New Orleans Pelicans 116, Denver Nuggets 134 — Recap

November 6, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 116, Denver Nuggets 134. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 27-25 DEN; Q2 NOP 44-34 DEN; Q3 NOP 21-40 DEN; Q4 NOP 24-35 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 35 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 threes on 15-of-24 shooting; Jordan Hawkins (NOP) 31 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Brandon Ingram (NOP) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists on 10-of-22 shooting; Julian Strawther (DEN) 21 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

35 PTS, 14 REB, 12 AST, 2 3PM · 15-24 FG

Scoring · NOP

Jordan Hawkins

31 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 7 3PM · 10-19 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 8-16 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 35 pointsJordan Hawkins · Season-high 31 pointsJulian Strawther · Season-high 21 pointsNikola Jokic · Season-high 12 assistsZion Williamson · Season-high 9 assistsJordan Hawkins · Season-high 7 threesJulian Strawther · Season-high 5 threes

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

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
NOP	27	44	21	24		116
DEN	25	34	40	35		134

🧮 How They Scored

NOPDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.4%Effective FG%64.4%

13.2%Turnover %8.6%

19.5%Offensive rebound %27.5%

0.150Free-throw rate0.241

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jordan Hawkins G	38	31	7	3	1	—	1	10-19	7-14	4-5	-15
Zion Williamson F	37	20	10	9	2	—	—	10-22	—	0-1	-11
Brandon Ingram F	36	22	2	5	—	—	5	10-22	0-4	2-2	-29
Herbert Jones F	31	4	2	2	2	—	1	1-3	0-2	2-2	-23
Jonas Valanciunas C	24	6	11	2	—	1	2	2-6	0-1	2-2	-10
Dyson Daniels G	21	9	2	1	1	1	3	4-5	1-1	—	+9
Larry Nance Jr. F	15	5	3	1	—	—	1	2-3	1-1	—	+2

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	36	35	14	12	1	1	2	15-24	2-6	3-5	+16
Aaron Gordon F	36	15	12	6	—	1	2	7-11	0-2	1-2	+8
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	33	15	1	7	1	—	2	5-10	3-7	2-2	+23
Michael Porter Jr. F	29	22	9	3	—	—	1	8-16	2-6	4-4	+13
Julian Strawther G	19	21	2	1	—	—	1	8-13	5-9	0-1	-7
Peyton Watson G	19	4	3	1	2	2	—	2-3	—	—	+15
Christian Braun G	18	6	—	1	—	—	—	1-5	0-1	4-6	+4
Collin Gillespie G	17	6	1	1	2	—	—	2-4	1-3	1-1	-1
Zeke Nnaji F-C	6	—	2	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	-6
Jalen Pickett G	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	+3
Hunter Tyson F	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+3

🔬 Advanced Stats

New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	38	31	73.1	25.0	-22.1	14.4
Brandon Ingram	Bench	36	22	48.1	33.7	-38.7	6.1
Zion Williamson	Bench	37	20	44.6	25.3	-17.1	13.6
Dyson Daniels	Bench	21	9	90.0	16.3	+20.5	8.6
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	24	6	43.6	17.0	-15.5	5.5
Larry Nance Jr.	Bench	15	5	83.3	10.8	+6.1	6.2
Herbert Jones	Bench	31	4	51.5	6.8	-38.3	3.4
E.J. Liddell	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	36	35	66.8	31.8	+24.3	24.9
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	29	22	61.9	29.2	+24.5	13.9
Julian Strawther	Bench	19	21	78.1	29.8	-24.8	13.2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	33	15	68.9	16.0	+35.4	7.9
Aaron Gordon	Bench	36	15	63.1	15.6	+10.4	12.2
Christian Braun	Bench	18	6	39.3	17.8	+16.3	0.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	17	6	67.6	10.3	+0.6	5.6
Peyton Watson	Bench	19	4	66.7	6.5	+39.0	10.6
Jalen Pickett	Bench	1	3	150.0	50.0	+150.0	100.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	6	—	0.0	7.1	-54.5	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	1	—	0.0	0.0	+150.0	0.0