Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Mar 26, 2021

FINAL

27-18DenverNuggets

113

19-25New OrleansPelicans

108

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	26	28	31	28	113
NOP	33	30	23	22	108

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic (37 points, six rebounds, nine assists) and Zion Williamson (career-high 39 points, 16-19 FG, 10 rebounds) went head-to-head in New Orleans as the Nuggets defeated the Pelicans, 113-108. Jamal Murray added 23 points and 11 assists for the Nuggets in the victory. The Nuggets improve to 27-18 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 19-25.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	39	10-17	5-6	0-1	5	2	0	1	2	1	+16	25
4Paul MillsapPF	30	6-12	2-4	2-3	7	3	2	1	1	2	+3	16
15Nikola JokicC	41	17-30	3-5	0-0	6	9	2	1	1	3	+23	37
5Will BartonSG	36	1-3	1-2	2-2	2	1	1	3	2	1	+23	5
27Jamal MurrayPG	39	10-18	2-6	1-1	3	11	1	0	2	1	+9	23
7Facundo Campazzo	12	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	-13	0
35PJ Dozier	21	1-6	0-1	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	1	-8	2
0JaMychal Green	16	1-4	0-3	0-0	4	1	1	1	0	5	-17	2
22Zeke Nnaji	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-11	3
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	47-9350.5%	14-2850.0%	5-771.4%	36	28	7	7	8	16	-	113

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	36	5-17	3-6	0-0	3	5	0	1	2	1	-29	13
1Zion WilliamsonPF	38	16-19	1-1	6-7	10	5	1	2	3	3	+13	39
12Steven AdamsC	41	3-7	0-1	2-2	4	1	1	1	1	1	-23	8
5Eric BledsoeSG	34	5-11	2-5	4-5	4	9	2	0	1	1	-2	16
6Nickeil Alexander-WalkerPG	39	5-13	4-10	0-0	5	5	2	2	3	2	-6	14
3Josh Hart	27	3-6	2-3	2-2	8	2	1	1	1	1	-5	10
13Kira Lewis Jr.	16	2-5	0-3	2-2	1	3	0	0	0	2	+9	6
10Jaxson Hayes	6	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	+18	2
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	-	39-7850.0%	12-2941.4%	18-2090.0%	37	30	7	7	12	11	-	108

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENNOP

(11:55) Jump Ball Adams vs. Jokic: Tip to Murray
+2 (11:37) Murray 18' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:17) MISS Bledsoe 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:13) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:01) MISS Millsap 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:57) Millsap REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (10:57) Millsap 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
40
+2 (10:35) Adams 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Bledsoe 1 AST)
42
(10:17) Barton Backcourt Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (10:08) Williamson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 1 AST)
45
(9:55) MISS Porter Jr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:52) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:43) Bledsoe 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
48
(9:25) Barton Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:25) Adams STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:19) Williamson 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 2 AST)
410
+2 (8:55) Jokic 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
610
+2 (8:40) Williamson 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Bledsoe 2 AST)
612
+2 (8:22) Jokic 9' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
812
+2 (8:06) Williamson Cutting Dunk Shot (9 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 3 AST)
814
(7:40) MISS Barton 2' Driving Layup
(7:40) Alexander-Walker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:37) Bledsoe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:34) Ingram 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bledsoe 3 AST)
817
(7:33) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (7:21) Porter Jr. 2' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)
1017
(7:21) Bledsoe Violation:Defensive Goaltending (L.Wood)
+2 (7:04) Ingram 17' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bledsoe 4 AST)
1019
+2 (6:42) Murray 16' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
1219
+3 (6:33) Ingram 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Alexander-Walker 4 AST)
1222
+2 (6:14) Porter Jr. 14' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1422
(6:01) MISS Williamson 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(5:59) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:52) MISS Millsap 6' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:51) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:51) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Putback Layup
(5:51) Alexander-Walker BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:51) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (5:39) Jokic 8' Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
1622
+3 (5:26) Alexander-Walker 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bledsoe 5 AST)
1625
+3 (4:59) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1925
(4:49) MISS Ingram 3' Driving Layup
(4:49) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:49) PELICANS Rebound
(4:48) MISS Ingram 15' Jump Shot
(4:45) Dozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:30) Murray 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
2225
(4:21) MISS Alexander-Walker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:19) PELICANS Rebound
(4:06) MISS Hart 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:02) Dozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:46) MISS Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(3:43) Millsap REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(3:41) MISS Porter Jr. 15' Jump Shot
(3:39) PELICANS Rebound
(3:21) MISS Ingram 2' Driving Layup
(3:20) Ingram REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:18) MISS Ingram 3' Putback Layup
(3:16) Millsap REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(3:10) Alexander-Walker S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Butler)
+1 (3:10) Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2325
(3:10) MISS Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:10) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:46) PELICANS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(2:46) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:33) MISS Jokic 18' Jump Shot
(2:31) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:25) MISS Lewis Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:22) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:15) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:12) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:08) Green S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Butler)
(2:08) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:08) PELICANS Rebound
+1 (2:08) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
2326
(1:50) MISS Dozier 16' Jump Shot
(1:47) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:37) MISS Murray 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:32) Lewis Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:30) Hayes Offensive Goaltending Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (1:11) Nnaji 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
2626
+2 (0:58) Lewis Jr. 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
2628
(0:51) MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:51) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:33) Williamson 3' Driving Layup (12 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 1 AST)
2630
(0:33) Green S.FOUL (P2.T2) (E.Lewis)
+1 (0:33) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
2631
(0:24) Lewis Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T2) (L.Wood)
(0:15) MISS Campazzo 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:13) Hayes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:04) Campazzo P.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Lewis)
+1 (0:04) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
2632
+1 (0:04) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
2633
(0:00) MISS Murray 33' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

NOP

113Points108

47-93(50.5%)Field Goal(%)39-78(50.0%)

14-28(50.0%)3-Point(%)12-29(41.4%)

5-7(71.4%)Free Throw(%)18-20(90.0%)

36(11)Rebounds(Offensive)37(6)

28Assists30

7Steals7

7Blocks7

8Turnovers12

16Fouls11

54Pts In The Paint46

11Fast Break Pts11

23Pts Off Turnovers13

7Bench Pts18

5Largest Lead14

Game Details

Friday, March 26, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 3,700 (20.8%)