New Orleans Pelicans at Denver Nuggets
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Final/OT · Ball Arena
New Orleans Pelicans135Final/OT
Denver Nuggets141Computed by NBAScope (model wp-v1) from the score, the time left and the pre-game Elo expectation — see methodology.
Scoring runs: NOP 8-0 (Q1 9:29 → Q1 8:00)NOP 14-0 (Q1 1:32 → Q2 11:41)DEN 9-0 (Q4 7:03 → Q4 4:56)DEN 9-0 (Q4 1:09 → OT 4:23)
Team comparison
NOPDEN
50-9948-99Field goals
5148Field goal %
11-3815-473-pointers
29323-point %
24-3030-39Free throws
5051Rebounds
1414Offensive rebounds
3326Assists
99Steals
56Blocks
1812Turnovers
7056Points in the paint
2314Fast-break points
2928Fouls
236Largest lead
22Lead changes
Score by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelicans | 38 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 135 |
| Nuggets | 24 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 141 |
New Orleans Pelicans — players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III · starter | 37 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-17 | 4-8 | 2-2 | -17 |
| Dejounte Murray · starter | 35 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9-18 | 1-6 | 3-4 | -16 |
| Zion Williamson · starter | 33 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 3-5 | -1 |
| Jeremiah Fears · starter | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +8 |
| DeAndre Jordan · starter | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -1 |
| Saddiq Bey | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 6-8 | -2 |
| Derik Queen | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 5-5 | +2 |
| Jordan Poole | 23 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Herbert Jones | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Trendon Watford | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| Julian Reese | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| Bryce McGowens | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| AJ Johnson | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
Denver Nuggets — players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic · starter | 44 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12-23 | 3-10 | 8-8 | +11 |
| Jamal Murray · starter | 43 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-25 | 8-16 | 10-13 | +14 |
| Christian Braun · starter | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | +15 |
| Aaron Gordon · starter | 37 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 2-4 | +10 |
| Bryce Hopkins · starter | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Trevon Brazile | 28 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 2-4 | +10 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -3 |
| Cam Whitmore | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Tyus Jones | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -5 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| Ryan Nembhard | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
Play-by-play
- 0.0End of Game135-141
- 0.0End of the 1st Overtime135-141
- 3.5DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound135-141
- 3.5NOPTrey Murphy III misses two point shot135-141
- 7.3NOPTrey Murphy III offensive rebound135-141
- 7.3NOPSaddiq Bey misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot135-141
- 9.5NOPPelicans Full timeout135-141
- 9.5DENTrevon Brazile makes two point shot135-141
- 11.6DENTrevon Brazile offensive rebound135-139
- 11.6DENTrevon Brazile misses free throw 2 of 2135-139
- 11.6DENTrevon Brazile makes free throw 1 of 2135-139
- 11.6NOPZion Williamson personal foul135-138
- 15.4DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound135-138
- 15.4NOPDejounte Murray misses free throw 2 of 2135-138
- 15.4NOPDejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2135-138
- 15.4DENTrevon Brazile shooting foul134-138
- 15.4NOPDejounte Murray offensive rebound134-138
- 15.4NOPDejounte Murray misses two point shot134-138
- 24.3DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2134-138
- 24.3DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2134-137
- 24.3NOPTrey Murphy III personal foul134-136
- 25.1NOPHerbert Jones enters the game for Derik Queen134-136
- 25.1DENNuggets Full timeout134-136
- 25.1NOPDejounte Murray makes free throw 2 of 2134-136
- 25.1NOPDejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2133-136
- 25.1DENJamal Murray shooting foul132-136
- 28.8DENNikola Jokic makes two point shot132-136
- 32.0DENNikola Jokic offensive rebound132-134
- 32.0DENJamal Murray misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot132-134
- 50.7NOPDerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 1132-134
- 50.7DENAaron Gordon shooting foul131-134
- 50.7NOPDerik Queen makes driving layup131-134
- 1:01DENNikola Jokic personal take foul129-134
- 1:09NOPDerik Queen defensive rebound129-134
- 1:09NOPDerik Queen enters the game for DeAndre Jordan129-134
- 1:09DENTrevon Brazile misses free throw 2 of 2129-134
- 1:09DENTrevon Brazile makes free throw 1 of 2129-134
- 1:09NOPSaddiq Bey shooting foul129-133
- 1:12DENTrevon Brazile defensive rebound129-133
- 1:12NOPDejounte Murray misses 24-foot turnaround jump shot129-133
- 1:25DENTrevon Brazile makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)129-133
- 1:31NOPDeAndre Jordan enters the game for Derik Queen129-130
- 1:31NOPDerik Queen personal foul129-130
- 1:41DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound129-130
- 1:41NOPZion Williamson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot129-130
- 2:00NOPDerik Queen defensive rebound129-130
- 2:00DENJamal Murray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot129-130
- 2:11DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound129-130
- 2:11NOPSaddiq Bey misses free throw 2 of 2129-130
- 2:11NOPSaddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2129-130
- 2:11DENNikola Jokic shooting foul128-130
- 2:36DENNikola Jokic makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot128-130
- 2:56DENNuggets Full timeout128-128
- 2:56NOPTrey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2128-128
- 2:56NOPTrey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2127-128
- 2:56DENTrevon Brazile shooting foul126-128
- 3:11NOPPelicans defensive team rebound126-128
- 3:11DENNikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper126-128
- 3:30DENAaron Gordon defensive rebound126-128
- 3:30NOPDerik Queen misses driving layup126-128
- 3:38NOPZion Williamson offensive rebound126-128
- 3:38NOPDerik Queen misses 18-foot jumper126-128
- 3:51NOPDerik Queen defensive rebound126-128
- 3:51DENAaron Gordon misses running pullup jump shot126-128
- 3:55DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound126-128
- 3:55NOPNikola Jokic blocks Saddiq Bey 's 3-foot layup126-128
- 3:58DENTrevon Brazile bad pass turnover (Saddiq Bey steals)126-128
- 4:06DENTrevon Brazile defensive rebound126-128
- 4:06NOPDejounte Murray misses 8-foot two point shot126-128
- 4:23DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2126-128
- 4:23DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2126-127
- 4:23NOPZion Williamson shooting foul126-126
- 4:23DENNikola Jokic offensive rebound126-126
- 4:23DENJamal Murray misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot126-126
- 4:48DENChristian Braun defensive rebound126-126
- 4:48NOPTrevon Brazile blocks Saddiq Bey's three point jumper126-126
- 5:00NOPDerik Queen vs. Nikola Jokic (Dejounte Murray gains possession)126-126
Recent head-to-head
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| 2026-01-13 | DEN 122 – 116 NOP | Nuggets won |
| 2025-11-19 | DEN 125 – 118 NOP | Nuggets won |
| 2025-10-29 | NOP 88 – 122 DEN | Nuggets won |
| 2025-02-05 | NOP 119 – 144 DEN | Nuggets won |
| 2025-02-03 | NOP 113 – 125 DEN | Nuggets won |
| 2024-12-22 | DEN 132 – 129 NOP | Nuggets won |
| 2024-11-15 | DEN 94 – 101 NOP | Pelicans won |