New Orleans Hornets @ Denver Nuggets
Game Leaders
Team Stats
45% (33-73)
Field Goal %
51% (38-75)
52% (12-23)
Three Point %
41% (7-17)
93% (27-29)
Free Throw %
82% (18-22)
34
Turnovers
32
40
Rebounds
43
14
Largest Lead
8
Game Information
Denver, CO

Referee:Bennett Salvatore
Referee:Luis Grillo
Referee:Courtney Kirkland

Shot Chart
- Chauncey Billups makes 15-foot two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 1 of 2
- Hilton Armstrong makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk
- David West makes 9-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 16-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chris Paul misses 18-foot two point shot
- Hilton Armstrong makes tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler makes 12-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 22-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses running jumper
- David West misses jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot jumper
- David West makes 9-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 28-foot three point jumper
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West misses free throw 2 of 2
- Dahntay Jones misses layup
- Devin Brown misses layup
- Peja Stojakovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Melvin Ely assists)
- Melvin Ely misses 8-foot two point shot
- Melvin Ely makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 19-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- David West makes 5-foot two point shot
- Linas Kleiza misses 17-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses tip shot
- Linas Kleiza misses driving layup
- Melvin Ely makes free throw 1 of 2
- Melvin Ely makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 9-foot running jumper
- Chris Andersen misses tip shot
- Chris Andersen makes layup
- Melvin Ely makes driving dunk
- Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen makes slam dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- Melvin Ely makes free throw 1 of 2
- Melvin Ely makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes 22-foot jumper
- Devin Brown makes driving layup
- Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes slam dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- Melvin Ely misses jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 22-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes dunk (J.R. Smith assists)
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic makes layup (David West assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses two point shot
- David West misses 15-foot two point shot
- Anthony Carter misses 22-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 11-foot two point shot
- Chris Andersen misses driving layup
- Chris Andersen makes two point shot
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (Chris Andersen assists)
- David West misses 9-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- David West misses 7-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Posey assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Devin Brown assists)
- James Posey misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen misses tip shot
- Chris Paul misses 8-foot running jumper
- Rasual Butler makes 16-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 19-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes driving dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Rasual Butler makes two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Rasual Butler makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 21-foot jumper
- Melvin Ely misses 8-foot two point shot
- David West misses tip shot
- Chauncey Billups makes 21-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Melvin Ely misses layup
- J.R. Smith misses 18-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 15-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses 10-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
- Sean Marks makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 9-foot running jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper (David West assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses layup
- Chris Paul makes 5-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 60-foot three point running jumper
- J.R. Smith makes jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Sean Marks misses 11-foot two point shot
- James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses three point jumper
- James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses driving dunk
- Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- David West misses 16-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Devin Brown misses 10-foot running jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- J.R. Smith makes slam dunk
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Linas Kleiza makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Rasual Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rasual Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes driving dunk
- Peja Stojakovic misses 13-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 19-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 7-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Chris Paul makes three point jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 17-foot two point shot
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rasual Butler assists)
- Peja Stojakovic makes technical free throw
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 21-foot two point shot
- David West makes tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 3
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 3
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 3 of 3
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
- James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes 30-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 45 | 15 | .750 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 37 | 22 | .627 | 7.5 | W1 |
| Minnesota | 37 | 23 | .617 | 8 | W2 |
| Portland | 29 | 31 | .483 | 16 | W1 |
| Utah | 18 | 41 | .305 | 26.5 | L4 |
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