Match summary — NBA 2021-2022
DENVER NUGGETS defeated NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 138-130 on in the NBA 2021-2022. DENVER NUGGETS won by a 8-point margin. Jonas Valanciunas led all scorers with 19 points. DENVER NUGGETS shot 45.8% from the field while NEW ORLEANS PELICANS managed 46.6%. DENVER NUGGETS collected 27 rebounds and NEW ORLEANS PELICANS grabbed 39. This game was played as part of the NBA 2021-2022 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
DENVER NUGGETS
138 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Monte Morris | 36:11 | 18 | 7/14 | 5/8 | 2/6 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| * Jeff Green | 34:26 | 8 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| * Will Barton | 24:21 | 9 | 3/7 | 1/2 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Austin Rivers | 24:22 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 |
| Jamychal Green | 18:40 | 10 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Nah'shon Hyland | 16:49 | 11 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Bryn Forbes | 14:30 | 7 | 2/5 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Demarcus Cousins | 10:20 | 1 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 179:39 | 64 | 22/48 | 15/25 | 7/23 | 13/16 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 89 |
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
130 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Herbert Jones | 39:55 | 7 | 3/9 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| * Jonas Valanciunas | 30:24 | 19 | 9/16 | 8/13 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| * Jaxson Hayes | 26:15 | 6 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Willy Hernangomez Geuer | 22:28 | 8 | 3/9 | 3/9 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Tony Snell | 21:58 | 6 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Devonte' Graham | 20:52 | 12 | 4/10 | 1/3 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Jose Alvarado | 10:40 | 6 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Naji Marshall | 08:53 | 4 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Team totals | 181:25 | 68 | 27/58 | 18/38 | 9/20 | 5/10 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 96 |