Denver
Nuggets
120
–
114
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 35 | 29 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 120 |
| NOP | 33 | 24 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 114 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Will Barton
DEN
20
PTS
3
REB
6
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending46.2%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.22
Impact Composite54.8
Hustle: 14.0Defense: 39.0Impact: 1.9
4-7 from 33 loose balls recovered+13 plus/minusonly 15 pts allowed on 67.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
39
PTS
11
REB
11
AST
+4
+/−
Game Performance
FG17-23 (73.9%)
3PT0-3
FT5-9
TS%72.3%
eFG%73.9%
STL1
TOV6
ORTG123
DRTG119
NET+4
39 pointsTriple-Double73.9% FG4 deflections21 contested shotsonly 31 pts allowed on 59.7 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 7:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Will Barton | 41:49 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7-18 | 39% | 4-7 | 57% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 22:09 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Davon Reed | 8:37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Nikola Jokić | 36:42 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17-23 | 74% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-9 | 56% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| JaMychal Green | 16:19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | +2 |
| Monte Morris | 36:08 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30% | 2-6 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | +5 |
| Jeff Green | 35:52 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Bones Hyland | 16:23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 43:28 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-4 | 75% | +6 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 33 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 45-88 | 51% | 9-32 | 28% | 21-27 | 78% | — |
Bol Bol —
Petr Cornelie —
Markus Howard —
Vlatko Čančar —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 38:43 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8-11 | 73% | 2-2 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Devonte' Graham | 38:08 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 31% | 4-12 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 13:49 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | 9:08 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 43:28 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-3 | 100% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tomas Satoransky | 5:39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Garrett Temple | 11:07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 23:21 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| Josh Hart | 42:27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | -7 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 39:11 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12-21 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 46 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 47-90 | 52% | 11-30 | 37% | 9-12 | 75% | — |
Gary Clark —
Trey Murphy III —
Naji Marshall —
Jaxson Hayes —
Jose Alvarado —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN45/88 (51%)
Paint
30/43 (70%)
Mid
12/23 (52%)
3PT
9/33 (27%)
RA 83%ATB3 26%Paint 55%Corner 3 30%Mid 44%
NOP47/90 (52%)
Paint
33/49 (67%)
Mid
6/16 (38%)
3PT
11/30 (37%)
RA 73%ATB3 33%Paint 36%Corner 3 50%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Brandon Ingram
defended Aaron Gordon
12.2 min • 2 pts • 20%
Best Defender
Devonte' Graham
held Monte Morris
6.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jonas Valančiūnas
vs Nikola Jokić
9.7 min • 21 pts • 63%
| NOP Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bones Hyland | Davon Reed | Facundo Campazzo | JaMychal Green | Jeff Green | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | Will Barton | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 12.2m 2pts 20% | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 2pts 33% | — | 1.8m 8pts 100% | 1.1m 4pts 50% | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 10pts 67% | — | 9.7m 21pts 63% | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — |
| Josh Hart | 1.1m 5pts 100% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.1m 3pts 33% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 5.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Devonte' Graham | 1.4m 3pts 33% | — | — | 2.5m 3pts 33% | — | — | 6.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Herbert Jones | — | — | — | — | — | 5.9m 10pts 57% | 1.7m 6pts 100% | — | 3.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 1.9m 7pts 75% | — |
| Willy Hernangomez | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Garrett Temple | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Kira Lewis Jr. | — | — | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomas Satoransky | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 2.0m 2pts 50% | 2.6m 2pts 33% | 2.6m 2pts 25% | 1.4m 7pts 75% | 1.3m 3pts 50% | 2.5m 5pts 100% | 2.8m 9pts 67% | 0.5m 2pts 50% | 2.0m 6pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DEN leads
NOP Largest Lead
5
Q4 6:53
DEN Largest Lead
12
Q2 5:35
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 1:23 – Q1 2:32
-2 → -8
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 6:04 – Q1 7:17
-2 → -8
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 9:45 – Q1 11:31
-8 → -2
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 1:51 – Q2 4:36
-3 → -10