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
Game Leaders
Team Stats
37% (29-78)
Field Goal %
51% (38-75)
43% (9-21)
Three Point %
52% (11-21)
74% (17-23)
Free Throw %
79% (26-33)
34
Turnovers
34
42
Rebounds
57
2
Largest Lead
34
Game Information
Denver, CO
Game Flow
--NO
--DEN
Shot Chart
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 20-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- David West misses 20-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 15-foot two point shot
- Dahntay Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Rasual Butler misses 19-foot jumper
- David West misses 15-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 10-foot two point shot
- David West makes 17-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 13-foot two point shot
- Rasual Butler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 12-foot two point shot
- Tyson Chandler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chris Paul misses 11-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- David West misses 10-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1
- Carmelo Anthony misses 17-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 19-foot two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
- David West makes 17-foot two point shot
- Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 2
- Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three pointer
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses driving layup
- Rasual Butler makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West makes 10-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Hilton Armstrong misses 13-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup (Nene Hilario assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 17-foot two point shot
- Devin Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 18-foot jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- J.R. Smith makes driving layup (Chris Andersen assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup (J.R. Smith assists)
- Antonio Daniels makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 16-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen makes layup
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rasual Butler makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Andersen misses 20-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot jumper
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rasual Butler makes 18-foot two point shot
- Anthony Carter misses two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Sean Marks makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Nene Hilario makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul misses 6-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses two point shot
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
- Peja Stojakovic misses technical free throw
- Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Hilton Armstrong misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 12-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 21-foot jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses two point shot
- David West misses driving layup
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (David West assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes two point shot
- David West misses 19-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 15-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 7-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- David West misses 17-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses 17-foot jumper
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses 15-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tyson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses two point shot
- Chris Paul misses driving layup
- Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes 13-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Andersen assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Linas Kleiza assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
- David West misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 61-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 17-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 11-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chris Paul misses 19-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes 17-foot two point shot
- Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 21-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 11-foot running jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 21-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- James Posey makes layup (Julian Wright assists)
- Linas Kleiza makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Morris Peterson misses 20-foot jumper
- Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 7-foot two point shot
- Julian Wright misses two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Hilton Armstrong misses dunk
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Morris Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Morris Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes slam dunk (Linas Kleiza assists)
- Dahntay Jones misses two point shot
- Hilton Armstrong misses 18-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Morris Peterson misses 22-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes 23-foot three point jumper (Johan Petro assists)
- Hilton Armstrong makes two point shot (Morris Peterson assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three pointer
- Linas Kleiza makes layup
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 1
- Julian Wright makes slam dunk (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Morris Peterson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Dahntay Jones makes 19-foot jumper (Jason Hart assists)
- Morris Peterson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Antonio Daniels makes technical free throw
- Renaldo Balkman misses 21-foot jumper
- Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 1 of 2
- Hilton Armstrong misses free throw 2 of 2
- Antonio Daniels makes free throw 1 of 2
- Antonio Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
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Shot Missed
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Matchups
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 | 21 | .604 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Portland | 24 | 28 | .462 | 16 | W1 |
| Utah | 16 | 36 | .308 | 24 | L1 |
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