Nuggets (99) vs Pelicans (98) · Jan 24, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Jan 24, 2023

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeat the Pelicans, 99-98. Nikola Jokic (25 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) recorded his 15th triple-double of the season and 91st of his career for the Pelicans, while Jamal Murray added 25 points and seven assists in the victory. CJ McCollum tallied 20 points, four rebounds and four assists for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 34-14 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 26-22.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	28	35	20	16	99
NOP	24	23	27	24	98

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
11Bruce BrownSF	33	4-10	3-7	0-0	2	0	1	2	0	2	11	-10
50Aaron GordonPF	23	4-7	1-1	2-4	4	3	0	1	3	4	11	0
15Nikola JokicC	36	11-15	2-4	1-2	11	10	1	0	3	2	25	-6
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	30	3-9	1-4	0-0	2	4	2	1	2	4	7	-10
27Jamal MurrayPG	40	11-21	3-8	0-0	1	7	3	0	2	0	25	+6
22Zeke Nnaji	24	1-5	0-3	2-2	7	0	0	1	0	2	4	+3
0Christian Braun	20	3-5	0-2	1-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	7	+4
31Vlatko Cancar	14	1-5	0-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	3	2	+11
32Jeff Green	17	1-3	1-1	4-4	2	1	1	0	2	2	7	+7
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Davon Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		39-8048.8%	11-3333.3%	10-1376.9%	34	27	8	5	12	20	99

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
25Trey Murphy IIISF	33	3-10	3-5	1-1	6	1	1	0	0	1	10	-4
10Jaxson HayesPF	23	0-3	0-2	4-4	4	3	0	0	0	0	4	-10
17Jonas ValanciunasC	18	5-9	1-1	3-5	9	0	0	1	2	4	14	-2
5Herbert JonesSG	23	3-8	0-2	0-0	6	1	3	1	4	4	6	+7
3CJ McCollumPG	35	9-22	0-8	2-2	4	4	0	0	6	0	20	+6
9Willy Hernangomez	23	5-7	0-0	2-2	6	2	1	0	1	2	12	+13
4Devonte' Graham	18	0-3	0-3	1-2	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	+4
11Dyson Daniels	7	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	-14
15Jose Alvarado	27	8-12	1-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	17	-5
22Larry Nance Jr.	22	3-6	0-0	4-4	6	0	0	1	0	1	10	-6
41Garrett Temple	6	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	+6


TOTAL		38-8544.7%	5-2619.2%	17-2085.0%	43	18	5	3	14	14	98

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdennop

(11:58) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. N. Jokic: Tip to J. Hayes
+3 (11:35) T. Murphy III 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Hayes 1 AST)
03
(11:23) H. Jones personal FOUL (1 PF)
(11:12) MISS N. Jokic Hook
(11:10) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Valanciunas 2 FT)
(11:02) MISS J. Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:02) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (11:02) J. Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
04
+2 (10:45) N. Jokic floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
24
(10:37) C. McCollum bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:37) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(10:25) MISS A. Gordon cutting Layup
(10:23) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:18) K. Caldwell-Pope 14' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
44
(9:57) MISS J. Valanciunas 7' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(9:56) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+3 (9:35) N. Jokic 26' 3PT (5 PTS)
74
(9:15) MISS C. McCollum 27' step back 3PT
(9:10) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:08) K. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT running (5 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
104
+3 (8:57) J. Valanciunas 25' 3PT (4 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
107
(8:39) J. Valanciunas shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
+1 (8:39) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
117
(8:39) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:37) C. McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:23) MISS H. Jones 27' 3PT
(8:19) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:08) A. Gordon alley-oop DUNK (3 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
137
(7:52) MISS T. Murphy III 26' 3PT
(7:48) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:47) H. Jones putback Layup (2 PTS)
139
(7:38) A. Gordon off-the-ball offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(7:38) A. Gordon offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:31) B. Brown personal FOUL (1 PF)
(7:20) MISS J. Valanciunas driving Hook
(7:18) J. Hayes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:11) C. McCollum driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1311
(7:04) A. Gordon bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(7:04) T. Murphy III STEAL (1 STL)
(6:59) J. Valanciunas off-the-ball offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(6:59) J. Valanciunas offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:59) NOP Timeout
(6:46) MISS N. Jokic 24' 3PT
(6:42) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:28) MISS C. McCollum 25' pullup 3PT
(6:26) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:21) K. Caldwell-Pope bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:21) H. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:16) H. Jones running Layup (4 PTS)
1313
(6:00) MISS J. Murray driving finger roll Layup
(5:56) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:54) C. McCollum bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:54) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:49) J. Murray 25' 3PT running (3 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1613
(5:36) Z. Nnaji personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (5:24) C. McCollum driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
1615
(5:14) MISS B. Brown driving reverse Layup
(5:14) Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:14) W. Hernangomez shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Nnaji 2 FT)
+1 (5:14) Z. Nnaji Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1715
+1 (5:14) Z. Nnaji Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1815
(4:54) MISS W. Hernangomez 6' driving Layup
(4:52) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:34) N. Jokic driving floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
2015
+2 (4:18) W. Hernangomez floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Graham 1 AST)
2017
(4:01) MISS N. Jokic 26' 3PT
(3:55) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:51) T. Murphy III 27' 3PT running pullup (6 PTS)
2020
(3:35) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:35) H. Jones STEAL (2 STL)
(3:30) MISS H. Jones running Layup
(3:29) H. Jones REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (3:29) H. Jones putback Layup (6 PTS)
2022
(3:29) DEN Timeout
+2 (3:08) N. Jokic floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2222
(2:44) MISS D. Graham 3PT
(2:39) Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:31) MISS V. Cancar driving Layup
(2:27) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (2:27) N. Jokic tip Layup (11 PTS)
2422
+2 (2:20) C. McCollum driving Layup (6 PTS)
2424
(2:06) MISS Z. Nnaji 24' 3PT
(2:02) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:58) MISS C. McCollum 25' running pullup 3PT
(1:54) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (1:37) Z. Nnaji cutting Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
2624
(1:18) MISS T. Murphy III driving Layup - blocked
(1:18) Z. Nnaji BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:17) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:15) MISS J. Alvarado 25' 3PT
(1:12) Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:01) MISS J. Murray 26' step back 3PT
(0:58) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:44) MISS D. Graham 24' 3PT
(0:40) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:26) V. Cancar 10' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
2824
(0:02) NOP shot clock Team TURNOVER

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Team Stats

DEN

NOP

99Points98

39-80(48.7%)Field Goal(%)38-85(44.7%)

11-33(33.3%)3-Point(%)5-26(19.2%)

10-13(76.9%)Free Throw(%)17-20(85.0%)

34(7)Rebounds(Offensive)43(14)

27Assists18

8Steals5

5Blocks3

12Turnovers14

20Fouls14

48Pts In The Paint62

15Fast Break Pts11

17Pts Off Turnovers16

20Bench Pts44

19Largest Lead4

Game Details

Tuesday, January 24, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

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