NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 1 of the season
How did the Nuggets beat the Pelicans 141-135?
Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 9:00 PM ET (Oct 25, 10:00 KST)Ball Arena, Denver
Scoring by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelicans | 38 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 9 | 135 |
| Nuggets | 24 | 33 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 141 |
Season series
Meeting 1 of 4 this season
Pelicans 0Nuggets 1
Including this game
Box score
Game leaders
- PointsTrey Murphy III 26Jamal Murray 42
- ReboundsDeAndre Jordan 9Nikola Jokic 15
- AssistsJordan Poole 7Nikola Jokic 10
Team stats
| Pelicans | Nuggets | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 50-99 (50.5%) | 48-99 (48.5%) |
| 3-pointers | 11-38 (28.9%) | 15-47 (31.9%) |
| Free throws | 24-30 (80.0%) | 30-39 (76.9%) |
| Rebounds | 50 (14 off.) | 51 (14 off.) |
| Assists | 33 | 26 |
| Steals | 9 | 9 |
| Blocks | 5 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 18 | 11 |
| Fouls | 29 | 28 |
Percentages are made ÷ attempted.
Pelicans players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Murphy IIIF | 37 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-17 | 4-8 | 2-2 | -17 |
| D. MurrayG | 35 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9-18 | 1-6 | 3-4 | -16 |
| Z. WilliamsonF | 33 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 3-5 | -1 |
| S. BeyF | 25 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 6-8 | -2 |
| D. QueenC | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 5-5 | +2 |
| J. FearsG | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +8 |
| J. PooleG | 23 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -2 |
| D. JordanC | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -1 |
| B. MathurinG-F | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -5 |
| H. JonesF | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +7 |
| K. MatkovicF-C | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | -3 |
| T | 265 | 135 | 50 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 50-99 | 11-38 | 24-30 |
Did not play: A. Johnson, B. McGowens, J. Reese, T. Watford
Nuggets players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. JokicC | 44 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12-23 | 3-10 | 8-8 | +11 |
| J. MurrayG | 43 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12-25 | 8-16 | 10-13 | +14 |
| C. BraunG | 40 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | +15 |
| A. GordonF | 37 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 2-4 | +10 |
| T. BrazileF | 28 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 2-4 | +10 |
| D. DeRozanG | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -3 |
| B. HopkinsF | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -9 |
| C. WhitmoreF | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
| T. JonesG | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -3 |
| M. Bagley IIIF | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -5 |
| T | 265 | 141 | 51 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 48-99 | 15-47 | 30-39 |
Did not play: D. Holmes II, R. Nembhard, Z. Nnaji
MIN in minutes. +/- is the score difference while the player was on the court.
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