New Orleans Hornets @ Denver Nuggets
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND - GAME 5 • DEN leads series 4-1
49-33, 21-20 Away
86
49-33, 21-20 Away
54-28, 33-8 Home
107
54-28, 33-8 Home
New Orleans Hornets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 18 | 7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 |
| 35 | 24 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | -9 |
| 41 | 12 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -28 |
| 31 | 7 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -15 |
| 46 | 12 | 5-16 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -21 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 22 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -15 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 |
| 31 | 18 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 7-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -12 |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
86 | 29-76 | 3-20 | 25-30 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 23 | ||
38% | 15% | 83% |
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 46 | 34 | 13-25 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +24 |
| 32 | 15 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +17 |
| 36 | 10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +9 |
| 39 | 13 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +27 |
| 19 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +2 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 25 | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +17 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 20 | 7-12 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +12 |
107 | 37-72 | 10-23 | 23-27 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 24 | ||
51% | 43% | 85% |
+/- 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 | 34 | 7 | .829 | - | W4 |
| Denver | 27 | 13 | .675 | 6.5 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 14 | .659 | 7 | W2 |
| Portland | 19 | 21 | .475 | 14.5 | L1 |
| Utah | 14 | 25 | .359 | 19 | W1 |
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