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Jokic's triple-double and Watson's career-high 32 points push the Nuggets past the Pelicans, 125-118
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 125-118 on Wednesday night.
Peyton Watson scored a career-high 32 points as Denver won for the eighth time in nine games. Jamal Murray had 14 points, including a pair of free throws with 31 seconds left.
Zion Williamson scored 14 points for New Orleans in 29 minutes in his return from a left hamstring injury that had sidelined him for eight games.
Rookie Derik Queen, who started opposite Jokic at center, scored a season-high 30 points to go with nine rebounds. He also helped cause Jokic to commit nine turnovers and foul out with 2:44 left.
Trey Murphy III added 23 points for the Pelicans, who lost their seventh straight and fell to 0-3 under interim coach James Borrego.
After trailing by as many as 19, New Orleans reduced its deficit to single digits in the final minutes, but former Pelican Jonas Valanciunas, who scored 14 points, hit a pair of clutch jumpers for the Nuggets.
Pelicans rookie Jeremiah Fears scored 16, giving the guard 11 or more points in all but one of New Orleans' 15 games this season.
Watson scored 11 of his points in the first six minutes of the second half, when the Nuggets widened their lead from 62-58 at halftime to 81-70.
That's when Jokic started to take over, hitting a putback layup, a 7-foot pull-up jumper and a 3 that made it 93-76.
With Williamson back in the starting lineup, the Pelicans raced to a 13-point lead when Herb Jones' 3 made it 23-10 in the first quarter. But Denver steadily erased its deficit and took the lead for good when Watson's 3 made it 51-49 with 3:02 left in the second quarter.
Nuggets: Visit the Houston Rockets on Friday night in NBA Cup West Group C play.
Pelicans: Visit the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night in NBA Cup West Group B play.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Derik Queen (Nuggets gains possession) | ||
| 11:50 | | Derik Queen personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 |  | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 11:37 | | Derik Queen misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Herbert Jones steals) | ||
| 11:21 | | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point running reverse layup (Derik Queen assists) | 0-2 |
| 10:54 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:34 | | Derik Queen misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point cutting dunk (Herbert Jones assists) | 5-4 |
| 9:52 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Zion Williamson steals) | ||
| 9:49 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point running layup | 5-6 |
| 9:43 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Derik Queen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:28 | | Derik Queen offensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | Derik Queen turnover (bad pass) (Zeke Nnaji steals) | ||
| 9:20 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 8-6 |
| 9:09 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 9:09 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 9:09 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 8:52 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point reverse layup (Derik Queen assists) | 8-10 |
| 8:28 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 8:23 | | Jeremiah Fears misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Herbert Jones personal foul (Loose ball) (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:08 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 8-12 |
| 7:42 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Peyton Watson misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:34 | | Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point running layup | 8-14 |
| 7:31 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:22 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving layup | 10-14 |
| 6:57 | | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point driving floating jump shot (Yves Missi assists) | 10-16 |
| 6:39 | | Peyton Watson turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 6:33 | | Zion Williamson misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:32 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point tip layup | 10-18 |
| 6:18 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 6:16 | | Jeremiah Fears misses two point running layup | ||
| 6:15 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point tip dunk | 10-20 |
| 5:57 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:54 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:36 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +3 | Herbert Jones makes three point jump shot (Yves Missi assists) | 10-23 |
| 5:20 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 13-23 |
| 5:09 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:41 | | Jeremiah Fears misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 15-23 |
| 4:23 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:10 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists) | 15-25 |
| 3:54 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 17-25 |
| 3:36 | | Yves Missi misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:34 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 19-25 |
| 3:31 | | Yves Missi defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:17 | | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point pullup jump shot (Herbert Jones assists) | 19-27 |
| 3:04 | | Yves Missi shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:04 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-27 |
| 3:04 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:00 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:37 | | Derik Queen blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving dunk | ||
| 2:33 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 2:30 | | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point running pullup jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists) | 20-29 |
| 2:07 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 22-29 |
| 1:56 | | Derik Queen turnover (lost ball) (Spencer Jones steals) | ||
| 1:51 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup (Spencer Jones assists) | 24-29 |
| 1:51 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:39 | | Spencer Jones personal foul (Jose Alvarado draws the foul) | ||
| 1:26 | | Jordan Hawkins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 26-29 |
| 1:12 | | Derik Queen turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 1:10 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:09 | | Spencer Jones shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | ||
| 1:09 | | Saddiq Bey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:09 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-30 |
| 0:51 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | Saddiq Bey offensive foul (Charge) (Spencer Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | Saddiq Bey turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:13 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:10 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 11:36 | | +2 | Jordan Hawkins makes two point pullup jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 26-32 |
| 11:11 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot | 28-32 |
| 10:47 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 30-32 |
| 10:37 | | Kevon Looney shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:34 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Kevon Looney misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:12 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point cutting layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 32-32 |
| 9:46 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 32-35 |
| 9:26 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | Jordan Hawkins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Trey Murphy III blocks Tim Hardaway Jr.'s two point running layup | ||
| 8:39 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Jordan Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 8:28 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 34-35 |
| 8:10 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | Kevon Looney shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-35 |
| 7:55 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-35 |
| 7:44 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:40 | | Jose Alvarado offensive rebound | ||
| 7:39 | | Jose Alvarado misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:38 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Yves Missi misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:38 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:38 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:38 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-36 |
| 7:29 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:26 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul) | ||
| 7:01 | | Herbert Jones misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Loose ball) (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 36-38 |
| 6:34 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 38-38 |
| 6:20 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 38-40 |
| 6:01 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 40-40 |
| 5:50 | | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:50 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:40 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:40 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Yves Missi misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 5:40 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 5:40 | | Yves Missi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:40 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-41 |
| 5:31 | | Yves Missi personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 5:19 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 43-41 |
| 5:06 | | Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 5:02 | | Micah Peavy personal foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 4:49 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Micah Peavy defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | Zion Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 4:31 | | Yves Missi shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 4:31 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:31 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:31 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:29 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point cutting dunk (Zion Williamson assists) | 43-43 |
| 4:11 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:11 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 44-43 |
| 4:11 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-43 |
| 3:53 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point driving dunk | 45-45 |
| 3:53 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | ||
| 3:53 | | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 45-46 |
| 3:40 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 48-46 |
| 3:29 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Derik Queen assists) | 48-49 |
| 3:11 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:08 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 51-49 |
| 2:53 | | Zion Williamson offensive foul (Off the ball) (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:53 | | Zion Williamson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:53 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:53 | | Zion Williamson technical foul | ||
| 2:53 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 52-49 |
| 2:35 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:35 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-49 |
| 2:35 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-49 |
| 2:20 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point driving layup | 54-51 |
| 2:12 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Off the ball) (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul) | ||
| 2:12 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:36 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 55-51 |
| 1:36 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-51 |
| 1:19 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:16 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Peyton Watson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:57 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point pullup bank jump shot | 56-53 |
| 0:43 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 58-53 |
| 0:37 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Jeremiah Fears draws the foul) | ||
| 0:37 | | +1 | Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-54 |
| 0:37 | | +1 | Jeremiah Fears makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-55 |
| 0:28 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 60-55 |
| 0:10 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point pullup jump shot | 60-58 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 62-58 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Herbert Jones misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:43 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:42 | | Zeke Nnaji blocks Zion Williamson's two point putback layup | ||
| 11:42 | | Derik Queen offensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Zion Williamson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:30 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 64-58 |
| 11:12 | | Jeremiah Fears misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Jamal Murray misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:51 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point running reverse layup (Herbert Jones assists) | 64-60 |
| 10:29 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 66-60 |
| 10:12 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Derik Queen offensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | Peyton Watson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Zion Williamson misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:39 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point running reverse layup (Cameron Johnson assists) | 68-60 |
| 9:38 | | Herbert Jones shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 69-60 |
| 9:20 | | Jeremiah Fears misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:19 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Jeremiah Fears blocks Peyton Watson's two point running layup | ||
| 9:09 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 71-60 |
| 8:50 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point stepback jump shot | 71-62 |
| 8:34 | | Zion Williamson blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:34 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 8:28 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-63 |
| 8:28 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-64 |
| 8:12 | | Herbert Jones personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 8:02 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:59 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:53 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 73-64 |
| 7:42 | | Jeremiah Fears misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 76-64 |
| 7:33 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:10 | | Micah Peavy misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Jose Alvarado steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | Micah Peavy misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 76-67 |
| 6:31 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 78-67 |
| 6:19 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 78-70 |
| 5:57 | | +3 | Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 81-70 |
| 5:48 | | Micah Peavy misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Derik Queen personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | Cameron Johnson offensive foul (Off the ball) (Jose Alvarado draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point driving finger roll layup | 81-72 |
| 5:13 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Saddiq Bey steals) | ||
| 5:05 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (lost ball) (Zeke Nnaji steals) | ||
| 4:55 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 84-72 |
| 4:34 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup | ||
| 4:14 | | Saddiq Bey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | +2 | Jose Alvarado makes two point driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists) | 84-74 |
| 3:46 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:43 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 86-74 |
| 3:30 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:19 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 88-74 |
| 3:19 | | Derik Queen defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:07 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point stepback jump shot | 88-76 |
| 2:53 | | Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Derik Queen steals) | ||
| 2:49 | | Derik Queen turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:49 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:33 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 90-76 |
| 2:20 | | Saddiq Bey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Micah Peavy offensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Micah Peavy misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:17 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Micah Peavy personal foul (Loose ball) (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:04 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 93-76 |
| 1:51 | | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jose Alvarado assists) | 93-78 |
| 1:27 | | Bruce Brown misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point cutting layup (Zion Williamson assists) | 93-80 |
| 1:14 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | +1 | Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 93-81 |
| 0:54 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Spencer Jones assists) | 95-81 |
| 0:42 | | Zion Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 0:39 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 97-81 |
| 0:29 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 0:29 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-82 |
| 0:29 | | +1 | Yves Missi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-83 |
| 0:12 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:09 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Jamal Murray turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:13 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:01 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:01 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 11:01 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 97-84 |
| 10:45 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 99-84 |
| 10:04 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Yves Missi shooting foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | +1 | Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 100-84 |
| 9:47 | | +1 | Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 101-84 |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists) | 101-86 |
| 9:07 | | Zion Williamson shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 9:07 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 102-86 |
| 9:07 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-86 |
| 8:54 | | Herbert Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Herbert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point alley-oop layup (Derik Queen assists) | 103-88 |
| 8:23 | | Jordan Hawkins shooting foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 8:23 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 104-88 |
| 8:23 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-88 |
| 8:06 | | Jonas Valanciunas personal foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | +3 | Derik Queen makes three point jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 105-91 |
| 7:36 | | Derik Queen personal foul (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 7:25 | | Derik Queen blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:22 | | Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point running layup | 105-93 |
| 7:20 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 107-93 |
| 6:56 | | Derik Queen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:55 | | Derik Queen offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Derik Queen misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:54 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 110-93 |
| 6:35 | | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point driving floating jump shot | 110-95 |
| 6:18 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 112-95 |
| 6:05 | | Herbert Jones misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:02 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | ||
| 5:43 | | Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:43 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-96 |
| 5:31 | | Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 5:27 | | Jeremiah Fears misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:24 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Saddiq Bey draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | Saddiq Bey misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:57 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +1 | Saddiq Bey makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-97 |
| 4:42 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 114-97 |
| 4:26 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 4:24 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running dunk | 116-97 |
| 4:24 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:08 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | ||
| 4:08 | | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-98 |
| 4:08 | | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 116-99 |
| 3:45 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Trey Murphy III defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point driving floating jump shot | 116-101 |
| 3:35 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | ||
| 3:35 | | Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:32 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | Peyton Watson turnover (lost ball) (Derik Queen steals) | ||
| 3:25 | | +2 | Herbert Jones makes two point running dunk (Trey Murphy III assists) | 116-103 |
| 3:25 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:07 | | Cameron Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 3:00 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 3:00 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Herbert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 3:00 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-104 |
| 3:00 | | +1 | Herbert Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 116-105 |
| 2:44 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:34 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Micah Peavy draws the foul) | ||
| 2:34 | | +1 | Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 116-106 |
| 2:34 | | +1 | Micah Peavy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 116-107 |
| 2:16 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 118-107 |
| 2:01 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 118-109 |
| 1:41 | | Peyton Watson offensive foul (Charge) (Derik Queen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:41 | | Peyton Watson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:31 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 118-111 |
| 1:09 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 120-111 |
| 1:03 | | Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:03 | | Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:03 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 120-112 |
| 0:52 | | Zeke Nnaji misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:49 | | Micah Peavy defensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point running dunk (Micah Peavy assists) | 120-114 |
| 0:31 | | Herbert Jones personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:31 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 121-114 |
| 0:31 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 122-114 |
| 0:31 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:27 | | Derik Queen misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Derik Queen personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:19 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 123-114 |
| 0:19 | | Cameron Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:17 | | Derik Queen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:09 | | Herbert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | +2 | Micah Peavy makes two point floating jump shot | 123-116 |
| 0:06 | | Herbert Jones personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 124-116 |
| 0:06 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 125-116 |
| 0:01 | | +2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point cutting layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 125-118 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 2 | Jeremiah Fears makes two point cutting layup (Trey Murphy III assists) | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:06 |
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+ 1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:06 |
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Herbert Jones personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | 0:06 |
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+ 2 | Micah Peavy makes two point floating jump shot | 0:08 |
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Herbert Jones offensive rebound | 0:09 |
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Trey Murphy III misses three point pullup jump shot | 0:12 |
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Derik Queen defensive rebound | 0:17 |
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Cameron Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:19 |
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+ 1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:19 |
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Derik Queen personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | 0:19 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 125 | 118 |
| Field Goals | 46-83 (55.4%) | 44-98 (44.9%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-31 (35.5%) | 7-34 (20.6%) |
| Free Throws | 22-27 (81.5%) | 23-31 (74.2%) |
| Total Rebounds | 46 | 58 |
| Offensive | 9 | 17 |
| Defensive | 32 | 27 |
| Team | 5 | 14 |
| Assists | 35 | 25 |
| Steals | 8 | 12 |
| Blocks | 1 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 12 |
| Fouls | 26 | 24 |
| Technicals | 0 | 1 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| P. Watson | 32 | 12 | 3 | 13/19 | 5/9 | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | +3 | 47 |
| N. Jokic | 28 | 11 | 12 | 10/18 | 2/4 | 6/7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | +9 | 54 |
| J. Murray | 16 | 0 | 8 | 5/14 | 2/7 | 4/5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 29 |
| C. Johnson | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6/8 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 26 |
| Z. Nnaji | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -18 | 9 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| P. Watson | 32 | 12 | 3 | 13/19 | 5/9 | 1/1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | +3 | 47 |
| N. Jokic | 28 | 11 | 12 | 10/18 | 2/4 | 6/7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | +9 | 54 |
| J. Murray | 16 | 0 | 8 | 5/14 | 2/7 | 4/5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 29 |
| C. Johnson | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6/8 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 26 |
| Z. Nnaji | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -18 | 9 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Valanciunas | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | +2 | 21 |
| B. Brown | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5/7 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +22 | 24 |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3/9 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +11 | 10 |
| S. Jones | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 5 |
| T. Bates | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Holmes II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 125 | 41 | 35 | 46/83 | 11/31 | 22/27 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 32 | +35 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Queen | 30 | 9 | 4 | 12/18 | 1/2 | 5/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 47 |
| T. Murphy III | 23 | 2 | 3 | 7/14 | 5/12 | 4/4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 34 |
| J. Fears | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7/15 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 22 |
| Z. Williamson | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6/13 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +14 | 29 |
| H. Jones | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3/8 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 19 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Queen | 30 | 9 | 4 | 12/18 | 1/2 | 5/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 47 |
| T. Murphy III | 23 | 2 | 3 | 7/14 | 5/12 | 4/4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 34 |
| J. Fears | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7/15 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 22 |
| Z. Williamson | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6/13 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +14 | 29 |
| H. Jones | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3/8 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 19 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Peavy | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3/8 | 0/3 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Y. Missi | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 19 |
| J. Hawkins | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3/7 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 8 |
| J. Alvarado | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1/6 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -13 | 11 |
| S. Bey | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/3 | 0/3 | 2/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -21 | 8 |
| K. Looney | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Alexander | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. McGowens | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Dickinson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 118 | 44 | 25 | 44/98 | 7/34 | 23/31 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 27 | -35 | - |
