New Orleans Hornets @ Denver Nuggets
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND - GAME 1 • DEN leads series 1-0
49-33, 21-20 Away
84
49-33, 21-20 Away
54-28, 33-8 Home
113
54-28, 33-8 Home
New Orleans Hornets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 32 | 12 | 4-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -14 |
| 29 | 13 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -19 |
| 27 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -14 |
| 27 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -17 |
| 34 | 21 | 7-19 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -21 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 18 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -10 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -23 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -8 |
| 9 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 |
| 12 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -12 |
84 | 29-78 | 9-21 | 17-23 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 29 | ||
37% | 43% | 74% |
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 27 | 13 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +4 |
| 29 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +21 |
| 33 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | +15 |
| 34 | 36 | 10-15 | 8-9 | 8-8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +30 |
| 21 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 23 | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +21 |
| 24 | 13 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +22 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 19 | 8-18 | 0-7 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +31 |
113 | 38-75 | 11-21 | 26-33 | 49 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 22 | ||
51% | 52% | 79% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 35 | .314 | 23.5 | W1 |
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