Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans
Regular seasonFinal
Denver Nuggets 99, New Orleans Pelicans 98
Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA
The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 99-98 on January 24, 2023 at Smoothie King Center. Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets with 25 points; CJ McCollum scored 20 for the New Orleans Pelicans.
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| Jamal MurrayGQuestionable, expected back Oct 6 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 11-21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +6 |
| Nikola JokicC | 36 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 11-15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -6 |
| Bruce BrownG | 34 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -10 |
| Zeke NnajiF-C | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 |
| Aaron GordonF | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Christian BraunG | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 |
| Jeff GreenF | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +7 |
| Vlatko CancarF | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +11 |
| Team | 240 | 99 | 34 | 27 | 39-80 | 11-33 | 10-13 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
DNP: Michael Porter Jr., Collin Gillespie, Nah'Shon Hyland, Peyton Watson, DeAndre Jordan, Ish Smith, Jack White, Davon Reed
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| CJ McCollumG | 36 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 9-22 | 0-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3-10 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Jose AlvaradoG | 27 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 8-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Herbert JonesF | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +7 |
| Jaxson HayesC | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| Willy HernangomezC | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +13 |
| Larry Nance Jr.FQuestionable, expected back Oct 7 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| Devonte' GrahamG | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +4 |
| Jonas ValanciunasC | 18 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Dyson DanielsG | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14 |
| Garrett TempleG-F | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +6 |
| Team | 240 | 98 | 43 | 18 | 38-85 | 5-26 | 17-20 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
DNP: Naji Marshall, E.J. Liddell, Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, Kira Lewis Jr., Dereon Seabron
Season series
DEN 2, NOP 2- Dec 4Denver Nuggets 106, New Orleans Pelicans 121
- Jan 24 · this gameDenver Nuggets 99, New Orleans Pelicans 98
- Jan 31New Orleans Pelicans 113, Denver Nuggets 122
- Mar 30New Orleans Pelicans 107, Denver Nuggets 88