Pelicans (119) vs Nuggets (144) · Feb 5, 2025 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Feb 5, 2025

12-39New OrleansPelicans

119

32-19DenverNuggets

144

Game Recap

The Denver Nuggets defeat the New Orleans Pelicans, 144-119. The Nuggets improve to 32-19, as the Pelicans fall to 12-39.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	36	32	27	24	119
DEN	36	32	45	31	144

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
17Karlo MatkovicSF	29	3-6	1-3	3-3	9	1	1	2	1	3	10	-19
1Zion WilliamsonPF	26	11-19	0-0	6-9	6	4	2	0	3	0	28	-5
21Yves MissiC	32	6-8	0-0	0-0	6	2	0	0	1	3	12	-22
25Trey Murphy IIISG	32	9-16	2-4	5-5	5	9	0	1	2	3	25	-23
3CJ McCollumPG	27	6-14	3-6	4-4	1	3	1	0	3	0	19	-23
24Jordan Hawkins	24	5-15	2-6	3-3	3	2	1	0	0	0	15	-14
4Javonte Green	17	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	-7
12Antonio Reeves	14	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	-5
8Jamal Cain	17	0-5	0-4	2-2	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	+1
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	13	1-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	-4
Keion Brooks Jr.	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-4
15Jose Alvarado	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL		43-9346.2%	10-2934.5%	23-2688.5%	38	26	5	3	11	10	119

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	36	16-23	5-9	2-2	12	4	3	0	3	1	39	+23
32Aaron GordonPF	30	2-9	1-4	2-2	4	12	1	1	0	2	7	+17
15Nikola JokicC	35	15-28	5-13	3-3	8	10	1	1	1	3	38	+24
0Christian BraunSG	29	8-12	1-3	6-6	9	3	3	1	1	3	23	+24
27Jamal MurrayPG	35	5-7	0-2	0-0	2	6	0	0	1	2	10	+19
22Zeke Nnaji	9	2-3	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	4	4	+16
3Julian Strawther	24	4-10	2-6	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	4	10	0
24Jalen Pickett	12	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	1	4	+6
6DeAndre Jordan	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	-3
5Hunter Tyson	10	1-2	1-2	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	-13
23Trey Alexander	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4
13PJ Hall	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	+4
21Spencer Jones	2	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	+4
9Dario Saric	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		57-10057.0%	16-4337.2%	14-1593.3%	51	40	9	4	7	21	144

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarternopden

(12:00) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Missi: Tip to Gordon
(11:43) MISS Gordon 3' Alley Oop Layup
(11:42) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:33) MISS McCollum 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:30) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:19) MISS Braun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:16) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:08) Williamson 9' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
20
+2 (10:47) Murray 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:25) Missi 5' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
42
+3 (10:02) Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
45
(9:46) MISS Williamson 6' Driving Layup
(9:44) Missi REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:44) Missi 4' Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
65
(9:27) MISS Gordon 6' Driving Layup
(9:26) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:25) Porter Jr. 4' Tip Dunk Shot (5 PTS)
67
(9:14) MISS Missi 10' Floating Jump Shot
(9:12) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:03) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:56) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(8:54) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:45) Gordon P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goldenberg)
+2 (8:38) McCollum 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murphy III 1 AST)
87
+3 (8:24) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
810
+2 (8:08) Missi 4' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Murphy III 2 AST)
1010
(7:54) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:52) Williamson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:45) MISS Williamson 11' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:43) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:39) Murphy III S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (7:39) Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1011
+1 (7:39) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1012
(7:31) MISS Hawkins 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:28) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:17) MISS Jokic 7' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(7:17) Matkovic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:14) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:10) Hawkins 7' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Murphy III 3 AST)
1212
(6:52) MISS Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:49) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:47) Matkovic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goldenberg)
(6:47) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:47) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
1213
+1 (6:47) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1214
+2 (6:27) Hawkins 5' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Murphy III 4 AST)
1414
(6:04) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:02) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:55) MISS Murphy III 8' Driving Layup
(5:53) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:44) Jokic 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1416
+2 (5:34) Missi 7' Driving Layup (8 PTS) (Murphy III 5 AST)
1616
+2 (5:17) Braun 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
1618
(4:56) MISS Murphy III 9' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:54) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:53) Murphy III 3' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1818
+3 (4:45) Porter Jr. 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)
1821
(4:24) MISS Murphy III 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:24) Nnaji BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:23) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(4:21) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:21) Hawkins STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:14) Hawkins 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Murphy III 6 AST)
2121
(3:49) MISS Jokic 4' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(3:48) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (3:48) Jokic 3' Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
2123
(3:30) Nnaji S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Sterling)
+1 (3:30) McCollum Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2223
+1 (3:30) McCollum Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2323
(3:17) MISS Nnaji 3PT Jump Shot
(3:15) Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:08) MISS McCollum 11' Driving Layup
(3:08) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:06) Pelicans Rebound
(2:59) MISS Hawkins 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:56) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:50) MISS Jokic 23' Running Jump Shot
(2:48) Hawkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:42) McCollum 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Hawkins 1 AST)
2623
(2:41) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+3 (2:29) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
2626
(2:16) McCollum Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:16) Pickett STEAL (1 STL)
(2:06) MISS Strawther 8' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(2:06) Matkovic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(2:03) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (1:57) Strawther 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2629
(1:38) MISS Hawkins 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:36) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:30) Jokic 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
2632
(1:26) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(1:15) MISS Hawkins 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:13) Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (1:00) Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Matkovic 1 AST)
2932
+2 (0:38) Jokic 6' Turnaround Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2934
+2 (0:31) Williamson 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3134
(0:31) Nnaji S.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Davis)
(0:31) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 1
(0:30) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (0:13) Pickett 20' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
3136
(0:02) Nnaji S.FOUL (P3.PN) (M.Davis)
+1 (0:02) Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3236
+1 (0:02) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
3336
(0:02) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:01) Strawther S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (0:01) Hawkins Free Throw 1 of 3 (8 PTS)
3436
+1 (0:01) Hawkins Free Throw 2 of 3 (9 PTS)
3536
+1 (0:01) Hawkins Free Throw 3 of 3 (10 PTS)
3636
(0:00) MISS Jokic 82' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

DEN

119Points144

43-93(46.2%)Field Goal(%)57-100(57.0%)

10-29(34.5%)3-Point(%)16-43(37.2%)

23-26(88.5%)Free Throw(%)14-15(93.3%)

38(10)Rebounds(Offensive)51(13)

26Assists40

5Steals9

3Blocks4

11Turnovers7

10Fouls21

58Pts In The Paint74

18Fast Break Pts37

18Pts Off Turnovers19

25Bench Pts27

4Largest Lead27

Game Details

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,526 (102.2%)