NBA Final Intelligence
New Orleans Pelicans 88, Denver Nuggets 122 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): New Orleans Pelicans 88, Denver Nuggets 122. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NOP 25-34 DEN; Q2 NOP 22-19 DEN; Q3 NOP 11-39 DEN; Q4 NOP 30-30 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 21 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-15 shooting; Jeremiah Fears (NOP) 21 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-15 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-13 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 5-of-14 shooting; Tim Hardaway Jr. (DEN) 11 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists, 3 threes on 4-of-6 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · DEN
21 PTS, 12 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 10-15 FG
Scoring · NOP
21 PTS, 1 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 10-15 FG
Scoring · DEN
17 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 8-13 FG
Season highs
Jeremiah Fears · Season-high 21 points
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 | 22 | 11 | 30 | 88 | |
| DEN | 34 | 19 | 39 | 30 | 122 |
🧮 How They Scored
NOPDEN
44Points in the paint62
11Fast-break points21
12Second-chance points11
19Points off turnovers12
42Bench points51
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
41.8%Effective FG%61.1%
11.7%Turnover %12.7%
23.2%Offensive rebound %36.1%
0.341Free-throw rate0.156
Box Score
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III F | 32 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 4-4 | -32 |
| Jeremiah Fears G | 30 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-15 | 1-3 | 0-2 | -12 |
| Zion Williamson F | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -12 |
| Yves Missi C | 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-5 | -13 |
| Jordan Poole G | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-11 | 1-7 | 4-4 | -35 |
| Herbert Jones F | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Saddiq Bey F | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 2-6 | 1-2 | -28 |
| Derik Queen C | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -5 |
| Jose Alvarado G | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -25 |
| DeAndre Jordan C | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Micah Peavy G-F | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Jordan Hawkins G | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Bryce McGowens G | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Karlo Matkovic F-C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic C | 28 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10-15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +25 |
| Christian Braun G | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +22 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 27 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | +22 |
| Jamal Murray G | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 3-8 | 4-4 | +29 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 23 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 4-4 | +19 |
| Peyton Watson G | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +28 |
| Bruce Brown G | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +14 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Julian Strawther G | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | +4 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Spencer Jones F | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Hunter Tyson F | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -5 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
New Orleans PelicansTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Fears | Starter | 30 | 21 | 66.1 | 24.6 | -17.7 | 14.9 |
| Zion Williamson | Starter | 26 | 11 | 56.4 | 21.3 | -24.3 | 4.8 |
| Trey Murphy III | Starter | 32 | 7 | 35.9 | 15.3 | -48.7 | 4.4 |
| Herbert Jones | Starter | 21 | 5 | 35.7 | 21.4 | -7.7 | -4.0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Starter | 12 | 2 | 100.0 | 6.9 | -93.3 | 12.9 |
| Yves Missi | Bench | 24 | 10 | 61.0 | 14.3 | -28.4 | 7.4 |
| Jordan Poole | Bench | 22 | 9 | 35.3 | 22.8 | -74.5 | -0.4 |
| Saddiq Bey | Bench | 19 | 7 | 35.4 | 22.2 | -62.9 | 4.7 |
| Derik Queen | Bench | 14 | 4 | 34.0 | 23.7 | -13.1 | 3.1 |
| Jose Alvarado | Bench | 14 | 3 | 30.0 | 16.7 | -85.2 | 1.7 |
| Micah Peavy | Bench | 8 | 3 | 38.7 | 19.0 | +23.5 | 13.2 |
| Bryce McGowens | Bench | 6 | 2 | 113.6 | 5.9 | +39.5 | 35.3 |
| Jordan Hawkins | Bench | 8 | 2 | 17.0 | 28.6 | +23.5 | 2.6 |
| Karlo Matkovic | Bench | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 20.0 | +45.8 | 16.7 |
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 28 | 21 | 70.0 | 25.8 | +45.5 | 27.3 |
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 25 | 17 | 53.9 | 30.4 | +62.1 | 16.7 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 27 | 17 | 65.4 | 22.2 | +41.5 | 16.5 |
| Aaron Gordon | Starter | 23 | 9 | 66.6 | 17.3 | +43.8 | 19.3 |
| Cameron Johnson | Starter | 27 | 7 | 71.7 | 10.0 | +41.5 | 2.7 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 14 | 11 | 91.7 | 16.2 | +31.4 | 9.9 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 29.0 | +43.8 | 22.5 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 12 | 8 | 62.1 | 22.6 | -4.3 | 14.6 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 11 | 6 | 38.1 | 29.6 | +13.9 | 18.8 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 19 | 5 | 83.3 | 9.1 | +35.7 | 10.1 |
| Peyton Watson | Bench | 23 | 5 | 102.5 | 3.7 | +58.3 | 13.3 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 22.2 | -39.5 | -5.9 |
| Spencer Jones | Bench | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 29.4 | -41.8 | -70.0 |
| Hunter Tyson | Bench | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | -41.8 | 20.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
NOP 0
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Last 19 meetings · since 2020-21
NOP 6
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13 DEN
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- NOP 119@DEN 144 Recap
- NOP 113@DEN 125 Recap
- DEN 132@NOP 129 Recap
- DEN 94@NOP 101 Recap
- NOP 113@DEN 125 Recap
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