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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 26 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 125 |
 Pelicans | 30 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 118 |
DENTeam statsNOP| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 46-8355.4% | 11-3135.5% | 22-2781.5% | 41 | 35 | 20 |
| NOP | 44-9844.9% | 7-3420.6% | 23-3174.2% | 44 | 25 | 12 |
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Denver Nuggets125| 36 | 16 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −6.1 | ||||
| 34 | 28 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 34 | 32, Career high (his best before, 24) | 13-19 | 5-9, Career high (his best before, 4) | 1-1 | 0 | +3 | +9.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 14 | 6-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 27 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −18 | −4.4 | |||||
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| 27 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | +22 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 23 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −5.4 | |||
| 16 | 14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +5.0 | ||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −0.8 | ||||
| Team | 125 | 46-8355.4% | 11-3135.5% | 41 | 35 | 20 | 26 | 22-2781.5% | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||
Bench 33 points on 12 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Hunter Tyson and Jalen Pickett (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans118| 36 | 23 | 7-14 | 5-12 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −4 | +6.8 | ||||||
| 30 | 30, Career high (his best before, 26) | 12-18 | 1-2 | 5-8 | 0 | +9.8 | ||||||||
| 29 | 14 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +14 | −1.7 | ||||||||
| 29 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | −2.3 | ||||||
| 25 | 16 | 7-15 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.2 | ||||
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| 19 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −13 | −3.3 | |||||
| 19 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −21 | −5.0 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −4.7 | |||||
| 17 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.6 | |||||
| 12 | 7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +3.9 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | |||||
| Team | 118 | 44-9844.9% | 7-3420.6% | 44 | 25 | 12 | 24 | 23-3174.2% | 17 | 12 | 5 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 30 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan and Bryce McGowens (coach’s decision).
Nuggets125Pelicans118ClickTap 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.
Peyton Watson had a career-high 32 points (16 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-118.
The Nuggets took control with a 22-9 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 19.
Nikola Jokić had 28 points (14 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 12 assists, his 173rd career triple-double.
For the Pelicans, Derik Queen had a career-high 30 points and 9 rebounds on 12 for 18 shooting, and Trey Murphy III added 23 points and 5 steals. Queen scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets shot 55.4% from the field and 35.5% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 44.9% and 20.6%. The Pelicans outscored the Nuggets 19-9 in 4 minutes with Williamson, Jones, Murphy, Queen and Peavy on the floor together. Jokić fouled out for the Nuggets, and Herbert Jones for the Pelicans.
Denver NuggetsNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
103 points from the field on 83 shots: 10.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-29 | 65.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 12-18 | 66.7% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 4-5 | 80.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-11 | 45.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-20 | 30.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 25 | 8 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 14 | 9 | 4-6 | +7 |
| Herbert Jones | 11 | 11 | 4-4 | +10 |
| Derik Queen | 6 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derik Queen | 37 | 8 | 4-9 | −6 |
| Yves Missi | 11 | 11 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Zion Williamson | 8 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Trey Murphy III | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 2 | 0-2 | −6 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 82 possessions. He usually scores about 32 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 23 | 6 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Micah Peavy | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Jose Alvarado | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 7 | 3-7 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 25 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.
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DEN leads
NOP Largest Lead
13
Q1 5:34
DEN Largest Lead
19
Q4 4:24
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 9:09 – Q1 7:31
-2 → +6
NOP 9-0 run
Q1 6:57 – Q1 5:34
+4 → +13
NOP 10-0 run
Q4 4:08 – Q4 2:34
-19 → -9
