The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-113 on Jan 31, 2023 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- CJ McCollum led the Pelicans with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 6 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 39 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-19 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Herbert Jones | 37 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 4 |
| Brandon Ingram | 33 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-17 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Trey Murphy III | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 21 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Devonte' Graham | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Naji Marshall | 24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Jose Alvarado | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 232 | 107 | 34 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 39-82 | 8-27 | 21-25 | 23 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 36 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10-21 | 7-12 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Nikola Jokic | 38 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10-14 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 38 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 36 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 2-5 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 30 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jeff Green | 19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Bones Hyland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 219 | 115 | 44 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 41-81 | 15-32 | 18-22 | 18 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 29, 2023: NO 110, MIL 135 · Next Feb 2, 2023: NO 106, DAL 111
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Jan 28, 2023: DEN 119, PHI 126 · Next Feb 2, 2023: GS 117, DEN 134