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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 21 | 29 | 32 | 25 | 107 |
 Nuggets | 17 | 23 | 30 | 18 | 88 |
NOPTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 38-8047.5% | 13-2748.1% | 18-2281.8% | 46 | 22 | 10 |
| DEN | 32-8040.0% | 4-2814.3% | 20-3262.5% | 40 | 21 | 9 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New Orleans Pelicans107| 39 | 15 | 5-14 | 3-10 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +26 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 38 | 23 | 8-15 | 6-8 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +27 | −1.1 | ||||
| 37 | 31 | 13-22 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +9.2 | |||||
| 34 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −7.2 | ||||||
| 25 | 15 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 0 | +14 | +4.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −3.4 | |||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.5 | ||||
| 15 | 7 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | 0.0 | ||||
| Team | 107 | 38-8047.5% | 13-2748.1% | 46 | 22 | 10 | 24 | 18-2281.8% | 8 | 6 | 1 | |||
Bench 17 points on 5 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Jaxson Hayes, Dereon Seabron, Kira Lewis Jr., Garrett Temple and Willy Hernangomez (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets88| 36 | 21 | 6-15 | 4-10 | 5-5 | 0 | −16 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 32 | 11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 29 | 5 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −17 | −3.2 | ||||||
| 27 | 10 | 5-15 | 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −23 | −5.7 | |||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 5 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −6.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 19 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 0 | −5 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 23 | 11 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.8 | |||
| 17 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.7 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.3 | ||
| Team | 88 | 32-8040.0% | 4-2814.3% | 40 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 20-3262.5% | 11 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 37 points on 14 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Reggie Jackson and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Pelicans107Nuggets88ClickTap 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.
Brandon Ingram had 31 points (16 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 10 assists, his second career triple-double, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Denver Nuggets 107-88.
CJ McCollum scored 23 points (12 in the third quarter) with 6 3-pointers.
For the Nuggets, Jamal Murray had 21 points and 7 assists, and Michael Porter Jr. went 0 for 7 from 3.
The Pelicans shot 47.5% from the field and 48.1% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 40.0% and 14.3%. The Nuggets outscored the Pelicans 37-17 off the bench. The Nuggets’ starters were outscored 34-22 in 12 minutes together.
New Orleans PelicansDenver NuggetsPS, 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).
89 points from the field on 80 shots: 4.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-21 | 66.7% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-18 | 33.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 5-14 | 35.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 0-3 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-24 | 54.2% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 25 | 11 | 3-8 | +2 |
| Jeff Green | 14 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Jamal Murray | 12 | 10 | 5-7 | +6 |
| Christian Braun | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 12 | 6-9 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 21 | 14 | 5-6 | +7 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Bruce Brown | 12 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Christian Braun | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 21 | 5 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 17 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Christian Braun | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 8 | 2-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
Jones 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
Q2 5:54
11.0%
40→29
McCollum 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ingram 4 AST)
Q3 9:11
9.6%
24→14
Valanciunas 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (7 PTS)
Q1 5:28
9.6%
43→34
Murphy III 30' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McCollum 2 AST)
Q2 8:22
9.6%
43→34
Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
Q2 5:33
9.3%
29→39
