Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Hornets
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND - GAME 3 • DEN leads series 2-1
54-28, 21-20 Away
93
54-28, 21-20 Away
49-33, 28-13 Home
95
49-33, 28-13 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
41% (30-74)
Field Goal %
43% (30-69)
43% (9-21)
Three Point %
35% (7-20)
69% (24-35)
Free Throw %
80% (28-35)
28
Turnovers
32
54
Rebounds
47
16
Largest Lead
11
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
Game Flow
--DEN
--NO
Shot Chart
- Carmelo Anthony misses 22-foot jumper
- David West misses layup
- Kenyon Martin makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Nene Hilario makes 19-foot jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- David West misses 8-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 9-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses 7-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 7-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses jumper
- Dahntay Jones makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Sean Marks misses 16-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes tip shot
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Rasual Butler misses 18-foot jumper
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1
- Chauncey Billups makes layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses layup
- Kenyon Martin makes 18-foot jumper (Dahntay Jones assists)
- James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes layup
- James Posey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 15-foot two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Sean Marks makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Sean Marks makes free throw 1 of 1
- James Posey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot jumper
- James Posey makes free throw 1 of 3
- James Posey makes free throw 2 of 3
- James Posey misses free throw 3 of 3
- Anthony Carter misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups misses free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
- Anthony Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anthony Carter makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 21-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
- Sean Marks makes slam dunk (David West assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1
- Linas Kleiza makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Andersen assists)
- David West makes two point shot
- Linas Kleiza misses 15-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
- Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 21-foot jumper
- David West misses layup
- Sean Marks makes slam dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Andersen makes 16-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- David West makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 17-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 19-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three point jumper (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Antonio Daniels assists)
- Linas Kleiza makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
- Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- J.R. Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Nene Hilario misses layup
- Kenyon Martin misses tip shot
- David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 10-foot jumper
- James Posey misses three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 14-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Rasual Butler makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey makes free throw 2 of 2
- David West misses layup
- David West makes two point shot
- Nene Hilario misses 17-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 11-foot two point shot
- David West makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- David West misses 14-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes tip shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 19-foot jumper
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes three point jumper
- Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes layup (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Dahntay Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Dahntay Jones makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- Dahntay Jones makes free throw
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- David West makes technical free throw
- Chris Paul misses 20-foot jumper
- James Posey misses layup
- David West misses layup
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Sean Marks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sean Marks misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Sean Marks misses 8-foot hook shot
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 16-foot jumper
- David West misses 19-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler makes tip shot
- Chauncey Billups misses technical free throw
- Chris Andersen misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Andersen makes free throw
- Chauncey Billups misses 15-foot jumper
- David West misses technical free throw
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses layup
- Kenyon Martin makes layup
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 1
- Rasual Butler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Dahntay Jones misses 50-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey misses three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses layup
- David West makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Linas Kleiza misses 19-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 20-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes 18-foot jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- Rasual Butler makes 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West misses free throw 2 of 2
- J.R. Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Linas Kleiza misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 21-foot jumper
- Linas Kleiza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Linas Kleiza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- David West misses layup
- David West makes free throw 1 of 2
- David West makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Rasual Butler makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
- Rasual Butler makes free throw
- Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rasual Butler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rasual Butler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chris Paul misses 32-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
- James Posey makes free throw 1 of 2
- James Posey misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 40-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 60 | 16 | .789 | - | W3 |
| Denver | 48 | 28 | .632 | 12 | W6 |
| Minnesota | 46 | 29 | .613 | 13.5 | W1 |
| Portland | 39 | 38 | .506 | 21.5 | W2 |
| Utah | 21 | 55 | .276 | 39 | L6 |
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