New Orleans Hornets @ Denver Nuggets
23-20, 7-16 Away
110
23-20, 7-16 Away
29-14, 20-3 Home
116
29-14, 20-3 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Nene Hilario makes layup
- Darius Songaila makes 22-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes driving dunk (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes 9-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Darius Songaila makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot two point shot
- Darius Songaila makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Nene Hilario makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot
- Darius Songaila misses 9-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
- Nene Hilario misses 6-foot two point shot
- Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes 19-foot jumper
- Darius Songaila makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper
- Devin Brown misses 8-foot two point shot
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 6-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes 9-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Chauncey Billups makes two point shot (Chris Andersen assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Julian Wright assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists)
- Peja Stojakovic makes 11-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1
- J.R. Smith misses 67-foot three point running jumper
- James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Marcus Thornton makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Kenyon Martin makes driving dunk
- Julian Wright misses 14-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes technical free throw
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey makes two point shot
- Ty Lawson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Darren Collison misses 18-foot jumper
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Darren Collison makes driving layup
- Ty Lawson makes two point shot (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Marcus Thornton makes layup (James Posey assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes 7-foot two point shot (James Posey assists)
- Marcus Thornton makes free throw 1 of 1
- Arron Afflalo makes driving layup (Ty Lawson assists)
- James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ty Lawson makes 18-foot jumper (Arron Afflalo assists)
- Sean Marks makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sean Marks misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Julian Wright misses 9-foot jumper
- Arron Afflalo misses 24-foot three point jumper
- James Posey makes two point shot (Marcus Thornton assists)
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Thornton misses 22-foot jumper
- Ty Lawson misses 10-foot running jumper
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Andersen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emeka Okafor misses 7-foot two point shot
- Chauncey Billups makes technical free throw
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chauncey Billups makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 19-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 15-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 9-foot running jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
- Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen misses two point shot
- Chris Andersen makes tip shot
- Peja Stojakovic misses 18-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 19-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor misses 12-foot jumper
- Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes 15-foot two point shot
- Devin Brown misses 30-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses layup
- Carmelo Anthony misses jumper
- Chris Andersen misses tip shot
- Chris Paul makes technical free throw
- Ty Lawson misses 20-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 23-foot two point shot
- Darius Songaila makes free throw 1 of 2
- Darius Songaila makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses driving layup
- Carmelo Anthony makes two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses layup
- Kenyon Martin misses tip shot
- Darius Songaila makes 7-foot two point shot
- Arron Afflalo makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Darius Songaila misses 11-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes layup
- Chauncey Billups makes driving layup
- Darius Songaila misses 21-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Emeka Okafor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper
- Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Devin Brown assists)
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenyon Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenyon Martin makes dunk (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Devin Brown misses 17-foot two point shot
- Arron Afflalo makes 22-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Peja Stojakovic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Carmelo Anthony misses 16-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 21-foot jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony makes 18-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Emeka Okafor misses layup
- Ty Lawson misses 19-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses driving layup
- Kenyon Martin makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- James Posey misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 18-foot jumper
- Darius Songaila makes 7-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists)
- Chris Andersen makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
- Emeka Okafor makes 7-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Darren Collison makes 21-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 6-foot two point shot (Ty Lawson assists)
- Marcus Thornton makes layup (Darius Songaila assists)
- Marcus Thornton misses driving layup
- J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Darren Collison misses running jumper
- J.R. Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Chris Andersen makes dunk (Ty Lawson assists)
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenyon Martin misses 20-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes layup
- J.R. Smith misses three point jumper
- Marcus Thornton misses 7-foot running jumper
- Darius Songaila makes free throw 1 of 2
- Darius Songaila makes free throw 2 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony misses 8-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ty Lawson assists)
- Chris Paul makes 16-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Darius Songaila misses 11-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 3
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 3
- Chris Paul makes free throw 3 of 3
- Ty Lawson misses driving layup
- Chris Paul misses two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup
- Darius Songaila misses layup
- Emeka Okafor makes layup
- Arron Afflalo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Carmelo Anthony misses 21-foot jumper
- Marcus Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marcus Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 14-foot two point shot
- Marcus Thornton misses tip shot
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Darius Songaila makes 8-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Emeka Okafor misses 8-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 18-foot jumper
- Chauncey Billups makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nene Hilario assists)
- Chris Paul makes two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses two point shot
- Chauncey Billups misses 16-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
- Kenyon Martin makes 17-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists)
- Emeka Okafor misses 10-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony misses 13-foot jumper
- Peja Stojakovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists)
- Chris Paul makes 13-foot two point shot
- Carmelo Anthony makes 20-foot jumper
- Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Carmelo Anthony assists)
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2
- Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Darius Songaila makes layup
- Ty Lawson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Ty Lawson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Peja Stojakovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nene Hilario makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devin Brown misses driving layup
- Devin Brown misses tip shot
- Kenyon Martin misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Emeka Okafor vs. Nene Hilario (Chauncey Billups gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Nene Hilario makes layup | 0 | 2 |
| 11:23 | | Darius Songaila makes 22-foot jumper (Devin Brown assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 11:06 | | Kenyon Martin makes driving dunk (Arron Afflalo assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:47 | | Nene Hilario personal foul (Emeka Okafor draws the foul) | 2 | 4 |
| 10:27 | | Chris Paul makes 19-foot two point shot | 4 | 4 |
| 10:14 | | Kenyon Martin makes 9-foot two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists) | 4 | 6 |
| 10:00 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 10:00 | | Devin Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 9:52 | | Nene Hilario traveling | 4 | 6 |
| 9:37 | | Darius Songaila makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists) | 6 | 6 |
| 9:21 | | Kenyon Martin misses 9-foot two point shot | 6 | 6 |
| 9:21 | | Darius Songaila defensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 9:11 | | Darius Songaila makes 22-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 8 | 6 |
| 8:57 | | Nene Hilario makes 16-foot jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 8 | 8 |
| 8:45 | | Peja Stojakovic misses 24-foot three point jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 8:45 | | Emeka Okafor offensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 8:40 | | Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper | 8 | 8 |
| 8:38 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 8 | 8 |
| 8:29 | | Kenyon Martin makes jumper (Chauncey Billups assists) | 8 | 10 |
| 8:11 | | Peja Stojakovic lost ball (Arron Afflalo steals) | 8 | 10 |
| 8:07 | | Arron Afflalo misses layup | 8 | 10 |
| 8:06 | | Carmelo Anthony offensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 8:06 | | Carmelo Anthony misses tip shot | 8 | 10 |
| 8:03 | | Peja Stojakovic defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 7:41 | | Darius Songaila misses 9-foot two point shot | 8 | 10 |
| 7:41 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 7:33 | | Chauncey Billups makes 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 13 |
| 7:26 | | Kenyon Martin personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | 8 | 13 |
| 7:18 | | Peja Stojakovic makes 21-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 10 | 13 |
| 7:00 | | Arron Afflalo misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 13 |
| 6:58 | | Devin Brown defensive rebound | 10 | 13 |
| 6:48 | | Devin Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Darius Songaila assists) | 13 | 13 |
| 6:37 | | Nene Hilario misses 6-foot two point shot | 13 | 13 |
| 6:35 | | Devin Brown defensive rebound | 13 | 13 |
| 6:33 | | Arron Afflalo shooting foul (Devin Brown draws the foul) | 13 | 13 |
| 6:33 | | Devin Brown makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 13 |
| 6:33 | | Devin Brown makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 13 |
| 6:18 | | Chauncey Billups makes 19-foot jumper | 15 | 15 |
| 6:05 | | Darius Songaila makes 20-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists) | 17 | 15 |
| 5:50 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 20-foot jumper | 17 | 15 |
| 5:48 | | Emeka Okafor defensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 5:26 | | Devin Brown misses 8-foot two point shot | 17 | 15 |
| 5:26 | | Chauncey Billups defensive rebound | 17 | 15 |
| 5:22 | | Kenyon Martin makes two point shot (Chauncey Billups assists) | 17 | 17 |
| 5:01 | | Nene Hilario blocks Emeka Okafor's layup | 17 | 17 |
| 4:58 | | Nene Hilario defensive rebound | 17 | 17 |
| 4:52 | | Kenyon Martin makes slam dunk (Nene Hilario assists) | 17 | 19 |
| 4:22 | | Peja Stojakovic misses 17-foot jumper | 17 | 19 |
| 4:22 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 17 | 19 |
| 4:11 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 18-foot jumper | 17 | 19 |
| 4:11 | | Emeka Okafor defensive rebound | 17 | 19 |
| 3:56 | | Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Chris Paul assists) | 19 | 19 |
| 3:53 | | Denver full timeout | 19 | 19 |
| 3:53 | | Chris Andersen enters the game for Nene Hilario | 19 | 19 |
| 3:35 | | Carmelo Anthony misses 6-foot jumper | 19 | 19 |
| 3:34 | | Arron Afflalo offensive rebound | 19 | 19 |
| 3:31 | | Darius Songaila blocks Carmelo Anthony's two point shot | 19 | 19 |
| 3:30 | | Chris Andersen offensive rebound | 19 | 19 |
| 3:28 | | Chris Andersen lost ball (Darius Songaila steals) | 19 | 19 |
| 3:18 | | Chris Paul makes 20-foot jumper | 21 | 19 |
| 3:03 | | Arron Afflalo makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kenyon Martin assists) | 21 | 22 |
| 2:36 | | Emeka Okafor makes 9-foot two point shot | 23 | 22 |
| 2:28 | | Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists) | 23 | 24 |
| 2:15 | | Devin Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper | 23 | 24 |
| 2:14 | | Kenyon Martin defensive rebound | 23 | 24 |
| 2:11 | | Arron Afflalo makes driving layup (Chauncey Billups assists) | 23 | 26 |
| 1:53 | | Chris Paul lost ball (Chris Andersen steals) | 23 | 26 |
| 1:47 | | Chauncey Billups makes two point shot (Chris Andersen assists) | 23 | 28 |
| 1:39 | | New Orleans full timeout | 23 | 28 |
| 1:39 | | J.R. Smith enters the game for Arron Afflalo | 23 | 28 |
| 1:39 | | Julian Wright enters the game for Darius Songaila | 23 | 28 |
| 1:27 | | Emeka Okafor makes dunk (Julian Wright assists) | 25 | 28 |
| 1:09 | | Emeka Okafor shooting foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul) | 25 | 28 |
| 1:09 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 1 of 2 | 25 | 29 |
| 1:09 | | Carmelo Anthony makes free throw 2 of 2 | 25 | 30 |
| 51.6 | | Peja Stojakovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emeka Okafor assists) | 28 | 30 |
| 36.9 | | Kenyon Martin lost ball (Devin Brown steals) | 28 | 30 |
| 28.0 | | Peja Stojakovic makes 11-foot jumper | 30 | 30 |
| 6.6 | | Emeka Okafor illegal defense | 30 | 32 |
| 6.6 | | Carmelo Anthony makes driving layup | 30 | 32 |
| 0.3 | | Chris Paul makes 17-foot two point shot | 32 | 32 |
| 0.3 | | Chauncey Billups shooting foul (Chris Paul draws the foul) | 32 | 32 |
| 0.3 | | Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 1 | 33 | 32 |
| 0.1 | | J.R. Smith misses 67-foot three point running jumper | 33 | 32 |
| 0.0 | | Denver offensive rebound | 33 | 32 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 33 | 32 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Dan Crawford
Referee:John Goble
Referee:Kane Fitzgerald
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 13 | .755 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 34 | 20 | .630 | 6.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 33 | 22 | .600 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 26 | 28 | .481 | 14.5 | W3 |
| Utah | 17 | 37 | .315 | 23.5 | W1 |
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