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Nikola Jokic's 23rd triple-double of the season leads Nuggets over Pelicans 125-113

By AP•Feb 4, 2025

Game Recap

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

DENVER -- — Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-high 36 points, Nikola Jokic added 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a career-high 41 points from Trey Murphy III to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-113 on Monday night.

Jamal Murray had 20 points and eight assists while Julian Strawther scored 15 points off the bench for Denver. In his first start of the season, Zeke Nnaji, filling in for the injured Aaron Gordon, had a season-high 12 points.

The triple-double was Jokic’s NBA-best 23rd of the season and ninth in his past 11 games.

Murphy scored 39 of New Orleans’ first 85 points, helping the Pelicans, who trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half, get within eight entering the fourth quarter. Murphy made 13 of his 21 shots, including eight of his 12 3s, while the rest of his team shot just 37.3% from the field.

CJ McCollum scored 30 points and Zion Williamson added 14 for the Pelicans.

Takeaways

Nuggets: Denver continued its rebound from a three-game losing streak, picking up its third consecutive victory and 11th win in its past 15 games to remain in fourth place in the Western Conference.

Pelicans: After a season-high four-game win streak offered some signs of hope, New Orleans had its sixth consecutive loss in an injury plagued season.

Key moment

After a Murphy 3 tied the game at 21 in the first quarter, the Nuggets went on a 14-2 run and led for the rest of the night, with the Pelicans never getting closer than six.

Key stat

With his career performance Monday, Murphy has averaged 37.7 points in his past three games while shooting 70.7% from the field and 63.6% from 3.

Up next

The Nuggets and Pelicans will have a rematch on Wednesday in Denver.

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Series Context

Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

Full meeting history and series status so you can track momentum before tip-off and after the final whistle.

DEN leads series 2-1

Regular Season Series

DEN at NO

Sat, Nov 16

94 - 101

Final

DEN at NO

Mon, Dec 23

132 - 129

Final

NO at DEN

Tue, Feb 4

113 - 125

Final

NO at DEN

Thu, Feb 6

119 - 144

Final

Statistics visualization

Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

DEN

38-88FG46-92

43Field Goal %50

18-383PT12-33

47Three Point %36

19-22FT21-26

14Offensive Rebounds14

27Defensive Rebounds32

27Assists28

5Steals7

4Blocks6

10Turnovers5

0Technical Fouls0

16Points Conceded Off Turnovers6

9Fast Break Points21

21Fouls16

5Largest Lead20

Match Leaders

Recent plays and game events

Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	NO
12:00	Yves Missi vs. Nikola Jokic (Zion Williamson gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Jamal Murray shooting foul	0	0
11:44	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	0	1
11:44	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	0	2
11:26	Zeke Nnaji makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	3	2
11:15	CJ McCollum bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	3	2
11:12	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)	3	2
11:06	CJ McCollum misses 22-foot three point shot	3	2
11:02	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	3	2
10:55	Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot	3	2
10:53	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	3	2
10:51	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	3	2
10:51	Javonte Green misses free throw 1 of 2	3	2
10:51	Pelicans offensive team rebound	3	2
10:51	Javonte Green makes free throw 2 of 2	3	3
10:34	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	3
10:31	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	3	3
10:24	Javonte Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)	3	6
9:55	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	6
9:51	Javonte Green defensive rebound	3	6
9:36	CJ McCollum makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists)	3	8
9:14	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot layup (Christian Braun assists)	5	8
9:03	Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot	5	8
9:01	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	5	8
8:49	Michael Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot	5	8
8:47	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	5	8
8:47	Michael Porter Jr. misses 6-foot two point shot	5	8
8:45	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	5	8
8:41	CJ McCollum misses two point shot	5	8
8:40	Yves Missi offensive rebound	5	8
8:40	Yves Missi makes two point shot	5	10
8:20	Christian Braun misses layup	5	10
8:19	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	5	10
8:19	Michael Porter Jr. makes tip shot	7	10
8:03	Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (CJ McCollum assists)	7	12
7:50	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	7	12
7:49	Pelicans defensive team rebound	7	12
7:49	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Zion Williamson	7	12
7:35	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	12
7:32	Yves Missi offensive rebound	7	12
7:28	Yves Missi bad pass (Christian Braun steals)	7	12
7:24	Michael Porter Jr. makes 1-foot dunk (Christian Braun assists)	9	12
7:09	Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	12
7:06	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	9	12
6:57	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot (Christian Braun assists)	11	12
6:46	Yves Missi misses layup	11	12
6:45	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	11	12
6:40	Zeke Nnaji makes two point shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	13	12
6:40	Pelicans Full timeout	13	12
6:40	Julian Strawther enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	13	12
6:40	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Yves Missi	13	12
6:29	Jordan Hawkins bad pass (Jamal Murray steals)	13	12
6:26	Christian Braun misses layup	13	12
6:25	Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk	15	12
6:25	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	15	12
6:10	Javonte Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	12
6:08	Javonte Green offensive rebound	15	12
6:07	Javonte Green misses 10-foot two point shot	15	12
6:05	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	15	12
5:55	Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	12
5:52	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	15	12
5:47	CJ McCollum misses running pullup jump shot	15	12
5:44	Nuggets defensive team rebound	15	12
5:29	Christian Braun makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	17	12
5:16	CJ McCollum misses two point shot	17	12
5:15	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	17	12
5:11	Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point shot	17	12
5:09	Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound	17	12
4:59	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)	19	12
4:37	Karlo Matkovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trey Murphy III assists)	19	15
4:25	Karlo Matkovic personal foul	19	15
4:25	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Javonte Green	19	15
4:15	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	15
4:13	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	19	15
4:03	Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Karlo Matkovic assists)	19	18
3:48	CJ McCollum shooting foul	19	18
3:48	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	20	18
3:48	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Christian Braun	20	18
3:48	Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum	20	18
3:48	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	21	18
3:40	Michael Porter Jr. personal foul	21	18
3:32	Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Karlo Matkovic assists)	21	21
3:08	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot	23	21
2:53	Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	21
2:48	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	23	21
2:35	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	25	21
2:11	Jordan Hawkins lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	25	21
2:05	Michael Porter Jr. bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)	25	21
1:59	Trey Murphy III misses two point shot	25	21
1:59	Hunter Tyson defensive rebound	25	21
1:51	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Julian Strawther assists)	28	21
1:33	Nuggets Full timeout	28	21
1:33	Christian Braun enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	28	21
1:33	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jamal Murray	28	21
1:33	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Hunter Tyson	28	21
1:33	Zion Williamson enters the game for Trey Murphy III	28	21
1:23	Jordan Hawkins misses 29-foot three point jumper	28	21
1:20	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	28	21
1:11	Christian Braun misses driving layup	28	21
1:10	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	28	21
1:10	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	30	21
57.1	Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot	30	21
56.0	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	30	21
56.0	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	30	21
56.0	Karlo Matkovic makes free throw 1 of 2	30	22
56.0	Karlo Matkovic makes free throw 2 of 2	30	23
43.1	Karlo Matkovic personal foul	30	23
35.1	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	30	23
32.0	Julian Strawther offensive rebound	30	23
26.0	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul	30	23
26.0	Nuggets delay of game violation	30	23
26.0	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2	30	23
26.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	30	23
26.0	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	31	23
8.2	Zion Williamson lost ball turnover (Jalen Pickett steals)	31	23
3.0	Zeke Nnaji makes alley oop layup (Julian Strawther assists)	33	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	33	23

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	NO
12:00	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Nikola Jokic	33	23
12:00	Yves Missi enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	33	23
12:00	Antonio Reeves enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	33	23
12:00	Javonte Green enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	33	23
11:42	Julian Strawther makes 2-foot two point shot	35	23
11:17	Antonio Reeves makes 25-foot three point jumper (Javonte Green assists)	35	26
11:00	Christian Braun misses 23-foot three point jumper	35	26
10:57	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	35	26
10:44	Yves Missi makes 3-foot layup (Jose Alvarado assists)	35	28
10:23	Julian Strawther makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	37	28
10:03	Zion Williamson misses layup	37	28
10:01	DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound	37	28
9:58	Christian Braun makes two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	39	28
9:48	Yves Missi makes dunk (Jose Alvarado assists)	39	30
9:28	Jalen Pickett misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	39	30
9:28	Nuggets offensive team rebound	39	30
9:28	Yves Missi loose ball foul	39	30
9:22	Julian Strawther makes 11-foot two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	41	30
9:22	Jose Alvarado shooting foul	41	30
9:22	Julian Strawther misses free throw 1 of 1	41	30
9:20	Javonte Green defensive rebound	41	30
9:00	Javonte Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	41	30
8:57	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	41	30
8:57	Zeke Nnaji lost ball turnover (Zion Williamson steals)	41	30
8:56	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	41	32
8:43	Julian Strawther bad pass (Yves Missi steals)	41	32
8:38	Zion Williamson makes two point shot	41	34
8:17	Christian Braun makes 11-foot two point shot	43	34
7:52	Jose Alvarado makes 26-foot three pointer	43	37
7:34	Christian Braun misses 10-foot two point shot	43	37
7:33	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	43	37
7:33	DeAndre Jordan misses tip shot	43	37
7:32	Christian Braun offensive rebound	43	37
7:29	Zeke Nnaji makes driving dunk	45	37
7:29	Pelicans Full timeout	45	37
7:29	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Julian Strawther	45	37
7:29	Jamal Murray enters the game for Jalen Pickett	45	37
7:29	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Zion Williamson	45	37
7:29	CJ McCollum enters the game for Antonio Reeves	45	37
7:17	Jose Alvarado makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Javonte Green assists)	45	39
7:01	Jamal Murray misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	45	39
6:58	Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound	45	39
6:57	Zeke Nnaji misses two point shot	45	39
6:56	DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound	45	39
6:55	DeAndre Jordan makes tip shot	47	39
6:38	Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper	47	39
6:36	Pelicans offensive team rebound	47	39
6:36	Nikola Jokic enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	47	39
6:36	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	47	39
6:36	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Javonte Green	47	39
6:36	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Yves Missi	47	39
6:24	Karlo Matkovic misses 27-foot three point jumper	47	39
6:20	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound	47	39
6:18	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 5-foot two point shot	47	39
6:17	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	47	39
6:17	Karlo Matkovic misses dunk	47	39
6:16	Hunter Tyson defensive rebound	47	39
6:06	Jamal Murray makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	50	39
5:48	CJ McCollum misses two point shot	50	39
5:46	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	50	39
5:42	Christian Braun makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	52	39
5:21	Trey Murphy III misses 11-foot step back jumpshot	52	39
5:19	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	52	39
5:15	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	55	39
4:58	CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)	55	42
4:41	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	55	42
4:40	Pelicans defensive team rebound	55	42
4:29	Trey Murphy III misses 23-foot three point jumper	55	42
4:27	Christian Braun defensive rebound	55	42
4:15	Jose Alvarado personal foul	55	42
4:14	Trey Murphy III blocks Jamal Murray 's 10-foot layup	55	42
4:13	Jamal Murray offensive rebound	55	42
4:13	Karlo Matkovic blocks Jamal Murray's tip shot	55	42
4:12	Jose Alvarado defensive rebound	55	42
3:51	Hunter Tyson blocks CJ McCollum 's 22-foot three point step back jumpshot	55	42
3:49	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	55	42
3:41	Karlo Matkovic personal foul	55	42
3:41	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Hunter Tyson	55	42
3:41	Zion Williamson enters the game for Jose Alvarado	55	42
3:41	Yves Missi enters the game for Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	55	42
3:27	Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	58	42
3:27	Zion Williamson shooting foul	58	42
3:27	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	59	42
3:11	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper	59	42
3:07	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	59	42
3:06	Trey Murphy III makes 29-foot three point jumper (Karlo Matkovic assists)	59	45
2:45	Christian Braun misses 25-foot three point jumper	59	45
2:42	Yves Missi defensive rebound	59	45
2:34	Christian Braun personal foul	59	45
2:34	Nuggets Full timeout	59	45
2:26	Yves Missi out of bounds bad pass turnover	59	45
2:17	CJ McCollum personal foul	59	45
2:17	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	60	45
2:17	Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	61	45
2:02	CJ McCollum makes 4-foot two point shot (Karlo Matkovic assists)	61	47
1:46	Zion Williamson blocks Christian Braun 's 2-foot layup	61	47
1:44	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	61	47
1:39	Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot	61	47
1:31	Trey Murphy III offensive rebound	61	47
1:27	Trey Murphy III makes two point shot (Yves Missi assists)	61	49
1:05	Nikola Jokic makes finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists)	63	49
53.0	CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot	63	49
50.1	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	63	49
42.1	Michael Porter Jr. misses two point shot	63	49
39.1	Christian Braun offensive rebound	63	49
33.0	Javonte Green enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	63	49
32.1	Yves Missi personal foul	63	49
32.1	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	64	49
32.1	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	65	49
24.1	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	65	49
24.1	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	65	50
24.1	Julian Strawther enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	65	50
24.1	Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum	65	50
24.1	Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2	65	50
22.1	Christian Braun defensive rebound	65	50
3.1	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	67	50
3.1	Javonte Green shooting foul	67	50
3.1	Spencer Jones enters the game for Julian Strawther	67	50
3.1	CJ McCollum enters the game for Jose Alvarado	67	50
3.1	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 1	68	50
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	68	50

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	NO
12:00	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Spencer Jones	68	50
11:49	Zion Williamson shooting foul	68	50
11:49	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	69	50
11:49	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	70	50
11:34	Trey Murphy III makes 22-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	70	53
11:14	Zeke Nnaji misses 23-foot three point jumper	70	53
11:12	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	70	53
11:00	CJ McCollum makes driving layup	70	55
10:49	Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot	72	55
10:41	Javonte Green misses 24-foot three point jumper	72	55
10:39	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	72	55
10:35	CJ McCollum blocks Jamal Murray 's 8-foot two point shot	72	55
10:35	Pelicans defensive team rebound	72	55
10:21	Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Zion Williamson assists)	72	57
10:11	Zion Williamson shooting foul	72	57
10:11	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	73	57
10:11	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2	73	57
10:09	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	73	57
9:59	Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	73	60
9:57	Nuggets Full timeout	73	60
9:40	Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot	75	60
9:18	Michael Porter Jr. blocks Yves Missi 's 4-foot layup	75	60
9:17	Christian Braun defensive rebound	75	60
9:08	Javonte Green kicked ball violation	75	60
9:01	Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot three point jumper	75	60
8:56	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	75	60
8:52	Jamal Murray shooting foul	75	60
8:52	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2	75	61
8:52	CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2	75	62
8:36	Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	75	62
8:33	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	75	62
8:26	CJ McCollum misses 26-foot three point jumper	75	62
8:21	Yves Missi offensive rebound	75	62
8:19	Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	75	65
8:07	Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	77	65
7:47	CJ McCollum makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)	77	67
7:33	Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	80	67
7:12	Nikola Jokic shooting foul	80	67
7:12	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	80	68
7:12	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	80	69
6:49	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer (Christian Braun assists)	83	69
6:35	Nikola Jokic blocks Yves Missi 's 4-foot driving layup	83	69
6:35	Nuggets defensive team rebound	83	69
6:35	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Zion Williamson	83	69
6:24	Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	86	69
5:57	Zeke Nnaji blocks CJ McCollum 's 5-foot driving layup	86	69
5:56	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	86	69
5:55	Karlo Matkovic misses two point shot	86	69
5:52	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	86	69
5:47	Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three pointer (Yves Missi assists)	86	72
5:26	Yves Missi shooting foul	86	72
5:26	Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2	86	72
5:26	Nuggets offensive team rebound	86	72
5:26	Julian Strawther enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	86	72
5:26	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Yves Missi	86	72
5:26	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	87	72
5:15	CJ McCollum bad pass (Julian Strawther steals)	87	72
5:08	Karlo Matkovic shooting foul	87	72
5:08	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	88	72
5:08	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Christian Braun	88	72
5:08	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	89	72
4:54	CJ McCollum offensive foul	89	72
4:54	CJ McCollum turnover	89	72
4:32	Jamal Murray misses 9-foot two point shot	89	72
4:30	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	89	72
4:25	Jordan Hawkins misses running pullup jump shot	89	72
4:21	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	89	72
4:17	Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point shot	89	72
4:15	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	89	72
4:04	Trey Murphy III misses driving layup	89	72
4:03	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	89	72
4:03	Trey Murphy III personal foul	89	72
4:03	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	90	72
4:03	Christian Braun enters the game for Michael Porter Jr.	90	72
4:03	Yves Missi enters the game for Javonte Green	90	72
4:03	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	91	72
3:52	Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot three point jumper (CJ McCollum assists)	91	75
3:31	Jamal Murray makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	93	75
3:17	Trey Murphy III makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (CJ McCollum assists)	93	77
3:17	Jamal Murray shooting foul	93	77
3:17	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray	93	77
3:17	Jose Alvarado enters the game for CJ McCollum	93	77
3:17	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1	93	78
3:01	Julian Strawther misses 26-foot three point jumper	93	78
2:57	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	93	78
2:47	Jose Alvarado makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Hawkins assists)	93	81
2:30	Jalen Pickett misses 26-foot three point jumper	93	81
2:27	Jalen Pickett offensive rebound	93	81
2:26	Julian Strawther misses 25-foot three point jumper	93	81
2:23	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	93	81
2:02	Jose Alvarado misses 25-foot three point jumper	93	81
1:59	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	93	81
1:44	Julian Strawther lost ball turnover (Yves Missi steals)	93	81
1:37	Trey Murphy III makes two point shot	93	83
1:37	Nuggets Full timeout	93	83
1:37	Michael Porter Jr. enters the game for Hunter Tyson	93	83
1:13	Jalen Pickett misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	93	83
1:11	Pelicans defensive team rebound	93	83
1:11	Pelicans Full timeout	93	83
58.1	Jordan Hawkins misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	93	83
56.0	Christian Braun defensive rebound	93	83
41.0	Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot	93	83
39.1	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	93	83
32.1	Trey Murphy III misses 34-foot three point jumper	93	83
30.1	Nuggets defensive team rebound	93	83
30.1	Jamal Murray enters the game for Jalen Pickett	93	83
13.1	Nikola Jokic misses 7-foot two point shot	93	83
11.1	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	93	83
4.1	Jamal Murray personal take foul	93	83
4.1	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jamal Murray	93	83
4.1	CJ McCollum enters the game for Yves Missi	93	83
1.0	Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul	93	83
1.0	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	93	84
1.0	Javonte Green enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	93	84
1.0	Yves Missi enters the game for CJ McCollum	93	84
1.0	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	93	85
0.0	Michael Porter Jr. misses 62-foot three point jumper	93	85
0.0	Nuggets offensive team rebound	93	85
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	93	85

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	NO
12:00	DeAndre Jordan enters the game for Christian Braun	93	85
12:00	Jamal Murray enters the game for Nikola Jokic	93	85
12:00	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	93	85
12:00	Zion Williamson enters the game for Trey Murphy III	93	85
11:46	DeAndre Jordan blocks Zion Williamson 's 4-foot driving layup	93	85
11:45	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	93	85
11:44	Zion Williamson misses 1-foot tip shot	93	85
11:44	Pelicans offensive team rebound	93	85
11:36	Jose Alvarado bad pass (Julian Strawther steals)	93	85
11:30	Julian Strawther makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot	96	85
11:04	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	96	85
11:02	Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound	96	85
10:48	Michael Porter Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	99	85
10:46	Pelicans Full timeout	99	85
10:46	CJ McCollum enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	99	85
10:33	Julian Strawther personal foul	99	85
10:24	Yves Missi misses layup	99	85
10:21	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	99	85
10:17	CJ McCollum personal foul	99	85
10:12	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	99	85
10:08	Javonte Green defensive rebound	99	85
10:02	CJ McCollum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	99	88
9:40	Michael Porter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	99	88
9:37	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	99	88
9:15	CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	99	91
8:52	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	99	91
8:49	Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound	99	91
8:49	Jose Alvarado shooting foul	99	91
8:49	Julian Strawther makes free throw 1 of 3	100	91
8:49	Julian Strawther makes free throw 2 of 3	101	91
8:49	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Javonte Green	101	91
8:49	Julian Strawther misses free throw 3 of 3	101	91
8:47	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	101	91
8:38	Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper	101	91
8:34	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	101	91
8:25	Julian Strawther makes 10-foot two point shot	103	91
8:19	Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper	103	91
8:19	Nuggets defensive team rebound	103	91
8:18	Christian Braun enters the game for Julian Strawther	103	91
8:02	Jamal Murray makes driving layup	105	91
7:47	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	105	91
7:47	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2	105	92
7:47	Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2	105	92
7:44	Yves Missi offensive rebound	105	92
7:43	CJ McCollum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)	105	95
7:43	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	105	95
7:43	Julian Strawther enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	105	95
7:43	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Zion Williamson	105	95
7:43	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 1	105	96
7:28	Jose Alvarado shooting foul	105	96
7:28	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	106	96
7:28	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	107	96
7:10	CJ McCollum makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Jose Alvarado assists)	107	98
6:48	DeAndre Jordan makes alley oop dunk shot (Jamal Murray assists)	109	98
6:27	Trey Murphy III misses 14-foot two point shot	109	98
6:26	Yves Missi offensive rebound	109	98
6:26	Yves Missi makes tip shot	109	100
6:10	Julian Strawther makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	111	100
5:51	Karlo Matkovic misses 7-foot two point shot	111	100
5:48	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	111	100
5:28	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper	111	100
5:28	Pelicans defensive team rebound	111	100
5:28	Nikola Jokic enters the game for DeAndre Jordan	111	100
5:28	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray	111	100
5:28	Javonte Green enters the game for Jose Alvarado	111	100
5:09	CJ McCollum makes 26-foot three pointer	111	103
4:44	Michael Porter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	114	103
4:43	Pelicans Full timeout	114	103
4:43	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Julian Strawther	114	103
4:43	Zion Williamson enters the game for Yves Missi	114	103
4:28	Zion Williamson makes 4-foot two point shot	114	105
4:03	Zeke Nnaji misses 21-foot jumper	114	105
4:02	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	114	105
3:54	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	114	105
3:52	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	114	105
3:45	Jalen Pickett misses layup	114	105
3:43	CJ McCollum defensive rebound	114	105
3:32	CJ McCollum misses driving floating jump shot	114	105
3:31	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	114	105
3:26	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	116	105
3:15	CJ McCollum misses driving layup	116	105
3:14	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	116	105
3:00	Christian Braun makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	118	105
2:43	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	118	107
2:20	Michael Porter Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	120	107
2:04	Zion Williamson makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	120	109
1:49	Michael Porter Jr. misses layup	120	109
1:47	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	120	109
1:45	Karlo Matkovic back court turnover	120	109
1:45	Jamal Murray enters the game for Jalen Pickett	120	109
1:45	Yves Missi enters the game for Javonte Green	120	109
1:31	Zeke Nnaji makes 22-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	123	109
1:10	Nikola Jokic blocks Yves Missi 's 2-foot driving dunk	123	109
1:07	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	123	109
1:01	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	123	109
1:01	Pelicans defensive team rebound	123	109
1:01	Nuggets Full timeout	123	109
1:01	(01:01) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Nuggets] charged with a timeout	123	109
53.0	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	123	109
53.0	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	123	110
53.0	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	123	111
37.1	Jamal Murray makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	125	111
30.1	Jamal Murray shooting foul	125	111
30.1	CJ McCollum makes free throw 1 of 2	125	112
30.1	CJ McCollum makes free throw 2 of 2	125	113
6.1	shot clock turnover	125	113
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	125	113
0.0	End of Game	125	113

Time, Location & Referees

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Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, February 4, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, Altitude Sports, KTVD-TV (My20), GCSEN

Attendance

19,587

Referees

Zach Zarba, Natalie Sago, Matt Kallio

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	L8

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

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