Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Pelicans
Game Leaders
Team Stats
50% (41-82)
Field Goal %
39% (35-90)
36% (12-33)
Three Point %
15% (5-34)
88% (22-25)
Free Throw %
91% (30-33)
21
Turnovers
13
43
Rebounds
43
16
Largest Lead
5
Game Information
New Orleans, LA

Referee:Brent Barnaky
Referee:Phenizee Ransom
Referee:Natalie Sago

Shot Chart
- Devonte' Graham makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Josh Hart assists)
- Monte Morris makes 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Austin Rivers misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 1 of 2
- Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 1 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes free throw 2 of 2
- Willy Hernangomez misses two point shot
- Herbert Jones misses three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham makes 27-foot three point jumper (Garrett Temple assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes driving layup
- Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon misses two point shot
- Garrett Temple misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devonte' Graham makes free throw 2 of 2
- Willy Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot hook shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
- Devonte' Graham misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Garrett Temple misses three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Monte Morris assists)
- Herbert Jones misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon makes alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Devonte' Graham misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Josh Hart makes driving layup
- Aaron Gordon makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bryn Forbes misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Facundo Campazzo makes free throw 1 of 2
- Facundo Campazzo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Hart misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Facundo Campazzo assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jaxson Hayes makes layup (Herbert Jones assists)
- Bones Hyland misses free throw 1 of 2
- Bones Hyland makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes driving layup
- Facundo Campazzo misses free throw 1 of 2
- Facundo Campazzo makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gary Clark misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jose Alvarado misses two point shot
- Jaxson Hayes misses driving floating jump shot
- DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Naji Marshall misses 26-foot three point jumper
- DeMarcus Cousins misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Gary Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jose Alvarado misses layup
- Naji Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jaxson Hayes makes dunk (Garrett Temple assists)
- Bryn Forbes misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes two point shot
- Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2
- Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2
- Facundo Campazzo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
- Bryn Forbes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zeke Nnaji makes layup
- Jaxson Hayes makes dunk (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Devonte' Graham makes two point shot (Garrett Temple assists)
- Austin Rivers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop dunk shot (Naji Marshall assists)
- Austin Rivers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point shot
- Monte Morris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Monte Morris makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Gordon misses 9-foot two point shot
- Josh Hart misses two point shot
- Monte Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jose Alvarado makes layup (Willy Hernangomez assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
- Aaron Gordon makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Herbert Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
- Josh Hart makes driving layup
- Aaron Gordon misses step back jumpshot
- Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monte Morris makes 15-foot two point shot
- Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Josh Hart assists)
- Jeff Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jeff Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Josh Hart misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bones Hyland makes 1-foot two point shot
- Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monte Morris misses pullup jump shot
- Devonte' Graham misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Willy Hernangomez misses free throw 1 of 2
- Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2
- Austin Rivers makes driving layup
- Willy Hernangomez misses free throw 1 of 2
- Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Herbert Jones makes 1-foot dunk (Willy Hernangomez assists)
- Josh Hart misses running pullup jump shot
- Herbert Jones makes driving layup (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Austin Rivers makes driving layup
- Monte Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes jumper
- Garrett Temple misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Monte Morris assists)
- Josh Hart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Monte Morris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Josh Hart makes driving layup
- Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Willy Hernangomez misses layup
- Willy Hernangomez misses two point shot
- Devonte' Graham misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Willy Hernangomez misses tip shot
- Willy Hernangomez misses tip shot
- Willy Hernangomez makes tip shot
- Austin Rivers misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Josh Hart makes driving layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Herbert Jones misses 7-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw
- Devonte' Graham misses two point shot
- Herbert Jones makes dunk
- Aaron Gordon makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Garrett Temple misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 1 of 2
- Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Willy Hernangomez misses 4-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic misses tip shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
- Monte Morris makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Herbert Jones makes layup (Willy Hernangomez assists)
- Josh Hart makes driving layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Bryn Forbes assists)
- Willy Hernangomez misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bryn Forbes makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Willy Hernangomez makes dunk (Nickeil Alexander-Walker assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses driving layup
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Herbert Jones makes dunk
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Monte Morris assists)
- Zeke Nnaji makes 1-foot dunk (Bones Hyland assists)
- Naji Marshall makes driving layup
- Zeke Nnaji makes 3-foot two point shot (Bones Hyland assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)
- DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeMarcus Cousins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jaxson Hayes misses 8-foot hook shot
- DeMarcus Cousins misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Bones Hyland makes 28-foot three point jumper
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Bryn Forbes misses three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- DeMarcus Cousins misses layup
- DeMarcus Cousins misses two point shot
- Naji Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zeke Nnaji makes driving layup (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
- Zeke Nnaji misses free throw 1 of 1
- Garrett Temple misses driving layup
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses two point shot
- Bones Hyland misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Devonte' Graham makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devonte' Graham makes free throw 2 of 2
- Zeke Nnaji makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bones Hyland assists)
- Jaxson Hayes makes 2-foot layup (Herbert Jones assists)
- Jaxson Hayes makes two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
- Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1
- Bryn Forbes makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Bones Hyland assists)
- Bryn Forbes misses pullup jump shot
- DeMarcus Cousins makes tip shot
- Josh Hart makes free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bryn Forbes makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- DeMarcus Cousins misses 20-foot jumper
- Bryn Forbes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
- Willy Hernangomez makes two point shot
- DeMarcus Cousins misses 6-foot two point shot
- Devonte' Graham makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devonte' Graham makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bryn Forbes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bryn Forbes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devonte' Graham misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
- Bones Hyland misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 1 of 2
- Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2
- Aaron Gordon misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bryn Forbes makes three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes layup
- Josh Hart misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monte Morris misses driving floating jump shot
- Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses driving layup
- Devonte' Graham misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Josh Hart misses free throw 1 of 2
- Josh Hart makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes driving floating jump shot (Monte Morris assists)
- Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nickeil Alexander-Walker misses 26-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 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
| Dallas | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
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