Denver
Nuggets
116
–
105
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Friday, January 28, 2022
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 116 |
| NOP | 17 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 105 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Monte Morris
DEN
13
PTS
8
REB
8
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots1
Opp FG% When Defending55.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite38.2
Hustle: 1.5Defense: 35.0Impact: 1.7
+11 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 57.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
29
PTS
13
REB
10
AST
+15
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-19 (57.9%)
3PT3-6
FT4-4
TS%69.8%
eFG%65.8%
STL2
TOV6
ORTG127
DRTG107
NET+20
Triple-Double57.9% FG7 deflections6 contested shots+15 plus/minusonly 23 pts allowed on 57.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bones Hyland | 24:32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Austin Rivers | 35:11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +19 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 16:47 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-5 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-1 | 0% | 0 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 6:50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -3 |
| Nikola Jokić | 30:18 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11-19 | 58% | 3-6 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| DeMarcus Cousins | 11:54 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | 0 |
| Bryn Forbes | 25:06 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Monte Morris | 33:04 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| JaMychal Green | 4:09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31:12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8-18 | 44% | 2-8 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +10 |
| Jeff Green | 20:31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 43 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 41-82 | 50% | 12-33 | 36% | 22-25 | 88% | — |
Davon Reed —
Markus Howard —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alvarado | 14:22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Gary Clark | 2:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Devonte' Graham | 33:38 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-12 | 33% | 1-6 | 17% | 6-6 | 100% | +3 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 32:30 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 36% | 0-2 | 0% | 8-10 | 80% | -6 |
| Garrett Temple | 23:10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 33:36 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-14 | 36% | 2-8 | 25% | 6-6 | 100% | -1 |
| Naji Marshall | 11:38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -1 |
| Josh Hart | 36:37 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6-13 | 46% | 1-4 | 25% | 3-4 | 75% | -11 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 15:30 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-8 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -5 |
| Herbert Jones | 36:55 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-4 | 100% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 43 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 35-90 | 39% | 5-34 | 15% | 30-33 | 91% | — |
Tomas Satoransky —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN41/82 (50%)
Paint
23/36 (64%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
12/33 (36%)
RA 68%ATB3 35%Paint 46%Mid 50%Corner 3 40%
NOP35/90 (39%)
Paint
28/50 (56%)
Mid
2/7 (29%)
3PT
5/34 (15%)
RA 61%ATB3 14%Corner 3 15%Mid 33%Paint 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Willy Hernangomez
defended Nikola Jokić
6.2 min • 6 pts • 17%
Best Defender
Garrett Temple
held Austin Rivers
3.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
vs Bryn Forbes
3.0 min • 10 pts • 75%
| NOP Defense | Aaron Gordon | Austin Rivers | Bones Hyland | Bryn Forbes | DeMarcus Cousins | Facundo Campazzo | JaMychal Green | Jeff Green | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 4.5m 2pts 25% | 1.6m 5pts 50% | 1.1m 2pts 0% | 1.2m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Willy Hernangomez | 1.2m 4pts 50% | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 6.2m 6pts 17% | — |
| Herbert Jones | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.5m 7pts 50% | 2.0m 4pts 100% | 1.2m 4pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 1.6m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 3pts 50% | 3.0m 10pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 33% |
| Devonte' Graham | — | 3.6m 5pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Garrett Temple | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 3.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaxson Hayes | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | — |
| Naji Marshall | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% |
| Jose Alvarado | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 0.7m 2pts 100% | — | 3.8m 5pts 25% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 1.3m 6pts 33% | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | 2.6m 10pts 40% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DEN leads
NOP Largest Lead
5
Q1 4:21
DEN Largest Lead
16
Q4 5:09
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 4:57 – Q1 6:36
+3 → -4
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 0:38 – Q2 2:09
-7 → -1
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 4:34 – Q2 5:53
-3 → -8