Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans: player stats (Oct 28, 2026)

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Denver Nuggets

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Game leaders

NOP

Points
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray23 PTS9-19 FG, 5-11 3P, 0-0 FT
New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson25 PTS10-14 FG, 1-1 3P, 4-6 FT
Rebounds
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic13 REB2 OREB, 11 DREB
New Orleans Pelicans: Derik Queen12 REB1 OREB, 11 DREB
Assists
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic10 AST21 PTS, 7 TOV
New Orleans Pelicans: Dejounte Murray5 AST10 PTS, 2 TOV

The Denver Nuggets won 104-91 against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 28, 2026 at Smoothie King Center. Zion Williamson scored 25 for the New Orleans Pelicans, while Jamal Murray had 23 for the Denver Nuggets.

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How it happened

FinalDenver beat New Orleans 104-91 behind Jamal Murray's 23 points and Nikola Jokic's double-double of 13 rebounds and 10 assists. The Nuggets shot 37-of-80 and hit 10 threes, while the Pelicans turned it over 19 times.
Q3Denver leads New Orleans 79-73 after three quarters, with Nikola Jokic at 21 points and 10 assists. Denver shot 29-of-62 from the field to New Orleans' 28-of-66, and the Nuggets' 14 turnovers were the difference in possessions.
HalftimeDenver leads New Orleans 57-45 at the half after a 37-18 first quarter, with Jamal Murray scoring 14 and the Nuggets shooting 19-of-39 from the floor. Zion Williamson paces the Pelicans with 18 points on 3-of-15 shooting from three.
Q2 4:00New Orleans opens a 10-0 run over 2:38, from 26-46 to 36-46, with Zion Williamson scoring 6 of the points. Jordan Poole's two-pointer with 4:00 left in the second quarter makes it Denver 46, New Orleans 36.
Q1Denver led New Orleans 37-18 after one quarter, shooting 13-of-21 from the field to the Pelicans' 7-of-21. Nikola Jokic had 10 points and 5 assists for the Nuggets, and the Pelicans managed only 6 rebounds to Denver's 13.

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Jamal MurrayG	38:18	23	1	6	9-19	5-11	0-0	0	2	1	3	+11
Christian BraunG	35:57	15	0	4	6-13	3-8	0-0	3	1	2	4	+15
Nikola JokicC	34:17	21	13	10	8-13	0-0	5-5	1	0	7	4	+17
Trevon BrazileF	31:37	11	8	0	5-9	1-3	0-0	1	1	1	1	+14
Aaron GordonF	30:57	15	11	3	3-10	2-6	7-8	1	0	0	1	+15
DeMar DeRozanG	25:39	6	2	5	1-6	0-0	4-4	2	0	1	3	+2
Marvin Bagley IIIF	18:39	8	5	1	3-6	0-1	2-2	1	1	1	2	-3
Bryce HopkinsF	13:50	0	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	3	1	-6
Tyus JonesG	10:46	5	0	1	2-4	1-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	0
Team	240	104	42	30	37-80	12-31	18-19	11	5	17	19

DNP: Ryan Nembhard, Cam Whitmore, DaRon Holmes II, Zeke Nnaji

New Orleans Pelicans box score
New Orleans Pelicans
Zion WilliamsonF	31:39	25	5	2	10-14	1-1	4-6	3	0	1	3	-15
Trey Murphy IIIF	30:27	6	1	3	2-7	2-7	0-1	2	0	2	3	-12
Dejounte MurrayG	30:12	10	8	5	4-11	0-2	2-2	1	0	2	1	-12
Jeremiah FearsG	23:33	11	4	3	5-14	1-5	0-0	1	0	3	3	-8
DeAndre JordanC	13:06	3	4	0	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	2	-16
Saddiq BeyF	25:56	9	0	3	3-10	1-6	2-2	2	0	0	0	-22
Derik QueenC	24:54	11	12	1	3-6	0-0	5-7	0	1	5	3	-5
Herbert JonesF	18:32	4	2	0	1-5	0-1	2-2	2	1	1	1	+2
Karlo MatkovicF-C	17:42	5	3	1	2-6	1-4	0-0	0	0	1	2	+16
Bennedict MathurinG-F	13:59	5	1	2	2-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	3	2	-1
Jordan PooleG	7:14	2	1	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	+8
Bryce McGowensG	2:46	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Team	240	91	41	20	34-82	7-30	16-22	14	3	19	21

DNP: Trendon Watford, AJ Johnson, Julian Reese

Team stats

Team stats: Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans
DEN	Stat	NOP
46.3%(better)37-80	Field-goal percentage	41.5%34-82
38.7%(better)12-31	Three-point percentage	23.3%7-30
94.7%(better)18-19	Free-throw percentage	72.7%16-22
42(better)	Rebounds	41
5	Offensive rebounds	8(better)
37(better)	Defensive rebounds	33
30(better)	Assists	20
11	Steals	14(better)
5(better)	Blocks	3
17(better)	Turnovers	19
19(better)	Personal fouls	21
19	Bench points	36(better)

Team advanced
DEN	Stat	NOP
101.5	Pace	101.5
102.4(better)	Off. rating	89.6
89.6(better)	Def. rating	102.4
12.8(better)	Net rating	-12.8
58.9(better)	TS%	49.6
53.8(better)	eFG%	45.7
16.1(better)	TOV%	17.2
13.2	OREB%	17.8(better)
0.238	FT rate	0.268(better)
38.8(better)	3PA rate	36.6

Recap

Nikola Jokic had a triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-91 on Wednesday, October 28, after a 37-point first quarter.

Denver led 44-22 early in the second quarter, and New Orleans never led or tied the game. Jokic, who made all five of his free throws, also committed seven turnovers.

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