New Orleans
Pelicans
88
–
122
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 25 | 22 | 11 | 30 | 88 |
| DEN | 34 | 19 | 39 | 30 | 122 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Christian Braun
DEN
17
PTS
6
REB
4
AST
+22
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending75.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite53.3
Hustle: 18.5Defense: 30.6Impact: 4.3
61.5% FG4 deflections6 contested shots+22 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 38.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
21
PTS
12
REB
10
AST
+25
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-15 (66.7%)
3PT1-2
FT0-0
TS%70.0%
eFG%70.0%
STL2
TOV2
ORTG136
DRTG91
NET+46
Triple-Double66.7% FG3 deflections+25 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 41.3 possessions
Box Score
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 19:08 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 22% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -28 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 30:21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10-15 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | -12 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 7:48 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Herbert Jones | 20:36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 12:20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Karlo Matković | 3:42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Bryce McGowens | 6:07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Yves Missi | 23:57 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-5 | 0% | -13 |
| Trey Murphy III | 31:43 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 13% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-4 | 100% | -32 |
| Micah Peavy | 7:48 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| Jordan Poole | 21:54 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-11 | 18% | 1-7 | 14% | 4-4 | 100% | -35 |
| Derik Queen | 14:26 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -5 |
| Zion Williamson | 26:14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -12 |
| Jose Alvarado | 13:57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -25 |
| TOTAL | — | 88 | 36 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 32-85 | 38% | 7-34 | 21% | 17-29 | 59% | — |
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Pickett | 12:00 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | 0 |
| Christian Braun | 27:09 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 62% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| Bruce Brown | 18:34 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Julian Strawther | 10:43 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | +4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 22:31 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-4 | 100% | +19 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 14:25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-6 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Jamal Murray | 25:16 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 36% | 3-8 | 38% | 4-4 | 100% | +29 |
| Cameron Johnson | 27:15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +22 |
| Nikola Jokić | 27:33 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10-15 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +25 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 6:07 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Spencer Jones | 5:43 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Hunter Tyson | 5:43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 14:20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Peyton Watson | 22:41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +28 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 56 | 13 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 48-90 | 53% | 14-42 | 33% | 12-14 | 86% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NOP32/85 (38%)
Paint
22/40 (55%)
Mid
7/20 (35%)
3PT
7/35 (20%)
RA 65%ATB3 19%Paint 35%Corner 3 22%Mid 25%
DEN48/90 (53%)
Paint
31/40 (78%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
14/42 (33%)
ATB3 42%RA 82%Paint 57%Corner 3 0%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Aaron Gordon
defended Zion Williamson
5.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Aaron Gordon
held Zion Williamson
5.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs DeAndre Jordan
2.8 min • 7 pts • 100%
| DEN Defense | Bryce McGowens | DeAndre Jordan | Derik Queen | Herbert Jones | Jeremiah Fears | Jordan Hawkins | Jordan Poole | Jose Alvarado | Micah Peavy | Saddiq Bey | Trey Murphy III | Yves Missi | Zion Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | 2.8m 7pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8m 4pts 33% | 1.5m 2pts 33% |
| Christian Braun | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 1.5m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 5pts 67% | 3.4m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Cameron Johnson | — | — | — | — | 4.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.1m 0pts 0% |
| Jamal Murray | — | — | — | 3.2m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peyton Watson | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 6pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Jalen Pickett | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hunter Tyson | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 1.9m 2pts 25% | 3.7m 10pts 67% | 3.0m 5pts 100% | 3.8m 2pts 20% | 2.5m 2pts 50% | 3.3m 11pts 50% | 2.4m 3pts 100% | 2.5m 2pts 100% | 3.0m 13pts 100% | 4.2m 7pts 67% | 3.1m 4pts 67% | 3.8m 6pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = NOP leads
DEN Largest Lead
41
Q4 5:12
NOP Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 8:15 – Q1 10:40
+3 → +9
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 8:15 – Q1 10:40
+3 → +10
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 2:02 – Q2 3:16
+12 → +17
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 2:02 – Q2 5:12
+12 → +18