The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 99-98 on Jan 24, 2023 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
- CJ McCollum led the Pelicans with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 4 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 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11-15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 40 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11-21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Jeff Green | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Christian Braun | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Team | 192 | 86 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 34-65 | 8-23 | 10-13 | 15 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 36 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9-22 | 0-8 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Jose Alvarado | 27 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 18 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 4 |
| Trey Murphy III | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 23 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Herbert Jones | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Garrett Temple | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Dyson Daniels | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Devonte' Graham | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Team | 218 | 86 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 33-78 | 5-26 | 15-18 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 22, 2023: OKC 101, DEN 99 · Next Jan 25, 2023: DEN 99, MIL 107
- Pelicans · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 22, 2023: NO 96, MIA 100 · Next Jan 25, 2023: MIN 111, NO 102