Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans 104-91 — Oct 28, 2026 Box Score & Stats

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Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026Smoothie King CenterAttendance 16,334

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final
Denver Nuggets	37	20	22	25	104
NuggetsDEN aheadPelicansNOP ahead	+22
New Orleans Pelicans	18	27	28	18	91

Regular season · Nuggets 2-2, Pelicans 0-4

Jokić has 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists as Nuggets beat Pelicans 104-91

Nikola Jokić had 21 points (14 in the paint), 13 rebounds and 10 assists, his 200th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-91.

The Nuggets took control with a 24-10 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 22.

Jamal Murray had 23 points (15 on five 3-pointers) and six assists.

For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson had 25 points and three steals on 10-of-14 shooting.

The Nuggets shot 46.3% from the field and 38.7% from 3 to the Pelicans’ 41.5% and 23.3%.

Best performances

Denver Nuggets

Nikola Jokić+3.0 PS

21 PTS13 REB10 AST

8-13 FG, 5-5 FT+0.06 wins

Jamal Murray+0.9 PS

23 PTS1 REB6 AST2 BLK

9-19 FG, 5-11 3P+0.15 wins

Aaron Gordon+2.0 PS

15 PTS11 REB3 AST

Box score

Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.

Denver Nuggets104


	38	23	9-19	5-11					0-0	0	0		+11	+0.9
	36	15	6-13	3-8	0				0-0	0			+15	−1.9
	34	21	8-13	0-0					5-5			0	+17	+3.0
	32	11	5-9	1-3		0			0-0				+14	−0.6
	31	15	3-10	2-6			0		7-8	0		0	+15	+2.0
Bench
	26	6	1-6	0-0					4-4	0		0	+2	−2.9
	19	8	3-6	0-1					2-2	0			−3	−0.4
	14	0	0-0	0-0		0			0-0		0	0	−6	−6.1
	11	5	2-4	1-2	0			0	0-0	0		0	0	+0.8
Team		104	37-8046.3%	12-3138.7%	42	30	17	19	18-1994.7%	5	11	5

Bench 19 points on 6 of 16 shooting

Did not play: DaRon Holmes II, Ryan Nembhard, Zeke Nnaji and Cam Whitmore (coach’s decision).

New Orleans Pelicans91


	32	25	10-14	1-1					4-6			0	−15	+8.5
	30	6	2-7	2-7					0-1	0		0	−12	−6.5
	30	10	4-11	0-2					2-2			0	−12	−2.4
	24	11	5-14	1-5					0-0			0	−8	−5.6
	13	3	1-1	0-0		0			1-2		0		−16	−1.3
Bench
	26	9	3-10	1-6	0		0	0	2-2	0		0	−22	−2.0
	25	11	3-6	0-0					5-7		0		−5	−4.1
	19	4	1-5	0-1		0			2-2	0			+2	−3.4
	18	5	2-6	1-4					0-0	0	0	0	+16	−4.7
	14	5	2-5	1-3					0-0	0		0	−1	−4.0
	7	2	1-3	0-1		0	0		0-0			0	+8	−0.6
	3	0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0		0	0	+0.5
Team		91	34-8241.5%	7-3023.3%	41	20	19	21	16-2272.7%	8	14	3

Bench 36 points on 12 of 35 shooting

Did not play: Trendon Watford, AJ Johnson and Julian Reese (coach’s decision).

Nuggets104

Pelicans91

Team stats

The game

Shooting

Field goals

3-pointers

18-1994.7%16-2272.7%Free throws

Rebounds and the ball

Rebounds

Offensive

Defensive

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Fouls

Where the points came from

––Points in the paint

––Fast break points

––Second chance points

––Points off turnovers

Bench points

The lead

––Biggest lead

––Biggest run

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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.

Zone	FG	%	League
At the rim	16-25	64.0%	67%
In the paint	5-13	38.5%	45%
Mid-range	4-11	36.4%	42%
Corner 3	5-12	41.7%	39%
Above-the-break 3	7-19	36.8%	35%

Jokić has 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists as Nuggets beat Pelicans 104-91

Best performances