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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 29 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 105 |
 Pelicans | 26 | 30 | 19 | 24 | 99 |
DENTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 42-8947.2% | 9-3030.0% | 12-1963.2% | 43 | 31 | 9 |
| NOP | 37-8941.6% | 15-3641.7% | 10-1376.9% | 48 | 27 | 14 |
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Denver Nuggets105| 40 | 20 | 8-12 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +16 | +9.7 | ||||
| 37 | 20 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +17 | +10.3 | ||||||||
| 34 | 9 | 3-14 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 0 | +13 | −6.9 | |||||||
| 34 | 13 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | +11 | +0.7 | |||||||
| 26 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 22 | 9-14 | 4-6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5.5 | |||||
| 14 | 9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −0.6 | ||||||
| 11 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.6 | ||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.2 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.7 | ||
| Team | 105 | 42-8947.2% | 9-3030.0% | 43 | 31 | 9 | 17 | 12-1963.2% | 6 | 10 | 7 | |||
Bench 35 points on 14 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Tyler Lydon (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans99| 37 | 15 | 4-13 | 4-10 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 36 | 22 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 0 | −16 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 31 | 14 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | −11 | −4.5 | |||||||
| 22 | 9 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.2 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 38 | 21, Career high (his best before, 8) | 8-14 | 5-9, Career high (his best before, 1) | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +3.4 | ||||||
| 21 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.1 | |||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −6.7 | |||||
| 17 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | +5 | −1.8 | ||||||
| Team | 99 | 37-8941.6% | 15-3641.7% | 48 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 10-1376.9% | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Elfrid Payton and Nikola Mirotic (injury/illness); Wesley Johnson (coach’s decision); E'Twaun Moore (rest).
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Nikola Jokić had 20 points (16 in the paint), 13 rebounds and 10 assists, his 24th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets went on an 18-5 run that bridged the second and third quarters to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 105-99 for their fourth straight win.
The Pelicans went on a 14-4 run to lead 55-51 with 39 seconds left in the second quarter. Will Barton’s reverse layup put the Nuggets ahead for good with 10:41 left in the third quarter. He scored 8 points and Monte Morris made 2 3-pointers during the run. The Nuggets led 69-60 with 6:09 left in the quarter.
The Pelicans got within 100-99 on Jrue Holiday’s step-back 3-pointer with 1:33 to play, but Jokić answered with a reverse layup, and the Pelicans got no closer.
Gary Harris’ free throw with 15.9 seconds left made it 105-99 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Pelicans 12-4. Malik Beasley scored 5 of the Nuggets’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Beasley scored 22 points on 9 for 14 shooting off the bench, and Morris added 20 points and 7 assists on 8 for 12 shooting. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers. Jokić and Morris set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points.
For the Pelicans, Holiday had 22 points and 6 assists, and Kenrich Williams added a career-high 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 8 rebounds off the bench.
The Pelicans committed 15 turnovers to the Nuggets’ 10.
Denver NuggetsNew Orleans PelicansPS, 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).
93 points from the field on 89 shots: 2.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-36 | 66.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 7-16 | 43.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-7 | 28.6% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-24 | 29.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Miller | 19 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Tim Frazier | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Kenrich Williams | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Ian Clark | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 15 | 6-9 | +12 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahlil Okafor | 47 | 14 | 6-11 | −2 |
| Jrue Holiday | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kenrich Williams | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Cheick Diallo | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Jackson | 29 | 4 | 2-2 | −2 |
| Ian Clark | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Tim Frazier | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jrue Holiday | 10 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 2-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 18 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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50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Holiday 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 1:33
23.0%
14→37
Jokic 2' Driving Reverse Layup (18 PTS)
Q4 1:17
16.9%
37→21
Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Morris 5 AST)
Q3 0:35
15.0%
29→14
Beasley 1' Layup (19 PTS) (Morris 6 AST)
Q4 4:54
13.9%
43→29
Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Frazier 4 AST)
Q4 11:28
13.9%
13→27
