Denver
Nuggets
113
–
108
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Friday, March 26, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 113 |
| NOP | 33 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 108 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
23
PTS
3
REB
11
AST
+9
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending70.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.43
Impact Composite49.2
Hustle: 21.0Defense: 26.7Impact: 1.5
Double-Double55.6% FG6 deflections3 loose balls recoveredonly 27 pts allowed on 62.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
37
PTS
6
REB
9
AST
+23
+/−
Game Performance
FG17-30 (56.7%)
3PT3-5
FT0-0
TS%61.7%
eFG%61.7%
STL2
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG142
DRTG112
NET+30
37 points56.7% FG5 deflections13 contested shots+23 plus/minusonly 28 pts allowed on 64.0 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 3:35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Jamal Murray | 39:28 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-18 | 56% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +9 |
| Will Barton | 36:40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +23 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 39:31 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10-17 | 59% | 5-6 | 83% | 0-1 | 0% | +16 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 12:10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| PJ Dozier | 21:10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Paul Millsap | 30:19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +3 |
| JaMychal Green | 16:00 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Nikola Jokić | 41:07 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17-30 | 57% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +23 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 36 | 11 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 47-93 | 51% | 14-28 | 50% | 5-7 | 71% | — |
Bol Bol —
Markus Howard —
Vlatko Čančar —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 38:41 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16-19 | 84% | 1-1 | 100% | 6-7 | 86% | +13 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 34:06 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-5 | 40% | 4-5 | 80% | -2 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 16:13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Brandon Ingram | 36:44 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-17 | 29% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -29 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 39:08 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 4-10 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Steven Adams | 41:07 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -23 |
| Josh Hart | 27:08 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | -5 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 6:53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +18 |
| TOTAL | — | 108 | 37 | 6 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 39-78 | 50% | 12-29 | 41% | 18-20 | 90% | — |
Wenyen Gabriel —
Willy Hernangomez —
Will Magnay —
Lonzo Ball —
Naji Marshall —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN47/93 (51%)
Paint
28/50 (56%)
Mid
8/20 (40%)
3PT
15/29 (52%)
RA 53%Paint 57%ATB3 52%Mid 27%Corner 3 50%
NOP39/78 (50%)
Paint
23/41 (56%)
Mid
5/15 (33%)
3PT
12/29 (41%)
RA 65%ATB3 41%Corner 3 42%Paint 27%Mid 57%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Steven Adams
defended Nikola Jokić
12.6 min • 8 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Eric Bledsoe
held Will Barton
2.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Zion Williamson
vs JaMychal Green
2.7 min • 6 pts • 67%
| NOP Defense | Facundo Campazzo | Jamal Murray | JaMychal Green | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Paul Millsap | PJ Dozier | Will Barton | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Adams | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 12.6m 8pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Brandon Ingram | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 9.4m 9pts 27% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Zion Williamson | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% | 2.7m 6pts 67% | — | 1.1m 12pts 100% | 6.7m 11pts 83% | — | — | — |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | — | 2.4m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 7.8m 5pts 40% | — |
| Eric Bledsoe | — | 7.1m 12pts 67% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Josh Hart | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.8m 6pts 67% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 3.4m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaxson Hayes | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | 1.5m 2pts 0% | 2.0m 7pts 100% | 2.2m 8pts 33% | 2.0m 5pts 33% | 2.6m 5pts 67% | 2.5m 2pts 50% | 1.3m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DEN leads
NOP Largest Lead
14
Q2 1:26
DEN Largest Lead
5
Q3 10:25
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 1:25 – Q1 2:17
-2 → +4
NOP 10-0 run
Q1 1:25 – Q1 2:41
-2 → +6
NOP 10-0 run
Q1 11:56 – Q2 0:45
+5 → +12
NOP 12-0 run
Q1 11:56 – Q2 1:26
+5 → +14