New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets

Oct 29, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NOP	25	22	11	30	88
DEN	34	19	39	30	122

Game Recap

The Denver Nuggets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 122-88, behind a dominant 39-11 3Q performance. The Denver Nuggets improve to 3-1 on the season, while the New Orleans Pelicans fall to 0-4.

Player Stats

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Trey Murphy IIISF	31	1-8	1-5	4-4	7	0	1	0	1	1	-32	7
1Zion WilliamsonPF	26	4-8	0-0	3-4	0	2	1	1	3	2	-12	11
6DeAndre JordanC	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	0	-21	2
2Herbert JonesSG	20	2-7	1-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	3	-3	5
0Jeremiah FearsPG	30	10-15	1-3	0-2	1	6	2	0	1	3	-12	21
21Yves Missi	23	5-6	0-0	0-5	4	0	0	2	0	1	-13	10
41Saddiq Bey	19	2-9	2-6	1-2	3	2	2	0	0	0	-28	7
3Jordan Poole	21	2-11	1-7	4-4	1	2	0	0	1	2	-35	9
15Jose Alvarado	13	1-5	1-4	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	1	-25	3
22Derik Queen	14	2-5	0-0	0-2	8	0	1	0	3	2	-5	4
24Jordan Hawkins	7	0-5	0-4	2-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	+4	2
14Micah Peavy	7	1-3	0-1	1-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	+4	3
11Bryce McGowens	6	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	+5	2
17Karlo Matkovic	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	2
TOTAL	-	32-8537.6%	7-3420.6%	17-2958.6%	36	17	9	3	13	15	-	88

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	27	2-4	2-4	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	2	+22	7
32Aaron GordonPF	22	2-5	1-4	4-4	9	3	0	0	2	2	+19	9
15Nikola JokicC	27	10-15	1-2	0-0	12	10	2	0	2	4	+25	21
0Christian BraunSG	27	8-13	1-3	0-0	6	4	0	1	1	1	+22	17
27Jamal MurrayPG	25	5-14	3-8	4-4	2	6	1	0	1	0	+29	17
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	14	4-6	3-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	+9	11
8Peyton Watson	22	2-2	0-0	1-1	5	5	1	3	0	0	+28	5
11Bruce Brown	18	2-3	1-2	0-0	4	2	2	0	1	2	+13	5
17Jonas Valanciūnas	14	5-7	0-0	0-0	6	3	0	0	2	1	+14	10
3Julian Strawther	10	2-7	1-5	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	1	+4	6
24Jalen Pickett	12	3-6	1-4	1-1	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	8
22Zeke Nnaji	6	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	-5	4
5Hunter Tyson	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	-5	0
21Spencer Jones	5	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2	-5	2
TOTAL	-	48-9053.3%	14-4233.3%	12-1485.7%	56	40	6	4	14	23	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNOPDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Jordan: Tip to Gordon
+2 (11:37) Jokic 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:14) MISS Murphy III 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:09) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:03) MISS Braun 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:01) Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:51) MISS Fears 12' Jump Shot
(10:48) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:48) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Catanzariti)
(10:48) MISS Williamson Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:48) Pelicans Rebound
+1 (10:48) Williamson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
12
(10:35) MISS Murray 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:32) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:21) MISS Murphy III 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:19) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:14) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
15
+2 (9:58) Williamson 9' Floating Jump Shot (3 PTS)
35
(9:42) MISS Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:42) Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:20) Jones Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:05) MISS Murray 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:01) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:41) MISS Fears 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:36) Jordan REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (8:36) Jordan Putback Layup (2 PTS)
55
+2 (8:19) Jokic 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS)
57
(8:03) Williamson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:03) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:58) Braun 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
59
+2 (7:53) Williamson 2' Driving Dunk (5 PTS) (Fears 1 AST)
79
(7:36) Fears S.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Catanzariti)
(7:36) MISS Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:36) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (7:36) Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
710
(7:12) MISS Bey 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:09) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:00) Gordon Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:00) Bey STEAL (1 STL)
(6:55) MISS Fears 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:52) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:37) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:37) Fears STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:32) Jones 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
910
+2 (6:11) Murray 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
912
+2 (5:51) Missi 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Fears 2 AST)
1112
(5:46) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T2) (G.Catanzariti)
(5:46) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (5:46) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1113
+1 (5:46) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1114
(5:29) Jones Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:29) Pelicans Violation: Delay of game Violation
+2 (5:13) Braun 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1116
+3 (5:04) Poole 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1416
+2 (4:45) Jokic 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
1418
+3 (4:27) Bey 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Fears 3 AST)
1718
+2 (4:11) Braun 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1720
+2 (4:01) Fears 16' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
1920
+2 (3:45) Braun 1' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1922
(3:33) MISS Bey 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:25) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:25) Poole P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
(3:22) Alvarado P.FOUL (P1.T4) (G.Catanzariti)
(3:10) MISS Braun 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(3:05) Missi REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:59) MISS Poole 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:59) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:56) Poole REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:54) MISS Bey 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:54) Watson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(2:54) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+3 (2:46) Hardaway Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 3 AST)
1925
(2:33) Poole Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:33) Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:22) Gordon 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
1927
(2:06) MISS Poole 3PT Jump Shot
(2:04) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:41) MISS Jokic 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(1:41) Missi BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:38) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:37) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:37) Alvarado REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:34) Hardaway Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Twardoski)
(1:27) MISS Bey 3PT Jump Shot
(1:24) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:20) Williamson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brothers)
+1 (1:20) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1928
+1 (1:20) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1929
(1:09) MISS Williamson 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:08) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:06) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:06) Bey STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (1:03) Bey 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Poole 1 AST)
2229
+2 (0:49) Watson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2231
(0:49) Poole S.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Brothers)
+1 (0:49) Watson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2232
+3 (0:30) Alvarado 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Williamson 1 AST)
2532
+2 (0:07) Jokic 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (11 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
2534

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NOP

DEN

88Points122

32-85(37.6%)Field Goal(%)48-90(53.3%)

7-34(20.6%)3-Point(%)14-42(33.3%)

17-29(58.6%)Free Throw(%)12-14(85.7%)

36(13)Rebounds(Offensive)56(13)

17Assists40

9Steals6

3Blocks4

13Turnovers14

15Fouls23

44Pts In The Paint62

11Fast Break Pts21

19Pts Off Turnovers12

42Bench Pts51

0Largest Lead41

Game Details

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,533 (102.3%)