Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray lead Nuggets past Pelicans 116-108
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Nikola Jokic had 26 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists, Jamal Murray added 23 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, and the Denver Nuggets outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 116-108 on Saturday night.
Denver has won four of its last five games and moved to 3-0 against the Pelicans this season. New Orleans dropped its sixth consecutive contest, four of which have come at home.
Jokic was on triple-double watch, shooting 9 of 14 from the field. Murray shot 9 of 16 and was a team-high +16.
Zion Williamson led New Orleans with 24 points. Saddiq Bey added 16 points, and rookie guard Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 13 in 23 minutes after scoring 23 points for the G-League Laketown Squadron’s inaugural home game earlier Saturday afternoon.
Jokic dictated play early, scoring nine points in the first quarter and entering halftime with 12 points, five rebounds and five assists. But New Orleans showed fight, with Jeremiah Fears and Derik Queen combining for 16 points in the first half.
The Pelicans trimmed Denver’s lead to one with 53 seconds left in the half on a Pierre layup, then two on a Karlo Matkovic 3-pointer late in the third quarter.
Christian Braun had 17 points, seven rebounds and four steals for Denver. A spinning DeMar DeRozan jumper gave the Nuggets their largest lead of the night, 102-87, with 6:36 remaining.
Yves Missi (knee) returned to the lineup for New Orleans on a minutes restriction, logging three points, eight rebounds and four blocks after missing the previous 10 games.
Trey Murphy (knee) missed his fourth straight game. Dejounte Murray (ankle) missed his second consecutive game after requesting a trade from the Pelicans on Friday.
Nuggets: Host Phoenix on Monday night.
Pelicans: Host Golden State on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Yves Missi (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | |||
| 11:42 | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
| 11:42 | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 11:42 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 11:42 | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 11:42 | Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound | |||
| 11:27 | Herb Jones turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 11:10 | Cam Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:10 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
| 11:01 | +3 | Jeremiah Fears makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 0-3 | |
| 10:46 | Yves Missi shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 10:46 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-3 | |
| 10:46 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-3 | |
| 10:29 | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-5 | |
| 10:10 | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 5-5 | |
| 10:00 | Herb Jones misses two point driving layup | |||
| 10:00 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 9:47 | Yves Missi blocks Christian Braun's three point jump shot | |||
| 9:47 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 9:43 | Christian Braun misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 9:43 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | |||
| 9:41 | Zion Williamson blocks Christian Braun's two point tip layup | |||
| 9:41 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 9:33 | Saddiq Bey misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 9:33 | Saddiq Bey misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 9:33 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 9:23 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 7-5 | |
| 9:06 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point pullup jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 7-7 | |
| 8:51 | Cam Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:51 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 8:44 | Jeremiah Fears misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:44 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
| 8:28 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 9-7 | |
| 8:20 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
| 8:20 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:20 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 8:20 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 8:20 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
| 8:03 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 11-7 | |
| 7:42 | Yves Missi misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 7:42 | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | |||
| 7:38 | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point dunk (Zion Williamson assists) | 11-9 | |
| 7:24 | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 7:03 | Yves Missi misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 7:03 | Cam Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 6:59 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 13-9 | |
| 6:59 | Yves Missi shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
| 6:59 | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 6:59 | Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound | |||
| 6:59 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:42 | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point reverse layup | 13-11 | |
| 6:25 | Jeremiah Fears personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 6:13 | Christian Braun misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 6:13 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 6:03 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | |||
| 6:03 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
| 5:54 | +2 | Trevon Brazile makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 15-11 | |
| 5:42 | Saddiq Bey misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:42 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 5:31 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point reverse layup | 17-11 | |
| 5:31 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:06 | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 5:06 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 5:06 | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 5:06 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 5:06 | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 4:42 | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | |||
| 4:42 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | |||
| 4:39 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 19-11 | |
| 4:33 | Christian Braun personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
| 4:21 | Jordan Poole turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | |||
| 4:16 | Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 4:04 | Herb Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:04 | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | |||
| 3:52 | DeMar DeRozan turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Fears steals) | |||
| 3:50 | +2 | Pelicans makes two point jump shot | 19-13 | |
| 3:50 | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point running dunk | 19-13 | |
| 3:50 | Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul) | |||
| 3:50 | Jeremiah Fears misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 3:50 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
| 3:36 | Trevon Brazile misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:36 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 3:23 | Jeremiah Fears misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 3:23 | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 3:05 | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 21-13 | |
| 2:54 | Herb Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:54 | Jordan Poole offensive rebound | |||
| 2:45 | Spencer Jones personal foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
| 2:37 | +2 | Karlo Matkovic makes two point alley-oop dunk (Derik Queen assists) | 21-15 | |
| 2:15 | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:15 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 2:08 | Jeremiah Fears turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | |||
| 2:00 | +2 | Tyus Jones makes two point running pullup jump shot (Spencer Jones assists) | 23-15 | |
| 1:48 | Derik Queen misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:48 | Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound | |||
| 1:44 | +3 | Jordan Poole makes three point jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists) | 23-18 | |
| 1:28 | Tyus Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:28 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | |||
| 1:15 | +3 | Saddiq Bey makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 23-21 | |
| 1:12 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:56 | +2 | Trevon Brazile makes two point cutting dunk (Tyus Jones assists) | 25-21 | |
| 0:39 | Trevon Brazile shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
| 0:39 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-22 | |
| 0:39 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-23 | |
| 0:32 | +2 | Spencer Jones makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 27-23 | |
| 0:12 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:12 | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | |||
| 0:08 | Zion Williamson misses two point putback layup | |||
| 0:08 | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | Jaron Pierre Jr. shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | |||
| 0:00 | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-23 | |
| 0:00 | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-23 | |
| 0:00 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | |||
| 11:39 | Cam Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 11:28 | Spencer Jones misses two point alley-oop layup | |||
| 11:28 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 11:20 | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point running layup | 29-25 | |
| 11:10 | Marvin Bagley III misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 11:10 | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | |||
| 11:04 | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point turnaround hook shot | 31-25 | |
| 10:49 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Derik Queen assists) | 31-27 | |
| 10:49 | Spencer Jones shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
| 10:49 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 10:49 | Cam Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 10:34 | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point turnaround jump shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 33-27 | |
| 10:21 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 33-29 | |
| 10:01 | DeMar DeRozan misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:01 | Derik Queen defensive rebound | |||
| 9:50 | Marvin Bagley III shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
| 9:50 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-30 | |
| 9:50 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-31 | |
| 9:36 | +3 | Cam Johnson makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 36-31 | |
| 9:18 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:18 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:18 | Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound | |||
| 8:57 | Aaron Gordon misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:57 | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | |||
| 8:55 | Jaron Pierre Jr. blocks Marvin Bagley III's two point putback layup | |||
| 8:55 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 8:53 | Tyus Jones turnover (back court violation) | |||
| 8:39 | +2 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 36-33 | |
| 8:22 | Cam Johnson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:22 | DeMar DeRozan offensive rebound | |||
| 8:14 | DeMar DeRozan misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 8:14 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | |||
| 8:05 | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:05 | DeMar DeRozan defensive rebound | |||
| 7:47 | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Cam Johnson draws the foul) | |||
| 7:47 | +1 | Cam Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-33 | |
| 7:47 | +1 | Cam Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-33 | |
| 7:31 | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point driving layup | 38-35 | |
| 7:31 | Cam Johnson shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | |||
| 7:31 | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-36 | |
| 7:06 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot (Cam Johnson assists) | 40-36 | |
| 6:41 | Saddiq Bey misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 6:41 | Cam Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 6:32 | Jamal Murray turnover (traveling) | |||
| 6:32 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:16 | Jeremiah Fears misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 6:16 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
| 6:06 | Marvin Bagley III offensive foul (Off the ball) (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul) | |||
| 6:06 | Marvin Bagley III turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 5:52 | Karlo Matkovic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:52 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
| 5:43 | Jeremiah Fears misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:43 | Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound | |||
| 5:28 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 42-36 | |
| 5:13 | Jeremiah Fears misses two point pullup bank jump shot | |||
| 5:13 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
| 5:00 | Yves Missi personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 4:53 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 44-36 | |
| 4:33 | +3 | Derik Queen makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 44-39 | |
| 4:18 | Jeremiah Fears personal foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | |||
| 4:12 | Karlo Matkovic blocks Jamal Murray's two point floating jump shot | |||
| 4:12 | Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound | |||
| 4:06 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 4:06 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
| 4:01 | Herb Jones shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | |||
| 4:01 | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 4:01 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 4:01 | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-39 | |
| 3:54 | Jeremiah Fears turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | |||
| 3:50 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running dunk | 47-39 | |
| 3:45 | Christian Braun personal foul (Herb Jones draws the foul) | |||
| 3:36 | Derik Queen misses two point driving hook shot | |||
| 3:36 | Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound | |||
| 3:31 | Derik Queen misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 3:31 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 3:31 | Cam Johnson personal foul (Loose ball) (Jaron Pierre Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 3:31 | +1 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-40 | |
| 3:31 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 3:31 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 3:12 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 49-40 | |
| 2:44 | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point turnaround jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists) | 49-42 | |
| 2:27 | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Derik Queen steals) | |||
| 2:23 | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point running dunk (Derik Queen assists) | 49-44 | |
| 2:22 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
| 2:07 | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 2:07 | Jaron Pierre Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 1:55 | Cam Johnson shooting foul (Herb Jones draws the foul) | |||
| 1:55 | +1 | Herb Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-45 | |
| 1:55 | +1 | Herb Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 49-46 | |
| 1:43 | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot | 52-46 | |
| 1:43 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 51-46 | |
| 1:43 | Derik Queen shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 1:43 | Derik Queen shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 1:43 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 52-46 | |
| 1:17 | +3 | Herb Jones makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 52-49 | |
| 0:57 | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Derik Queen steals) | |||
| 0:53 | +2 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point running layup (Derik Queen assists) | 52-51 | |
| 0:51 | Herb Jones shooting foul (Trevon Brazile draws the foul) | |||
| 0:51 | +1 | Trevon Brazile makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-51 | |
| 0:51 | Trevon Brazile misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:51 | Herb Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 0:36 | Christian Braun blocks Jordan Poole's three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:36 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
| 0:26 | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 56-51 | |
| 0:06 | Saddiq Bey misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:06 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
| 0:01 | Christian Braun misses two point driving layup | |||
| 0:01 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | Christian Braun misses two point tip layup | |||
| 0:00 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | Jamal Murray blocks Saddiq Bey's two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 11:37 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
| 11:21 | Cam Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:21 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 11:09 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:09 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
| 10:57 | Jeremiah Fears misses two point driving layup | |||
| 10:57 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
| 10:39 | +2 | Nuggets makes two point jump shot | 58-51 | |
| 10:39 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot | 58-51 | |
| 10:22 | Jamal Murray blocks Herb Jones's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 10:22 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 10:17 | Jeremiah Fears shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | |||
| 10:17 | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-51 | |
| 10:17 | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-51 | |
| 10:08 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 60-53 | |
| 9:54 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 62-53 | |
| 9:45 | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Cam Johnson steals) | |||
| 9:33 | Herb Jones shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | |||
| 9:33 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-53 | |
| 9:33 | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-53 | |
| 9:20 | +3 | Zion Williamson makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 64-56 | |
| 9:20 | +3 | Zion Williamson makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 64-56 | |
| 8:58 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 66-56 | |
| 8:46 | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
| 8:46 | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-57 | |
| 8:46 | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 8:46 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | |||
| 8:27 | Herb Jones personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
| 8:20 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 68-57 | |
| 8:02 | +3 | Zion Williamson makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 68-60 | |
| 7:44 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 70-60 | |
| 7:44 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 70-60 | |
| 7:33 | Jeremiah Fears misses two point driving layup | |||
| 7:33 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 7:29 | Herb Jones shooting foul (Cam Johnson draws the foul) | |||
| 7:29 | +1 | Cam Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-60 | |
| 7:29 | +1 | Cam Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 72-60 | |
| 7:16 | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | |||
| 7:11 | Cam Johnson misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 7:11 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
| 6:56 | Yves Missi turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | |||
| 6:52 | Zion Williamson blocks Christian Braun's two point running layup | |||
| 6:52 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 6:51 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:47 | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 6:47 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | |||
| 6:32 | +2 | Saddiq Bey makes two point driving layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 72-62 | |
| 6:09 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 74-62 | |
| 5:48 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 74-64 | |
| 5:33 | Jeremiah Fears shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
| 5:33 | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:33 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 5:33 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-64 | |
| 5:24 | Aaron Gordon blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | |||
| 5:24 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 5:18 | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:18 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
| 5:04 | Nikola Jokic turnover (traveling) | |||
| 4:50 | +3 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists) | 75-67 | |
| 4:37 | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Saddiq Bey steals) | |||
| 4:33 | +2 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes two point running dunk (Saddiq Bey assists) | 75-69 | |
| 4:32 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:21 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point alley-oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 77-69 | |
| 4:21 | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | |||
| 4:21 | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 78-69 | |
| 3:57 | Derik Queen turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | |||
| 3:45 | Karlo Matkovic shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
| 3:45 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-69 | |
| 3:45 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-69 | |
| 3:35 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
| 3:35 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 80-70 | |
| 3:35 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-71 | |
| 3:18 | DeMar DeRozan turnover (lost ball) (Jaron Pierre Jr. steals) | |||
| 3:14 | +3 | Jaron Pierre Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot | 80-74 | |
| 2:51 | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 82-74 | |
| 2:39 | +3 | Derik Queen makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 82-77 | |
| 2:26 | Trevon Brazile turnover (offensive goaltending) | |||
| 2:17 | Jordan Poole misses two point driving layup | |||
| 2:17 | Trevon Brazile defensive rebound | |||
| 2:09 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 84-77 | |
| 1:56 | Derik Queen misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 1:56 | Saddiq Bey offensive rebound | |||
| 1:49 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:49 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 1:47 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:47 | Jordan Poole offensive rebound | |||
| 1:41 | +2 | Jordan Poole makes two point reverse layup | 84-79 | |
| 1:30 | Trevon Brazile offensive foul (Off the ball) (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
| 1:30 | Trevon Brazile turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 1:15 | Derik Queen misses two point driving layup | |||
| 1:15 | Nuggets defensive rebound | |||
| 0:53 | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 0:53 | Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound | |||
| 0:40 | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:40 | Derik Queen offensive rebound | |||
| 0:32 | +3 | Karlo Matkovic makes three point jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 84-82 | |
| 0:13 | Jordan Poole personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 0:13 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-82 | |
| 0:13 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-82 | |
| 0:00 | Jordan Poole misses two point driving layup | |||
| 0:00 | Jaron Pierre Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 11:45 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | |||
| 11:30 | Marvin Bagley III blocks Saddiq Bey's two point driving dunk | |||
| 11:30 | Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound | |||
| 11:17 | +2 | Spencer Jones makes two point driving layup (Cam Johnson assists) | 88-82 | |
| 11:01 | Derik Queen misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 11:01 | Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound | |||
| 10:38 | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 10:38 | Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound | |||
| 10:37 | +2 | Marvin Bagley III makes two point tip layup | 90-82 | |
| 10:37 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:21 | Derik Queen turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | |||
| 10:04 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 92-82 | |
| 9:54 | Marvin Bagley III shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | |||
| 9:54 | Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 9:54 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 9:54 | Derik Queen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 9:54 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
| 9:39 | Derik Queen shooting foul (Marvin Bagley III draws the foul) | |||
| 9:39 | Marvin Bagley III misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 9:39 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 9:39 | +1 | Marvin Bagley III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-82 | |
| 9:22 | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | |||
| 9:22 | Cam Johnson defensive rebound | |||
| 9:11 | +2 | Cam Johnson makes two point driving layup | 95-82 | |
| 8:58 | DeMar DeRozan shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | |||
| 8:58 | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-83 | |
| 8:58 | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 95-84 | |
| 8:48 | +2 | Cam Johnson makes two point driving layup | 97-84 | |
| 8:48 | Yves Missi defensive goaltending violation | |||
| 8:38 | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point pullup jump shot | 97-86 | |
| 8:17 | Yves Missi blocks Cam Johnson's two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 8:17 | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 8:14 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
| 8:14 | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:14 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 8:14 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-87 | |
| 8:02 | Jaron Pierre Jr. shooting foul (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul) | |||
| 8:02 | DeMar DeRozan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:02 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 8:02 | +1 | DeMar DeRozan makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-87 | |
| 7:52 | Jeremiah Fears misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:52 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
| 7:42 | +2 | Nuggets makes two point jump shot | 100-87 | |
| 7:42 | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 100-87 | |
| 7:28 | Yves Missi misses two point jump shot | |||
| 7:28 | Yves Missi misses two point layup | |||
| 7:28 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
| 7:13 | Cam Johnson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:13 | Pelicans defensive rebound | |||
| 7:11 | Marvin Bagley III personal foul (Loose ball) (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul) | |||
| 6:54 | Zion Williamson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:54 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
| 6:38 | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point turnaround jump shot | 102-87 | |
| 6:36 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 6:18 | Saddiq Bey misses two point hook shot | |||
| 6:18 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | |||
| 6:08 | DeMar DeRozan misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:08 | DeMar DeRozan misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:08 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
| 5:50 | Jaron Pierre Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:50 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
| 5:40 | +3 | Herb Jones makes three point jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists) | 102-90 | |
| 5:14 | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Tyus Jones assists) | 104-90 | |
| 5:03 | +3 | Saddiq Bey makes three point jump shot (Yves Missi assists) | 104-93 | |
| 5:01 | Nuggets 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:52 | Saddiq Bey personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 4:46 | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 106-93 | |
| 4:30 | Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
| 4:30 | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 106-94 | |
| 4:22 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Herb Jones assists) | 106-96 | |
| 4:06 | Nuggets turnover | |||
| 4:06 | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Fears steals) | |||
| 3:54 | Herb Jones turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | |||
| 3:32 | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 109-96 | |
| 3:20 | Zion Williamson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:20 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
| 3:12 | Yves Missi blocks Christian Braun's two point running alley-oop layup | |||
| 3:12 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 3:01 | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 3:01 | Yves Missi defensive rebound | |||
| 2:53 | Cam Johnson shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | |||
| 2:53 | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 109-97 | |
| 2:53 | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-98 | |
| 2:28 | Nuggets misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:28 | Cam Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:28 | Christian Braun offensive rebound | |||
| 2:19 | Yves Missi personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 2:06 | Yves Missi blocks Nikola Jokic's two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 2:06 | Nuggets offensive rebound | |||
| 2:05 | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:05 | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | |||
| 1:56 | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point running layup (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 109-100 | |
| 1:56 | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | |||
| 1:56 | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 109-101 | |
| 1:30 | Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 1:30 | Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound | |||
| 1:23 | Jeremiah Fears misses two point running layup | |||
| 1:23 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 1:14 | Saddiq Bey misses two point hook shot | |||
| 1:14 | Yves Missi offensive rebound | |||
| 1:11 | Cam Johnson shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | |||
| 1:11 | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:11 | Pelicans offensive rebound | |||
| 1:11 | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 1:11 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
| 0:58 | Saddiq Bey personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 0:58 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:58 | Saddiq Bey personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | |||
| 0:58 | Pelicans 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:58 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-101 | |
| 0:58 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 111-101 | |
| 0:58 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-101 | |
| 0:58 | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 111-101 | |
| 0:49 | Herb Jones misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:49 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | |||
| 0:39 | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 113-101 | |
| 0:33 | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point driving layup | 113-103 | |
| 0:25 | Jordan Poole personal foul (Cam Johnson draws the foul) | |||
| 0:25 | +1 | Cam Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-103 | |
| 0:25 | Cam Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:25 | Herb Jones defensive rebound | |||
| 0:19 | +2 | Herb Jones makes two point running layup | 114-105 | |
| 0:19 | Christian Braun shooting foul (Herb Jones draws the foul) | |||
| 0:19 | Herb Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 0:19 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | |||
| 0:15 | Jeremiah Fears personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | |||
| 0:15 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 115-105 | |
| 0:15 | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 116-105 | |
| 0:08 | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | |||
| 0:08 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 116-106 | |
| 0:08 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 116-107 | |
| 0:08 | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 116-108 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 0:08 |
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+ 1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 0:08 |
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+ 1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 0:08 |
| Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | 0:08 |
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+ 1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:15 |
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+ 1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:15 |
| Jeremiah Fears personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | 0:15 |
| Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 0:19 |
| Herb Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:19 |
| Christian Braun shooting foul (Herb Jones draws the foul) | 0:19 |
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+ 2 | Herb Jones makes two point running layup | 0:19 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 116 | 108 |
| Field Goals | 42-80 (52.5%) | 37-89 (41.6%) |
| 3-Pointers | 4-16 (25.0%) | 13-33 (39.4%) |
| Free Throws | 28-37 (75.7%) | 21-33 (63.6%) |
| Total Rebounds | 63 | 49 |
| Offensive | 8 | 12 |
| Defensive | 39 | 26 |
| Team | 16 | 11 |
| Assists | 29 | 25 |
| Steals | 9 | 6 |
| Blocks | 5 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 10 |
| Fouls | 24 | 26 |
| Technicals | 2 | 0 |
| Key Players | |||||
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N. Jokic C | 23.7 PPG | 10.5 RPG | 9.1 APG | 51.0 FG% |
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Z. Williamson PF | 21.9 PPG | 5.2 RPG | 2.7 APG | 60.2 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Jokic C | 26 PTS | 8 REB | 10 AST | ||
| Z. Williamson PF | 27 PTS | 7 REB | 2 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 26 | 8 | 10 | 9/14 | 1/1 | 7/7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 53 |
| J. Murray | 23 | 7 | 9 | 9/16 | 0/3 | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | +16 | 46 |
| C. Braun | 17 | 7 | 1 | 6/14 | 1/3 | 4/5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +12 | 31 |
| C. Johnson | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3/11 | 1/6 | 5/6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +5 | 22 |
| A. Gordon | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4/6 | 1/1 | 2/5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +12 | 20 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 26 | 8 | 10 | 9/14 | 1/1 | 7/7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 53 |
| J. Murray | 23 | 7 | 9 | 9/16 | 0/3 | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | +16 | 46 |
| C. Braun | 17 | 7 | 1 | 6/14 | 1/3 | 4/5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +12 | 31 |
| C. Johnson | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3/11 | 1/6 | 5/6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +5 | 22 |
| A. Gordon | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4/6 | 1/1 | 2/5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | +12 | 20 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. DeRozan | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| M. Bagley III | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +10 | 14 |
| T. Brazile | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 6 |
| S. Jones | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| T. Jones | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 7 |
| A. Diallo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Hopkins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Holmes II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Nembhard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Whitmore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 116 | 47 | 29 | 42/80 | 4/16 | 28/37 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 39 | +40 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. Williamson | 24 | 6 | 2 | 9/16 | 2/4 | 4/8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 34 |
| S. Bey | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4/15 | 2/7 | 6/6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 31 |
| J. Fears | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6/15 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 31 |
| H. Jones | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 12 |
| Y. Missi | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -11 | 16 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. Williamson | 24 | 6 | 2 | 9/16 | 2/4 | 4/8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 34 |
| S. Bey | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4/15 | 2/7 | 6/6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 31 |
| J. Fears | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6/15 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 31 |
| H. Jones | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -11 | 12 |
| Y. Missi | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1/4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -11 | 16 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Poole | 14 | 2 | 5 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 7/7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 25 |
| J. Pierre Jr. | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5/11 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 17 |
| D. Queen | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4/10 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1 | 23 |
| K. Matkovic | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 11 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Reese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Dia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 108 | 38 | 25 | 37/89 | 13/33 | 21/33 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 26 | -40 | - |