Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Hornets
30-16, 12-10 Away
81
30-16, 12-10 Away
28-14, 16-5 Home
94
28-14, 16-5 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
45% (33-74)
Field Goal %
49% (34-70)
18% (4-22)
Three Point %
39% (7-18)
69% (11-16)
Free Throw %
76% (19-25)
38
Turnovers
30
43
Rebounds
45
8
Largest Lead
16
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Eddie F. Rush
Referee:Mark Ayotte
Referee:Matt Boland
Game Flow
--DEN
--NO
Shot Chart
- Hilton Armstrong makes layup (Julian Wright assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes dunk (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 19-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Rasual Butler makes 16-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 7-foot running jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes hook shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Hilton Armstrong misses 13-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nene Hilario makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- J.R. Smith misses dunk
- Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 15-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 14-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 14-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 18-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Sean Marks makes dunk (Rasual Butler assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 11-foot two point shot
- Sean Marks makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Dahntay Jones misses 17-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 13-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Chris Paul misses 12-foot two point shot
- Ryan Bowen makes layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Morris Peterson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- James Posey misses 20-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- Antonio Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Morris Peterson assists)
- Chris Andersen makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Morris Peterson misses layup
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey makes technical free throw
- Hilton Armstrong misses 11-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Antonio Daniels misses 11-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Julian Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
- Julian Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
- Linas Kleiza misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw
- Anthony Carter makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Hilton Armstrong makes layup (James Posey assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Hilton Armstrong makes driving layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Nene Hilario makes 9-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic makes layup
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 20-foot jumper
- James Posey misses free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey misses layup
- Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sean Marks assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- Devin Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 14-foot jumper
- James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- Peja Stojakovic makes technical free throw
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anthony Carter makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Peja Stojakovic makes 16-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
- Julian Wright makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 1
- Julian Wright makes 14-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes driving layup (Hilton Armstrong assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
- Hilton Armstrong makes 20-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Hilton Armstrong misses 16-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 15-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin misses 18-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey misses 16-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 1
- Devin Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Devin Brown makes 23-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Dahntay Jones misses layup
- Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes 22-foot jumper
- Sean Marks misses 13-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes driving layup
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes technical free throw
- Peja Stojakovic makes technical free throw
- James Posey misses layup
- Sean Marks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sean Marks makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses layup
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk
- James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 18-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- James Posey misses 22-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 6-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses layup
- James Posey makes dunk
- Anthony Carter misses 18-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 19-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 22-foot jumper (Hilton Armstrong assists)
- Devin Brown makes 19-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 17-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels makes 9-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 12-foot two point shot (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes layup
- Devin Brown misses layup
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes hook shot
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Devin Brown makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Dahntay Jones makes layup (Johan Petro assists)
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Dahntay Jones misses layup
- Chris Andersen makes two point shot
- Ryan Bowen makes 10-foot hook shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Johan Petro misses 24-foot three point jumper
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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