Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Pelicans
Shot Chart
- Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)
- Jonas Valanciunas misses 8-foot two point shot
- CJ McCollum misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Jonas Valanciunas makes 25-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
- Herbert Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Herbert Jones makes two point shot
- Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot
- CJ McCollum makes 4-foot two point shot
- CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Herbert Jones makes two point shot
- CJ McCollum makes 1-foot two point shot
- Willy Hernangomez misses driving layup
- Willy Hernangomez makes 4-foot two point shot (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot
- Herbert Jones misses two point shot
- Herbert Jones makes two point shot
- Devonte' Graham misses 24-foot three point jumper
- CJ McCollum makes driving layup
- CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot
- Zeke Nnaji blocks Trey Murphy III 's 5-foot driving layup
- Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Devonte' Graham misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dyson Daniels makes driving layup (Jaxson Hayes assists)
- Larry Nance Jr. misses 7-foot two point shot
- Jaxson Hayes misses 28-foot three point shot
- Devonte' Graham misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Dyson Daniels misses driving floating jump shot
- Trey Murphy III misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
- CJ McCollum misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Larry Nance Jr. misses layup
- CJ McCollum makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)
- CJ McCollum makes driving layup
- Bruce Brown blocks CJ McCollum 's 8-foot two point shot
- Jonas Valanciunas misses driving layup
- Jaxson Hayes misses driving layup
- CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper
- CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
- Jose Alvarado makes three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists)
- Trey Murphy III misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jonas Valanciunas misses tip shot
- Jonas Valanciunas makes tip shot
- CJ McCollum makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
- CJ McCollum makes two point shot
- Jonas Valanciunas makes two point shot
- Jaxson Hayes misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon blocks Herbert Jones's layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Trey Murphy III 's 7-foot driving layup
- Trey Murphy III misses layup
- Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jonas Valanciunas makes dunk
- Jonas Valanciunas makes 11-foot jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
- CJ McCollum makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- CJ McCollum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- CJ McCollum makes two point shot
- Trey Murphy III misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)
- Garrett Temple misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Willy Hernangomez makes layup (CJ McCollum assists)
- Willy Hernangomez makes layup (Garrett Temple assists)
- CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot
- Willy Hernangomez makes 2-foot layup (Garrett Temple assists)
- Garrett Temple makes two point shot
- Jose Alvarado makes driving layup
- Garrett Temple misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Jose Alvarado misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Larry Nance Jr. misses two point shot
- Jose Alvarado makes driving layup
- Jose Alvarado makes two point shot
- Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Willy Hernangomez makes driving floating jump shot (Devonte' Graham assists)
- Larry Nance Jr. makes layup (Jose Alvarado assists)
- Jose Alvarado makes two point shot
- Jose Alvarado makes driving layup (Willy Hernangomez assists)
- Willy Hernangomez misses driving floating jump shot
- CJ McCollum misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
- Larry Nance Jr. makes alley oop dunk shot (Willy Hernangomez assists)
- Jose Alvarado makes driving layup (Herbert Jones assists)
- Jose Alvarado misses two point shot
- CJ McCollum misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Jose Alvarado makes 3-foot two point shot
- CJ McCollum misses two point shot
- Bruce Brown blocks Herbert Jones 's 2-foot two point shot
- CJ McCollum misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses hook shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Aaron Gordon misses layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Bruce Brown misses two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot
- Vlatko Cancar misses driving layup
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Zeke Nnaji misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Zeke Nnaji makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Vlatko Cancar makes 10-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot
- Vlatko Cancar misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jeff Green makes 24-foot three point jumper (Vlatko Cancar assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes 14-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup (Christian Braun assists)
- Christian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Bruce Brown misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Bruce Brown makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jeff Green assists)
- Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Aaron Gordon assists)
- Jamal Murray misses layup
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Bruce Brown makes three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 3-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes 1-foot dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Zeke Nnaji misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 17-foot two point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses driving layup
- Aaron Gordon makes alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Herbert Jones blocks Aaron Gordon's layup
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes layup
- Jamal Murray makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jonas Valanciunas blocks Aaron Gordon 's 2-foot two point shot
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Christian Braun makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
- Christian Braun misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Zeke Nnaji misses two point shot
- Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Vlatko Cancar misses three point jumper
- Christian Braun makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Jeff Green misses 13-foot two point shot
- Vlatko Cancar misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Zeke Nnaji misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Aaron Gordon makes alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray makes dunk
- Larry Nance Jr. blocks Jeff Green 's 3-foot layup
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Bruce Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Aaron Gordon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
- Bruce Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
NUGGETS
PELICANS
| TIME | PLAY | DEN | NO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Nikola Jokic vs. Jonas Valanciunas (Jaxson Hayes gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 11:35 | Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaxson Hayes assists) | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:23 | Herbert Jones personal foul | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:12 | Nikola Jokic misses hook shot | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:10 | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:02 | Aaron Gordon shooting foul | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:02 | Jonas Valanciunas misses free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:02 | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 0 | 3 | |
| 11:02 | Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10:45 | Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:37 | CJ McCollum bad pass (Nikola Jokic steals) | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:25 | Aaron Gordon misses layup | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:23 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 2 | 4 | |
| 10:18 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:57 | Jonas Valanciunas misses 8-foot two point shot | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:56 | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 4 | 4 | |
| 9:35 | Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper | 7 | 4 | |
| 9:15 | CJ McCollum misses 28-foot step back jumpshot | 7 | 4 | |
| 9:10 | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 7 | 4 | |
| 9:08 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three point shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 10 | 4 | |
| 8:57 | Jonas Valanciunas makes 25-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists) | 10 | 7 | |
| 8:39 | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul | 10 | 7 | |
| 8:39 | Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 7 | |
| 8:39 | Aaron Gordon misses free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 7 | |
| 8:37 | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | 11 | 7 | |
| 8:23 | Herbert Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper | 11 | 7 | |
| 8:19 | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | 11 | 7 | |
| 8:08 | Aaron Gordon makes alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 13 | 7 | |
| 7:52 | Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point jumper | 13 | 7 | |
| 7:48 | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | 13 | 7 | |
| 7:47 | Herbert Jones makes two point shot | 13 | 9 | |
| 7:38 | Aaron Gordon offensive foul | 13 | 9 | |
| 7:38 | Aaron Gordon turnover | 13 | 9 | |
| 7:31 | Bruce Brown personal foul | 13 | 9 | |
| 7:20 | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point shot | 13 | 9 | |
| 7:18 | Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound | 13 | 9 | |
| 7:11 | CJ McCollum makes 4-foot two point shot | 13 | 11 | |
| 7:04 | Aaron Gordon bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals) | 13 | 11 | |
| 6:59 | Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul | 13 | 11 | |
| 6:59 | Jonas Valanciunas turnover | 13 | 11 | |
| 6:59 | Pelicans Full timeout | 13 | 11 | |
| 6:59 | Willy Hernangomez enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas | 13 | 11 | |
| 6:59 | Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Aaron Gordon | 13 | 11 | |
| 6:46 | Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper | 13 | 11 | |
| 6:42 | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | 13 | 11 | |
| 6:28 | CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 13 | 11 | |
| 6:26 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 13 | 11 | |
| 6:21 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass (Herbert Jones steals) | 13 | 11 | |
| 6:16 | Herbert Jones makes two point shot | 13 | 13 | |
| 6:00 | Jamal Murray misses two point shot | 13 | 13 | |
| 5:56 | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | 13 | 13 | |
| 5:54 | CJ McCollum bad pass (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | 13 | 13 | |
| 5:49 | Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 16 | 13 | |
| 5:36 | Zeke Nnaji personal foul | 16 | 13 | |
| 5:36 | Devonte' Graham enters the game for Jaxson Hayes | 16 | 13 | |
| 5:36 | Christian Braun enters the game for Jamal Murray | 16 | 13 | |
| 5:24 | CJ McCollum makes 1-foot two point shot | 16 | 15 | |
| 5:14 | Bruce Brown misses two point shot | 16 | 15 | |
| 5:14 | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | 16 | 15 | |
| 5:14 | Willy Hernangomez shooting foul | 16 | 15 | |
| 5:14 | Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2 | 17 | 15 | |
| 5:14 | Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2 | 18 | 15 | |
| 4:54 | Willy Hernangomez misses driving layup | 18 | 15 | |
| 4:52 | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | 18 | 15 | |
| 4:34 | Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 20 | 15 | |
| 4:18 | Willy Hernangomez makes 4-foot two point shot (Devonte' Graham assists) | 20 | 17 | |
| 4:01 | Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper | 20 | 17 | |
| 3:55 | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | 20 | 17 | |
| 3:51 | Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot | 20 | 20 | |
| 3:35 | Nikola Jokic bad pass (Herbert Jones steals) | 20 | 20 | |
| 3:30 | Herbert Jones misses two point shot | 20 | 20 | |
| 3:29 | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | 20 | 20 | |
| 3:29 | Herbert Jones makes two point shot | 20 | 22 | |
| 3:29 | Nuggets Full timeout | 20 | 22 | |
| 3:29 | Dyson Daniels enters the game for Herbert Jones | 20 | 22 | |
| 3:29 | Vlatko Cancar enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 20 | 22 | |
| 3:29 | Jamal Murray enters the game for Bruce Brown | 20 | 22 | |
| 3:08 | Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot | 22 | 22 | |
| 2:44 | Devonte' Graham misses 24-foot three point jumper | 22 | 22 | |
| 2:39 | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | 22 | 22 | |
| 2:31 | Vlatko Cancar misses driving layup | 22 | 22 | |
| 2:27 | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 22 | 22 | |
| 2:27 | Nikola Jokic makes tip shot | 24 | 22 | |
| 2:20 | CJ McCollum makes driving layup | 24 | 24 | |
| 2:06 | Zeke Nnaji misses 25-foot three point jumper | 24 | 24 | |
| 2:02 | Willy Hernangomez defensive rebound | 24 | 24 | |
| 1:58 | CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot | 24 | 24 | |
| 1:54 | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 24 | 24 | |
| 1:37 | Zeke Nnaji makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 26 | 24 | |
| 1:18 | Zeke Nnaji blocks Trey Murphy III 's 5-foot driving layup | 26 | 24 | |
| 1:17 | Pelicans offensive team rebound | 26 | 24 | |
| 1:17 | Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum | 26 | 24 | |
| 1:17 | Larry Nance Jr. enters the game for Willy Hernangomez | 26 | 24 | |
| 1:17 | Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Trey Murphy III | 26 | 24 | |
| 1:17 | Jeff Green enters the game for Nikola Jokic | 26 | 24 | |
| 1:15 | Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper | 26 | 24 | |
| 1:12 | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | 26 | 24 | |
| 1:01 | Jamal Murray misses 27-foot step back jumpshot | 26 | 24 | |
| 58.1 | Pelicans defensive team rebound | 26 | 24 | |
| 44.1 | Devonte' Graham misses 25-foot three point jumper | 26 | 24 | |
| 40.1 | Christian Braun defensive rebound | 26 | 24 | |
| 26.2 | Vlatko Cancar makes 10-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 28 | 24 | |
| 2.0 | shot clock turnover | 28 | 24 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 28 | 24 | |
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Smoothie King Center
1:00 AM, 25 January 2023
New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 14,699
- Referees:
- Eric Lewis
- Sean Corbin
- Lauren Holtkamp
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 4 | .867 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 21 | 8 | .724 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | W3 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | L4 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |

