New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 28, 2021

FINAL

27-35New OrleansPelicans

112

41-21DenverNuggets

114

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	25	26	27	34	112
DEN	35	25	27	27	114

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Pelicans, 114-112. Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 32 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, including the game-clinching block on Zion Williamson with 0.5 seconds remaining in regulation. Zion Williamson tallied 21 points (8-17 FG) for the Pelicans, while Lonzo Ball added 16 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in the losing effort, his first triple-double of the season and the seventh of his career. The Nuggets improve to 41-21 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 27-35.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	34	11-22	4-9	1-1	7	5	0	0	6	3	-3	27
1Zion WilliamsonPF	30	8-17	0-0	5-7	2	0	2	0	3	3	+6	21
12Steven AdamsC	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	1	-5	2
5Eric BledsoeSG	27	7-12	2-6	1-3	3	4	2	0	3	3	+2	17
2Lonzo BallPG	36	6-14	4-9	0-0	12	12	4	2	4	1	+1	16
13Kira Lewis Jr.	17	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	2	-3	3
9Willy Hernangomez	23	3-5	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	0	0	2	+2	7
10Jaxson Hayes	13	3-3	0-0	4-4	3	0	1	0	0	1	-5	10
8Naji Marshall	18	2-5	1-3	2-2	5	2	1	1	3	1	-2	7
16James Johnson	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	2	-4	2
32Wenyen Gabriel	17	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	5	+1	0
4Wes Iwundu	— did not play —												— did not play —
21James Nunnally	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-8749.4%	12-3040.0%	14-1973.7%	42	27	13	5	21	24	-	112

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	39	12-21	3-8	1-2	8	1	1	1	2	3	+7	28
50Aaron GordonPF	29	4-7	0-1	2-2	5	1	0	0	2	5	-14	10
15Nikola JokicC	36	12-20	2-4	6-8	7	8	3	3	6	1	+7	32
35PJ DozierSG	31	3-7	2-6	0-2	2	2	0	0	2	0	-2	8
7Facundo CampazzoPG	36	6-9	3-6	4-4	6	10	2	1	4	2	+3	19
25Austin Rivers	26	0-5	0-4	0-0	0	2	4	0	1	1	-1	0
3Shaquille Harrison	9	2-4	0-0	2-2	2	0	2	0	1	1	+1	6
4Paul Millsap	18	3-7	0-3	1-1	5	2	2	1	0	2	+14	7
34JaVale McGee	11	1-5	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	2	0	2	-5	4
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
0JaMychal Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8550.6%	10-3231.3%	18-2378.3%	38	26	14	8	18	17	-	114

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Adams: Tip to Gordon
+2 (11:47) Gordon 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
02
(11:29) MISS Bledsoe 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:26) Dozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:13) Jokic 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
04
+2 (10:58) Ingram 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Adams 1 AST)
24
+2 (10:38) Jokic 2' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Dozier 1 AST)
26
(10:25) MISS Bledsoe 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:22) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:20) Gordon 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
28
(10:20) Adams S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (10:20) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
29
(10:05) Bledsoe Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:56) Bledsoe P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Brothers)
+2 (9:43) Gordon 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (7 PTS)
211
(9:43) Williamson S.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Green)
+1 (9:43) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
212
+2 (9:24) Bledsoe 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Adams 2 AST)
412
+3 (9:13) Dozier 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Campazzo 2 AST)
415
(9:08) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:58) MISS Williamson 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(8:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:46) Ball Violation:Kicked Ball (T.Brothers)
(8:40) MISS Porter Jr. 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:37) Adams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:30) Ingram 16' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ball 1 AST)
615
(8:14) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:14) Adams STEAL (1 STL)
(8:08) Gordon P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
(8:04) Jokic Violation:Kicked Ball (S.Twardoski)
(8:00) Bledsoe OFF.Foul (P2) (S.Twardoski)
(8:00) Bledsoe Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:48) MISS Jokic 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:44) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:25) MISS Ingram 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:07) Porter Jr. 13' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
617
(6:52) MISS Ingram 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:49) Ingram REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (6:47) Lewis Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
917
(6:33) Campazzo Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:21) MISS Ingram 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(6:19) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:15) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(6:12) Ingram REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (6:06) Ball 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
1217
(5:46) MISS Porter Jr. 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:43) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:36) Williamson 6' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 2 AST)
1417
(5:34) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:23) Hayes P.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Brothers)
(5:15) Hernangomez P.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (5:15) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1418
+1 (5:15) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1419
+2 (5:05) Hayes 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ball 3 AST)
1619
+3 (4:42) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)
1622
+2 (4:28) Ingram 13' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1822
(4:28) Rivers S.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Green)
+1 (4:28) Ingram Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1922
+2 (4:15) Jokic 2' Driving Reverse Dunk Shot (11 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1924
(4:00) MISS Ingram 3PT Jump Shot
(3:57) Harrison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:52) Harrison 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
1926
(3:32) MISS Lewis Jr. 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:28) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:15) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:13) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:07) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:03) Lewis Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:58) Ingram Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:58) Harrison STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:54) Harrison 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
1928
(2:40) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(2:32) Marshall Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:20) MISS Millsap 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:17) Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:16) Marshall Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(2:16) Harrison STEAL (2 STL)
(2:13) MISS Harrison 2' Layup
(2:13) Marshall BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:12) Harrison REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:11) MISS Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:09) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:01) Johnson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
(2:01) Rivers STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:57) Millsap 3' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Rivers 2 AST)
1930
(1:57) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Green)
+1 (1:57) Millsap Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1931
(1:42) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(1:40) McGee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:32) MISS Millsap 5' Layup
(1:32) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:30) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:26) Johnson 4' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
2131
(1:06) Johnson S.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Brothers)
+1 (1:06) McGee Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2132
+1 (1:06) McGee Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2133
+2 (0:56) Williamson 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2333
(0:56) Millsap S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Brothers)
+1 (0:56) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2433
+2 (0:34) Millsap 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2435
(0:24) Harrison S.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Green)
(0:24) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:24) Pelicans Rebound
+1 (0:24) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2535
(0:02) Dozier Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:02) Hayes STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) MISS Marshall 33' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Pelicans Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

DEN

112Points114

43-87(49.4%)Field Goal(%)43-85(50.6%)

12-30(40.0%)3-Point(%)10-32(31.3%)

14-19(73.7%)Free Throw(%)18-23(78.3%)

42(6)Rebounds(Offensive)38(3)

27Assists26

13Steals14

5Blocks8

21Turnovers18

24Fouls17

54Pts In The Paint56

17Fast Break Pts23

22Pts Off Turnovers23

29Bench Pts17

0Largest Lead14

Game Details

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 4,022 (21.1%)