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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 35 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 113 |
 Nuggets | 31 | 26 | 36 | 29 | 122 |
NOPTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 42-8549.4% | 8-2729.6% | 21-2584.0% | 36 | 28 | 15 |
| DEN | 43-8749.4% | 16-3644.4% | 20-2483.3% | 44 | 33 | 18 |
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Denver Nuggets122| 38 | 15 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 0 | 2-2 | +16 | +5.1 | |||||||
| 38 | 26 | 10-14 | 1-3 | 5-5 | +20 | +14.9 | ||||||||
| 36 | 15 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | +22 | +0.6 | |||||
| 36 | 32 | 10-21 | 7-12, Season high (his best before, 5) | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 30 | 13 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +18 | −2.9 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −6.8 | |||||
| 19 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −1.7 | |||
| 14 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.1 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.4 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.0 | ||
| Team | 122 | 43-8749.4% | 16-3644.4% | 44 | 33 | 18 | 21 | 20-2483.3% | 10 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 21 points on 7 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Ish Smith, DeAndre Jordan, Davon Reed, Vlatko Čančar and Peyton Watson (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans113| 39 | 21 | 7-19 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 37 | 21, Season high (his best before, 19) | 6-8 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 0 | −25 | +9.9 | |||||||
| 33 | 16 | 5-17 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 0 | −21 | −4.6 | |||||||
| 32 | 14 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.2 | |||||
| 19 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +0.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −4.7 | ||||||
| 21 | 13 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +7 | +6.3 | |||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.5 | |||
| Team | 113 | 42-8549.4% | 8-2729.6% | 36 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 21-2584.0% | 8 | 13 | 2 | |||
Bench 31 points on 13 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Garrett Temple, Kira Lewis Jr. and Jaxson Hayes (coach’s decision).
Nuggets122Pelicans113ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Jokić had 26 points (18 in the paint), 18 rebounds and 15 assists, his 92nd career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets went on a 27-9 run that bridged the second and third quarters to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-113.
The Pelicans led 53-41 with 4:35 left in the second quarter. Michael Porter Jr.’s corner 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 11:07 left in the third quarter. He made 3 3-pointers and Jamal Murray made 2 3-pointers during the run. The Nuggets led 68-62 with 9:31 left in the quarter and by as many as 13 in the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Larry Nance Jr. had 2 steals, 1 of them during an 8-0 Pelicans run, and the Pelicans scored 2 points off them.
Murray had 32 points and 6 assists. Murray and Jokić set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points.
For the Pelicans, Herbert Jones had a season-high 21 points and 5 steals on 6 for 8 shooting, and CJ McCollum added 21 points (9 in the second quarter) and 7 assists. Nance had 13 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
The Nuggets shot 49.4% from the field and 44.4% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 49.4% and 29.6%. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Pelicans 76-53 in 25 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
102 points from the field on 87 shots: 8.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-22 | 68.2% | 67% |
| In the paint | 10-21 | 47.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-8 | 25.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-10 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-26 | 42.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 24 | 5 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Herbert Jones | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Naji Marshall | 8 | 7 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Trey Murphy III | 8 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 17 | 6-13 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 27 | 6 | 3-3 | −4 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 17 | 4 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Herbert Jones | 10 | 10 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 8 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 4 | 2-3 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 36 | 5 | 2-3 | −5 |
| Brandon Ingram | 14 | 3 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-5 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Jokic 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Gordon 6 AST)
Q4 5:20
12.9%
79→92
Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Jokic 13 AST)
Q3 1:49
11.9%
73→85
Murphy III 2' Running Dunk (14 PTS) (Ingram 6 AST)
Q4 5:37
11.7%
90→79
Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Gordon 4 AST)
Q4 10:23
11.5%
82→93
Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
Q2 0:48
11.1%
32→43
