New Orleans
Pelicans
113
–
108
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 22 | 36 | 25 | 30 | 113 |
| DEN | 30 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 108 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Zion Williamson
NOP
30
PTS
6
REB
1
AST
-3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots1
Opp FG% When Defending70.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite33.4
Hustle: 3.5Defense: 30.2Impact: -0.3
30 points69.2% FGonly 21 pts allowed on 61.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Brandon Ingram
NOP
30
PTS
6
REB
8
AST
+3
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-23 (47.8%)
3PT2-7
FT6-6
TS%58.5%
eFG%52.2%
STL2
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG118
DRTG112
NET+6
30 points1 charge drawn3 loose balls recoveredonly 36 pts allowed on 69.1 possessions
Box Score
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 34:54 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9-13 | 69% | 1-1 | 100% | 11-14 | 79% | -3 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 31:19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 16:41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Nicolo Melli | 13:06 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Brandon Ingram | 35:52 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11-23 | 48% | 2-7 | 29% | 6-6 | 100% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 30:54 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 53% | 3-9 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -3 |
| Steven Adams | 36:09 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-6 | 33% | -5 |
| Josh Hart | 29:21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +12 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 11:44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 45 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 41-85 | 48% | 8-28 | 29% | 23-30 | 77% | — |
Wenyen Gabriel —
Willy Hernangomez —
Will Magnay —
Lonzo Ball —
Naji Marshall —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 10:39 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| Jamal Murray | 34:32 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9-16 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Will Barton | 36:03 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-19 | 37% | 2-9 | 22% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35:29 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 19:48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| PJ Dozier | 22:15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Paul Millsap | 29:50 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| JaMychal Green | 16:48 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Nikola Jokić | 34:36 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13-19 | 68% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 37 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 44-88 | 50% | 12-34 | 35% | 8-10 | 80% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Bol Bol —
R.J. Hampton —
Markus Howard —
Vlatko Čančar —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NOP41/85 (48%)
Paint
27/40 (68%)
Mid
9/24 (38%)
3PT
8/28 (29%)
Paint 50%RA 82%ATB3 30%Corner 3 25%Mid 0%
DEN44/88 (50%)
Paint
27/38 (71%)
Mid
8/22 (36%)
3PT
12/34 (35%)
ATB3 36%Paint 54%RA 79%Mid 36%Corner 3 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Steven Adams
9.4 min • 25 pts • 69%
Best Defender
Paul Millsap
held Zion Williamson
7.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jamal Murray
vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker
2.9 min • 11 pts • 80%
| DEN Defense | Brandon Ingram | Eric Bledsoe | Jaxson Hayes | Josh Hart | Kira Lewis Jr. | Nickeil Alexander-Walker | Nicolo Melli | Steven Adams | Zion Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton | 1.5m 4pts 67% | 3.9m 9pts 80% | — | 2.1m 2pts 33% | — | 4.2m 5pts 33% | — | — | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 7.7m 7pts 50% | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.2m 7pts 75% | — |
| Jamal Murray | — | 4.0m 7pts 75% | — | 3.8m 3pts 20% | — | 2.9m 11pts 80% | — | — | — |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.4m 25pts 69% | — |
| Paul Millsap | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 7.1m 0pts 0% |
| Facundo Campazzo | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 5.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| PJ Dozier | 2.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| JaMychal Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 0pts 0% |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.8m 7pts 75% | 2.3m 5pts 50% | 1.8m 2pts 33% | 1.8m 6pts 60% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 2.3m 4pts 40% | 2.6m 2pts 0% | 2.6m 4pts 33% | 2.9m 2pts 20% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = NOP leads
DEN Largest Lead
9
Q1 9:12
NOP Largest Lead
10
Q3 1:33
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 4:46 – Q1 5:54
+2 → +7
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 3:41 – Q2 4:50
+3 → -3
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 10:59 – Q3 0:52
-3 → -9
DEN 9-0 run
Q4 5:16 – Q4 6:42
-4 → +3