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
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Nene Hilario misses 14-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes layup (David West assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes dunk
- Kenyon Martin blocks Rasual Butler's 19-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes layup (Nene Hilario assists)
- Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Hilton Armstrong assists)
- David West misses 7-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot two point shot
- David West misses layup
- Rasual Butler misses 16-foot two point shot
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 19-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper
- David West makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Rasual Butler makes 11-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- David West makes driving layup
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 19-foot jumper
- James Posey makes layup (David West assists)
- Chris Andersen misses driving layup
- Sean Marks makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Andersen makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Chris Andersen blocks Chris Paul's driving layup
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
- Anthony Carter misses layup
- Chris Andersen makes two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen misses tip shot
- James Posey makes 12-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Julian Wright misses layup
- J.R. Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists)
- James Posey makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Nene Hilario assists)
- Hilton Armstrong misses 20-foot jumper
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Anthony Carter assists)
- Chris Paul misses three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (J.R. Smith assists)
- Peja Stojakovic makes 15-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Hilton Armstrong blocks Carmelo Anthony's driving layup
- Chris Paul makes driving layup (Peja Stojakovic assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot (Nene Hilario assists)
- David West makes 18-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Nene Hilario makes layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Nene Hilario makes two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Carter assists)
- David West makes 9-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Antonio Daniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses two point shot
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
- Nene Hilario misses 11-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 6-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith misses 21-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin blocks James Posey's 18-foot two point shot
- James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes 23-foot three point jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 6-foot running jumper
- Peja Stojakovic blocks Carmelo Anthony's driving layup
- David West misses 10-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
- David West makes 15-foot two point shot (Rasual Butler assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Rasual Butler misses 8-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones misses 7-foot running jumper
- Hilton Armstrong makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Hilton Armstrong makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Rasual Butler blocks Carmelo Anthony's driving layup
- Chauncey Billups misses 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
- Dahntay Jones makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- David West misses 15-foot jumper
- Dahntay Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses layup
- Dahntay Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 9-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Dahntay Jones blocks Chris Paul's driving layup
- James Posey misses 8-foot two point shot
- J.R. Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 28-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Sean Marks misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 6-foot running jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- David West makes driving dunk
- Kenyon Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
- Chris Paul misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
- Kenyon Martin blocks David West's 11-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 12-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chris Andersen blocks James Posey's layup
- David West makes 16-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chauncey Billups misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul misses 14-foot jumper
- David West misses 18-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes 16-foot jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
- J.R. Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- David West misses 6-foot jumper
- Rasual Butler makes 18-foot jumper (James Posey assists)
- Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 29-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- J.R. Smith makes two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 15-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 19-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey misses three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Rasual Butler misses 23-foot three point jumper
- James Posey makes layup
- J.R. Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Johan Petro blocks Ryan Bowen's driving layup
- Renaldo Balkman misses 22-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Hilton Armstrong vs. Nene Hilario (Chauncey Billups gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Nene Hilario misses 14-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:40 | | David West defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Peja Stojakovic makes layup (David West assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:06 | | Chauncey Billups misses jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:03 | | Kenyon Martin offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 11:03 | | Kenyon Martin makes two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 10:57 | | Hilton Armstrong offensive foul (Dahntay Jones draws the foul) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:57 | | Hilton Armstrong turnover | 2 | 2 |
| 10:48 | | David West shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:48 | | Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10:48 | | Denver offensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:48 | | Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 10:45 | | Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 10:26 | | David West bad pass (Carmelo Anthony steals) | 2 | 2 |
| 10:22 | | Carmelo Anthony makes dunk | 2 | 4 |
| 9:57 | | Kenyon Martin blocks Rasual Butler's 19-foot two point shot | 2 | 4 |
| 9:56 | | New Orleans offensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 9:56 | | shot clock violation | 2 | 4 |
| 9:38 | | Kenyon Martin makes layup (Nene Hilario assists) | 2 | 6 |
| 9:26 | | Chris Paul misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 6 |
| 9:23 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 9:17 | | Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper | 2 | 6 |
| 9:15 | | Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 9:02 | | Peja Stojakovic misses 23-foot three point jumper | 2 | 6 |
| 9:00 | | Hilton Armstrong offensive rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 8:59 | | Peja Stojakovic makes layup (Hilton Armstrong assists) | 4 | 6 |
| 8:59 | | Dahntay Jones shooting foul (Peja Stojakovic draws the foul) | 4 | 6 |
| 8:59 | | Peja Stojakovic makes free throw 1 of 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 8:37 | | Kenyon Martin lost ball (David West steals) | 5 | 6 |
| 8:25 | | David West misses 7-foot two point shot | 5 | 6 |
| 8:23 | | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 5 | 6 |
| 8:21 | | Chris Paul personal foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 5 | 6 |
| 8:12 | | Kenyon Martin misses 21-foot jumper | 5 | 6 |
| 8:11 | | David West defensive rebound | 5 | 6 |
| 7:48 | | Peja Stojakovic makes 17-foot two point shot | 7 | 6 |
| 7:33 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 14-foot two point shot | 7 | 6 |
| 7:30 | | Hilton Armstrong defensive rebound | 7 | 6 |
| 7:26 | | Dahntay Jones personal foul (Hilton Armstrong draws the foul) | 7 | 6 |
| 7:13 | | David West misses layup | 7 | 6 |
| 7:13 | | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 7 | 6 |
| 7:11 | | Rasual Butler shooting foul (Chauncey Billups draws the foul) | 7 | 6 |
| 7:11 | | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 7:11 | | Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 6:46 | | Rasual Butler misses 16-foot two point shot | 7 | 8 |
| 6:45 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 6:39 | | Chauncey Billups bad pass | 7 | 8 |
| 6:31 | | David West misses 18-foot jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 6:31 | | Carmelo Anthony defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 6:16 | | Kenyon Martin makes 19-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 7 | 10 |
| 5:58 | | Rasual Butler makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 9 | 10 |
| 5:31 | | Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper | 9 | 12 |
| 5:13 | | David West makes driving dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 11 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Hilton Armstrong shooting foul (Nene Hilario draws the foul) | 11 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Denver full timeout | 11 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Sean Marks enters the game for Peja Stojakovic | 11 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | James Posey enters the game for Hilton Armstrong | 11 | 12 |
| 4:54 | | Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 4:54 | | Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Rasual Butler makes 11-foot two point shot | 13 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Chauncey Billups shooting foul (Rasual Butler draws the foul) | 13 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Rasual Butler makes free throw 1 of 1 | 14 | 14 |
| 4:15 | | Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper | 14 | 14 |
| 4:13 | | David West defensive rebound | 14 | 14 |
| 3:59 | | David West makes driving layup | 16 | 14 |
| 3:46 | | Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists) | 16 | 16 |
| 3:31 | | Chauncey Billups personal foul (James Posey draws the foul) | 16 | 16 |
| 3:31 | | Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario | 16 | 16 |
| 3:31 | | J.R. Smith enters the game for Dahntay Jones | 16 | 16 |
| 3:31 | | Anthony Carter enters the game for Chauncey Billups | 16 | 16 |
| 3:19 | | David West makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 18 | 16 |
| 3:19 | | Carmelo Anthony shooting foul (David West draws the foul) | 18 | 16 |
| 3:19 | | David West makes free throw 1 of 1 | 19 | 16 |
| 3:03 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper | 19 | 16 |
| 3:02 | | David West defensive rebound | 19 | 16 |
| 2:57 | | Chris Andersen personal foul (Sean Marks draws the foul) | 19 | 16 |
| 2:57 | | New Orleans full timeout | 19 | 16 |
| 2:57 | | Sean Marks makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 16 |
| 2:57 | | Sean Marks makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 16 |
| 2:41 | | J.R. Smith misses 19-foot jumper | 21 | 16 |
| 2:41 | | Denver defensive rebound | 21 | 16 |
| 2:20 | | James Posey makes layup (David West assists) | 23 | 16 |
| 2:03 | | Chris Andersen misses driving layup | 23 | 16 |
| 2:00 | | David West defensive rebound | 23 | 16 |
| 1:52 | | Sean Marks makes layup (Chris Paul assists) | 25 | 16 |
| 1:31 | | Chris Andersen makes layup (Carmelo Anthony assists) | 25 | 18 |
| 1:19 | | Chris Andersen blocks Chris Paul's driving layup | 25 | 18 |
| 1:16 | | Anthony Carter defensive rebound | 25 | 18 |
| 1:13 | | J.R. Smith makes two point shot (Anthony Carter assists) | 25 | 20 |
| 1:00 | | Rasual Butler lost ball (Anthony Carter steals) | 25 | 20 |
| 56.9 | | Anthony Carter misses layup | 25 | 20 |
| 53.8 | | Denver offensive rebound | 25 | 20 |
| 49.1 | | Chris Andersen makes two point shot (Kenyon Martin assists) | 25 | 22 |
| 37.8 | | Rasual Butler misses 25-foot three point jumper | 25 | 22 |
| 37.6 | | New Orleans defensive rebound | 25 | 22 |
| 37.6 | | David West loose ball foul (Chris Andersen draws the foul) | 25 | 22 |
| 37.6 | | Chris Andersen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 23 |
| 37.6 | | Chris Andersen makes free throw 2 of 2 | 25 | 24 |
| 25.7 | | Anthony Carter personal foul (David West draws the foul) | 25 | 24 |
| 25.7 | | David West makes free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 24 |
| 25.7 | | David West makes free throw 2 of 2 | 27 | 24 |
| 5.9 | | Anthony Carter misses 27-foot three point jumper | 27 | 24 |
| 4.9 | | Chris Andersen offensive rebound | 27 | 24 |
| 3.9 | | Chris Andersen misses tip shot | 27 | 24 |
| 2.9 | | Sean Marks defensive rebound | 27 | 24 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 27 | 24 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 35 | 8 | .814 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 29 | 13 | .690 | 5.5 | W4 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 16 | .628 | 8 | L2 |
| Portland | 21 | 22 | .488 | 14 | W2 |
| Utah | 14 | 28 | .333 | 20.5 | L3 |
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