The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 144-119 on Feb 5, 2025 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Zion Williamson led the Pelicans with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Michael Porter Jr. led the Nuggets with 39 points, 12 rebounds and 4 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion Williamson | 27 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 32 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-16 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 3 |
| CJ McCollum | 28 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-14 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Yves Missi | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 30 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Javonte Green | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jamal Cain | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Team | 209 | 114 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 41-86 | 9-25 | 23-26 | 9 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 37 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16-23 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Nikola Jokic | 36 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15-28 | 5-13 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Christian Braun | 29 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 3 |
| Jamal Murray | 36 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Julian Strawther | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 31 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jalen Pickett | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Spencer Jones | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Trey Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| PJ Hall | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 230 | 140 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 56-98 | 15-41 | 13-13 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Pelicans · 2024-25 season · Previous Feb 3, 2025: NO 113, DEN 125 · Next Feb 8, 2025: NO 118, SAC 123
- Nuggets · 2024-25 season · Previous Feb 3, 2025: NO 113, DEN 125 · Next Feb 6, 2025: ORL 90, DEN 112