Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Pelicans

Jan 13, 2026

FINAL

27-13DenverNuggets

122

9-33New OrleansPelicans

116

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	32	28	29	33	122
NOP	31	34	27	24	116

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Pelicans, 122-116. The Nuggets improve to 27-13, while the Pelicans fall to 9-33.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	22	1-5	0-2	0-2	5	0	0	1	0	6	-6	2
8Peyton WatsonPF	39	11-16	1-4	8-9	7	5	2	1	2	3	+15	31
32Aaron GordonC	29	6-15	1-5	3-5	7	1	2	0	0	3	+8	16
24Jalen PickettSG	29	6-9	4-6	0-0	0	3	0	0	0	1	-2	16
27Jamal MurrayPG	37	11-19	5-8	8-9	2	9	3	1	3	2	+8	35
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	32	4-9	3-7	7-7	4	2	0	0	1	1	+12	18
22Zeke Nnaji	22	0-4	0-1	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	0
11Bruce Brown	24	2-5	0-0	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	4	+2	4
5Hunter Tyson	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7	0
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	41-8448.8%	14-3540.0%	26-3281.3%	32	24	8	3	7	22	-	122

PELICANS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
41Saddiq BeySF	31	4-8	1-4	8-10	4	2	0	0	0	3	-1	17
1Zion WilliamsonPF	31	5-12	0-0	2-3	7	4	1	0	2	5	-4	12
22Derik QueenC	28	5-10	0-0	0-0	13	5	0	0	1	2	0	10
25Trey Murphy IIISG	34	11-18	4-8	5-5	5	2	1	0	4	5	-8	31
0Jeremiah FearsPG	26	3-9	0-4	4-4	3	3	0	1	4	0	-3	10
17Karlo Matkovic	14	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	1	0	0	-2	4
14Micah Peavy	11	1-5	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	-9	2
21Yves Missi	19	2-7	0-0	4-5	7	0	1	1	0	1	-6	8
3Jordan Poole	19	4-9	4-7	4-4	1	2	1	0	3	2	-1	16
24Jordan Hawkins	22	2-5	2-4	0-0	5	2	0	1	1	1	+4	6
23Trey Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
9DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Kevon Looney	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8645.3%	11-2937.9%	27-3187.1%	51	21	6	4	15	20	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENNOP

(11:53) Jump Ball A. Gordon vs. D. Queen: Tip to J. Pickett
+2 (11:46) J. Murray driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. Pickett 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:32) T. Murphy III alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Queen 1 AST)
22
+2 (11:11) A. Gordon 13' turnaround bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
42
(10:55) MISS D. Queen driving Layup - blocked
(10:55) S. Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:54) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:44) D. Queen defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (10:44) J. Murray technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
52
(10:33) MISS J. Pickett 25' 3PT
(10:29) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:21) MISS T. Murphy III driving Layup
(10:18) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:05) MISS J. Murray 26' 3PT
(10:00) D. Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:55) MISS J. Fears 26' pullup 3PT
(9:51) P. Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:40) MISS A. Gordon 25' 3PT
(9:37) T. Murphy III REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:30) MISS J. Fears driving Layup
(9:29) J. Fears REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:29) J. Fears tip Layup (2 PTS)
54
(9:12) MISS P. Watson 6' driving floating Shot
(9:10) J. Fears REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:01) J. Fears running finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
56
+3 (8:44) J. Murray 25' 3PT pullup (6 PTS)
86
+3 (8:36) S. Bey 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Fears 1 AST)
89
+3 (8:12) J. Pickett 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
119
(7:57) MISS Z. Williamson Hook
(7:57) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(7:45) MISS P. Watson 3PT
(7:41) D. Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:34) T. Murphy III cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (D. Queen 2 AST)
1111
(7:12) MISS S. Jones 3PT
(7:11) S. Bey REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:03) T. Murphy III 26' 3PT pullup (7 PTS) (J. Fears 2 AST)
1114
(6:43) MISS S. Jones driving Hook
(6:41) D. Queen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:31) J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Bey 2 FT)
(6:31) NOP Timeout
+1 (6:31) S. Bey Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1115
+1 (6:31) S. Bey Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1116
+3 (6:15) J. Murray 26' 3PT (9 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
1416
+2 (5:46) Z. Williamson cutting Layup (2 PTS) (S. Bey 1 AST)
1418
+2 (5:27) J. Murray 11' pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
1618
(5:17) MISS J. Fears 19' pullup Shot
(5:15) Z. Williamson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:12) MISS T. Murphy III 24' 3PT
(5:08) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:59) Z. Williamson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Hardaway Jr. 2 FT)
+1 (4:59) T. Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1718
+1 (4:59) T. Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1818
(4:49) MISS T. Murphy III 25' step back 3PT
(4:47) P. Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:29) P. Watson cutting finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
2018
(4:16) MISS J. Fears 24' pullup 3PT
(4:14) Z. Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:58) P. Watson 18' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Z. Nnaji 1 AST)
2218
(3:47) S. Jones shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Fears 2 FT)
+1 (3:47) J. Fears Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2219
+1 (3:47) J. Fears Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2220
(3:40) MISS T. Hardaway Jr. 25' pullup 3PT
(3:36) K. Matkovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:27) T. Hardaway Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murphy III 2 FT)
+1 (3:27) T. Murphy III Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2221
+1 (3:27) T. Murphy III Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2222
(3:02) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:02) K. Matkovic STEAL (1 STL)
(2:52) T. Murphy III charge offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(2:52) T. Murphy III offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:52) DEN Timeout
+3 (2:42) T. Hardaway Jr. 28' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
2522
+3 (2:19) T. Murphy III 25' 3PT (12 PTS) (J. Poole 1 AST)
2525
+2 (1:51) J. Pickett 8' pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2725
+2 (1:29) M. Peavy 6' turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2727
+3 (1:11) J. Pickett 26' 3PT step back (8 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
3027
(0:59) MISS M. Peavy 24' 3PT
(0:55) K. Matkovic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:55) K. Matkovic tip Layup (2 PTS)
3029
+2 (0:36) B. Brown cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Pickett 2 AST)
3229
(0:25) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Missi 2 FT)
+1 (0:25) Y. Missi Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3230
+1 (0:25) Y. Missi Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3231
(0:01) MISS J. Murray 16' turnaround Shot
(0:01) K. Matkovic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

NOP

122Points116

41-84(48.8%)Field Goal(%)39-86(45.3%)

14-35(40.0%)3-Point(%)11-29(37.9%)

26-32(81.3%)Free Throw(%)27-31(87.1%)

32(5)Rebounds(Offensive)51(16)

24Assists21

8Steals6

3Blocks4

7Turnovers15

22Fouls20

38Pts In The Paint56

9Fast Break Pts8

16Pts Off Turnovers4

22Bench Pts36

6Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

attendance: 17,309 (97.3%)