Denver
Nuggets
122
–
116
FINAL
New Orleans
Pelicans
Date
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 32 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 122 |
| NOP | 31 | 34 | 27 | 24 | 116 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Peyton Watson
DEN
31
PTS
7
REB
5
AST
+15
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots7
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.37
Impact Composite47.9
Hustle: 16.5Defense: 29.1Impact: 2.3
31 points68.8% FG3 deflections7 contested shots+15 plus/minusonly 21 pts allowed on 56.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
35
PTS
2
REB
9
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-19 (57.9%)
3PT5-8
FT8-9
TS%76.2%
eFG%71.1%
STL3
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG125
DRTG114
NET+10
35 points57.9% FG5-8 from 33 steals4 deflections6 contested shots1 charge drawnonly 26 pts allowed on 63.7 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 37:24 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11-19 | 58% | 5-8 | 63% | 8-9 | 89% | +8 |
| Peyton Watson | 39:19 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11-16 | 69% | 1-4 | 25% | 8-9 | 89% | +15 |
| Spencer Jones | 22:31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -6 |
| Aaron Gordon | 29:35 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-15 | 40% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-5 | 60% | +8 |
| Jalen Pickett | 29:15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | 22:18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | 24:16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 32:38 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-7 | 43% | 7-7 | 100% | +12 |
| Hunter Tyson | 2:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 32 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 41-84 | 49% | 14-35 | 40% | 26-32 | 81% | — |
DaRon Holmes II —
Julian Strawther —
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 31:28 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5-12 | 42% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -4 |
| Trey Murphy III | 34:01 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11-18 | 61% | 4-8 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | -8 |
| Derik Queen | 28:48 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 26:08 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-4 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -3 |
| Saddiq Bey | 31:48 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 8-10 | 80% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan Hawkins | 22:09 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Jordan Poole | 19:48 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 4-7 | 57% | 4-4 | 100% | -1 |
| Micah Peavy | 11:51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Karlo Matković | 14:46 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Yves Missi | 19:13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 51 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 39-86 | 45% | 11-29 | 38% | 27-31 | 87% | — |
Trey Alexander —
DeAndre Jordan —
Kevon Looney —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN41/84 (49%)
Paint
19/37 (51%)
Mid
12/19 (63%)
3PT
14/35 (40%)
ATB3 48%RA 54%Paint 57%Mid 56%Corner 3 13%
NOP39/86 (45%)
Paint
28/53 (53%)
Mid
0/5 (0%)
3PT
11/29 (38%)
RA 65%ATB3 39%Paint 13%Corner 3 33%Mid 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Zion Williamson
defended Aaron Gordon
4.7 min • 2 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Jordan Hawkins
held Jalen Pickett
2.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Zion Williamson
vs Zeke Nnaji
2.5 min • 6 pts • 75%
| NOP Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Hunter Tyson | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Peyton Watson | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 1.7m 5pts 40% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 33% | 4.5m 7pts 43% | — | 1.8m 9pts 75% | — |
| Saddiq Bey | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 3pts 0% | 1.0m 3pts 0% | — | 3.3m 4pts 67% | — |
| Zion Williamson | 4.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 5pts 50% | — | 2.5m 6pts 75% |
| Derik Queen | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 4pts 100% | 3.2m 4pts 40% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Jordan Hawkins | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — |
| Jeremiah Fears | — | — | — | 3.2m 2pts 33% | 1.5m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Yves Missi | — | 1.3m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Jordan Poole | — | 2.7m 5pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Karlo Matković | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Micah Peavy | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.6m 5pts 100% | 3.0m 4pts 67% | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 3.1m 2pts 100% | 2.3m 8pts 75% | 3.8m 2pts 17% | 3.5m 10pts 50% | — | 3.0m 9pts 57% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NOP leads, negative = DEN leads
NOP Largest Lead
11
Q3 1:47
DEN Largest Lead
6
Q4 11:51
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 6:33 – Q1 8:02
+2 → -4
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 10:46 – Q4 0:39
+4 → -1
DEN 9-0 run
Q3 10:46 – Q4 0:39
+4 → -2
NOP 8-0 run
Q4 1:20 – Q4 2:14
0 → +6