Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Dec 4, 2022

FINAL

14-9DenverNuggets

106

15-8New OrleansPelicans

121

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	31	29	21	25	106
NOP	27	32	28	34	121

Game Recap

Led by Jose Alvarados career-high 38 points (career-high 8-11 3pt FG), the Pelicans defeated the Nuggets, 121-106. Zion Williamson added 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the victory, while Nikola Jokic tallied 32 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 15-8, while the Nuggets fall to 14-9.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11Bruce BrownSF	37	6-9	1-3	0-0	6	3	1	0	4	4	-10	13
50Aaron GordonPF	37	7-10	1-3	4-4	8	0	0	0	1	3	-7	19
15Nikola JokicC	37	13-19	1-4	5-9	16	9	2	1	4	4	+2	32
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	30	2-8	0-4	2-2	1	1	1	0	2	1	+2	6
27Jamal MurrayPG	32	6-17	3-8	3-4	4	5	0	2	3	2	-7	18
31Vlatko Cancar	14	0-4	0-3	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	3	-10	0
3Bones Hyland	5	0-2	0-2	0-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	-14	0
9Davon Reed	12	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-17	3
6DeAndre Jordan	8	2-2	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	1	-19	5
14Ish Smith	17	3-6	1-2	1-2	1	3	0	1	4	3	-1	8
0Christian Braun	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
10Jack White	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	2
22Zeke Nnaji	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	+2	0
TOTAL	-	41-8150.6%	8-3125.8%	16-2466.7%	43	24	5	5	19	22	-	106

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	29	4-8	1-3	3-3	3	2	3	0	0	4	-4	12
1Zion WilliamsonPF	35	9-17	0-0	7-11	6	4	1	1	4	0	+11	25
17Jonas ValanciunasC	13	6-9	0-2	1-1	2	1	0	1	1	5	-21	13
3CJ McCollumSG	33	3-11	0-2	1-1	3	6	0	0	1	1	0	7
11Dyson DanielsPG	21	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	-5	2
4Devonte' Graham	13	1-4	1-4	2-2	3	5	0	0	1	1	+14	5
22Larry Nance Jr.	20	2-3	0-1	0-1	3	0	1	1	1	4	+17	4
8Naji Marshall	23	1-4	1-3	0-0	3	6	2	1	0	1	+23	3
15Jose Alvarado	26	12-19	8-11	6-7	3	2	1	0	0	3	+21	38
9Willy Hernangomez	19	2-3	0-0	8-10	8	3	1	1	2	3	+20	12
41Garrett Temple	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
10Jaxson Hayes	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	41-8150.6%	11-2642.3%	28-3677.8%	36	29	10	5	10	22	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENNOP

(11:58) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. N. Jokic: Tip to C. McCollum
(11:42) MISS D. Daniels reverse Layup
(11:40) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:33) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope floating Shot
(11:28) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:26) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope tip Layup
(11:25) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:17) J. Valanciunas cutting Layup (2 PTS) (Z. Williamson 1 AST)
02
(11:08) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT
(11:05) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:00) MISS J. Valanciunas 26' 3PT
(10:52) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:45) B. Brown 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
32
(10:31) C. McCollum off-the-ball offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(10:31) C. McCollum offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (10:14) J. Murray 24' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
62
(9:48) MISS D. Daniels driving Layup
(9:47) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:41) A. Gordon driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
82
(9:40) NOP Timeout
+2 (9:26) Z. Williamson driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Valanciunas 1 AST)
84
(9:12) N. Jokic lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:55) MISS T. Murphy III 3PT
(8:51) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:47) B. Brown running Layup (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
104
+2 (8:34) J. Valanciunas 10' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
106
+2 (8:14) N. Jokic 6' turnaround Hook (2 PTS)
126
(8:07) MISS C. McCollum 15' pullup Shot
(8:03) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:55) J. Murray 18' fadeaway Jump Shot (5 PTS)
146
(7:41) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 2 FT)
+1 (7:41) Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
147
+1 (7:41) Z. Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
148
(7:24) MISS J. Murray 18' step back Shot
(7:20) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:12) C. McCollum floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1410
(6:55) J. Valanciunas personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:49) MISS N. Jokic Layup - blocked
(6:49) J. Valanciunas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:45) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:44) N. Jokic 8' turnaround Hook (4 PTS)
1610
+2 (6:34) J. Valanciunas 11' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (C. McCollum 2 AST)
1612
+2 (6:18) A. Gordon turnaround Hook (4 PTS)
1812
(6:04) MISS Z. Williamson Layup
(6:04) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (5:50) N. Jokic Layup (6 PTS)
2012
(5:35) Z. Williamson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:35) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(5:33) K. Caldwell-Pope lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:19) Z. Williamson bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:19) V. Cancar STEAL (1 STL)
(5:13) J. Murray lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:13) T. Murphy III STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:07) Z. Williamson alley-oop DUNK (6 PTS) (T. Murphy III 1 AST)
2014
+3 (4:51) J. Murray 24' 3PT (8 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
2314
(4:40) MISS J. Valanciunas 25' 3PT
(4:36) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:24) N. Jokic driving Hook (8 PTS)
2514
+2 (4:13) J. Valanciunas cutting Layup (8 PTS) (C. McCollum 3 AST)
2516
(3:57) MISS A. Gordon 3PT
(3:53) D. Daniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:45) MISS C. McCollum 24' step back 3PT
(3:42) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (3:39) N. Jokic running Layup (10 PTS)
2716
(3:39) T. Murphy III shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (3:39) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
2816
(3:35) TEAM foul technical
(3:35) MISS B. Hyland technical Free Throw 1 of 1
(3:35) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(3:17) MISS N. Marshall 13' pullup Shot
(3:15) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:06) T. Murphy III shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (3:06) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
2916
+1 (3:06) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
3016
+3 (2:45) J. Alvarado 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Graham 1 AST)
3019
(2:23) MISS B. Hyland 25' 3PT
(2:19) L. Nance Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:10) MISS L. Nance Jr. 27' 3PT
(2:07) D. Graham REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:03) L. Nance Jr. traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:03) DEN Timeout
(1:55) B. Brown traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (1:39) J. Alvarado 3PT (6 PTS) (D. Graham 2 AST)
3022
(1:19) MISS B. Hyland 25' 3PT
(1:19) N. Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:11) V. Cancar personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (1:04) J. Alvarado driving Layup (8 PTS)
3024
(0:46) L. Nance Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jordan 2 FT)
(0:46) MISS D. Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:46) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:46) D. Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3124
+2 (0:34) Z. Williamson driving finger roll Layup (8 PTS)
3126
(0:34) V. Cancar shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Williamson 1 FT)
+1 (0:34) Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
3127
(0:18) MISS V. Cancar 26' 3PT
(0:15) J. Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:03) D. Reed shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Williamson 2 FT)
(0:03) MISS Z. Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:03) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(0:03) MISS Z. Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:03) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) D. Jordan bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

NOP

106Points121

41-81(50.6%)Field Goal(%)41-81(50.6%)

8-31(25.8%)3-Point(%)11-26(42.3%)

16-24(66.7%)Free Throw(%)28-36(77.8%)

43(9)Rebounds(Offensive)36(6)

24Assists29

5Steals10

5Blocks5

19Turnovers10

22Fouls22

58Pts In The Paint54

14Fast Break Pts11

11Pts Off Turnovers18

18Bench Pts62

14Largest Lead18

Game Details

Sunday, December 4, 2022 · 3:30 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 15,658 (88.0%)