The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 113-108 on Mar 26, 2021 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 37 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 39 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.
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 | 41 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17-30 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 40 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10-17 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Jamal Murray | 39 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-18 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Paul Millsap | 30 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Will Barton | 37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| JaMychal Green | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Team | 207 | 111 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 46-85 | 14-27 | 5-7 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 39 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16-19 | 1-1 | 6-7 | 3 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 34 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 4-5 | 1 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 39 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5-13 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Brandon Ingram | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Josh Hart | 27 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Steven Adams | 41 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Team | 224 | 102 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 37-73 | 12-26 | 16-18 | 9 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Mar 24, 2021: DEN 111, TOR 135 · Next Mar 28, 2021: ATL 102, DEN 126
- Pelicans · 2020-21 season · Previous Mar 23, 2021: LAL 111, NO 128 · Next Mar 27, 2021: DAL 103, NO 112