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Murray, Watson help Nuggets beat Pelicans 122-116

By AP•Jan 14, 2026

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Aaron Gordon throws down a two-handed jam to help the Nuggets beat the Pelicans.

NEW ORLEANS -- — Jamal Murray had 35 points and nine assists, Peyton Watson made the tiebreaking jumper with 39 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-116 on Tuesday night.

Watson finished with 31 points, seven rebounds and five assists in his first game since being chosen the Western Conference player of the week. Tim Hardaway Jr. finished with 18 points.

Trey Murphy III scored 31 points for the Pelicans, who lost for the 11th time in 12 games.

Murphy's layup tied it at 114 with 1:02 to play. Watson's basket put Denver back ahead and Aaron Gordon followed with a basket for a four-point lead before Murray's free throws made it 120-114 with 8.6 seconds to go.

Murray scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, making all three shots, including two 3-pointers, in about eight minutes.

Murray had 11 points in the first quarter before Watson went 6 for 6 for 15 points in the second. But Murphy had 22 points in the first half as New Orleans took a 65-60 lead.

Gordon and Jalen Pickett each scored 16 points for the Nuggets, who won for the fourth time in five games since dropping their first two games of the new year.

Saddiq Bey scored 17 points and Jordan Poole had 16 for the Pelicans, who fell to 0-3 against the Nuggets this season. Rookie Derik Queen had 10 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.

New Orleans outrebounded Denver, missing Nikola Jokic, 50-33.

Up next

Nuggets: Visit Dallas on Wednesday.

Pelicans: Host Brooklyn on Wednesday.

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Playoff Series and Prior Meetings

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DEN wins series 3-0

Regular Season Series

NO at DEN

Thu, Oct 30

88 - 122

Final

DEN at NO

Thu, Nov 20

125 - 118

Final

DEN at NO

Wed, Jan 14

122 - 116

Final

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Game Stats

DEN

41-84FG39-86

49Field Goal %45

14-353PT11-29

40Three Point %38

26-32FT27-31

5Offensive Rebounds16

27Defensive Rebounds35

24Assists21

8Steals6

3Blocks4

7Turnovers15

0Technical Fouls1

4Points Conceded Off Turnovers16

9Fast Break Points8

22Fouls20

6Largest Lead11

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	DEN
12:00	Aaron Gordon vs. Derik Queen (Jalen Pickett gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Jamal Murray makes 2-foot two point shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	0	2
11:32	Trey Murphy III makes alley oop dunk (Derik Queen assists)	2	2
11:11	Aaron Gordon makes 13-foot two point shot	2	4
10:55	Spencer Jones blocks Derik Queen 's 5-foot driving layup	2	4
10:54	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	2	4
10:44	Derik Queen defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	2	4
10:44	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	2	5
10:33	Jalen Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:29	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	2	5
10:21	Trey Murphy III misses driving layup	2	5
10:18	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	2	5
10:05	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	5
10:00	Derik Queen defensive rebound	2	5
9:55	Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	5
9:51	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	2	5
9:40	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:37	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	2	5
9:30	Jeremiah Fears misses driving layup	2	5
9:29	Jeremiah Fears offensive rebound	2	5
9:29	Jeremiah Fears makes tip shot	4	5
9:12	Peyton Watson misses driving floating jump shot	4	5
9:10	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	4	5
9:01	Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot	6	5
8:44	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer	6	8
8:36	Saddiq Bey makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)	9	8
8:12	Jalen Pickett makes 26-foot three pointer	9	11
7:57	Zion Williamson misses 1-foot hook shot	9	11
7:57	Nuggets defensive team rebound	9	11
7:45	Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	11
7:41	Derik Queen defensive rebound	9	11
7:34	Trey Murphy III makes dunk (Derik Queen assists)	11	11
7:12	Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	11
7:11	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	11	11
7:03	Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three pointer (Jeremiah Fears assists)	14	11
6:43	Spencer Jones misses 2-foot two point shot	14	11
6:41	Derik Queen defensive rebound	14	11
6:31	Jamal Murray shooting foul	14	11
6:31	Pelicans Full timeout	14	11
6:31	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	14	11
6:31	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2	15	11
6:31	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	16	11
6:15	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)	16	14
5:46	Zion Williamson makes 1-foot layup (Saddiq Bey assists)	18	14
5:27	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	18	16
5:17	Jeremiah Fears misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	18	16
5:15	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	18	16
5:12	Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	16
5:08	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	18	16
4:59	Zion Williamson shooting foul	18	16
4:59	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	18	17
4:59	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Zion Williamson	18	17
4:59	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Aaron Gordon	18	17
4:59	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	18	18
4:59	Micah Peavy enters the game for Saddiq Bey	18	18
4:49	Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	18
4:47	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	18	18
4:29	Peyton Watson makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)	18	20
4:16	Jeremiah Fears misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	20
4:14	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	18	20
3:58	Peyton Watson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists)	18	22
3:47	Spencer Jones shooting foul	18	22
3:47	Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2	19	22
3:47	Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen	19	22
3:47	Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones	19	22
3:47	Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2	20	22
3:40	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	20	22
3:36	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	20	22
3:27	Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul	20	22
3:27	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	21	22
3:27	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	22	22
3:02	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Karlo Matkovic steals)	22	22
2:52	Trey Murphy III offensive charge	22	22
2:52	Trey Murphy III offensive foul turnover	22	22
2:52	Nuggets Full timeout	22	22
2:52	Jordan Poole enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	22	22
2:52	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Peyton Watson	22	22
2:42	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	22	25
2:19	Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)	25	25
1:51	Jalen Pickett makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	25	27
1:29	Micah Peavy makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot	27	27
1:11	Jalen Pickett makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jamal Murray assists)	27	30
59.3	Micah Peavy misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	30
55.7	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	27	30
55.7	Karlo Matkovic makes tip shot	29	30
36.9	Bruce Brown makes 2-foot layup (Jalen Pickett assists)	29	32
25.5	Bruce Brown shooting foul	29	32
25.5	Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2	30	32
25.5	Yves Missi makes free throw 2 of 2	31	32
1.9	Jamal Murray misses 16-foot turnaround jump shot	31	32
1.9	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	31	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	32

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	DEN
12:00	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Micah Peavy	31	32
12:00	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	31	32
12:00	Zion Williamson enters the game for Trey Murphy III	31	32
12:00	Hunter Tyson enters the game for Jamal Murray	31	32
11:47	Jordan Poole misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	31	32
11:46	Pelicans offensive team rebound	31	32
11:46	Zeke Nnaji loose ball foul	31	32
11:41	Jordan Poole misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	31	32
11:38	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	31	32
11:24	Zion Williamson shooting foul	31	32
11:24	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 3	31	33
11:24	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 3	31	34
11:24	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 3 of 3	31	35
11:14	Jordan Hawkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)	34	35
10:58	Hunter Tyson misses 26-foot three point jumper	34	35
10:54	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	34	35
10:48	Zeke Nnaji shooting foul	34	35
10:48	Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2	35	35
10:48	Yves Missi makes free throw 2 of 2	36	35
10:27	Hunter Tyson misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	36	35
10:23	Yves Missi defensive rebound	36	35
10:14	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	38	35
10:02	Bruce Brown makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	38	37
9:48	Yves Missi makes two point shot	40	37
9:30	Zeke Nnaji misses 15-foot jumper	40	37
9:27	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	40	37
9:18	Jordan Hawkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	43	37
9:16	Nuggets Full timeout	43	37
9:16	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jalen Pickett	43	37
9:16	Peyton Watson enters the game for Hunter Tyson	43	37
8:55	Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass turnover (Yves Missi steals)	43	37
8:48	Jordan Hawkins misses 24-foot three point jumper	43	37
8:44	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	43	37
8:34	Zeke Nnaji misses 26-foot three point jumper	43	37
8:31	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	43	37
8:21	Saddiq Bey makes driving layup	45	37
8:04	Peyton Watson makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists)	45	39
7:52	Zion Williamson makes driving layup	47	39
7:38	Peyton Watson out of bounds lost ball turnover	47	39
7:38	Micah Peavy enters the game for Saddiq Bey	47	39
7:38	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	47	39
7:28	Zion Williamson misses driving floating jump shot	47	39
7:27	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	47	39
7:15	Spencer Jones misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	47	39
7:11	Yves Missi defensive rebound	47	39
6:56	Micah Peavy misses 2-foot reverse layup	47	39
6:51	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	47	39
6:49	Spencer Jones misses driving layup	47	39
6:48	Spencer Jones offensive rebound	47	39
6:48	Spencer Jones makes tip shot	47	41
6:31	Jordan Poole makes 25-foot three pointer	50	41
6:07	Peyton Watson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	50	43
5:51	Jordan Poole misses driving floating jump shot	50	43
5:50	Yves Missi offensive rebound	50	43
5:50	Yves Missi misses tip shot	50	43
5:48	Yves Missi offensive rebound	50	43
5:45	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	50	43
5:40	Yves Missi misses layup	50	43
5:40	Yves Missi misses layup	50	43
5:40	Yves Missi offensive rebound	50	43
5:38	Peyton Watson makes driving layup	50	45
5:38	Micah Peavy shooting foul	50	45
5:38	Pelicans Full timeout	50	45
5:38	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Zion Williamson	50	45
5:38	Derik Queen enters the game for Yves Missi	50	45
5:38	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	50	45
5:38	Jamal Murray enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	50	45
5:38	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 1	50	46
5:27	Jordan Poole bad pass turnover	50	46
5:27	Derik Queen loose ball foul	50	46
5:17	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	50	46
5:17	Peyton Watson misses free throw 1 of 2	50	46
5:17	Nuggets offensive team rebound	50	46
5:17	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	50	47
4:55	Micah Peavy misses 9-foot fade away jump shot	50	47
4:54	Nuggets defensive team rebound	50	47
4:54	Derik Queen loose ball foul	50	47
4:54	Spencer Jones misses free throw 1 of 2	50	47
4:54	Nuggets offensive team rebound	50	47
4:54	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Jordan Poole	50	47
4:54	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Micah Peavy	50	47
4:54	Spencer Jones misses free throw 2 of 2	50	47
4:52	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	50	47
4:36	Derik Queen makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	52	47
4:14	Jamal Murray misses 18-foot fade away jump shot	52	47
4:10	Pelicans defensive team rebound	52	47
3:58	Trey Murphy III misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	52	47
3:55	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	52	47
3:43	Peyton Watson makes driving layup	52	49
3:36	Spencer Jones shooting foul	52	49
3:36	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2	53	49
3:36	Zion Williamson enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	53	49
3:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	53	49
3:36	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2	54	49
3:23	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	54	49
3:16	Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound	54	49
3:15	Derik Queen makes running layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	56	49
2:58	Peyton Watson lost ball turnover (Trey Murphy III steals)	56	49
2:55	Trey Murphy III makes running dunk (Jordan Hawkins assists)	58	49
2:55	Nuggets Full timeout	58	49
2:38	Aaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point jumper	58	49
2:34	Derik Queen defensive rebound	58	49
2:23	Derik Queen misses 9-foot two point shot	58	49
2:21	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	58	49
2:13	Peyton Watson makes 19-foot pullup jump shot	58	51
2:03	Spencer Jones shooting foul	58	51
2:03	Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2	58	51
2:03	Pelicans offensive team rebound	58	51
2:03	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	58	51
2:03	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Spencer Jones	58	51
2:03	Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2	59	51
1:46	Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	59	53
1:34	Trey Murphy III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	62	53
1:19	Zion Williamson shooting foul	62	53
1:19	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2	62	54
1:19	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Zion Williamson	62	54
1:19	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	62	55
1:08	Saddiq Bey misses driving floating jump shot	62	55
1:06	Jordan Hawkins offensive rebound	62	55
56.1	Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper	62	55
52.6	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	62	55
40.0	Peyton Watson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	62	58
34.6	Trey Murphy III makes driving layup	64	58
34.6	Peyton Watson shooting foul	64	58
34.6	Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen	64	58
34.6	Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 1	65	58
14.5	Aaron Gordon makes 2-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)	65	60
14.5	Yves Missi shooting foul	65	60
14.5	Derik Queen enters the game for Yves Missi	65	60
14.5	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 1	65	60
12.5	Derik Queen defensive rebound	65	60
1.3	Jordan Hawkins offensive goaltending turnover	65	60
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	65	60

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	DEN
12:00	Zion Williamson enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	65	60
12:00	Spencer Jones enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	65	60
11:45	Derik Queen misses 6-foot floating jump shot	65	60
11:44	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	65	60
11:44	Zion Williamson makes tip in dunk	67	60
11:24	Aaron Gordon misses 2-foot hook shot	67	60
11:21	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	67	60
11:18	Jeremiah Fears misses 27-foot running jump shot	67	60
11:14	Derik Queen offensive rebound	67	60
11:12	Saddiq Bey misses 26-foot three point jumper	67	60
11:08	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	67	60
11:03	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	67	60
10:59	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	67	60
10:44	Derik Queen misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	67	60
10:43	Derik Queen offensive rebound	67	60
10:40	Derik Queen makes layup	69	60
10:22	Jamal Murray misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	69	60
10:20	Trey Murphy III defensive rebound	69	60
10:13	Peyton Watson shooting foul	69	60
10:13	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2	70	60
10:13	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	71	60
10:01	Jamal Murray makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Peyton Watson assists)	71	62
9:49	Zion Williamson 3 second turnover	71	62
9:34	Saddiq Bey shooting foul	71	62
9:34	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	71	63
9:34	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	71	64
9:24	Jeremiah Fears misses 27-foot three point jumper	71	64
9:21	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	71	64
9:17	Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	71	67
9:05	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	71	67
9:04	Derik Queen offensive rebound	71	67
9:04	Derik Queen makes tip in dunk	73	67
8:42	Peyton Watson misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	73	67
8:42	Pelicans defensive team rebound	73	67
8:42	Aaron Gordon loose ball foul	73	67
8:30	Jeremiah Fears makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)	75	67
8:05	Peyton Watson makes driving layup (Jalen Pickett assists)	75	69
8:00	Spencer Jones shooting foul	75	69
8:00	Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2	76	69
8:00	Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2	77	69
8:00	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Spencer Jones	77	69
7:54	Jeremiah Fears blocks Aaron Gordon 's 3-foot driving layup	77	69
7:53	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	77	69
7:52	Aaron Gordon misses two point shot	77	69
7:51	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	77	69
7:50	Aaron Gordon misses 4-foot tip shot	77	69
7:50	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	77	69
7:49	Aaron Gordon makes tip shot	77	71
7:36	Jeremiah Fears lost ball turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	77	71
7:36	Jamal Murray vs. Jeremiah Fears (Aaron Gordon gains possession)	77	71
7:28	Zeke Nnaji misses two point shot	77	71
7:27	Derik Queen defensive rebound	77	71
7:09	Jalen Pickett personal foul	77	71
7:01	Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	77	71
6:59	Nuggets defensive team rebound	77	71
6:59	Pelicans Full timeout	77	71
6:59	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	77	71
6:44	Peyton Watson makes 1-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	77	73
6:28	Jamal Murray shooting foul	77	73
6:28	(06:28) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	77	73
6:28	Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2	77	73
6:28	Pelicans offensive team rebound	77	73
6:28	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	78	73
6:15	Zion Williamson shooting foul	78	73
6:15	Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2	78	73
6:15	Nuggets offensive team rebound	78	73
6:15	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Zion Williamson	78	73
6:15	Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2	78	74
5:58	Trey Murphy III makes alley oop layup (Derik Queen assists)	80	74
5:43	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	80	74
5:41	Derik Queen defensive rebound	80	74
5:29	Derik Queen misses 6-foot two point shot	80	74
5:27	Saddiq Bey offensive rebound	80	74
5:27	Saddiq Bey makes tip shot	82	74
5:05	Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper	82	74
5:01	Derik Queen defensive rebound	82	74
4:53	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Peyton Watson steals)	82	74
4:51	Trey Murphy III shooting foul	82	74
4:51	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	82	75
4:51	Bruce Brown enters the game for Aaron Gordon	82	75
4:51	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	82	76
4:38	Karlo Matkovic makes 1-foot alley oop dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)	84	76
4:19	Jamal Murray makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	84	78
4:08	Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen	84	78
4:08	Micah Peavy enters the game for Saddiq Bey	84	78
4:08	Jeremiah Fears out of bounds lost ball turnover	84	78
3:58	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper	84	78
3:57	Nuggets offensive team rebound	84	78
3:54	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	84	81
3:52	Pelicans Full timeout	84	81
3:40	Jeremiah Fears lost ball turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	84	81
3:30	Yves Missi blocks Jamal Murray 's 6-foot driving layup	84	81
3:30	Nuggets offensive team rebound	84	81
3:30	Jordan Poole enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	84	81
3:26	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Jordan Poole steals)	84	81
3:24	Trey Murphy III offensive charge	84	81
3:24	Trey Murphy III offensive foul turnover	84	81
3:24	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Trey Murphy III	84	81
3:08	Bruce Brown misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	84	81
3:04	Yves Missi defensive rebound	84	81
2:58	Bruce Brown shooting foul	84	81
2:58	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	85	81
2:58	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	86	81
2:47	Karlo Matkovic blocks Bruce Brown 's 3-foot driving layup	86	81
2:44	Bruce Brown offensive rebound	86	81
2:43	Bruce Brown bad pass turnover (Micah Peavy steals)	86	81
2:30	Karlo Matkovic misses driving layup	86	81
2:28	Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound	86	81
2:21	Yves Missi misses driving layup	86	81
2:20	Jordan Hawkins offensive rebound	86	81
2:20	Jordan Hawkins misses tip in dunk	86	81
2:19	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	86	81
2:15	Jordan Poole shooting foul	86	81
2:15	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	86	82
2:15	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	86	83
2:04	Jordan Poole makes 30-foot three pointer (Jordan Hawkins assists)	89	83
1:46	Jamal Murray makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Peyton Watson assists)	89	85
1:28	Jordan Poole makes 28-foot three point jumper (Karlo Matkovic assists)	92	85
1:14	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	92	88
1:00	Jordan Poole misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	92	88
55.5	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	92	88
51.1	Jordan Poole shooting foul	92	88
51.1	Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2	92	88
51.1	Nuggets offensive team rebound	92	88
51.1	Spencer Jones enters the game for Peyton Watson	92	88
51.1	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	92	89
33.4	Micah Peavy misses 22-foot three point jumper	92	89
29.4	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	92	89
16.7	Jamal Murray misses driving layup	92	89
13.1	Micah Peavy defensive rebound	92	89
0.8	Jordan Poole misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	92	89
0.8	Pelicans offensive team rebound	92	89
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	92	89

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	NO	DEN
12:00	Zion Williamson enters the game for Micah Peavy	92	89
12:00	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	92	89
12:00	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Jamal Murray	92	89
11:46	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three pointer	92	92
11:30	Saddiq Bey misses 27-foot three point jumper	92	92
11:27	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	92	92
11:21	Saddiq Bey shooting foul	92	92
11:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2	92	93
11:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	92	94
10:58	Jordan Poole lost ball turnover (Zeke Nnaji steals)	92	94
10:53	Jordan Hawkins blocks Zeke Nnaji 's 2-foot running layup	92	94
10:49	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	92	94
10:40	Yves Missi makes 2-foot two point shot (Jordan Poole assists)	94	94
10:40	Bruce Brown shooting foul	94	94
10:40	Yves Missi misses free throw 1 of 1	94	94
10:37	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	94	94
10:32	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	94	94
10:31	Pelicans defensive team rebound	94	94
10:17	Spencer Jones personal foul	94	94
10:09	Jordan Poole makes 28-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)	97	94
9:52	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses driving layup	97	94
9:50	Yves Missi defensive rebound	97	94
9:46	Zion Williamson makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot	99	94
9:46	Spencer Jones shooting foul	99	94
9:46	Peyton Watson enters the game for Spencer Jones	99	94
9:46	Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1	100	94
9:30	Jalen Pickett makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)	100	97
9:18	Bruce Brown personal foul	100	97
9:09	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	100	97
9:07	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	100	97
9:04	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes running layup (Bruce Brown assists)	100	99
8:49	Peyton Watson blocks Yves Missi 's 1-foot layup	100	99
8:46	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	100	99
8:35	Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	100	99
8:31	Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound	100	99
8:16	Jordan Hawkins misses 23-foot three point jumper	100	99
8:14	Yves Missi offensive rebound	100	99
8:14	Yves Missi misses 3-foot tip shot	100	99
8:13	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	100	99
8:05	Jalen Pickett makes driving layup (Bruce Brown assists)	100	101
7:47	Peyton Watson shooting foul	100	101
7:47	Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2	100	101
7:47	Pelicans offensive team rebound	100	101
7:47	Derik Queen enters the game for Zion Williamson	100	101
7:47	Trey Murphy III enters the game for Yves Missi	100	101
7:47	Aaron Gordon enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	100	101
7:47	Jamal Murray enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	100	101
7:47	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	101	101
7:30	Aaron Gordon misses 12-foot fade away jump shot	101	101
7:27	Saddiq Bey defensive rebound	101	101
7:21	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	101	101
7:21	Jordan Poole makes free throw 1 of 2	102	101
7:21	Karlo Matkovic enters the game for Saddiq Bey	102	101
7:21	Jordan Poole makes free throw 2 of 2	103	101
7:05	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer	103	104
6:37	Jamal Murray blocks Trey Murphy III 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	103	104
6:36	Derik Queen offensive rebound	103	104
6:35	Derik Queen makes two point shot	105	104
6:11	Bruce Brown misses layup	105	104
6:09	Jordan Poole defensive rebound	105	104
6:01	Jordan Poole lost ball turnover (Peyton Watson steals)	105	104
5:57	Jalen Pickett misses 21-foot running jump shot	105	104
5:54	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	105	104
5:51	Pelicans Full timeout	105	104
5:51	Zion Williamson enters the game for Jordan Poole	105	104
5:51	Saddiq Bey enters the game for Karlo Matkovic	105	104
5:36	Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Aaron Gordon steals)	105	104
5:29	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot running jump shot	105	104
5:26	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	105	104
5:17	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	105	104
5:15	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	105	104
4:57	Jordan Hawkins shooting foul	105	104
4:57	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	105	105
4:57	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Bruce Brown	105	105
4:57	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	105	106
4:42	Aaron Gordon shooting foul	105	106
4:42	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2	106	106
4:42	Nuggets Full timeout	106	106
4:42	Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	106	106
4:42	Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2	107	106
4:27	Jalen Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper	107	106
4:24	Zion Williamson defensive rebound	107	106
4:06	Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Derik Queen assists)	110	106
4:04	Nuggets Full timeout	110	106
3:45	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	110	109
3:26	Zion Williamson bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	110	109
3:08	Jalen Pickett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	110	112
2:43	Jeremiah Fears lost ball turnover (Aaron Gordon steals)	110	112
2:31	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Zion Williamson steals)	110	112
2:27	Saddiq Bey makes 1-foot running dunk (Zion Williamson assists)	112	112
1:58	Jamal Murray makes 15-foot floating jump shot	112	114
1:42	Zion Williamson misses driving layup	112	114
1:41	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	112	114
1:22	Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper	112	114
1:19	Derik Queen defensive rebound	112	114
1:06	Pelicans Full timeout	112	114
1:06	Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Jeremiah Fears	112	114
1:06	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jalen Pickett	112	114
1:02	Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Derik Queen assists)	114	114
39.4	Peyton Watson makes 14-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	114	116
26.1	Trey Murphy III misses driving layup	114	116
23.1	Zion Williamson offensive rebound	114	116
23.1	Zion Williamson misses tip shot	114	116
23.1	Aaron Gordon defensive rebound	114	116
23.1	Nuggets Full timeout	114	116
23.1	Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen	114	116
23.1	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	114	116
18.4	Trey Murphy III personal take foul	114	116
10.8	Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)	114	118
10.8	Pelicans Full timeout	114	118
10.8	Jordan Poole enters the game for Zion Williamson	114	118
10.8	Derik Queen enters the game for Jordan Hawkins	114	118
10.8	Bruce Brown enters the game for Jamal Murray	114	118
10.8	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jalen Pickett	114	118
9.4	(00:09.4) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Nuggets] retain their timeout	114	118
9.4	Nuggets Coach's Challenge	114	118
9.4	Derik Queen out of bounds bad pass turnover	114	118
9.4	Zion Williamson enters the game for Derik Queen	114	118
9.4	Jamal Murray enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	114	118
8.6	Zion Williamson personal take foul	114	118
8.6	Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2	114	119
8.6	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	114	120
3.1	Trey Murphy III makes driving layup	116	120
2.4	Saddiq Bey personal take foul	116	120
2.4	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	116	121
2.4	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	116	122
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	116	122
0.0	End of Game	116	122

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Smoothie King Center

New Orleans, LA

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 14, 2026

Coverage

GCSEN, Pelicans.com, Altitude Sports, NBA League Pass

Attendance

17,309

Referees

Tony Brothers, Justin Van Duyne, Robert Hussey

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

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

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