The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Denver Nuggets 113-108 on Mar 21, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
New Orleans Pelicans box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | 36 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11-23 | 2-7 | 6-6 | 2 |
| Zion Williamson | 35 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9-13 | 1-1 | 11-14 | 2 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 31 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Josh Hart | 29 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 31 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Steven Adams | 36 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Nicolo Melli | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 223 | 107 | 45 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 38-79 | 8-27 | 23-30 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 35 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13-19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jamal Murray | 35 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-16 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Will Barton | 36 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-19 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Paul Millsap | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 6 |
| JaMychal Green | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Team | 199 | 99 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 41-78 | 11-27 | 6-8 | 23 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2020-21 season · Previous Mar 18, 2021: NO 93, POR 101 · Next Mar 23, 2021: LAL 111, NO 128
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Mar 19, 2021: CHI 127, DEN 131 · Next Mar 23, 2021: DEN 110, ORL 99