New Orleans Pelicans 113, Denver Nuggets 125 — Recap

January 12, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 113, Denver Nuggets 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 25-37 DEN; Q2 NOP 26-29 DEN; Q3 NOP 29-34 DEN; Q4 NOP 33-25 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Zion Williamson (NOP) 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists on 13-of-22 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 27 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 20 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Jonas Valanciunas (NOP) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Zion Williamson

30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 13-22 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

27 PTS, 10 REB, 14 AST, 1 3PM · 11-17 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 8-12 FG

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	25	26	29	33		113
DEN	37	29	34	25		125

🧮 How They Scored

NOPDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.5%Effective FG%63.7%

7.5%Turnover %10.4%

18.2%Offensive rebound %27.0%

0.247Free-throw rate0.188

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Zion Williamson F	35	30	6	5	—	1	1	13-22	—	4-6	-7
Brandon Ingram F	34	9	4	6	—	—	2	4-11	0-1	1-2	-14
CJ McCollum G	30	12	5	7	1	—	2	4-10	3-8	1-2	-13
Trey Murphy III F	28	6	3	4	2	—	—	2-9	2-8	—	-18
Jonas Valanciunas C	26	17	6	1	—	—	—	5-11	1-3	6-6	-9
Larry Nance Jr. F	20	13	2	1	2	1	1	5-6	3-4	—	-9
Herbert Jones F	19	8	1	1	—	1	1	3-4	2-2	—	-2
Jose Alvarado G	17	10	1	1	1	—	1	3-7	2-3	2-2	-2
Dyson Daniels G	15	2	4	3	3	—	—	1-4	0-2	0-2	+7
Naji Marshall F	12	6	2	—	—	—	—	2-5	0-2	2-2	-5
Jordan Hawkins G	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+6
E.J. Liddell F	2	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+6

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	34	20	2	9	—	—	2	8-15	3-5	1-1	+18
Michael Porter Jr. F	33	20	10	1	1	1	1	8-12	2-5	2-3	+14
Nikola Jokic C	32	27	10	14	—	1	2	11-17	1-2	4-4	+12
Aaron Gordon F	31	15	5	2	—	—	2	7-12	0-2	1-3	+9
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	31	11	2	3	2	—	—	4-9	3-6	—	+9
Christian Braun G	17	4	6	—	—	—	3	1-4	1-4	1-2	+7
Peyton Watson G	15	8	3	—	1	1	—	3-7	2-4	—	+9
DeAndre Jordan C	14	6	7	1	—	1	—	2-2	—	2-2	+6
Collin Gillespie G	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	-6
Jay Huff F-C	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6
Zeke Nnaji F-C	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-6

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Zion Williamson	Bench	35	30	60.9	32.5	-9.6	14.1
Jonas Valanciunas	Bench	26	17	62.3	24.1	-14.8	10.9
Larry Nance Jr.	Bench	20	13	108.3	14.3	-27.8	15.0
CJ McCollum	Bench	30	12	55.1	18.8	-18.8	8.5
Jose Alvarado	Bench	17	10	63.5	21.4	-7.8	9.9
Brandon Ingram	Bench	34	9	37.9	17.7	-21.5	4.2
Herbert Jones	Bench	19	8	100.0	11.6	-1.8	6.7
Naji Marshall	Bench	12	6	51.0	18.2	-20.2	8.5
Trey Murphy III	Bench	28	6	33.3	14.1	-35.5	6.8
Dyson Daniels	Bench	15	2	20.5	14.7	+21.9	9.5
E.J. Liddell	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	+100.0	28.6
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	+100.0	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	32	27	72.0	26.6	+19.5	23.5
Jamal Murray	Bench	34	20	64.8	21.5	+27.3	10.5
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	33	20	75.1	17.3	+21.9	13.4
Aaron Gordon	Bench	31	15	56.3	19.7	+15.9	5.6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	31	11	61.1	11.8	+14.1	8.3
Peyton Watson	Bench	15	8	57.1	20.6	+28.1	11.2
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	14	6	104.2	10.0	+29.3	18.6
Christian Braun	Bench	17	4	41.0	21.6	+23.5	0.7
Collin Gillespie	Bench	2	2	100.0	16.7	-100.0	14.3
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	2	—	0.0	16.7	-100.0	-14.3
Jay Huff	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0