New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets

Mar 21, 2021

FINAL

18-24New OrleansPelicans

113

25-17DenverNuggets

108

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	22	36	25	30	113
DEN	30	21	29	28	108

Game Recap

Zion Williamson (30 points, 9-13 FG) and Brandon Ingram (30 points, eight assists) combined for 60 points for the Pelicans as they defeated the Nuggets, 113-108, in Denver. Nikola Jokic recorded 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort, his 11th triple-double of the season and 52nd of his career. The Pelicans improve to 18-24 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 25-17.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	35	11-23	2-7	6-6	6	8	2	1	4	2	+3	30
1Zion WilliamsonPF	34	9-13	1-1	11-14	6	1	1	1	4	2	-3	30
12Steven AdamsC	36	1-4	0-0	2-6	13	3	1	2	3	2	-5	4
6Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG	30	8-15	3-9	1-1	3	1	1	2	1	2	-3	20
5Eric BledsoePG	31	3-8	0-3	0-0	2	2	0	1	1	1	-6	6
20Nicolo Melli	13	1-4	0-2	0-0	4	4	1	0	0	2	+8	2
3Josh Hart	29	4-9	2-5	2-2	9	6	1	0	2	0	+12	12
13Kira Lewis Jr.	16	3-6	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+11	6
10Jaxson Hayes	11	1-3	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	0	1	1	+8	3
2Lonzo Ball	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Wenyen Gabriel	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Willy Hernangomez	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Will Magnay	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Naji Marshall	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-8548.2%	8-2828.6%	23-3076.7%	45	26	8	7	16	12	-	113

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	35	7-14	2-5	1-2	9	1	0	1	1	2	+4	17
4Paul MillsapPF	29	2-4	1-2	1-2	3	1	2	0	2	6	+3	6
15Nikola JokicC	34	13-19	3-4	0-0	10	10	1	1	5	3	+3	29
5Will BartonSG	36	7-19	2-9	0-0	3	6	2	0	0	1	+3	16
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	9-16	3-6	2-2	3	7	1	0	1	5	-7	23
35PJ Dozier	22	3-6	1-3	2-2	0	3	2	0	3	3	-3	9
7Facundo Campazzo	19	0-4	0-4	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	2	-11	0
0JaMychal Green	16	2-4	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	3	-7	4
25Isaiah Hartenstein	10	1-2	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	3	2	3	-10	4
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
13R.J. Hampton	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8850.0%	12-3435.3%	8-1080.0%	37	30	9	5	15	28	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPDEN

(11:54) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Adams: Tip to Millsap
+2 (11:40) Murray Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
02
(11:27) Williamson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:27) Barton STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:23) Barton 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
04
+3 (11:13) Ingram 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bledsoe 1 AST)
34
(10:48) MISS Murray 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:45) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:41) MISS Ingram 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:38) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:31) Millsap Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:31) Alexander-Walker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:25) Williamson 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
54
(10:12) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:58) MISS Alexander-Walker 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:56) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:51) Porter Jr. 6' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)
56
(9:33) Millsap Violation:Kicked Ball (J.Sterling)
+2 (9:27) Adams 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
76
(9:08) MISS Barton 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:03) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:44) MISS Bledsoe 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:41) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:36) MISS Williamson 4' Layup
(8:36) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:34) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:31) MISS Barton 4' Running Layup
(8:31) Alexander-Walker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:25) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:25) Barton Putback Layup (4 PTS)
78
(8:19) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (8:19) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
88
+1 (8:19) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
98
(7:56) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:53) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:41) MISS Adams 10' Floating Jump Shot
(7:40) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:27) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:27) Ingram STEAL (1 STL)
(7:24) Jump Ball Millsap vs. Ingram: Tip to Barton
(7:24) Ingram Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:24) Millsap STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:14) Millsap 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
911
(6:58) MISS Alexander-Walker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:56) Adams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:56) Adams Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:56) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:43) Porter Jr. 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
913
(6:20) Alexander-Walker Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
+3 (6:06) Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
916
(5:53) Millsap Violation:Kicked Ball (N.Sago)
(5:41) MISS Ingram 3PT Jump Shot
(5:38) Adams REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(5:35) Hart Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T5)
(5:22) Porter Jr. Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T2) (J.Sterling)
(5:22) Porter Jr. Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (5:07) Melli 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
1116
(4:54) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:51) Melli REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:41) Campazzo P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
(4:27) MISS Ingram 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:26) Pelicans Rebound
(4:26) Jokic L.B.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Goble)
(4:18) MISS Bledsoe 3PT Jump Shot
(4:14) Adams REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)
+2 (4:11) Ingram 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Adams 2 AST)
1316
(4:09) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+3 (3:58) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
1319
(3:41) Adams Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
(3:41) Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)
(3:31) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:26) Adams REBOUND (Off:4 Def:2)
(3:20) MISS Melli 4' Reverse Layup
(3:18) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:12) Barton 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
1321
(3:02) Green S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Sterling)
(3:02) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:02) Pelicans Rebound
+1 (3:02) Adams Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1421
(2:54) Melli P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(2:48) Melli S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Sterling)
+1 (2:48) Dozier Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1422
+1 (2:48) Dozier Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1423
(2:32) Hayes Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T7)
(2:21) MISS Porter Jr. 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(2:19) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:11) Ingram 1' Driving Dunk (7 PTS) (Melli 1 AST)
1623
(1:55) Dozier Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (1:37) Alexander-Walker 9' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
1823
(1:25) Alexander-Walker S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+1 (1:25) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1824
+1 (1:25) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1825
(1:12) MISS Williamson 6' Running Layup
(1:12) Hartenstein BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:12) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:12) Hartenstein S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
(1:12) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:12) Pelicans Rebound
+1 (1:12) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1925
(1:02) MISS Campazzo 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:59) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:51) Hart Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
(0:51) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(0:46) MISS Dozier 3PT Jump Shot
(0:45) NUGGETS Rebound
(0:45) Hayes L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Sterling)
+1 (0:45) Hartenstein Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1926
+1 (0:45) Hartenstein Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1927
(0:36) MISS Hart 3PT Jump Shot
(0:34) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:33) Alexander-Walker 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
2127
(0:33) Murray S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
+1 (0:33) Alexander-Walker Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2227
+3 (0:14) Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2230
(0:02) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T9)
(0:02) Dozier STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

DEN

113Points108

41-85(48.2%)Field Goal(%)44-88(50.0%)

8-28(28.6%)3-Point(%)12-34(35.3%)

23-30(76.7%)Free Throw(%)8-10(80.0%)

45(14)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

26Assists30

8Steals9

7Blocks5

16Turnovers15

12Fouls28

54Pts In The Paint54

7Fast Break Pts8

12Pts Off Turnovers25

23Bench Pts17

10Largest Lead9

Game Details

Sunday, March 21, 2021 · 3:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

capacity: 19,099