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Williamson and Ingram come through late to lift Pelicans past Nuggets 115-110
NEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram helped put Denver in a 20-point hole and also came through in the final minutes to stop Nikola Jokic and Co. from climbing all the way back.
Williamson scored 26 points, Ingram had 21 and the Pelicans held on for a 115-110 victory over the Nuggets on Friday night after Denver had pulled within a single point with 4:01 to play.
“We understand who we're playing,” Ingram said of the defending NBA champions. "We didn't want it to get all the way to that point, but we had to stay poised."
Williamson and Ingram each scored twice during a late 8-0 run and the Pelicans held on after Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Reggie Jackson and Aaron Gordon each missed 3-point shots for a tie game during the same possession in the final 30 seconds.
The ball went out of bounds off Denver with 15 seconds left after Gordon's miss, and Herb Jones hit two free throws for New Orleans after being fouled on an inbound pass with 13.5 seconds remaining.
“Me and B.I. definitely got it going when we needed to,” Williamson said. “The more that we are on the court together, the better we get.”
Jonas Valanciunas scored 22 to help New Orleans win its second straight NBA In-Season Tournament game, improving the Pelicans' record in West Group B to 2-1 and leaving Denver with the same mark. New Orleans could have a chance to win its bracket against the Clippers in Los Angeles on Nov. 24.
Williamson said the Pelicans were pleased to have kept themselves in the running to advance and possibly even go on to win the $500,000-per-player prize that goes to the tournament champions.
“That's something that you can give to family members or whatever you plan on doing with it. I think that's good motivation," Williamson said. “But also, for us, we haven't won nothing. So, I think that would be like a starter step for us, trying to go and win that.”
Nikola Jokic had 26 points, tied a career high with 18 assists and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Nuggets, who never led in the game. Christian Braun scored 24 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 18 points and 11 rebounds.
New Orleans led by as many as 20 points when Ingram's back-to-back 3s made it 82-62 in the middle of the third quarter.
But the Nuggets responded with three straight 3s - one each by Braun, Jokic and Caldwell-Pope - and trailed 95-86 after three periods.
“My main theme of this game is that we cannot build ourselves a hole like that, knowing that we are going to get the best of everybody,” Nuggets coach Mike Malone said. “Everybody wants to beat the defending champions.”
“I really applauded the effort in the second half,” Malone added. “I just want that to be closer to 48 minutes, if possible.”
Denver remained within single digits throughout the fourth and pulled to 103-102 when Braun scored on a putback and a layup on successive possessions.
That's when Williamson and Ingram took over, starting with the latter's mid-range jumper. Williamson followed with a finger roll and then a floater while being fouled to make it 109-102. Williamson missed the free throw, but Dyson Daniels rebounded and New Orleans swung the ball to Ingram for another mid-range jumper to make it 111-102 with 1:50 to go.
Naji Marshall scored 12 points on four 3s for New Orleans, and Daniels finished with 10. Gordon and Jackson each scored 14 for Denver.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Visit Cleveland on Sunday.
Pelicans: Host Minnesota on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving finger roll layup | 0-2 |
| 11:07 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving layup | 2-2 |
| 10:52 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Ingram assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:35 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point floating jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:08 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 10:02 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point running alley-oop layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 2-8 |
| 9:48 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 4-8 |
| 9:48 | | Brandon Ingram shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:48 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:45 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point hook shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 4-10 |
| 9:21 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 6-10 |
| 9:03 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Brandon Ingram offensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point cutting dunk (Brandon Ingram assists) | 6-12 |
| 9:00 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 8-12 |
| 8:33 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving dunk (Dyson Daniels assists) | 8-14 |
| 8:13 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 10-14 |
| 7:58 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:58 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | Jump ball. Zion Williamson vs. Aaron Gordon (Brandon Ingram gains possession) | ||
| 7:38 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 12-14 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Ingram assists) | 12-16 |
| 6:54 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point cutting dunk (Zion Williamson assists) | 12-18 |
| 6:26 | | +3 | Reggie Jackson makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 15-18 |
| 6:10 | | +3 | Zion Williamson makes three point jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists) | 15-21 |
| 5:56 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 17-21 |
| 5:38 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 17-23 |
| 5:21 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point driving layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 17-25 |
| 4:45 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 19-25 |
| 4:26 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 4:11 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running dunk | 19-27 |
| 4:09 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:56 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists) | 21-27 |
| 3:38 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running reverse layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 23-27 |
| 3:15 | | Naji Marshall misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 26-27 |
| 2:41 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:37 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:15 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:11 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | Peyton Watson offensive foul (Charge) (Naji Marshall draws the foul) | ||
| 2:11 | | Peyton Watson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:52 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Zeke Nnaji turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Ingram steals) | ||
| 1:41 | | Naji Marshall misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Peyton Watson turnover (lost ball) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 1:21 | | Jalen Pickett shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-28 |
| 1:21 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-29 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving layup (Julian Strawther assists) | 28-29 |
| 0:48 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 28-31 |
| 0:42 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Dyson Daniels draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | Dyson Daniels makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-32 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | Dyson Daniels makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-33 |
| 0:23 | | Zeke Nnaji turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:09 | | +3 | Matt Ryan makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 28-36 |
| 0:01 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 28-38 |
| 11:48 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:48 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:46 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 11:11 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Zeke Nnaji misses two point running layup | ||
| 11:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point tip layup | 30-38 |
| 10:47 | | Matt Ryan misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Zion Williamson blocks Christian Braun's two point layup | ||
| 10:37 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Julian Strawther steals) | ||
| 10:25 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 30-41 |
| 9:54 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | Zion Williamson personal foul (Loose ball) (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 9:44 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 33-41 |
| 9:29 | | Matt Ryan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:48 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:41 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point running layup (Dyson Daniels assists) | 33-43 |
| 8:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 8:40 | | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-44 |
| 8:23 | | Christian Braun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:21 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:17 | | +3 | Jordan Hawkins makes three point jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 33-47 |
| 8:16 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:55 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 33-49 |
| 7:16 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 35-49 |
| 6:56 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:52 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Christian Braun misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:47 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Julian Strawther personal foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 6:30 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Herbert Jones misses two point layup | ||
| 6:24 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Herbert Jones blocks Christian Braun's two point running layup | ||
| 6:17 | | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | +3 | Matt Ryan makes three point jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 35-52 |
| 6:11 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Matt Ryan draws the foul) | ||
| 6:11 | | Matt Ryan misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:09 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 37-52 |
| 5:36 | | Herbert Jones turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 5:28 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 39-52 |
| 5:28 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:28 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 40-52 |
| 5:06 | | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point driving floating jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 40-54 |
| 4:54 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 42-54 |
| 4:36 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point cutting layup (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 42-56 |
| 4:36 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 4:36 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:34 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 44-56 |
| 3:54 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Brandon Ingram's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Jordan Hawkins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 3:42 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 46-56 |
| 3:42 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:42 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:42 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 47-56 |
| 3:26 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 47-58 |
| 3:10 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Reggie Jackson assists) | 49-58 |
| 2:52 | | +3 | Jonas Valanciunas makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 49-61 |
| 2:34 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point layup (Brandon Ingram assists) | 49-63 |
| 2:03 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 51-63 |
| 1:50 | | Zion Williamson offensive foul (Off the ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 1:50 | | Zion Williamson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:38 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-64 |
| 1:30 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:27 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:13 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Naji Marshall steals) | ||
| 1:11 | | Naji Marshall turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:07 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 1:07 | | Naji Marshall turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:58 | | Cody Zeller blocks Aaron Gordon's two point layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 53-64 |
| 0:47 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point pullup jump shot | 53-66 |
| 0:27 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:27 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:24 | | Cody Zeller defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Naji Marshall assists) | 53-68 |
| 0:05 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | +1 | Brandon Ingram makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 53-69 |
| 0:00 | | Reggie Jackson offensive foul (Naji Marshall draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-70 |
| 11:44 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:42 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 55-70 |
| 11:10 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 55-72 |
| 10:59 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 58-72 |
| 10:42 | | Dyson Daniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 58-74 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 60-74 |
| 9:35 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point layup | ||
| 9:30 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point tip layup | 60-76 |
| 9:19 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 62-76 |
| 9:19 | | Brandon Ingram shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 9:19 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:17 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 62-79 |
| 8:54 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 8:45 | | Herbert Jones misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:43 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:18 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +3 | Brandon Ingram makes three point jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 62-82 |
| 7:30 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 64-82 |
| 7:16 | | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | Jonas Valanciunas blocks Nikola Jokic's two point jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point running pullup jump shot | 64-84 |
| 6:29 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 67-84 |
| 6:27 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:11 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point layup | ||
| 6:07 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 70-84 |
| 5:42 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Brandon Ingram draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | Brandon Ingram misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 73-84 |
| 5:03 | | Dyson Daniels misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Jalen Pickett turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 4:40 | | Herbert Jones misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:35 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point putback layup | 73-86 |
| 4:24 | | Christian Braun misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-86 |
| 3:58 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-86 |
| 3:41 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point layup | ||
| 3:37 | | Jalen Pickett defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 77-86 |
| 3:24 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:02 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Jonas Valanciunas assists) | 77-89 |
| 2:43 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 79-89 |
| 2:24 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +3 | Reggie Jackson makes three point running jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 82-89 |
| 2:00 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 82-92 |
| 1:41 | | Jalen Pickett misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:37 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:07 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 84-92 |
| 1:07 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 1:07 | | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:04 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Jalen Pickett shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:55 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:55 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:54 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point pullup jump shot | 86-92 |
| 0:27 | | +3 | Naji Marshall makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 86-95 |
| 0:06 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:04 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Reggie Jackson assists) | 88-95 |
| 11:24 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:22 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running layup (Christian Braun assists) | 90-95 |
| 11:10 | | Matt Ryan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Peyton Watson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:59 | | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:36 | | Christian Braun misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Dyson Daniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Zion Williamson misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:25 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Christian Braun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point putback layup | 92-95 |
| 9:50 | | Pelicans turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:33 | | Zion Williamson blocks Reggie Jackson's two point layup | ||
| 9:31 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:05 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Peyton Watson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:04 | | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Jordan Hawkins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:42 | | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | Dyson Daniels makes two point running layup (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 92-97 |
| 8:41 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Dyson Daniels draws the foul) | ||
| 8:41 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:41 | | Dyson Daniels misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:39 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:57 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup | 94-97 |
| 7:28 | | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point pullup jump shot | 94-99 |
| 7:12 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:53 | | Herbert Jones misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 6:47 | | Dyson Daniels personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:37 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Brandon Ingram defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | +3 | Matt Ryan makes three point jump shot (Brandon Ingram assists) | 94-102 |
| 6:08 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 97-102 |
| 5:40 | | Matt Ryan misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 5:37 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:35 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-102 |
| 5:13 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Zion Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 4:35 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:32 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point putback layup | 100-102 |
| 4:18 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:18 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 100-103 |
| 4:18 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:15 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 102-103 |
| 3:39 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:39 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:28 | | Zion Williamson misses two point layup | ||
| 3:26 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Dyson Daniels steals) | ||
| 3:08 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point jump shot (Dyson Daniels assists) | 102-105 |
| 2:42 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot | ||
| 2:41 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point running finger roll layup | 102-107 |
| 2:23 | | Brandon Ingram personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 2:18 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:15 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point pullup jump shot | 102-109 |
| 2:04 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:02 | | Dyson Daniels offensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | +2 | Brandon Ingram makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 102-111 |
| 1:50 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:48 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 104-111 |
| 1:35 | | Brandon Ingram misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 106-111 |
| 1:23 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 107-111 |
| 1:08 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point driving layup | 107-113 |
| 0:59 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 110-113 |
| 0:44 | | Brandon Ingram turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:26 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:23 | | Reggie Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:22 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:18 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 0:14 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:13 | | Peyton Watson personal foul (Take) (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 110-114 |
| 0:13 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 110-115 |
| 0:13 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:11 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Naji Marshall defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Naji Marshall defensive rebound | 0:07 |
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Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | 0:11 |
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:13 |
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+ 1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:13 |
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+ 1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:13 |
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Peyton Watson personal foul (Take) (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | 0:13 |
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Pelicans 60 second timeout | 0:14 |
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Pelicans defensive rebound | 0:14 |
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Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | 0:16 |
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Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | 0:18 |
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Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | 0:22 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 110 | 115 |
| Field Goals | 47-96 (49.0%) | 46-88 (52.3%) |
| 3-Pointers | 10-40 (25.0%) | 12-23 (52.2%) |
| Free Throws | 6-12 (50.0%) | 11-21 (52.4%) |
| Total Rebounds | 57 | 50 |
| Offensive | 11 | 4 |
| Defensive | 40 | 35 |
| Team | 6 | 11 |
| Assists | 37 | 33 |
| Steals | 4 | 8 |
| Blocks | 3 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 9 |
| Fouls | 20 | 13 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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N. Jokic
C 15
26 PTS, 16 REB, 18 AST
Z. Williamson
PF 1
26 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST
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N. Jokic C | 26.4 PPG | 12.4 RPG | 9.0 APG | 58.3 FG% |
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Z. Williamson PF | 22.9 PPG | 5.8 RPG | 5.0 APG | 57.0 FG% |
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N. Jokic C | 26 PTS | 16 REB | 18 AST | |
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Z. Williamson PF | 26 PTS | 4 REB | 6 AST | |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 26 | 16 | 18 | 10/20 | 1/8 | 5/5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | +5 | 75 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 18 | 11 | 0 | 8/14 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -15 | 29 |
| R. Jackson | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6/12 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 18 |
| A. Gordon | 14 | 8 | 2 | 7/14 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +1 | 28 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 28 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 26 | 16 | 18 | 10/20 | 1/8 | 5/5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | +5 | 75 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 18 | 11 | 0 | 8/14 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -15 | 29 |
| R. Jackson | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6/12 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 18 |
| A. Gordon | 14 | 8 | 2 | 7/14 | 0/4 | 0/3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +1 | 28 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 28 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. Braun | 25 | 9 | 3 | 11/19 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | +3 | 40 |
| P. Watson | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 6 |
| J. Strawther | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/4 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 5 |
| J. Pickett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 2 |
| Z. Nnaji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -10 | -2 |
| J. Holiday | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Murray | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 110 | 51 | 37 | 47/96 | 10/40 | 6/12 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 40 | -25 | 229 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. Williamson | 26 | 4 | 6 | 10/17 | 1/1 | 5/11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +21 | 40 |
| J. Valanciunas | 22 | 8 | 3 | 10/18 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 37 |
| B. Ingram | 21 | 3 | 8 | 9/19 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 39 |
| D. Daniels | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +12 | 35 |
| H. Jones | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3/8 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 24 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| Z. Williamson | 26 | 4 | 6 | 10/17 | 1/1 | 5/11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | +21 | 40 |
| J. Valanciunas | 22 | 8 | 3 | 10/18 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 37 |
| B. Ingram | 21 | 3 | 8 | 9/19 | 2/4 | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 39 |
| D. Daniels | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +12 | 35 |
| H. Jones | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3/8 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 24 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Marshall | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4/6 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| M. Ryan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3/7 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| J. Hawkins | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 20 |
| C. Zeller | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 |
| J. Robinson-Earl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L. Nance Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. McCollum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Alvarado | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Murphy III | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Lewis Jr. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E. Liddell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Seabron | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 115 | 39 | 33 | 46/88 | 12/23 | 11/21 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 35 | +25 | 224 |
