Match summary — NBA 2025-2026
DENVER NUGGETS defeated NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 122-88 on in the NBA 2025-2026. DENVER NUGGETS won by a 34-point margin. Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 21 points. DENVER NUGGETS shot 53.3% from the field while NEW ORLEANS PELICANS managed 37.6%. DENVER NUGGETS collected 56 rebounds and NEW ORLEANS PELICANS grabbed 36. This game was played as part of the NBA 2025-2026 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
DENVER NUGGETS
122 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Nikola Jokic | 27:33 | 21 | 10/15 | 9/13 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 |
| * Cameron Johnson | 27:15 | 7 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| * Christian Braun | 27:09 | 17 | 8/13 | 7/10 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| * Jamal Murray | 25:16 | 17 | 5/14 | 2/6 | 3/8 | 4/4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| * Aaron Gordon | 22:31 | 9 | 2/5 | 1/1 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Peyton Watson | 22:41 | 5 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Bruce Brown Jr. | 18:34 | 5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 14:25 | 11 | 4/6 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 14:20 | 10 | 5/7 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Jalen Pickett | 12:00 | 8 | 3/6 | 2/2 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Julian Strawther | 10:43 | 6 | 2/7 | 1/2 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 06:07 | 4 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Spencer Jones | 05:43 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Hunter Tyson | 05:43 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 240:00 | 122 | 48/90 | 34/48 | 14/42 | 12/14 | 43 | 13 | 40 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 190 |
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
88 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Trey Murphy Iii | 31:43 | 7 | 1/8 | 0/3 | 1/5 | 4/4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| * Jeremiah Fears | 30:21 | 21 | 10/15 | 9/12 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| * Zion Williamson | 26:14 | 11 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| * Herbert Jones | 20:36 | 5 | 2/7 | 1/3 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| * Deandre Jordan | 12:20 | 2 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Yves Thierry Missi | 23:57 | 10 | 5/6 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 0/5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Jordan Poole | 21:54 | 9 | 2/11 | 1/4 | 1/7 | 4/4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Saddiq Bey | 19:08 | 7 | 2/9 | 0/3 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Derik Queen | 14:26 | 4 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Jose Alvarado | 13:57 | 3 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Micah Peavy | 07:48 | 3 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 07:48 | 2 | 0/5 | 0/1 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryce Mcgowens | 06:07 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 03:42 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team totals | 240:01 | 88 | 32/85 | 25/51 | 7/34 | 17/29 | 23 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 95 |