Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Pelicans
27-13, 16-7 Away
122
27-13, 16-7 Away
9-33, 6-18 Home
116
9-33, 6-18 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 30 | 16 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | +8 | |
| 23 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -6 | |
| 37 | 35 | 11-19 | 5-8 | 8-9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +8 | |
| 29 | 16 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | |
| 39 | 31 | 11-16 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +15 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 3 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | |
| 22 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 33 | 18 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 7-7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +12 | |
| 24 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
122 | 41-84 | 14-35 | 26-32 | 32 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 22 | |||
49% | 40% | 81% | ||||||||||||
New Orleans Pelicans
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 31 | 12 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -4 | |
| 34 | 31 | 11-18 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -8 | |
| 29 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | 17 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 8-10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | |
| 26 | 10 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 15 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | |
| 19 | 8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -6 | |
| 20 | 16 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| 12 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | |
| 22 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | +4 | |
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
| DNP-COACH'S DECISION | ||||||||||||||
116 | 39-86 | 11-29 | 27-31 | 51 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 20 | |||
45% | 38% | 87% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
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Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Pelicans: Game Highlights
Aaron Gordon gets the basket plus the foul
Trey Murphy III gets the and-1 to fall
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Referee:Tony Brothers
Referee:Justin Van Duyne
Referee:Robert Hussey
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 16 | .800 | - | W7 |
| Denver | 52 | 28 | .650 | 12 | W10 |
| Minnesota | 47 | 33 | .588 | 17 | L1 |
| Portland | 40 | 40 | .500 | 24 | L2 |
| Utah | 21 | 59 | .263 | 43 | L10 |
| Southwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 61 | 19 | .763 | - | W2 |
| Houston | 50 | 29 | .633 | 10.5 | W7 |
| New Orleans | 26 | 54 | .325 | 35 | W1 |
| Memphis | 25 | 55 | .313 | 36 | L6 |
| Dallas | 25 | 55 | .313 | 36 | L2 |
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