New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 31, 2023

FINAL

26-26New OrleansPelicans

113

35-16DenverNuggets

122

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	35	25	24	29	113
DEN	31	26	36	29	122

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokic's (26 points, 18 rebounds, 15 assists) 16th triple-double of the season and 92nd of his career, the Nuggets defeat the Pelicans, 122-113. Jamal Murray added a game-high 32 points (season-high seven 3PM), along with five rebounds and six assists in the victory. CJ McCollum tallied 21 points and seven assists for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve 35-16 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 26-26.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	31	6-11	1-5	1-1	3	1	2	0	0	2	-11	14
14Brandon IngramPF	32	5-17	1-4	5-6	4	9	1	1	4	3	-21	16
17Jonas ValanciunasC	18	5-9	0-0	0-1	6	2	0	0	1	2	-15	10
5Herbert JonesSG	36	6-8	2-4	7-8	4	4	5	0	2	4	-25	21
3CJ McCollumPG	38	7-19	2-6	5-5	2	7	1	0	3	2	-5	21
4Devonte' Graham	12	2-5	1-4	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	5
9Willy Hernangomez	9	3-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	+1	6
8Naji Marshall	24	1-3	0-1	2-2	3	2	0	0	2	1	+14	4
22Larry Nance Jr.	21	6-7	0-0	1-2	11	1	2	0	1	5	+7	13
15Jose Alvarado	13	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	3	+10	3
10Jaxson Hayes	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	42-8549.4%	8-2729.6%	21-2584.0%	36	28	13	2	15	24	-	113

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	30	5-12	3-6	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	4	+18	13
50Aaron GordonPF	35	6-12	1-3	2-5	6	6	0	0	0	3	+22	15
15Nikola JokicC	37	10-14	1-3	5-5	18	15	1	1	5	2	+20	26
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	38	5-11	3-7	2-2	5	1	4	2	0	1	+16	15
27Jamal MurrayPG	35	10-21	7-12	5-5	5	6	0	0	5	1	+18	32
11Bruce Brown	20	2-6	1-4	2-2	0	2	1	0	4	3	-12	7
32Jeff Green	18	3-5	0-0	2-3	0	1	0	0	0	2	-15	8
3Bones Hyland	4	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	1	-8	2
22Zeke Nnaji	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-9	0
0Christian Braun	14	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	3	-5	4
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
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	-	43-8749.4%	16-3644.4%	20-2483.3%	44	33	7	3	18	21	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPDEN

(11:58) Jump Ball J. Valanciunas vs. N. Jokic: Tip to B. Ingram
+2 (11:42) J. Valanciunas Layup (2 PTS) (H. Jones 1 AST)
20
(11:26) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' step back 3PT
(11:24) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:09) MISS J. Valanciunas 16' Jump Shot
(11:06) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:52) MISS M. Porter Jr. bank Shot
(10:51) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:50) M. Porter Jr. putback Layup (2 PTS)
22
+3 (10:38) H. Jones 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Ingram 1 AST)
52
+3 (10:19) K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
55
(10:06) MISS T. Murphy III 25' 3PT
(10:04) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (9:48) A. Gordon Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
57
(9:48) J. Valanciunas shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 1 FT)
(9:48) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
(9:45) J. Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:33) MISS C. McCollum driving finger roll Layup
(9:32) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:29) J. Murray 25' 3PT running (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
510
+3 (9:04) B. Ingram 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Valanciunas 1 AST)
810
+2 (8:52) A. Gordon 6' turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
812
+2 (8:41) T. Murphy III driving DUNK (2 PTS) (B. Ingram 2 AST)
1012
(8:29) J. Murray bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:20) N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATION
+2 (8:10) B. Ingram driving finger roll Layup (5 PTS) (T. Murphy III 1 AST)
1212
(7:56) MISS M. Porter Jr. 14' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(7:54) B. Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:45) C. McCollum 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Ingram 3 AST)
1512
(7:44) DEN Timeout
(7:34) T. Murphy III personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (7:27) K. Caldwell-Pope 18' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
1514
(7:02) MISS T. Murphy III 3PT
(6:59) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:56) MISS N. Jokic running Layup
(6:54) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:53) MISS A. Gordon tip DUNK
(6:50) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:41) J. Valanciunas cutting Layup (4 PTS) (C. McCollum 1 AST)
1714
(6:25) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:25) T. Murphy III STEAL (1 STL)
(6:20) H. Jones bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (5:57) J. Murray 25' 3PT step back (6 PTS)
1717
(5:48) MISS B. Ingram 17' pullup Shot
(5:46) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:35) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:35) H. Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:31) T. Murphy III running DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Valanciunas 2 AST)
1917
+2 (5:09) N. Jokic 9' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
1919
(4:53) MISS J. Valanciunas 13' turnaround Shot - blocked
(4:53) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:48) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:47) MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' running 3PT
(4:47) B. Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:40) D. Graham 24' 3PT running (3 PTS) (B. Ingram 4 AST)
2219
+3 (4:27) J. Murray 26' 3PT pullup (9 PTS)
2222
(4:03) MISS T. Murphy III 11' driving Layup - blocked
(4:03) K. Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:01) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (3:59) A. Gordon 25' 3PT running (7 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)
2225
(3:57) NOP Timeout
(3:45) MISS C. McCollum 26' 3PT
(3:42) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:33) B. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:33) H. Jones STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:30) H. Jones running DUNK (5 PTS)
2425
(3:01) MISS J. Murray 31' 3PT
(2:59) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(2:45) MISS D. Graham 29' 3PT
(2:42) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (2:37) J. Green running finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
2427
+3 (2:24) H. Jones 3PT (8 PTS) (C. McCollum 2 AST)
2727
(2:04) W. Hernangomez shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (2:04) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2728
+1 (2:04) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2729
+2 (1:54) W. Hernangomez driving Layup (2 PTS) (C. McCollum 3 AST)
2929
(1:39) B. Hyland lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (1:17) D. Graham 18' Jump Shot (5 PTS)
3129
(0:49) L. Nance Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Hyland 2 FT)
+1 (0:49) B. Hyland Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3130
+1 (0:49) B. Hyland Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3131
+2 (0:31) W. Hernangomez finger roll Layup (4 PTS) (C. McCollum 4 AST)
3331
(0:21) MISS B. Brown 24' 3PT
(0:18) W. Hernangomez REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:06) Z. Nnaji personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (0:00) T. Murphy III 22' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (C. McCollum 5 AST)
3531

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

DEN

113Points122

42-85(49.4%)Field Goal(%)43-87(49.4%)

8-27(29.6%)3-Point(%)16-36(44.4%)

21-25(84.0%)Free Throw(%)20-24(83.3%)

36(8)Rebounds(Offensive)44(10)

28Assists33

13Steals7

2Blocks3

15Turnovers18

24Fouls21

52Pts In The Paint50

15Fast Break Pts26

23Pts Off Turnovers16

31Bench Pts21

12Largest Lead13

Game Details

Tuesday, January 31, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 18,868 (98.8%)

tv: TNT