Denver
Nuggets
125
–
118
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 125 |
| NOP | 30 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 118 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Peyton Watson
DEN
32
PTS
12
REB
3
AST
+3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending75.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.53
Impact Composite36.3
Hustle: 13.0Defense: 22.8Impact: 0.5
32 pointsDouble-Double68.4% FG5-9 from 3only 30 pts allowed on 56.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
28
PTS
11
REB
12
AST
+9
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-18 (55.6%)
3PT2-4
FT6-7
TS%66.4%
eFG%61.1%
TOV9
ORTG119
DRTG106
NET+13
Triple-Double55.6% FG7 contested shotsonly 31 pts allowed on 71.7 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 23:04 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 26:36 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -18 |
| Jamal Murray | 35:33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5-14 | 36% | 2-7 | 29% | 4-5 | 80% | -2 |
| Cameron Johnson | 32:28 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-8 | 75% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 34:26 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 10-18 | 56% | 2-4 | 50% | 6-7 | 86% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 16:00 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 6-6 | 100% | +2 |
| Bruce Brown | 27:01 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +22 |
| Spencer Jones | 10:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Peyton Watson | 34:21 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13-19 | 68% | 5-9 | 56% | 1-1 | 100% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 41 | 9 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 46-83 | 55% | 11-31 | 35% | 22-27 | 81% | — |
Hunter Tyson —
Jalen Pickett —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Alvarado | 18:54 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Zion Williamson | 29:06 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6-13 | 46% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +14 |
| Kevon Looney | 5:14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Yves Missi | 12:21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -3 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 17:37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Trey Murphy III | 35:57 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-14 | 50% | 5-12 | 42% | 4-4 | 100% | -4 |
| Derik Queen | 30:25 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12-18 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-8 | 63% | 0 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 25:28 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 47% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Saddiq Bey | 18:54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -21 |
| Micah Peavy | 17:04 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | 0 |
| Herbert Jones | 29:00 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 44 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 44-98 | 45% | 7-34 | 21% | 23-31 | 74% | — |
DeAndre Jordan —
Bryce McGowens —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN46/83 (55%)
Paint
31/47 (66%)
Mid
9/12 (75%)
3PT
11/31 (35%)
RA 67%ATB3 30%Paint 65%Corner 3 46%Mid 100%
NOP44/98 (45%)
Paint
30/50 (60%)
Mid
11/17 (65%)
3PT
7/35 (20%)
RA 56%ATB3 28%Paint 67%Mid 60%Corner 3 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Zion Williamson
defended Zeke Nnaji
6.6 min • 4 pts • 29%
Best Defender
Trey Murphy III
held Jamal Murray
2.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Trey Murphy III
vs Peyton Watson
2.7 min • 10 pts • 60%
| NOP Defense | Bruce Brown | Cameron Johnson | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 2.4m 3pts 50% | 2.3m 2pts 33% | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 5pts 100% | 2.7m 10pts 60% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Zion Williamson | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 6.6m 4pts 29% |
| Derik Queen | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | 1.5m 12pts 100% | 5.1m 13pts 67% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jeremiah Fears | 1.5m 4pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 33% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | 3.9m 2pts 17% | — | — | — |
| Herbert Jones | — | 3.3m 5pts 100% | 3.4m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Jordan Hawkins | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 3.7m 4pts 100% | — |
| Saddiq Bey | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 1pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jose Alvarado | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Yves Missi | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Micah Peavy | — | — | 1.8m 4pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevon Looney | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.1m 4pts 50% | 2.2m 5pts 67% | — | 1.0m 2pts 25% | 3.6m 6pts 50% | 3.9m 9pts 44% | — | — | 3.5m 6pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DEN leads
NOP Largest Lead
13
Q1 6:26
DEN Largest Lead
19
Q4 7:36
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q1 2:51 – Q1 4:29
-1 → +6
NOP 9-0 run
Q1 5:03 – Q1 6:26
+6 → +13
NOP 8-0 run
Q4 7:52 – Q4 9:00
-18 → -11
NOP 9-0 run
Q4 7:52 – Q4 9:26
-18 → -10