New Orleans Pelicans 113, Denver Nuggets 125 — Recap

February 3, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 113, Denver Nuggets 125. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 23-33 DEN; Q2 NOP 27-35 DEN; Q3 NOP 35-25 DEN; Q4 NOP 28-32 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Trey Murphy III (NOP) 41 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 8 threes on 13-of-21 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 36 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; CJ McCollum (NOP) 30 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 27 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NOP

Trey Murphy III

41 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 8 3PM · 13-21 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

36 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 7 3PM · 12-22 FG

Scoring · NOP

CJ McCollum

30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 5 3PM · 10-22 FG

Season highs

Trey Murphy III · Season-high 41 pointsMichael Porter Jr. · Season-high 36 pointsKarlo Matkovic · Season-high 11 reboundsMichael Porter Jr. · Season-high 7 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	23	27	35	28		113
DEN	33	35	25	32		125

🧮 How They Scored

NOPDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.4%Effective FG%56.5%

9.3%Turnover %4.6%

30.4%Offensive rebound %34.1%

0.250Free-throw rate0.283

Box Score

New Orleans Pelicans

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy III F	38	41	3	3	2	1	—	13-21	8-12	7-7	-9
CJ McCollum G	35	30	6	5	—	1	3	10-22	5-9	5-5	-3
Yves Missi C	34	8	6	3	2	—	2	4-9	—	—	+4
Zion Williamson F	28	14	6	5	1	1	1	5-13	—	4-6	+1
Javonte Green G-F	28	4	4	2	—	—	—	1-5	1-4	1-2	-9
Karlo Matkovic F-C	27	5	11	4	—	1	1	1-5	1-2	2-2	-12
Jose Alvarado G	22	8	2	4	—	—	1	3-7	2-6	—	-9
Jordan Hawkins G	14	—	2	1	—	—	2	0-4	0-4	—	-14
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F	8	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-11
Antonio Reeves G	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	+2

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Christian Braun G	41	11	6	4	1	—	—	5-14	0-4	1-2	+2
Michael Porter Jr. F	40	36	7	2	—	1	1	12-22	7-12	5-5	+20
Nikola Jokic C	36	27	14	10	1	2	1	9-13	1-3	8-10	+11
Jamal Murray G	35	20	5	8	2	—	—	7-17	1-4	5-5	+18
Zeke Nnaji F-C	31	12	5	—	—	1	1	5-9	2-4	—	+1
Julian Strawther G	24	15	3	2	2	—	2	6-10	1-5	2-4	+9
Jalen Pickett G	13	—	1	2	1	—	—	0-4	0-1	—	-4
DeAndre Jordan C	12	4	3	—	—	1	—	2-3	—	—	+1
Hunter Tyson F	9	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	+2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Trey Murphy III	Bench	38	41	85.1	26.7	-13.2	22.0
CJ McCollum	Bench	35	30	62.0	31.8	-11.7	12.9
Zion Williamson	Bench	28	14	44.8	25.4	-2.8	8.5
Jose Alvarado	Bench	22	8	57.1	16.0	-21.4	5.5
Yves Missi	Bench	34	8	44.4	14.1	+6.1	3.8
Karlo Matkovic	Bench	27	5	42.5	11.3	-22.6	8.2
Javonte Green	Bench	28	4	34.0	9.0	-13.2	2.4
Antonio Reeves	Bench	5	3	150.0	12.5	+41.7	11.1
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Bench	8	—	0.0	5.0	-68.8	-4.5
Jamal Cain	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jordan Hawkins	Bench	14	—	0.0	16.2	-56.0	-5.5

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	40	36	74.4	28.4	+27.0	16.9
Nikola Jokic	Bench	36	27	77.6	22.9	+18.1	26.1
Jamal Murray	Bench	35	20	52.1	24.4	+31.0	11.3
Julian Strawther	Bench	24	15	63.8	22.8	+19.1	12.4
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	31	12	66.7	13.5	+5.8	4.2
Christian Braun	Bench	41	11	37.0	15.6	+2.5	4.9
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	12	4	66.7	11.1	+11.5	9.2
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	13	—	0.0	12.9	-16.0	-0.9
Hunter Tyson	Bench	9	—	0.0	0.0	+22.3	6.7
Trey Alexander	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	Bench	0	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0