New Orleans Pelicans @ Denver Nuggets
8-19, 3-13 Away
130
8-19, 3-13 Away
11-16, 5-8 Home
125
11-16, 5-8 Home
Shot Chart
- Jameer Nelson misses 22-foot jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses step back jumpshot
- Kenneth Faried misses 5-foot jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes three point jumper (Gary Harris assists)
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses layup
- Kenneth Faried makes layup
- Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes driving dunk (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes jumper
- Jameer Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses driving layup
- Gary Harris misses driving layup
- Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Randy Foye makes three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Darrell Arthur makes dunk (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dante Cunningham blocks Randy Foye's layup
- Will Barton misses 21-foot jumper
- Jrue Holiday blocks Will Barton 's 27-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton makes 7-foot two point shot (Randy Foye assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jameer Nelson makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses 12-foot jumper
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kostas Papanikolaou assists)
- Will Barton misses 9-foot jumper
- Danilo Gallinari makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Kendrick Perkins blocks Will Barton's layup
- Will Barton misses layup
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
- Ryan Anderson blocks Danilo Gallinari's layup
- Jameer Nelson makes three point jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Will Barton makes driving dunk (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- Danilo Gallinari makes 20-foot jumper (Will Barton assists)
- Jameer Nelson makes 12-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon blocks Will Barton 's 2-foot layup
- Kenneth Faried makes layup
- Danilo Gallinari makes 14-foot two point shot
- Kenneth Faried makes layup (Will Barton assists)
- Danilo Gallinari misses 16-foot Regular Jump Shot
- Kenneth Faried misses jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes layup
- Gary Harris misses three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 19-foot jumper
- Gary Harris makes driving layup (Joffrey Lauvergne assists)
- Gary Harris misses three point jumper
- Danilo Gallinari misses 19-foot jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Danilo Gallinari assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes dunk (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses 7-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris misses layup
- Kenneth Faried misses layup
- Will Barton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kostas Papanikolaou misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Tyreke Evans blocks Gary Harris 's 3-foot jumper
- Will Barton misses 11-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses layup
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- Randy Foye makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye makes three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Dante Cunningham blocks Kostas Papanikolaou's layup
- Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Will Barton misses 40-foot three point jumper
- Randy Foye makes driving layup
- Randy Foye misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Randy Foye misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
- Will Barton misses 10-foot jumper
- Will Barton makes driving layup (Mike Miller assists)
- Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Kostas Papanikolaou misses 12-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kostas Papanikolaou assists)
- Will Barton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Randy Foye assists)
- Randy Foye misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Will Barton makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson misses 17-foot jumper
- Will Barton misses 12-foot jumper
- Will Barton makes driving layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Jameer Nelson misses three point jumper
- Anthony Davis blocks Jameer Nelson 's 19-foot jumper
- Anthony Davis blocks Kenneth Faried's jumper
- Jameer Nelson makes two point shot
- Will Barton misses three point jumper
- Anthony Davis blocks Kenneth Faried's layup
- Will Barton makes driving layup (Mike Miller assists)
- Anthony Davis blocks Mike Miller 's 26-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson makes driving layup
- Kenneth Faried misses 68-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 20-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists)
- Alonzo Gee misses three point jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne blocks Tyreke Evans's layup
- Tyreke Evans misses layup
- Anthony Davis makes layup (Eric Gordon assists)
- Alonzo Gee makes 16-foot jumper
- Dante Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 4-foot two point shot
- Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper
- Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
- Gary Harris blocks Ryan Anderson 's 16-foot jumper
- Anthony Davis makes jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Norris Cole makes 20-foot jumper (Ryan Anderson assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 12-foot jumper
- Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Dante Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 15-foot two point shot (Norris Cole assists)
- Ryan Anderson misses layup
- Nikola Jokic blocks Jrue Holiday 's 2-foot layup
- Norris Cole makes 10-foot two point shot
- Ryan Anderson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson makes 3-foot jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Norris Cole misses 20-foot jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses 6-foot jumper
- Ryan Anderson misses layup
- Jrue Holiday makes 21-foot jumper
- Ryan Anderson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Eric Gordon misses 17-foot jumper
- Jrue Holiday misses three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson misses layup
- Tyreke Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson makes two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Omer Asik assists)
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alonzo Gee assists)
- Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
- Tyreke Evans misses layup
- Eric Gordon misses 21-foot jumper
- Eric Gordon makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Alonzo Gee misses three point jumper
- Alonzo Gee makes layup
- Ryan Anderson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Omer Asik makes driving dunk (Eric Gordon assists)
- Ryan Anderson makes layup (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
- Eric Gordon makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Tyreke Evans misses driving layup
- Eric Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Tyreke Evans makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Ryan Anderson makes 11-foot two point shot (Kendrick Perkins assists)
- Jrue Holiday misses 11-foot two point shot
- Eric Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
- Jrue Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday makes 12-foot jumper
- Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
- Norris Cole makes two point shot
- Luke Babbitt makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Norris Cole misses 16-foot jumper
- Luke Babbitt misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Mike Miller blocks Luke Babbitt 's 27-foot three point jumper
- Norris Cole misses 20-foot jumper
- Anthony Davis makes 21-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Anthony Davis makes 16-foot jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Anthony Davis misses 21-foot jumper
- Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
- Anthony Davis misses 5-foot two point shot
- Jrue Holiday makes two point shot
- Tyreke Evans makes driving layup
- Tyreke Evans makes layup
- Eric Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jrue Holiday makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists)
- Eric Gordon makes layup (Jrue Holiday assists)
- Tyreke Evans misses 19-foot jumper
PELICANS
NUGGETS
| TIME | PLAY | NO | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Anthony Davis vs. Joffrey Lauvergne (Omer Asik gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:41 | | Anthony Davis makes 20-foot jumper (Eric Gordon assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 11:19 | | Jameer Nelson misses 22-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:18 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Alonzo Gee misses three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 11:00 | | Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Danilo Gallinari misses step back jumpshot | 2 | 0 |
| 10:41 | | Tyreke Evans defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 10:34 | | Gary Harris shooting foul (Tyreke Evans draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 10:34 | | Tyreke Evans makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10:34 | | Tyreke Evans misses free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 10:33 | | Tyreke Evans offensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:26 | | Joffrey Lauvergne blocks Tyreke Evans's layup | 3 | 0 |
| 10:26 | | Omer Asik offensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:25 | | Kenneth Faried shooting foul (Omer Asik draws the foul) | 4 | 0 |
| 10:25 | | Omer Asik makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 10:25 | | Omer Asik misses free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 10:23 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 10:11 | | Kenneth Faried misses 5-foot jumper | 4 | 0 |
| 10:11 | | Kenneth Faried offensive rebound | 4 | 0 |
| 10:11 | | Alonzo Gee shooting foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul) | 4 | 0 |
| 10:11 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 10:11 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 10:02 | | Joffrey Lauvergne defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul) | 4 | 2 |
| 10:02 | | Anthony Davis makes technical free throw | 5 | 2 |
| 9:52 | | Tyreke Evans misses layup | 5 | 2 |
| 9:49 | | Omer Asik offensive rebound | 5 | 2 |
| 9:34 | | Joffrey Lauvergne makes three point jumper (Gary Harris assists) | 7 | 5 |
| 9:22 | | Anthony Davis makes layup (Eric Gordon assists) | 9 | 5 |
| 9:22 | | Kenneth Faried defensive goaltending violation | 9 | 5 |
| 9:12 | | Joffrey Lauvergne misses 25-foot three point jumper | 9 | 5 |
| 9:11 | | Omer Asik defensive rebound | 9 | 5 |
| 9:02 | | Joffrey Lauvergne shooting foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | 9 | 5 |
| 9:02 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 9:02 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 8:44 | | Danilo Gallinari misses layup | 11 | 5 |
| 8:41 | | Kenneth Faried makes layup | 11 | 7 |
| 8:41 | | Kenneth Faried offensive rebound | 11 | 7 |
| 8:23 | | Alonzo Gee makes 16-foot jumper | 13 | 7 |
| 8:11 | | Alonzo Gee personal foul (Joffrey Lauvergne draws the foul) | 13 | 7 |
| 8:11 | | Dante Cunningham enters the game for Alonzo Gee | 13 | 7 |
| 7:56 | | Jameer Nelson misses 26-foot three point jumper | 13 | 7 |
| 7:56 | | Tyreke Evans defensive rebound | 13 | 7 |
| 7:48 | | Dante Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyreke Evans assists) | 16 | 7 |
| 7:47 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 16 | 7 |
| 7:24 | | Omer Asik shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 16 | 7 |
| 7:24 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 8 |
| 7:24 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 9 |
| 7:03 | | Omer Asik personal foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul) | 18 | 9 |
| 7:03 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 10 |
| 7:03 | | Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 10 |
| 7:01 | | Pelicans defensive team rebound | 18 | 10 |
| 7:01 | | Joffrey Lauvergne loose ball foul (Omer Asik draws the foul) | 18 | 10 |
| 6:48 | | Anthony Davis makes 4-foot two point shot | 20 | 10 |
| 6:33 | | Joffrey Lauvergne makes driving dunk (Jameer Nelson assists) | 20 | 12 |
| 6:13 | | Anthony Davis misses 16-foot jumper | 20 | 12 |
| 6:11 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 20 | 12 |
| 6:03 | | Dante Cunningham shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 20 | 12 |
| 6:03 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2 | 20 | 13 |
| 6:03 | | Ryan Anderson enters the game for Omer Asik | 20 | 13 |
| 6:03 | | Darrell Arthur enters the game for Kenneth Faried | 20 | 13 |
| 6:03 | | Nikola Jokic enters the game for Joffrey Lauvergne | 20 | 13 |
| 6:03 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2 | 20 | 14 |
| 5:41 | | Tyreke Evans makes driving layup | 22 | 14 |
| 5:16 | | Nikola Jokic makes jumper | 22 | 16 |
| 5:00 | | Gary Harris blocks Ryan Anderson 's 16-foot jumper | 22 | 16 |
| 4:58 | | Jameer Nelson defensive rebound | 22 | 16 |
| 4:54 | | Jameer Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 22 | 16 |
| 4:54 | | Gary Harris offensive rebound | 22 | 16 |
| 4:39 | | Gary Harris misses driving layup | 22 | 16 |
| 4:39 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | 22 | 16 |
| 4:30 | | Anthony Davis makes jumper (Tyreke Evans assists) | 24 | 16 |
| 4:15 | | Gary Harris misses driving layup | 24 | 16 |
| 4:15 | | Dante Cunningham defensive rebound | 24 | 16 |
| 4:07 | | Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Tyreke Evans assists) | 26 | 16 |
| 3:59 | | Tyreke Evans personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 26 | 16 |
| 3:59 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 17 |
| 3:59 | | Will Barton enters the game for Gary Harris | 26 | 17 |
| 3:59 | | Jrue Holiday enters the game for Eric Gordon | 26 | 17 |
| 3:59 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 18 |
| 3:43 | | Anthony Davis traveling | 26 | 18 |
| 3:27 | | Tyreke Evans shooting foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 26 | 18 |
| 3:27 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2 | 26 | 19 |
| 3:27 | | Norris Cole enters the game for Tyreke Evans | 26 | 19 |
| 3:27 | | Randy Foye enters the game for Jameer Nelson | 26 | 19 |
| 3:27 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2 | 26 | 20 |
| 3:10 | | Norris Cole makes 20-foot jumper (Ryan Anderson assists) | 28 | 20 |
| 3:00 | | Dante Cunningham personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 28 | 20 |
| 3:00 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 1 of 2 | 28 | 21 |
| 3:00 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2 | 28 | 22 |
| 2:48 | | Anthony Davis misses 12-foot jumper | 28 | 22 |
| 2:48 | | Will Barton defensive rebound | 28 | 22 |
| 2:43 | | Randy Foye makes 24-foot three point jumper (Will Barton assists) | 28 | 25 |
| 2:31 | | Anthony Davis makes two point shot (Jrue Holiday assists) | 30 | 25 |
| 2:11 | | Randy Foye makes three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists) | 30 | 28 |
| 1:53 | | Dante Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper | 30 | 28 |
| 1:52 | | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 30 | 28 |
| 1:52 | | Nikola Jokic loose ball foul (Anthony Davis draws the foul) | 30 | 28 |
| 1:52 | | Pelicans Full timeout | 30 | 28 |
| 1:52 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 1 of 2 | 31 | 28 |
| 1:52 | | Anthony Davis makes free throw 2 of 2 | 32 | 28 |
| 1:35 | | Darrell Arthur makes dunk (Danilo Gallinari assists) | 32 | 30 |
| 1:17 | | Anthony Davis makes 15-foot two point shot (Norris Cole assists) | 34 | 30 |
| 55.0 | | Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper | 34 | 30 |
| 54.0 | | Dante Cunningham defensive rebound | 34 | 30 |
| 40.0 | | Ryan Anderson misses layup | 34 | 30 |
| 39.0 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 34 | 30 |
| 36.0 | | Dante Cunningham blocks Randy Foye's layup | 34 | 30 |
| 36.0 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 34 | 30 |
| 36.0 | | Kendrick Perkins enters the game for Anthony Davis | 34 | 30 |
| 29.0 | | Will Barton misses 21-foot jumper | 34 | 30 |
| 29.0 | | Ryan Anderson defensive rebound | 34 | 30 |
| 23.0 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Jrue Holiday 's 2-foot layup | 34 | 30 |
| 23.0 | | Danilo Gallinari defensive rebound | 34 | 30 |
| 23.0 | | Jrue Holiday personal foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul) | 34 | 30 |
| 23.0 | | Danilo Gallinari misses free throw 1 of 2 | 34 | 30 |
| 23.0 | | Nuggets offensive team rebound | 34 | 30 |
| 23.0 | | Kostas Papanikolaou enters the game for Darrell Arthur | 34 | 30 |
| 23.0 | | Danilo Gallinari makes free throw 2 of 2 | 34 | 31 |
| 4.0 | | Norris Cole makes 10-foot two point shot | 36 | 31 |
| 1.0 | | Jrue Holiday blocks Will Barton 's 27-foot three point jumper | 36 | 31 |
| 0.0 | | Will Barton offensive rebound | 36 | 31 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 36 | 31 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Ball Arena
1:00 AM, 21 December 2015
Denver, CO
Attendance: 13,857
- Referees:
- Kane Fitzgerald
- Marc Davis
- Karl Lane
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 8 | .742 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W2 |
| Memphis | 15 | 17 | .469 | 8.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 21 | .364 | 12 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 25 | .242 | 16 | L3 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 27 | 5 | .844 | - | W1 |
| Denver | 22 | 9 | .710 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 12 | .625 | 7 | L2 |
| Portland | 13 | 19 | .406 | 14 | W1 |
| Utah | 12 | 19 | .387 | 14.5 | W2 |
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