4.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 9 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −2.5 | |||||
| 22 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | −0.6 | |||||
| 14 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +1.2 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +0.9 | ||||
| Team | 123 | 46-8653.5% | 12-3138.7% | 49 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 19-2965.5% | 11 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 24 points on 10 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Anthony Davis (injury/illness); Cheick Diallo and Ian Clark (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets114| 37 | 24, Season high (his best before, 22) | 8-19 | 3-7 | 5-8 | 0 | −3 | +4.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −1.3 | ||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −5.3 | |||||
| 24 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −0.4 | |||||
| 23 | 15 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 0 | 4-4 | +12 | +4.5 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 10 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 3-4 | −10 | +3.0 | ||||||||
| 27 | 17 | 5-13 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −18 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.4 | ||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.1 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.6 | |||||
| Team | 114 | 41-9443.6% | 16-3545.7% | 40 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 16-2272.7% | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 46 points on 16 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Darrell Arthur and Richard Jefferson (coach’s decision).
Pelicans123Nuggets114ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
DeMarcus Cousins had 40 points (20 in the paint) and 22 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Denver Nuggets 123-114.
Cousins’ tip-in put the Pelicans ahead for good with 6:37 left in the third quarter.
The Nuggets got within 97-94 on Malik Beasley’s 3-pointer with 11:25 to play, but Tony Allen answered with a layup, and the Nuggets got no closer.
Jrue Holiday had 27 points (16 in the paint) and 7 assists.
For the Nuggets, Gary Harris scored 24 points.
The Pelicans shot 53.5% from the field to the Nuggets’ 43.6%. The Nuggets outscored the Pelicans 46-24 off the bench. Mason Plumlee fouled out.
New Orleans PelicansDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
104 points from the field on 86 shots: 8.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-38 | 68.4% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-10 | 20.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-7 | 85.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-11 | 27.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-20 | 45.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Faried | 34 | 12 | 6-9 | +2 |
| Mason Plumlee | 28 | 10 | 4-11 | +2 |
| Trey Lyles | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Gary Harris | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-7 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 28 | 6 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Will Barton | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 10 | 5-8 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton | 27 | 6 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Gary Harris | 17 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Malik Beasley | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NOP win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Holiday 7 AST)
Q3 0:34
14.1%
68→82
Beasley 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q4 11:25
13.7%
77→64
Miller 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Cousins 3 AST)
Q4 9:03
11.5%
82→93
Holiday 4' Driving Layup (25 PTS)
Q3 0:55
11.0%
68→79
Mudiay 19' Step Back Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q3 0:42
11.0%
79→68
