Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans: player stats (Nov 14, 2026)

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Denver Nuggets

New Orleans Pelicans

Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA

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Game leaders

NOP

Points
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic26 PTS9-14 FG, 1-1 3P, 7-7 FT
New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson24 PTS9-16 FG, 2-4 3P, 4-8 FT
Rebounds
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic8 REB1 OREB, 7 DREB
New Orleans Pelicans: Yves Missi8 REB3 OREB, 5 DREB
Assists
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic10 AST26 PTS, 4 TOV
New Orleans Pelicans: Jeremiah Fears7 AST13 PTS, 2 TOV

The Denver Nuggets won 116-108 against the New Orleans Pelicans on November 14, 2026 at Smoothie King Center. Zion Williamson scored 24 for the New Orleans Pelicans, while Nikola Jokic had 26 for the Denver Nuggets.

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How it happened

Q4 9:11Denver is on an 11-0 run, pushing a 84-82 game to 95-82 after Cameron Johnson's driving layup with 9:11 left in the fourth. Marvin Bagley III scored three of the 11 points, which have come over 3:03.
Q4 9:11Denver closes on an 11-0 run, Cameron Johnson's driving layup making it 95-82 with 9:11 left in the fourth. The Nuggets were up 84-82 when it began in the third, and Marvin Bagley III scored three of the 11.
Q3Denver leads New Orleans 86-82 after three quarters. The Nuggets have gotten to the line, hitting 21-of-27 free throws, while the Pelicans are 10-of-25 from three. Nikola Jokic has 22 points.
HalftimeDenver leads New Orleans 56-51 at halftime, shooting 22-of-42 from the field to the Pelicans' 19-of-47. Nikola Jokic has 12 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Q1Denver leads New Orleans 29-23 after one quarter, shooting 12-of-22 from the field with 10 assists. Nikola Jokic has 9 points; the Pelicans are 9-of-24.

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Jamal MurrayG	37:57	23	7	9	9-16	0-3	5-6	0	2	4	2	+19
Nikola JokicC	37:08	26	8	10	9-14	1-1	7-7	3	0	4	1	+6
Aaron GordonF	32:32	11	5	1	4-6	1-1	2-5	1	1	0	3	+15
Cameron JohnsonF	30:46	12	5	2	3-11	1-6	5-6	1	0	0	5	+14
Christian BraunG	27:46	17	7	1	6-14	1-3	4-5	4	1	0	3	+15
DeMar DeRozanG	23:49	9	3	2	3-6	0-0	3-4	0	0	2	1	+2
Trevon BrazileF	15:37	5	3	0	2-3	0-1	1-2	0	0	2	3	−1
Marvin Bagley IIIF	13:06	7	7	0	3-5	0-0	1-2	0	1	1	4	+10
Spencer JonesF	11:30	4	2	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	−1
Tyus JonesG	9:49	2	0	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	−4
Team	240	116	47	29	42-80	4-16	28-37	9	5	14	24

DNP: Ryan Nembhard, Cam Whitmore, DaRon Holmes II, Zeke Nnaji, Julian Strawther, Bryce Hopkins, Alpha Diallo

New Orleans Pelicans box score
New Orleans Pelicans
Saddiq BeyF	40:33	16	6	4	4-15	2-7	6-6	1	0	0	2	−11
Jeremiah FearsG	32:44	13	4	7	6-15	1-3	0-1	2	0	2	5	−13
Zion WilliamsonF	30:46	24	6	2	9-16	2-4	4-8	0	2	2	3	−13
Herbert JonesF	27:29	10	2	1	3-8	2-5	2-3	0	0	2	5	−18
Yves MissiC	22:03	3	8	1	1-4	0-0	1-4	0	4	1	4	−16
Derik QueenC	24:58	10	5	4	4-10	2-4	0-2	2	0	2	2	+1
Jordan PooleG	23:55	14	2	5	3-7	1-3	7-7	0	0	1	2	+4
Jaron Pierre Jr.G	23:18	13	2	0	5-11	2-5	1-2	1	1	0	2	−6
Karlo MatkovicF-C	14:14	5	3	1	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	1	0	1	−3
Team	240	108	38	25	37-89	13-33	21-33	6	8	10	26

DNP: Trendon Watford, Dejounte Murray, Trey Murphy III, Bryce McGowens, AJ Johnson, Bennedict Mathurin, DeAndre Jordan, Julian Reese, Malik Dia

Team stats

Team stats: Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans
DEN	Stat	NOP
52.5%(better)42-80	Field-goal percentage	41.6%37-89
25.0%4-16	Three-point percentage	39.4%(better)13-33
75.7%(better)28-37	Free-throw percentage	63.6%21-33
47(better)	Rebounds	38
8	Offensive rebounds	12(better)
39(better)	Defensive rebounds	26
29(better)	Assists	25
9(better)	Steals	6
5	Blocks	8(better)
14	Turnovers	10(better)
24(better)	Personal fouls	26
27	Bench points	42(better)

Team advanced
DEN	Stat	NOP
101.9	Pace	101.9
113.8(better)	Off. rating	106.0
106.0(better)	Def. rating	113.8
+7.9(better)	Net rating	−7.9
60.2(better)	TS%	52.2
55.0(better)	eFG%	48.9
12.7	TOV%	8.8(better)
23.5	OREB%	23.5
0.463(better)	FT rate	0.371
20.0	3PA rate	37.1(better)

Recap

Nikola Jokic had 26 points and 10 assists as the Denver Nuggets pulled away from the New Orleans Pelicans with an 11-0 run across the third and fourth quarters for a 116-108 win Saturday, November 14.

Jokic shot 9-of-14 from the field and 7-of-7 at the line, and he had three steals. Jamal Murray scored 23 points with 9 assists and 7 rebounds.

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