Nuggets (110) vs Pelicans (115) · Nov 17, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Nov 17, 2023

9-3DenverNuggets

110

6-6New OrleansPelicans

115

Game Recap

Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 26 points, six assists, and four rebounds as New Orleans defeated Denver, 115-110. Jonas Valanciunas (22 points, eight rebounds) and Brandon Ingram (21 points, eight assists) totaled 43 points. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 26 points, 18 assists, and 16 rebounds as Christian Braun added a career-high 25 points, along with nine rebounds. The Pelicans improve to 6-6 in the regular season and 2-1 in West Group B play as the Nuggets move to 9-3 and 2-1.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	28	25	33	24	110
NOP	36	33	26	20	115

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	32	8-14	2-6	0-1	11	0	0	0	0	3	18	-15
50Aaron GordonPF	39	7-14	0-4	0-3	8	2	1	0	0	4	14	+1
15Nikola JokicC	36	10-20	1-8	5-5	16	18	1	1	4	2	26	+5
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	34	3-7	2-4	0-0	1	8	1	2	0	0	8	+4
7Reggie JacksonPG	33	6-12	2-7	0-0	2	3	0	0	4	2	14	-4
0Christian Braun	29	11-19	3-5	0-1	9	3	0	0	0	1	25	+3
24Jalen Pickett	9	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	+9
8Peyton Watson	11	1-3	0-1	1-2	3	1	0	0	2	2	3	-2
3Julian Strawther	8	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	-16
22Zeke Nnaji	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	-10
21Collin Gillespie	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Justin Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		47-9649.0%	10-4025.0%	6-1250.0%	51	37	4	3	13	20	110

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
14Brandon IngramSF	38	9-19	2-4	1-1	3	8	1	0	2	3	21	-5
1Zion WilliamsonPF	32	10-17	1-1	5-11	4	6	0	2	4	3	26	+21
17Jonas ValanciunasC	34	10-18	1-3	1-3	8	3	0	1	0	4	22	-8
5Herbert JonesSG	36	3-8	0-1	2-2	5	4	3	1	1	2	8	-2
11Dyson DanielsPG	33	4-6	0-1	2-3	8	7	3	0	0	1	10	+12
24Jordan Hawkins	25	3-7	1-3	0-0	5	4	0	0	0	0	7	-3
8Naji Marshall	18	4-6	4-5	0-0	5	1	1	0	2	0	12	-1
37Matt Ryan	18	3-7	3-5	0-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	+8
40Cody Zeller	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	+3
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15Jose Alvarado	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Kira Lewis Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		46-8852.3%	12-2352.2%	11-2152.4%	39	33	8	5	9	13	115

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdennop

(11:57) Jump Ball Valanciunas vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
(11:41) MISS Gordon 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(11:38) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:24) Ingram 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:07) Jackson 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:52) Jones 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
24
(10:35) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:31) Daniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:22) Williamson 7' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Daniels 1 AST)
26
(10:08) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:08) Daniels STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:02) Williamson 1' Running Alley Oop Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Daniels 2 AST)
28
+2 (9:48) Gordon 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
48
(9:48) Ingram S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
(9:48) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
(9:45) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:31) Valanciunas 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
410
+2 (9:21) Gordon 1' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
610
(9:03) MISS Valanciunas 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:01) Ingram REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:00) Williamson 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
612
(9:00) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (8:46) Porter Jr. Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
812
+2 (8:33) Ingram 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Daniels 3 AST)
814
+2 (8:13) Jackson 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1014
(7:58) MISS Williamson 6' Driving Layup
(7:58) PELICANS Rebound
(7:57) Jump Ball Williamson vs. Gordon: Tip to Ingram
(7:38) MISS Ingram 11' Floating Jump Shot
(7:35) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:24) Jackson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1214
+2 (7:10) Valanciunas 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Ingram 3 AST)
1216
(6:54) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:52) Daniels REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:39) Daniels Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
1218
+3 (6:26) Jackson 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
1518
+3 (6:10) Williamson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Daniels 4 AST)
1521
+2 (5:56) Porter Jr. 1' Alley Oop Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
1721
+2 (5:38) Valanciunas 13' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Williamson 2 AST)
1723
(5:21) MISS Jokic 17' Jump Shot
(5:17) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:02) Valanciunas 2' Driving Dunk (8 PTS) (Daniels 5 AST)
1725
(4:45) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:42) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:36) Jokic 4' Layup (2 PTS)
1925
(4:26) MISS Valanciunas 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:23) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:15) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(4:15) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:11) Jones 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
1927
(4:09) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (3:56) Jokic 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
2127
(3:38) MISS Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:36) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:31) Braun 2' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
2327
(3:15) MISS Marshall 3' Floating Jump Shot
(3:15) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:58) Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
2627
(2:41) PELICANS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:37) Ingram Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:15) MISS Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:11) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:11) Watson Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (D.Taylor)
(2:11) Watson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:55) MISS Ingram 2' Driving Layup
(1:52) Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:47) Nnaji Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:47) Ingram STEAL (1 STL)
(1:41) MISS Marshall 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:38) Nuggets Rebound
(1:24) Watson Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:24) Daniels STEAL (2 STL)
(1:21) Pickett S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
+1 (1:21) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
2628
+1 (1:21) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
2629
+2 (1:01) Braun 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
2829
+2 (0:48) Williamson 3' Driving Layup (13 PTS)
2831
(0:42) MISS Pickett 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:39) PELICANS Rebound
(0:33) Nnaji S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Collins)
+1 (0:33) Daniels Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2832
+1 (0:33) Daniels Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2833
(0:23) Nnaji Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T6)
+3 (0:09) Ryan 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williamson 3 AST)
2836
(0:01) MISS Strawther 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

NOP

110Points115

47-96(49.0%)Field Goal(%)46-88(52.3%)

10-40(25.0%)3-Point(%)12-23(52.2%)

6-12(50.0%)Free Throw(%)11-21(52.4%)

51(11)Rebounds(Offensive)39(4)

37Assists33

4Steals8

3Blocks5

13Turnovers9

20Fouls13

66Pts In The Paint60

11Fast Break Pts15

10Pts Off Turnovers13

30Bench Pts28

0Largest Lead20

Game Details

Friday, November 17, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 15,278 (85.9%)