The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 116-105 on Jan 28, 2022 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Herbert Jones led the Pelicans with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 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 | 30 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11-19 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 5 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8-18 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Bryn Forbes | 25 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Monte Morris | 33 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Austin Rivers | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Bones Hyland | 25 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Jeff Green | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 |
| JaMychal Green | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 233 | 113 | 43 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 41-81 | 12-32 | 19-21 | 21 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones | 37 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 34 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 6-6 | 2 |
| Josh Hart | 37 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Devonte' Graham | 34 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 6-6 | 2 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Naji Marshall | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jose Alvarado | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Garrett Temple | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 207 | 87 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 30-74 | 5-30 | 22-23 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2021-22 season · Previous Jan 26, 2022: DEN 124, BKN 118 · Next Jan 30, 2022: DEN 136, MIL 100
- Pelicans · 2021-22 season · Previous Jan 25, 2022: NO 107, PHI 117 · Next Jan 29, 2022: BOS 107, NO 97