The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 138-130 on Mar 6, 2022 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Brandon Ingram led the Pelicans with 38 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 46 points, 12 rebounds and 11 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 | 40 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12-24 | 3-7 | 11-13 | 4 |
| CJ McCollum | 43 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-19 | 2-6 | 4-6 | 3 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 30 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Devonte' Graham | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3 |
| Herbert Jones | 40 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Tony Snell | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 26 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jose Alvarado | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Naji Marshall | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Team | 242 | 122 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 45-92 | 14-33 | 18-26 | 27 |
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 | 43 | 46 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16-22 | 3-5 | 11-12 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 43 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9-17 | 0-5 | 10-15 | 5 |
| Monte Morris | 36 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Bones Hyland | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 2 |
| JaMychal Green | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Will Barton | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Jeff Green | 34 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Bryn Forbes | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Austin Rivers | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 265 | 138 | 47 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 47-87 | 10-33 | 34-43 | 26 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2021-22 season · Previous Mar 4, 2022: UTAH 90, NO 124 · Next Mar 8, 2022: NO 111, MEM 132
- Nuggets · 2021-22 season · Previous Mar 4, 2022: HOU 101, DEN 116 · Next Mar 7, 2022: GS 124, DEN 131