The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-116 on Jan 13, 2026 at Smoothie King Center.
Final · Smoothie King Center
Top performers
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 35 points, 2 rebounds and 9 assists.
- Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 2 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 37 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11-19 | 5-8 | 8-9 | 2 |
| Peyton Watson | 39 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11-16 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 33 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 7-7 | 1 |
| Jalen Pickett | 29 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 30 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Spencer Jones | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 6 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 213 | 118 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 39-77 | 14-33 | 26-32 | 18 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 34 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11-18 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 5 |
| Saddiq Bey | 32 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 8-10 | 3 |
| Jordan Poole | 20 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Zion Williamson | 31 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 |
| Derik Queen | 29 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Yves Missi | 19 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 1 |
| Jordan Hawkins | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Karlo Matkovic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Micah Peavy | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 240 | 116 | 51 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 39-86 | 11-29 | 27-31 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 11, 2026: MIL 104, DEN 108 · Next Jan 14, 2026: DEN 118, DAL 109
- Pelicans · 2025-26 season · Previous Jan 11, 2026: NO 118, ORL 128 · Next Jan 14, 2026: BKN 113, NO 116