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DEN 3-3
122 – 116
FINAL
NOP 3-4

Denver Nuggets 122, New Orleans Pelicans 116 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 122, New Orleans Pelicans 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 32-31 NOP; Q2 DEN 28-34 NOP; Q3 DEN 29-27 NOP; Q4 DEN 33-24 NOP.

Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 35 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Peyton Watson (DEN) 31 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-16 shooting; Trey Murphy III (NOP) 31 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-18 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DEN) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 4-of-9 shooting; Saddiq Bey (NOP) 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 4-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN
Jamal Murray
35 PTS, 2 REB, 9 AST, 5 3PM · 11-19 FG
Scoring · DEN
Peyton Watson
31 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 11-16 FG
Scoring · NOP
Trey Murphy III
31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 11-18 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

DEN 6 largest lead Q4 0:08 (DEN 120, NOP 114) · 9-0 run, Q3 1:14–Q4 11:21
NOP 11 largest lead Q3 10:13 (DEN 60, NOP 71) · 8-0 run, Q4 10:40–Q4 9:46
Swings 16 lead changes Tied 14 times

Ahead for good: Peyton Watson makes 14-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) (Q4 0:39, DEN 116, NOP 114).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
  • Q4 3:45 Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshotDEN · DEN 109, NOP 110
  • Q4 3:08 Jalen Pickett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)DEN · DEN 112, NOP 110
  • Q4 2:27 Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot running dunk (Zion Williamson assists)NOP · DEN 112, NOP 112
  • Q4 1:58 Jamal Murray makes 15-foot floating jump shotDEN · DEN 114, NOP 112
  • Q4 1:02 Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Derik Queen assists)NOP · DEN 114, NOP 114
  • Q4 0:39 Peyton Watson makes 14-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)DEN · DEN 116, NOP 114
  • Q4 0:10 Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)DEN · DEN 118, NOP 114
  • Q4 0:08 Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2DEN · DEN 119, NOP 114
  • Q4 0:08 Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · DEN 120, NOP 114
  • Q4 0:03 Trey Murphy III makes driving layupNOP · DEN 120, NOP 116
  • Q4 0:02 Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2DEN · DEN 121, NOP 116
  • Q4 0:02 Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2DEN · DEN 122, NOP 116

Linescore

1234 T
DEN 32282933 122
NOP 31342724 116

🧮 How They Scored

DENNOP
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
22Bench points36
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
57.1%Effective FG%51.7%
6.7%Turnover %13.1%
12.5%Offensive rebound %37.2%
0.381Free-throw rate0.360

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Peyton Watson G 39317521211-161-48-9+15
Jamal Murray G 37352931311-195-88-9+8
Tim Hardaway Jr. G 3318420014-93-77-7+12
Aaron Gordon F 3016712006-151-53-5+8
Jalen Pickett G 2916030006-94-60-0-2
Bruce Brown G 244420012-50-00-0+2
Spencer Jones F 232500101-50-20-2-6
Zeke Nnaji F-C 220321000-40-10-00
Hunter Tyson F 30000000-20-20-0-7

New Orleans Pelicans

Player MINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Trey Murphy III F 34315210411-184-85-5-8
Saddiq Bey F 3217420004-81-48-10-1
Zion Williamson F 3112741025-120-02-3-4
Derik Queen C 29101350015-100-00-00
Jeremiah Fears G 2610330143-90-44-4-3
Jordan Hawkins G 226520112-52-40-0+4
Jordan Poole G 2016121034-94-74-4-1
Yves Missi C 198701102-70-04-5-6
Karlo Matkovic F-C 154511102-30-00-0-2
Micah Peavy G-F 122101001-50-20-0-9

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Jamal Murray Starter 373576.231.3+10.421.8
Peyton Watson Starter 393177.724.4+16.821.2
Aaron Gordon Starter 301646.525.8+11.18.5
Jalen Pickett Starter 291688.914.3-7.610.6
Spencer Jones Starter 23217.012.8-8.0-5.5
Tim Hardaway Jr. Bench 331874.518.1+17.610.8
Bruce Brown Bench 24440.010.9+8.31.6
Zeke Nnaji Bench 2200.07.8+7.60.0
Julian Strawther Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Hunter Tyson Bench 0300.033.3-116.7-13.3
DaRon Holmes II Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
PlayerRoleMINPTSTS%USG%NETPIE
Trey Murphy III Starter 343176.729.3-13.015.5
Saddiq Bey Starter 321768.516.9+0.39.0
Zion Williamson Starter 311245.020.0-2.45.1
Jeremiah Fears Starter 261046.524.6-3.45.1
Derik Queen Starter 291050.015.7-1.915.0
Jordan Poole Bench 201674.326.4-5.012.1
Yves Missi Bench 19843.518.4-11.49.1
Jordan Hawkins Bench 22660.010.5+8.57.9
Karlo Matkovic Bench 15466.77.9-17.617.4
Micah Peavy Bench 12220.016.1-41.5-2.4
DeAndre Jordan Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Kevon Looney Bench 0000.00.00.00.0
Trey Alexander Bench 0000.00.00.00.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series DEN 3 – 0 NOP
Last 21 meetings · since 2020-21 DEN 15 – 6 NOP
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
Denver Nuggets 27-13 W2 L10 5-5 Next game recap: @ DAL · Wed, Jan 14
New Orleans Pelicans 9-33 L2 L10 1-9 Next game recap: vs BKN · Wed, Jan 14

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