Denver
Nuggets
110
–
115
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Friday, November 17, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 10 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 110 |
| NOP | 14 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 115 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jonas Valančiūnas
NOP
22
PTS
8
REB
3
AST
-8
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots17
Opp FG% When Defending56.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.36
Impact Composite58.1
Hustle: 29.5Defense: 29.4Impact: -0.8
55.6% FG17 contested shotsonly 19 pts allowed on 52.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Zion Williamson
NOP
26
PTS
4
REB
6
AST
+21
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-17 (58.8%)
3PT1-1
FT5-11
TS%59.5%
eFG%61.8%
BLK2
TOV4
ORTG122
DRTG96
NET+26
58.8% FG+21 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 52.7 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 39:09 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 50% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | +1 |
| Christian Braun | 29:42 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-19 | 58% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | +3 |
| Nikola Jokić | 36:10 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10-20 | 50% | 1-8 | 13% | 5-5 | 100% | +5 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 4:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Reggie Jackson | 33:19 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 32:54 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8-14 | 57% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | -15 |
| Julian Strawther | 8:30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Peyton Watson | 11:26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 34:52 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Jalen Pickett | 9:40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 51 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 47-96 | 49% | 10-40 | 25% | 6-12 | 50% | — |
DeAndre Jordan —
Justin Holiday —
Collin Gillespie —
Braxton Key —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 32:33 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10-17 | 59% | 1-1 | 100% | 5-11 | 46% | +21 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 25:57 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Brandon Ingram | 38:12 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-19 | 47% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -5 |
| Matt Ryan | 18:45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | +8 |
| Cody Zeller | 1:30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Naji Marshall | 18:22 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 67% | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 34:27 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-18 | 56% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | -8 |
| Dyson Daniels | 33:09 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +12 |
| Herbert Jones | 36:52 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 115 | 39 | 4 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 46-88 | 52% | 12-23 | 52% | 11-21 | 52% | — |
Jose Alvarado —
Kira Lewis Jr. —
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN47/96 (49%)
Paint
33/46 (72%)
Mid
5/13 (38%)
3PT
10/41 (24%)
RA 79%ATB3 22%Paint 53%Corner 3 33%Mid 33%
NOP46/88 (52%)
Paint
30/54 (56%)
Mid
7/18 (39%)
3PT
12/23 (52%)
RA 65%Paint 35%ATB3 44%Mid 38%Corner 3 80%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Jonas Valančiūnas
defended Nikola Jokić
11.3 min • 13 pts • 46%
Best Defender
Herbert Jones
held Christian Braun
2.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Matt Ryan
vs Julian Strawther
2.2 min • 6 pts • 67%
| NOP Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | Jalen Pickett | Julian Strawther | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Reggie Jackson | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 2.4m 4pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 8.7m 13pts 75% | 1.2m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Herbert Jones | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 33% | 5.8m 4pts 67% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 1.2m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | 11.3m 13pts 46% | — | — | — |
| Dyson Daniels | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.1m 4pts 100% | — | — | 5.8m 4pts 67% | — |
| Zion Williamson | 8.5m 13pts 56% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 25% | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% |
| Jordan Hawkins | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.6m 2pts 100% | — |
| Matt Ryan | — | 2.7m 3pts 33% | — | 2.2m 6pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naji Marshall | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.1m 10pts 80% | 0.7m 4pts 100% | 1.9m 3pts 50% | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 33% | 2.9m 4pts 29% | 3.1m 3pts 13% | 3.6m 11pts 100% | 0.7m 2pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DEN leads
NOP Largest Lead
20
Q3 4:06
DEN Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 9-0 run
Q1 11:12 – Q2 0:12
+3 → +10
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 3:20 – Q2 4:31
+10 → +16
DEN 9-0 run
Q3 5:31 – Q3 6:36
+17 → +11
NOP 15-0 run
Q3 4:44 – Q3 4:44
+18 → +18