Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Dec 8, 2021

FINAL / OT

12-12DenverNuggets

120

7-20New OrleansPelicans

114

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DEN	35	29	16	25	15	120
NOP	33	24	20	28	9	114

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic recorded a season-high 39 points (17-23 FG), along with 11 rebounds and 11 assists for the Nuggets as they defeated the Pelicans, 120-114, in overtime. This is Jokics 4th triple-double of the season and 61st of his career. Jonas Valanciunas tallied 27 points and 11 rebounds for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 12-12 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 7-20.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	43	3-7	1-4	3-4	2	1	2	1	0	3	+6	10
32Jeff GreenPF	35	4-6	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	1	0	5	+5	8
15Nikola JokicC	36	17-23	0-3	5-9	11	11	1	0	6	2	+4	39
5Will BartonSG	41	7-18	4-7	2-2	3	6	1	1	3	2	+13	20
11Monte MorrisPG	36	3-10	2-6	3-3	4	2	3	0	0	0	+5	11
7Facundo Campazzo	22	4-9	1-6	0-0	1	4	1	0	0	2	-2	9
22Zeke Nnaji	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-8	0
3Bones Hyland	16	2-6	0-2	5-5	1	0	1	0	1	0	+2	9
JaMychal Green	16	3-6	1-3	3-4	5	1	2	1	0	1	+2	10
9Davon Reed	8	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	2	+3	4
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Petr Cornelie	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	45-8851.1%	9-3228.1%	21-2777.8%	33	28	12	4	11	19	-	120

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Herbert JonesSF	38	8-11	2-2	1-2	7	3	1	2	2	1	-7	19
14Brandon IngramPF	43	6-12	1-4	3-3	8	5	4	0	6	5	-6	16
17Jonas ValanciunasC	39	12-21	1-2	2-3	11	3	0	3	3	4	-4	27
3Josh HartSG	42	5-11	1-3	1-1	8	8	0	0	6	6	-7	12
4Devonte' GrahamPG	38	4-13	4-12	0-0	3	5	1	0	1	0	-3	12
13Kira Lewis Jr.	9	2-4	0-1	1-1	0	3	1	0	1	0	-2	5
9Willy Hernangomez	13	3-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	1	-2	6
6Nickeil Alexander-Walker	23	6-10	2-3	1-2	4	2	1	0	0	4	+2	15
41Garrett Temple	11	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
31Tomas Satoransky	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-1	2
15Jose Alvarado	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Gary Clark	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jaxson Hayes	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Naji Marshall	— did not play —												— did not play —
25Trey Murphy III	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-9052.2%	11-3036.7%	9-1275.0%	46	32	8	5	22	22	-	114

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENNOP

(11:57) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Jokic: Tip to Hart
(11:34) MISS Hart 15' Step Back Jump Shot
(11:34) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:34) PELICANS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
+2 (11:13) Barton 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
+3 (10:59) Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
23
+3 (10:37) Barton 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
53
(10:24) MISS Valanciunas 12' Jump Shot
(10:21) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:10) MISS Morris 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:06) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:55) Hart Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:55) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:52) Jokic 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
73
(9:52) Hart S.FOUL (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)
+1 (9:52) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
83
(9:36) MISS Hart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:31) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:28) Barton 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
113
+2 (9:08) Valanciunas 3' Reverse Layup (2 PTS)
115
(9:08) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Forte)
(9:08) MISS Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 1
(9:06) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:52) Barton 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
135
+3 (8:35) Hart 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
138
(8:12) MISS Gordon 7' Layup
(8:09) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:05) Hart 2' Running Layup (5 PTS)
1310
+3 (7:54) Morris 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1610
+3 (7:35) Graham 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
1613
(7:19) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(7:16) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:11) Valanciunas 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
1615
(6:51) MISS Barton 2' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:51) Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:48) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:48) Je. Green Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
(6:48) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:38) MISS Hart 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:35) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:27) Jokic 2' Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Barton 2 AST)
1815
+3 (6:17) Graham 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1818
+2 (5:56) Jokic 3' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
2018
(5:51) MISS Ingram 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:47) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:38) Jokic 7' Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Barton 3 AST)
2218
(5:22) MISS Valanciunas 7' Floating Jump Shot
(5:22) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (5:07) Je. Green 3' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2418
(4:55) Valanciunas Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:55) Morris STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:43) Jokic 13' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Je. Green 1 AST)
2618
+2 (4:26) Valanciunas 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
2620
+3 (4:20) Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Je. Green 2 AST)
2920
+2 (3:58) Valanciunas 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Hart 3 AST)
2922
+2 (3:49) Je. Green 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
3122
(3:38) MISS Valanciunas 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:35) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:22) MISS Barton 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:19) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:15) Hart Offensive Charge Foul (P2) (B.Forte)
(3:15) Hart Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
+2 (2:56) Jokic 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (13 PTS)
3322
+2 (2:46) Ingram 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 1 AST)
3324
(2:46) Nnaji S.FOUL (P1.T3) (L.Holtkamp)
(2:46) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:46) Ingram Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
3325
+2 (2:35) Hyland 1' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
3525
+2 (2:15) Hernangomez 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Lewis Jr. 2 AST)
3527
(2:03) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:43) Ja. Green P.FOUL (P1.T4) (L.Holtkamp)
(1:39) Ingram Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:39) Hyland STEAL (1 STL)
(1:30) MISS Ja. Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:26) Alexander-Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:20) Lewis Jr. 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Temple 1 AST)
3529
(1:06) MISS Hyland 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:04) Temple REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:49) Nnaji S.FOUL (P2.PN) (B.Forte)
(0:49) MISS Alexander-Walker Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:49) PELICANS Rebound
+1 (0:49) Alexander-Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3530
(0:31) Hyland Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:31) Lewis Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:28) Lewis Jr. 2' Running Layup (4 PTS)
3532
(0:28) Campazzo S.FOUL (P1.PN) (L.Holtkamp)
+1 (0:28) Lewis Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
3533
(0:11) MISS Ja. Green 13' Jump Shot
(0:08) Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Temple 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) PELICANS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

DEN

NOP

120Points114

45-88(51.1%)Field Goal(%)47-90(52.2%)

9-32(28.1%)3-Point(%)11-30(36.7%)

21-27(77.8%)Free Throw(%)9-12(75.0%)

33(5)Rebounds(Offensive)46(10)

28Assists32

12Steals8

4Blocks5

11Turnovers22

19Fouls22

60Pts In The Paint66

7Fast Break Pts14

31Pts Off Turnovers9

32Bench Pts28

12Largest Lead5

Game Details

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 15,035 (84.5%)