Nuggets (132) vs Pelicans (129) · Dec 22, 2024 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Dec 22, 2024

15-11DenverNuggets

132

5-25New OrleansPelicans

129

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Pelicans, 132-129, in OT. They entered the fourth quarter trailing 93-81. The Nuggets are now 3-0 in overtime on the year, the only team with three wins in OT. They improve to 15-11 as the Pelicans move to 5-25.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DEN	28	31	22	38	13	132
NOP	29	38	26	26	10	129

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	23	2-8	2-6	2-2	4	1	0	2	4	2	8	-10
32Aaron GordonPF	35	6-12	2-4	3-6	8	3	1	0	2	2	17	-6
15Nikola JokicC	42	11-20	2-3	3-5	13	10	1	1	3	5	27	+6
0Christian BraunSG	38	4-8	0-1	2-2	6	5	2	0	1	1	10	+2
27Jamal MurrayPG	41	9-19	2-9	7-8	8	4	3	1	6	2	27	-5
4Russell Westbrook	35	9-14	1-4	2-4	5	5	3	1	5	3	21	+6
8Peyton Watson	17	2-5	0-1	1-1	5	5	0	2	1	1	5	+5
3Julian Strawther	19	4-8	1-5	4-4	1	1	0	1	0	2	13	+20
6DeAndre Jordan	10	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	-3
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Spencer Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Saric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		49-9750.5%	10-3330.3%	24-3275.0%	54	34	10	8	22	19	132

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
25Trey Murphy IIISF	27	9-16	3-7	0-0	8	3	2	0	2	2	21	+8
2Herbert JonesPF	39	3-8	0-2	2-2	6	6	4	1	4	3	8	+3
21Yves MissiC	39	9-12	0-1	3-5	9	1	2	3	0	4	21	+4
3CJ McCollumSG	38	8-21	4-10	4-6	6	9	1	1	2	2	24	0
5Dejounte MurrayPG	43	7-24	0-6	3-5	8	15	6	1	2	3	17	-8
24Jordan Hawkins	33	9-18	5-13	2-2	1	1	0	3	1	0	25	+3
4Javonte Green	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	4	2	-12
10Daniel Theis	13	1-2	0-0	1-1	3	2	0	0	0	4	3	-7
11Brandon Boston	15	3-5	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	1	8	-6
15Jose Alvarado	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Antonio Reeves	— did not play —												— did not play —
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL		50-10846.3%	12-4030.0%	17-2373.9%	43	37	16	9	13	23	129

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdennop

(11:57) Jump Ball Missi vs. Jokic: Tip to Murray
(11:55) McCollum S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Nagy)
+1 (11:55) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
+1 (11:55) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
20
+2 (11:37) Murray 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(11:15) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:12) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:00) McCollum 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
24
(10:44) Gordon OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Conley)
(10:44) Gordon Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:31) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:27) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:23) MISS Jones 11' Floating Jump Shot
(10:22) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:22) MISS Jones Tip Layup Shot
(10:21) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:01) MISS Braun 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(9:58) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:58) MISS Jokic Putback Layup
(9:57) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:39) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:36) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:29) MISS Jokic 1' Running Layup
(9:27) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:20) Murphy III 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McCollum 1 AST)
27
(9:07) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:07) McCollum STEAL (1 STL)
(9:02) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Nagy)
(9:02) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (9:02) McCollum Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
28
+1 (9:02) McCollum Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
29
+3 (8:47) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
59
(8:27) MISS Murphy III 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:23) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:13) Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
89
(8:04) MISS McCollum 2' Driving Layup
(8:04) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:03) Nuggets Rebound
(7:49) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(7:40) Jokic Violation:Kicked Ball (A.Nagy)
(7:31) Murphy III Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (7:15) Gordon 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
109
(6:59) MISS Murray 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:56) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:43) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(6:43) Jones STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:39) Murphy III Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
1011
(6:20) Braun Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(6:20) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(6:15) MISS Murray 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
(6:14) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (6:14) Murphy III Tip Layup Shot (7 PTS)
1013
(5:59) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(5:56) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:50) Murphy III 1' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1015
(5:44) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(5:44) Murphy III STEAL (1 STL)
(5:42) MISS Murphy III 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(5:40) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:34) MISS Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(5:31) McCollum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:20) MISS Missi 5' Driving Layup
(5:20) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:18) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:16) Murray 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
1215
(4:55) Gordon P.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Williams)
(4:47) MISS Jones 3PT Jump Shot
(4:44) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:30) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
(4:30) Murphy III STEAL (2 STL)
(4:28) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Williams)
+2 (4:17) McCollum 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1217
(4:09) MISS Westbrook 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:06) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:58) Missi 4' Driving Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS) (McCollum 2 AST)
1219
(3:57) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(3:37) MISS Jokic 7' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:34) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:33) Westbrook 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1419
(3:19) MISS Hawkins 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:19) Strawther BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:16) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:07) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
(3:07) Missi STEAL (1 STL)
(2:59) MISS Murphy III 3' Running Reverse Layup
(2:58) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:54) Braun 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1619
+2 (2:42) Missi 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (McCollum 3 AST)
1621
(2:25) Green S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
(2:25) MISS Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:25) Nuggets Rebound
(2:25) MISS Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:23) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:12) MISS Boston 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:10) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:04) Boston S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Conley)
+1 (2:04) Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1721
+1 (2:04) Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1821
(1:43) MISS Hawkins 16' Fadeaway Jumper
(1:41) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:34) Strawther 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
2021
(1:21) MISS Hawkins 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:20) Theis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:20) Theis 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2023
(1:20) Strawther S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Williams)
+1 (1:20) Theis Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2024
+3 (1:09) Murray 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2324
+2 (0:56) Hawkins 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
2326
+3 (0:38) Strawther 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2626
+2 (0:32) Boston 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
2628
(0:30) Murray Inbound Turnover (P2.T9)
(0:24) Watson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Conley)
(0:24) MISS Murray Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:24) PELICANS Rebound
+1 (0:24) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2629
(0:11) Murray P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Williams)
+2 (0:00) Murray 17' Fadeaway Jumper (9 PTS)
2829

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

DEN

NOP

132Points129

49-97(50.5%)Field Goal(%)50-108(46.3%)

10-33(30.3%)3-Point(%)12-40(30.0%)

24-32(75.0%)Free Throw(%)17-23(73.9%)

54(14)Rebounds(Offensive)43(9)

34Assists37

10Steals16

8Blocks9

22Turnovers13

19Fouls23

70Pts In The Paint64

22Fast Break Pts23

23Pts Off Turnovers27

43Bench Pts38

5Largest Lead17

Game Details

Sunday, December 22, 2024 · 7:00 PM

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