The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 114-112 on Apr 28, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 8 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 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11-22 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Zion Williamson | 31 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 3 |
| Eric Bledsoe | 27 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7-12 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 3 |
| Lonzo Ball | 36 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Naji Marshall | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 |
| James Johnson | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Steven Adams | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 182 | 102 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 39-77 | 11-28 | 13-17 | 15 |
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 | 36 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12-20 | 2-4 | 6-8 | 1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 40 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12-21 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 |
| Paul Millsap | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 |
| JaVale McGee | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Austin Rivers | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 172 | 87 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 34-69 | 5-20 | 14-17 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 26, 2021: LAC 103, NO 120 · Next Apr 29, 2021: NO 109, OKC 95
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Apr 26, 2021: MEM 96, DEN 120 · Next Apr 29, 2021: TOR 111, DEN 121