Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Pelicans

11-3, 5-2 Away

125

11-3, 5-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Nuggets DEN	26	36	35	28	125
Pelicans NO	30	28	25	35	118

New Orleans PelicansPelicansNO

2-13, 1-7 Home

118

2-13, 1-7 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Derik Queen misses 9-foot two point shot
Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot (Derik Queen assists)
Peyton Watson makes 3-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Derik Queen misses driving floating jump shot
Peyton Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
Zion Williamson makes two point shot
Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derik Queen misses driving layup
Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot two point shot (Derik Queen assists)
Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point shot
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot
Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson misses two point shot
Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot
Cameron Johnson makes driving layup
Jeremiah Fears makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Yves Missi assists)
Zion Williamson misses two point shot
Yves Missi makes tip shot
Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot
Yves Missi makes dunk
Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Herbert Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jeremiah Fears misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Herbert Jones makes 20-foot jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
Yves Missi misses driving layup
Cameron Johnson makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jordan Hawkins makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Herbert Jones assists)
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hawkins makes 21-foot running pullup jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists)
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
Bruce Brown makes 2-foot two point shot (Spencer Jones assists)
Jordan Hawkins misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2
Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot
Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jose Alvarado misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hawkins makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Kevon Looney assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 14-foot jumper
Jordan Hawkins misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jamal Murray makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
Kevon Looney misses 15-foot jumper
Jamal Murray makes 2-foot layup (Bruce Brown assists)
Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Hawkins assists)
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hawkins misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point shot
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Jose Alvarado misses driving layup
Yves Missi misses tip shot
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
Jamal Murray misses driving layup
Herbert Jones misses 23-foot jumper
Jeremiah Fears makes 8-foot two point shot
Peyton Watson makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas makes 10-foot two point shot
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Yves Missi misses dunk
Yves Missi misses free throw 1 of 2
Yves Missi makes free throw 2 of 2
Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Micah Peavy misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas misses 7-foot two point shot
Bruce Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Bruce Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Derik Queen makes 1-foot dunk (Zion Williamson assists)
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Derik Queen makes driving dunk
Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 1
Cameron Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
Trey Murphy III makes 30-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw
Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
Derik Queen makes driving layup
Jeremiah Fears misses 22-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point shot
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Derik Queen makes 11-foot two point shot
Cameron Johnson makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2
Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three pointer
Peyton Watson makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Herbert Jones misses driving layup
Zion Williamson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Jamal Murray makes 13-foot two point shot
Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jamal Murray misses layup
Derik Queen makes two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Zion Williamson misses two point shot
Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 1
Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot
Peyton Watson makes 4-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Trey Murphy III makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cameron Johnson makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
Micah Peavy misses driving floating jump shot
Micah Peavy misses 23-foot three point shot
Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper
Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Peyton Watson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
Micah Peavy misses 22-foot three point jumper
Derik Queen makes 3-foot two point shot
Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Jose Alvarado misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
Jose Alvarado makes driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists)
Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
Nikola Jokic misses tip shot
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Derik Queen makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Peyton Watson assists)
Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Micah Peavy misses tip shot
Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
Micah Peavy makes alley oop dunk shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Micah Peavy makes 2-foot layup (Zion Williamson assists)
Micah Peavy makes free throw 1 of 1
Bruce Brown makes 7-foot two point shot (Spencer Jones assists)
Bruce Brown makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2
Yves Missi makes free throw 2 of 2
Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2
Derik Queen makes 14-foot jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
Zion Williamson makes alley oop layup (Derik Queen assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
Derik Queen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot
Bruce Brown makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Derik Queen misses driving layup
Derik Queen misses tip shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Jeremiah Fears makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
Peyton Watson makes 9-foot jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Derik Queen misses free throw 1 of 2
Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2
Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2
Peyton Watson makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Cameron Johnson makes dunk
Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2
Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
Nikola Jokic misses 28-foot three point jumper
Derik Queen makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Derik Queen misses free throw 1 of 1
Herbert Jones makes dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)
Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
Micah Peavy makes free throw 1 of 2
Micah Peavy makes free throw 2 of 2
Jonas Valanciunas makes 14-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
Derik Queen makes 6-foot two point shot
Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
Jonas Valanciunas makes 15-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
Derik Queen misses free throw 1 of 2
Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
Zeke Nnaji misses layup
Derik Queen makes dunk (Micah Peavy assists)
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
Derik Queen misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
Cameron Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Micah Peavy makes 9-foot two point shot
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
Jeremiah Fears makes 1-foot layup (Trey Murphy III assists)

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		DEN	NO
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Derik Queen	0	0
11:50	Derik Queen personal foul	0	0
11:44	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Herbert Jones steals)	0	0
11:37	Derik Queen misses 9-foot two point shot	0	0
11:30	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Herbert Jones steals)	0	0
11:21	Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot (Derik Queen assists)	0	2
10:54	Peyton Watson makes 3-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)	2	2
10:34	Derik Queen misses driving floating jump shot	2	2
10:28	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	2	2
10:22	Peyton Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	5	2
10:09	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Herbert Jones assists)	5	4
9:52	Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Zion Williamson steals)	5	4
9:49	Zion Williamson makes two point shot	5	6
9:43	Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	6
9:43	Pelicans defensive team rebound	5	6
9:29	Derik Queen misses driving layup	5	6
9:28	Derik Queen offensive rebound	5	6
9:24	Derik Queen bad pass (Zeke Nnaji steals)	5	6
9:20	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	8	6
9:09	Peyton Watson shooting foul	8	6
9:09	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	8	7
9:09	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	8	8
8:52	Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	8
8:46	Derik Queen defensive rebound	8	8
8:41	Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot two point shot (Derik Queen assists)	8	10
8:28	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)	8	10
8:23	Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point shot	8	10
8:20	Nuggets defensive team rebound	8	10
8:20	Herbert Jones loose ball foul	8	10
8:08	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	10
8:06	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	8	10
8:01	Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot	8	12
7:42	Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot three point jumper	8	12
7:38	Peyton Watson offensive rebound	8	12
7:36	Peyton Watson misses two point shot	8	12
7:34	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	8	12
7:31	Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot	8	14
7:31	Nuggets Full timeout	8	14
7:31	Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen	8	14
7:22	Cameron Johnson makes driving layup	10	14
6:57	Jeremiah Fears makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Yves Missi assists)	10	16
6:39	Peyton Watson bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)	10	16
6:33	Zion Williamson misses two point shot	10	16
6:32	Yves Missi offensive rebound	10	16
6:32	Yves Missi makes tip shot	10	18
6:18	Jamal Murray bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)	10	18
6:16	Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot	10	18
6:15	Yves Missi offensive rebound	10	18
6:15	Yves Missi makes dunk	10	20
5:57	Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	20
5:54	Yves Missi defensive rebound	10	20
5:37	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	10	20
5:36	Yves Missi offensive rebound	10	20
5:34	Herbert Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)	10	23
5:20	Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	13	23
5:09	Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	23
5:05	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	13	23
5:01	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	13	23
5:01	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Zion Williamson	13	23
5:01	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson	13	23
5:01	Bruce Brown enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	13	23
4:41	Jeremiah Fears misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	13	23
4:38	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	13	23
4:29	Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	15	23
4:23	Pelicans Full timeout	15	23
4:23	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	15	23
4:23	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Trey Murphy III	15	23
4:23	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jamal Murray	15	23
4:10	Herbert Jones makes 20-foot jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	15	25
3:54	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	17	25
3:36	Yves Missi misses driving layup	17	25
3:34	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	17	25
3:31	Cameron Johnson makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	19	25
3:31	Yves Missi defensive goaltending violation	19	25
3:17	Jordan Hawkins makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Herbert Jones assists)	19	27
3:04	Yves Missi shooting foul	19	27
3:04	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	20	27
3:04	Micah Peavy enters the game for Herbert Jones	20	27
3:04	Derik Queen enters the game for Yves Missi	20	27
3:04	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2	20	27
3:00	Derik Queen defensive rebound	20	27
2:51	Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point jumper	20	27
2:50	Nuggets defensive team rebound	20	27
2:37	Derik Queen blocks Nikola Jokic 's 1-foot driving dunk	20	27
2:33	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	20	27
2:30	Jordan Hawkins makes 21-foot running pullup jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists)	20	29
2:07	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	22	29
1:56	Derik Queen lost ball turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	22	29
1:51	Bruce Brown makes 2-foot two point shot (Spencer Jones assists)	24	29
1:51	Pelicans Full timeout	24	29
1:51	Jamal Murray enters the game for Cameron Johnson	24	29
1:39	Spencer Jones personal foul	24	29
1:26	Jordan Hawkins misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	24	29
1:22	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	24	29
1:19	Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	26	29
1:12	Derik Queen lost ball turnover (Bruce Brown steals)	26	29
1:10	Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover	26	29
1:09	Kevon Looney enters the game for Derik Queen	26	29
1:09	Spencer Jones shooting foul	26	29
1:09	Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2	26	29
1:09	Pelicans offensive team rebound	26	29
1:09	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	26	30
51.5	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	30
48.8	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	26	30
28.7	Saddiq Bey offensive charge	26	30
28.7	Saddiq Bey turnover	26	30
13.2	Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot	26	30
10.2	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	26	30
0.0	Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper	26	30
0.0	Pelicans offensive team rebound	26	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	30

Derik Queen rocks the rim with slam

0:24

Peyton Watson skies for big slam

0:30

Derik Queen gets the basket plus the foul

0:18

Matchups

DEN

DEN leads season

2-0

122

Game 1•@ DEN

Final

125

Game 2•@ NO

Final

118

122

Game 3•@ NO

Final

116

Game Information

New Orleans, LA

Referee:James Capers

Referee:Ray Acosta

Referee:Pat O'Connell

Western Conference

Northwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	40	12	.769	-	L1
Denver	33	19	.635	7	L3
Minnesota	32	21	.604	8.5	L1
Portland	24	28	.462	16	W1
Utah	16	36	.308	24	L1

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	35	16	.686	-	W3
Houston	31	19	.620	3.5	L2
Memphis	20	30	.400	14.5	L1
Dallas	19	32	.373	16	L6
New Orleans	14	40	.259	22.5	W1

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