Denver
Nuggets
106
–
121
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 31 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 106 |
| NOP | 27 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 121 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Zion Williamson
NOP
25
PTS
6
REB
4
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls3
Opp FG% When Defending60.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.27
Impact Composite49.3
Hustle: 14.0Defense: 33.4Impact: 1.9
3 loose balls recovered+11 plus/minusonly 15 pts allowed on 56.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jose Alvarado
NOP
38
PTS
3
REB
2
AST
+21
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-19 (63.2%)
3PT8-11
FT6-7
TS%86.1%
eFG%84.2%
STL1
TOV0
ORTG138
DRTG100
NET+38
38 points63.2% FG8-11 from 3+21 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 36.7 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Brown | 37:39 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6-9 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:17 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13-19 | 68% | 1-4 | 25% | 5-9 | 56% | +1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 2:03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jamal Murray | 32:38 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6-17 | 35% | 3-8 | 38% | 3-4 | 75% | -8 |
| Bones Hyland | 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Davon Reed | 12:48 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Ish Smith | 17:23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| Jack White | 2:03 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 14:53 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Aaron Gordon | 37:02 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-10 | 70% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | -8 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 8:40 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -19 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 30:31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 106 | 43 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 41-81 | 51% | 8-31 | 26% | 16-24 | 67% | — |
Christian Braun —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Hernangomez | 19:48 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 8-10 | 80% | +20 |
| Trey Murphy III | 29:20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | -4 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 20:28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +17 |
| Naji Marshall | 23:57 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +23 |
| CJ McCollum | 33:49 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 27% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Zion Williamson | 35:55 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9-17 | 53% | 0-0 | 0% | 7-11 | 64% | +11 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 13:45 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-9 | 67% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -21 |
| Devonte' Graham | 13:45 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +14 |
| Dyson Daniels | 21:21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jose Alvarado | 26:53 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12-19 | 63% | 8-11 | 73% | 6-7 | 86% | +21 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 36 | 6 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 41-81 | 51% | 11-26 | 42% | 28-36 | 78% | — |
Garrett Temple —
Jaxson Hayes —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN41/81 (51%)
Paint
29/41 (71%)
Mid
6/14 (43%)
3PT
8/31 (26%)
RA 72%ATB3 32%Paint 60%Corner 3 11%Mid 50%
NOP41/81 (51%)
Paint
27/46 (59%)
Mid
4/15 (27%)
3PT
11/26 (42%)
RA 76%Paint 35%ATB3 41%Corner 3 50%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Zion Williamson
defended Aaron Gordon
10.6 min • 15 pts • 60%
Best Defender
Dyson Daniels
held Jamal Murray
4.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jose Alvarado
vs Bruce Brown
3.4 min • 11 pts • 67%
| NOP Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bones Hyland | Bruce Brown | Davon Reed | DeAndre Jordan | Ish Smith | Jamal Murray | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Nikola Jokić | Vlatko Čančar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | — | — | 3.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.2m 2pts 25% | 5.9m 2pts 33% | — | — |
| Zion Williamson | 10.6m 15pts 60% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Murphy III | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 25% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 4pts 100% |
| Jose Alvarado | — | — | 3.4m 11pts 67% | — | — | 3.2m 9pts 50% | 1.1m 5pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Willy Hernangomez | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 5.8m 3pts 0% | — |
| Dyson Daniels | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 4.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — |
| Naji Marshall | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 9pts 57% | — |
| Devonte' Graham | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.2m 4pts 100% | 2.1m 6pts 100% | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | 0.8m 4pts 50% | 2.4m 3pts 100% | 2.3m 11pts 57% | 1.9m 4pts 50% | 3.0m 10pts 39% | 3.2m 7pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DEN leads
NOP Largest Lead
18
Q4 9:57
DEN Largest Lead
14
Q1 8:54
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 1:15 – Q1 2:19
-1 → -6
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 9:15 – Q1 10:56
-11 → -6
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 11:08 – Q3 1:35
-1 → -8
NOP 8-0 run
Q3 6:44 – Q3 8:18
+1 → +7