New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 12, 2024

FINAL

23-16New OrleansPelicans

113

27-13DenverNuggets

125

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	25	26	29	33	113
DEN	37	29	34	25	125

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Pelicans, 125-113. Nikola Jokic put up his 12th triple-double of the season as he recorded 27 points (11-17 FG), 10 rebounds and 14 assists for the Nuggets, while Jamal Murray added 20 points, nine assists and three 3PM in the victory. Zion Williamson tallied a game-high 30 points, along with 6 rebounds and five assists for the Pelicans in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 27-13 on the season, while the Pelicans fall to 23-16.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Brandon IngramSF	33	4-11	0-1	1-2	4	6	0	0	2	2	-14	9
1Zion WilliamsonPF	35	13-22	0-0	4-6	6	5	0	1	1	1	-7	30
17Jonas ValanciunasC	25	5-11	1-3	6-6	6	1	0	0	0	3	-9	17
5Herbert JonesSG	19	3-4	2-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	1	-2	8
3CJ McCollumPG	30	4-10	3-8	1-2	5	7	1	0	2	2	-13	12
22Larry Nance Jr.	20	5-6	3-4	0-0	2	1	2	1	1	1	-9	13
25Trey Murphy III	27	2-9	2-8	0-0	3	4	2	0	0	0	-18	6
15Jose Alvarado	16	3-7	2-3	2-2	1	1	1	0	1	0	-2	10
8Naji Marshall	12	2-5	0-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	-5	6
11Dyson Daniels	15	1-4	0-2	0-2	4	3	3	0	0	0	+7	2
24Jordan Hawkins	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+6	0
32E.J. Liddell	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+6	0
40Cody Zeller	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	42-8947.2%	13-3339.4%	16-2272.7%	35	30	9	3	8	10	-	113

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	33	8-12	2-5	2-3	10	1	1	1	1	2	+14	20
50Aaron GordonPF	30	7-12	0-2	1-3	5	2	0	0	2	2	+9	15
15Nikola JokicC	32	11-17	1-2	4-4	10	14	0	1	2	4	+12	27
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	31	4-9	3-6	0-0	2	3	2	0	0	0	+9	11
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	8-15	3-5	1-1	2	9	0	0	2	3	+18	20
7Reggie Jackson	24	5-10	2-5	0-0	2	0	1	0	3	1	+4	12
0Christian Braun	16	1-4	1-4	1-2	6	0	0	0	3	2	+7	4
8Peyton Watson	15	3-7	2-4	0-0	3	0	1	1	0	1	+9	8
6DeAndre Jordan	13	2-2	0-0	2-2	7	1	0	1	0	1	+6	6
9Justin Holiday	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-6	0
22Zeke Nnaji	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0
30Jay Huff	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-6	0
11Braxton Key	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-4	0
21Collin Gillespie	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6	2
TOTAL	-	50-9055.6%	14-3342.4%	11-1573.3%	48	30	5	4	15	18	-	125

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPDEN

(11:55) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Valanciunas: Tip to McCollum
(11:41) MISS McCollum 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:38) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:34) Gordon Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (11:21) Ingram 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(10:57) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(10:55) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:48) MISS Valanciunas 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:45) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:42) Jokic 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
22
(10:19) Williamson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:19) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:14) Murray 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
24
+2 (9:55) Williamson 3' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
44
+3 (9:46) Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
47
(9:27) MISS Valanciunas 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:25) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:16) MISS Murray 3' Driving Layup
(9:14) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:05) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (8:57) Williamson 1' Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Ingram 1 AST)
67
(8:39) MISS Jokic 4' Turnaround Hook Shot
(8:36) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:31) Williamson 2' Running Layup (6 PTS)
87
+2 (8:14) Porter Jr. 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
89
+3 (7:55) Jones 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
119
(7:36) MISS Jokic 15' Jump Shot
(7:33) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:26) McCollum 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
139
+2 (7:17) Jokic 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1311
(6:55) MISS Williamson 5' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:54) NUGGETS Rebound
(6:39) MISS Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(6:37) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:31) Ingram 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (McCollum 2 AST)
1511
+2 (6:25) Porter Jr. Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1513
+3 (6:14) McCollum 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1813
+2 (5:59) Jokic 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1815
(5:47) MISS Ingram 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:43) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:39) Porter Jr. 17' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1817
(5:24) MISS Valanciunas 13' Jump Shot
(5:21) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:13) MISS Murray 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(5:10) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:10) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(5:09) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:05) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(5:04) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (4:57) Gordon 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1819
(4:57) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (4:41) Nance Jr. 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Ingram 2 AST)
2019
+3 (4:27) Jokic 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
2022
(4:11) MISS Murphy III 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:08) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:00) Gordon 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2024
(3:46) MISS Ingram 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:44) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(3:29) MISS Jackson 3PT Jump Shot
(3:26) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:12) MISS Murphy III 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:09) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
(3:00) MISS Gordon 2' Driving Dunk
(2:57) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(2:57) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(2:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:52) Jokic Putback Layup (11 PTS)
2026
(2:36) Ingram Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:36) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(2:34) MISS Caldwell-Pope 1' Running Layup
(2:31) Ingram REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:24) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (2:24) Alvarado Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2126
+1 (2:24) Alvarado Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2226
(2:12) Jackson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:12) Nance Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(1:57) MISS Williamson 4' Driving Layup
(1:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (1:51) Watson 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2229
+3 (1:32) Alvarado 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Williamson 2 AST)
2529
+3 (1:11) Watson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
2532
(0:54) Watson P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
(0:48) MISS Williamson 4' Driving Layup
(0:48) Jordan BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:45) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:38) Williamson P.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
(0:33) McCollum P.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Ransom)
+1 (0:33) Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2533
+1 (0:33) Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2534
(0:20) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:16) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:03) Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
2537
(0:00) MISS Alvarado 55' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Pelicans Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

DEN

113Points125

42-89(47.2%)Field Goal(%)50-90(55.6%)

13-33(39.4%)3-Point(%)14-33(42.4%)

16-22(72.7%)Free Throw(%)11-15(73.3%)

35(8)Rebounds(Offensive)48(10)

30Assists30

9Steals5

3Blocks4

8Turnovers15

10Fouls18

50Pts In The Paint56

13Fast Break Pts19

19Pts Off Turnovers13

37Bench Pts32

5Largest Lead22

Game Details

Friday, January 12, 2024 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,638 (102.8%)

tv: ESPN