Denver
Nuggets
132
–
129
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Sunday, December 22, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 8 | 31 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 132 |
| NOP | 9 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 129 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
27
PTS
8
REB
4
AST
-5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots9
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending29.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.18
Impact Composite75.2
Hustle: 18.5Defense: 57.2Impact: -0.5
3 steals9 contested shotsheld opponents to 29.4% FGonly 12 pts allowed on 65.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
27
PTS
13
REB
10
AST
+6
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-20 (55.0%)
3PT2-3
FT3-5
TS%60.8%
eFG%60.0%
STL1
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG108
DRTG100
NET+8
Triple-Double55.0% FG3 deflectionsonly 25 pts allowed on 74.9 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 42:34 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11-20 | 55% | 2-3 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | +6 |
| Russell Westbrook | 35:48 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9-14 | 64% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-4 | 50% | +6 |
| Jamal Murray | 41:16 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9-19 | 47% | 2-9 | 22% | 7-8 | 88% | -5 |
| Aaron Gordon | 35:18 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 3-6 | 50% | -6 |
| Christian Braun | 38:50 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23:15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| Julian Strawther | 19:60 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-4 | 100% | +20 |
| Peyton Watson | 17:33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 132 | 54 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 19 | 49-97 | 51% | 10-33 | 30% | 24-32 | 75% | — |
Jalen Pickett —
Spencer Jones —
Dario Saric —
Zeke Nnaji —
Hunter Tyson —
PJ Hall —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 43:58 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7-24 | 29% | 0-6 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | -8 |
| CJ McCollum | 38:31 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8-21 | 38% | 4-10 | 40% | 4-6 | 67% | 0 |
| Daniel Theis | 13:06 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -7 |
| Brandon Boston | 15:01 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Javonte Green | 14:17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Yves Missi | 39:56 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9-12 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | +4 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 33:40 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | 50% | 5-13 | 39% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 27:18 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9-16 | 56% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Herbert Jones | 39:14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 43 | 9 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 50-108 | 46% | 12-40 | 30% | 17-23 | 74% | — |
Antonio Reeves —
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl —
Jose Alvarado —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN49/97 (51%)
Paint
35/58 (60%)
Mid
8/12 (67%)
3PT
10/33 (30%)
RA 67%ATB3 26%Paint 39%Corner 3 50%Mid 67%
NOP50/108 (46%)
Paint
32/55 (58%)
Mid
10/23 (43%)
3PT
12/40 (30%)
RA 67%ATB3 31%Paint 33%Corner 3 27%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Yves Missi
defended Nikola Jokić
11.5 min • 15 pts • 88%
Best Defender
Daniel Theis
held DeAndre Jordan
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Trey Murphy III
vs Christian Braun
2.5 min • 5 pts • 100%
| NOP Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 2.7m 2pts 33% | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | 2.8m 2pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 4pts 33% | 3.4m 5pts 40% | 1.7m 2pts 33% |
| Yves Missi | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | 1.4m 4pts 100% | — | — | 11.5m 15pts 88% | — | — |
| Herbert Jones | 6.5m 2pts 33% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 4pts 100% | — | — |
| CJ McCollum | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 5.9m 7pts 75% | — | 3.6m 6pts 29% | — | 1.4m 2pts 25% | 1.1m 8pts 43% | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% |
| Jordan Hawkins | — | 1.4m 6pts 100% | — | 2.7m 5pts 100% | 2.8m 4pts 33% | — | — | — | 4.0m 3pts 50% |
| Trey Murphy III | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.5m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | 4.6m 7pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Brandon Boston | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Daniel Theis | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Javonte Green | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | 1.3m 5pts 40% | 1.3m 5pts 67% | 2.4m 4pts 33% | — | 0.8m 4pts 67% | 3.9m 4pts 22% | 2.4m 2pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DEN leads
NOP Largest Lead
17
Q3 10:28
DEN Largest Lead
5
Q4 8:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 0:23 – Q1 2:58
0 → +6
NOP 9-0 run
Q1 0:23 – Q1 2:58
0 → +7
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 3:13 – Q1 4:45
+4 → -1
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 4:11 – Q1 4:11
+1 → +1