The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 132-129 on Dec 22, 2024 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Jordan Hawkins led the Pelicans with 25 points, 1 rebounds and 1 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 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11-20 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 5 |
| Jamal Murray | 41 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9-19 | 2-9 | 7-8 | 2 |
| Russell Westbrook | 36 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9-14 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 35 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 2 |
| Julian Strawther | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 39 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Peyton Watson | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 265 | 132 | 54 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 49-97 | 10-33 | 24-32 | 19 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Hawkins | 34 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9-18 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 0 |
| CJ McCollum | 39 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8-21 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 27 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Yves Missi | 40 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 4 |
| Dejounte Murray | 44 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7-24 | 0-6 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Herbert Jones | 39 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Daniel Theis | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Javonte Green | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Team | 250 | 121 | 42 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 47-103 | 12-39 | 15-21 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 19, 2024: DEN 124, POR 126 · Next Dec 23, 2024: PHX 90, DEN 117
- Pelicans · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 21, 2024: NY 104, NO 93 · Next Dec 26, 2024: HOU 128, NO 111