The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-118 on Nov 19, 2025 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Peyton Watson led the Nuggets with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Derik Queen led the Pelicans with 30 points, 9 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 34 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13-19 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Nikola Jokic | 34 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 6 |
| Jamal Murray | 36 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 4 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 16 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3 |
| Cameron Johnson | 32 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Spencer Jones | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 213 | 113 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 41-76 | 11-30 | 20-23 | 23 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derik Queen | 30 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12-18 | 1-2 | 5-8 | 4 |
| Trey Murphy III | 36 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7-14 | 5-12 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 25 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Zion Williamson | 29 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 |
| Herbert Jones | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Micah Peavy | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Yves Missi | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jose Alvarado | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Saddiq Bey | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 1 |
| Kevon Looney | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 239 | 118 | 44 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 44-98 | 7-34 | 23-31 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Nov 17, 2025: CHI 130, DEN 127 · Next Nov 21, 2025: DEN 112, HOU 109
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Nov 17, 2025: OKC 126, NO 109 · Next Nov 21, 2025: NO 115, DAL 118