The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Denver Nuggets 115-110 on Nov 17, 2023 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 26 points, 16 rebounds and 18 assists.
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 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 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10-20 | 1-8 | 5-5 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 30 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-19 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 33 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3 |
| Reggie Jackson | 33 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 39 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 4 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 35 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Peyton Watson | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Julian Strawther | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 240 | 110 | 51 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 47-96 | 10-40 | 6-12 | 20 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 33 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10-17 | 1-1 | 5-11 | 3 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 34 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-18 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 4 |
| Brandon Ingram | 38 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-19 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Naji Marshall | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dyson Daniels | 33 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Herbert Jones | 37 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 26 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Cody Zeller | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 221 | 106 | 39 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 43-81 | 9-18 | 11-20 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2023-24 season · Previous Nov 14, 2023: LAC 108, DEN 111 · Next Nov 19, 2023: DEN 109, CLE 121
- Pelicans · 2023-24 season · Previous Nov 14, 2023: DAL 110, NO 131 · Next Nov 18, 2023: MIN 121, NO 120