Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans: player stats
Regular seasonFinal
Denver Nuggets 122, New Orleans Pelicans 116
Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA
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On January 13, 2026 at Smoothie King Center, the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-116. Jamal Murray scored 35 to lead the Denver Nuggets, and Trey Murphy III had 31 for the New Orleans Pelicans.
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| Peyton WatsonG | 39:00 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 11-16 | 1-4 | 8-9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +15 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 37:00 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 11-19 | 5-8 | 8-9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +8 |
| Aaron GordonF | 30:00 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +8 |
| Jalen PickettG | 29:00 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 6-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Spencer JonesF | 23:00 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.G | 33:00 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +12 |
| Bruce BrownG | 24:00 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +2 |
| Zeke NnajiF-C | 22:00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter TysonF | 3:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Team | 240 | 122 | 32 | 24 | 41-84 | 14-35 | 26-32 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 |
DNP: DaRon Holmes II, Julian Strawther, Tamar Bates, Curtis Jones, Cameron Johnson, Jonas Valanciunas, Christian Braun, Nikola Jokic
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| Trey Murphy IIIF | 34:00 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 11-18 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -8 |
| Saddiq BeyF | 32:00 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 8-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| Zion WilliamsonF | 31:00 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -4 |
| Derik QueenC | 29:00 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremiah FearsG | 26:00 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -3 |
| Jordan HawkinsG | 22:00 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +4 |
| Jordan PooleG | 20:00 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 |
| Yves MissiC | 19:00 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| Karlo MatkovicF-C | 15:00 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Micah PeavyG-F | 12:00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 |
| Team | 240 | 116 | 51 | 21 | 39-86 | 11-29 | 27-31 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 20 |
DNP: Kevon Looney, Dejounte Murray, Herbert Jones, Hunter Dickinson, Jose Alvarado, Bryce McGowens, Trey Alexander, DeAndre Jordan
Keel projection
How the projections do →Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.
DEN 54%NOP 46%
- Expected margin
- DEN by 1.3
- Result: DEN by 6
- The projection called it.
Season series
DEN 3, NOP 0- Oct 29New Orleans Pelicans 88, Denver Nuggets 122
- Nov 19Denver Nuggets 125, New Orleans Pelicans 118
- Jan 13 · this gameDenver Nuggets 122, New Orleans Pelicans 116
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