Game ID: 22300156
New Orleans Pelicans @ Denver Nuggets
Monday, November 6, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 25 34 40 35 134NOP 27 44 21 24 116
DEN vs NOP ScoutingDEN vs NOP Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DEN availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Jordan missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/29 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
DEN availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Jordan missed 4 since 10/24, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/29 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
DEN availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Jordan missed 5 since 10/24, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/29 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 15)
DEN availability going into 11/04 · back-to-backOUT Jordan missed 6 since 10/24, returns tonight: 12 min (113% of 11)
BACK Holiday back 10/29 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 15)
DEN availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Jordan back 11/04 after 6, 12 min since (113% of 11)
DEN availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 3 since 11/03, returns tonight: 8 min (54% of 15)
BACK Jordan back 11/04 after 6, 12 min since (113% of 11)
DEN availability going into 11/12 · 3 days' restOUT Murray missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/08 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
DEN availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/08 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
NEW Jackson 21 to 26 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' restOUT Murray missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/08 after 3, 5 min since (33% of 15)
NEW Jackson 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NOP availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restNEW Ryan 14 to 22 min over the last 3
NOP availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Ingram missed 2 since 10/30, out tonight
NEW Hawkins 17 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Ryan 14 to 22 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Ingram missed 3 since 10/30, returns tonight: 32 min (95% of 33)
NEW Hawkins 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Ryan 14 to 24 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restBACK Ingram back 11/04 after 3, 32 min since (95% of 33)
NEW Hawkins 17 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Ryan 14 to 25 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restBACK Ingram back 11/04 after 3, 34 min since (102% of 33)
NEW Hawkins 17 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ryan 14 to 25 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Ingram back 11/04 after 3, 33 min since (100% of 33)
NEW Hawkins 17 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Ryan 14 to 25 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Ingram back 11/04 after 3, 34 min since (104% of 33)
NEW Daniels 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 17 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ryan 14 to 24 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT McCollum missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 3 since 11/08, returns tonight: 31 min (99% of 31)
BACK Ingram back 11/04 after 3, 34 min since (102% of 33)
NEW Daniels 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Hawkins 17 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Ryan 14 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 18 free throws a game; Jokić at 28 and Porter Jr. at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Williamson at 22 and McCollum at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and New Orleans minus-12 and the line, where New Orleans takes 25 free throws a game to Denver's 18. Call it Denver 114, New Orleans 105.
10/30 vs UTA 110-102 — DEN notes
DEN won 110-102. DEN shot 56% (47 of 84) to UTA's 43%, 9 of 28 from three. Jokić led with 27 (12 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); Gordon added 21, Murray 18. The hinge was Q1, 31-21: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/01 @ MIN 89-110 — DEN notes
DEN lost 89-110. DEN took 13 more shots (96 to 83), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MIN's 46%, 6 of 33 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 22 fouls committed. Jokić led with 25 (11 of 23, 1 of 6 from three); Murray added 14. Q3 was theirs, 28-26, the deficit cut from 19 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 84-61 against them. Caldwell-Pope's -20 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 vs DAL 125-114 — DEN notes
DEN won 125-114. DEN shot 53% (49 of 93) to DAL's 48%, 13 of 30 from three. The glass went 51-34 for them. Jokić led with 33 (14 of 16); Porter Jr. added 24, Murray 18. The hinge was Q1, 40-24: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Gordon was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/04 vs CHI 123-101 — DEN notes
DEN won 123-101. DEN shot 52% (42 of 81) to CHI's 45%, 16 of 36 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CHI's 23 — 23 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 49-37 for them. Jokić led with 28 (9 of 16, 1 of 3 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Porter Jr. added 27, Jackson 16. The hinge was Q3, 35-21: DEN came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 23. DEN trailed 51-53 at the half and won the second half 72-48. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
11/06 vs NOP 134-116 — DEN notes
DEN won 134-116. DEN shot 54% (51 of 95) to NOP's 50%, 15 of 39 from three, and went to the line 23 times to NOP's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 13. Jokić led with 35 (15 of 24, 2 of 6 from three); Porter Jr. added 22, Strawther 21. The hinge was Q3, 40-21: DEN came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 18. DEN trailed 59-71 at the half and won the second half 75-45. Caldwell-Pope was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/08 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Denver 115, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
11/12 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 100, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 22 and Sengun at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Thompson (4 straight), Whitmore (2 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jokić at 31 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Murray (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 42 percent from three to Denver's 35 and the defense, Houston allowing 100 a night to Denver's 109. Call it Houston 112, Denver 109, Denver keeping it close.
11/14 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Porter Jr. at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Murray (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 0-5 over their last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and George at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and the Clippers minus-3 and the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Denver's 11. Call it Denver 117, the Clippers 108.
11/17 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ingram at 24 and Williamson at 20 a game. Without McCollum (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Murray (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Denver allowing 107 a night to New Orleans's 121 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 16 times a game to Denver's 10. Call it Denver 116, New Orleans 111.
10/30 vs GSW 102-130 — NOP notes
NOP lost 102-130. NOP shot 41% (38 of 93) to GSW's 52%, 10 of 39 from three, and went to the line 26 times to GSW's 20 — 16 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 39-64 against them. McCollum led with 19 (7 of 21, 2 of 8 from three); Williamson added 19, Hawkins 14. Q2 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 100-72 against them. Jones's -22 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 @ OKC 110-106 — NOP notes
NOP won 110-106. NOP shot 39% (40 of 102) to OKC's 43%, 13 of 42 from three. McCollum led with 29 (10 of 17, 5 of 8 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Williamson added 20, Valančiūnas 19. The hinge was Q2, 29-18: the deficit went from 19 to 8. NOP trailed 43-51 at the half and won the second half 67-55. Hawkins was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/02 vs DET 125-116 — NOP notes
NOP won 125-116. NOP shot 49% (39 of 80) to DET's 44%, 14 of 32 from three, and went to the line 35 times to DET's 26 — 33 points from the stripe to their 21. The glass went 36-48 against them. McCollum led with 33 (10 of 23, 3 of 10 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Valančiūnas added 23, Jones 21. The hinge was Q2, 37-20: a lead of 6 became 23. Valančiūnas was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/04 vs ATL 105-123 — NOP notes
NOP lost 105-123. NOP shot 48% (40 of 84) to ATL's 48%, 8 of 31 from three. The glass went 35-52 against them. Williamson led with 25 (9 of 16, 7 of 10 at the line); Ingram added 16, Hawkins 15. Q1 was theirs, 35-27, but the other 3 periods went 96-70 against them. They led by as many as 10. Jones's -26 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ DEN 116-134 — NOP notes
NOP lost 116-134. NOP shot 50% (45 of 90) to DEN's 54%, 13 of 30 from three, and got to the line 15 times to DEN's 23. Hawkins led with 31 (10 of 19, 7 of 14 from three); Ingram added 22, Williamson 20. Q2 was theirs, 44-34, but the other 3 periods went 100-72 against them. They led by as many as 20. Ingram's -29 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 102, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Reid at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; McCollum at 24 and Williamson at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-3 a night and New Orleans minus-10 and the defense, Minnesota allowing 102 a night to New Orleans's 122. Call it Minnesota 116, New Orleans 105, Minnesota by 11.
11/10 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 101, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 21 and Sengun at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Thompson (3 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; McCollum at 25 and Williamson at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without McCollum (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 101 a night to New Orleans's 120 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and New Orleans minus-7. Call it Houston 117, New Orleans 106, Houston by 11.
11/12 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Williamson at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without McCollum (3 straight), Jones (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Irving at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 40 percent from three to New Orleans's 35. Call it Dallas 118, New Orleans 115, New Orleans keeping it close.
11/14 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Williamson at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without McCollum (4 straight), Jones (3 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Irving at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Kleber (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 15 times a game to Dallas's 11. Call it Dallas 122, New Orleans 115.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NOPBI B. Ingram
CZ C. Zeller
DD D. Daniels
HJ H. Jones
JH J. Hawkins
JV J. Valančiūnas
KL K. Lewis Jr.
LN L. Nance Jr.
MR M. Ryan
VA Valanciunas
ZW Z. Williamson
DENAG A. Gordon
CB C. Braun
CG C. Gillespie
JP J. Pickett
JS J. Strawther
JO Jokic
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
RJ R. Jackson
ZN Z. Nnaji
NOP/DEN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jokic's 108th triple-double rallies Nuggets past Pelicans, 134-116.
DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic notched his 108th triple-double with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a 20-point, first-half deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 134-116 on Monday night.
Jokic broke a tie with LeBron James and Jason Kidd to move into fourth place in triple-doubles. He trails Magic Johnson by 30 for third.
Denver rookie Julian Strawther scored a career-high 21 points off the bench to help overcome the absence of Jamal Murray , who will miss several games with a right hamstring injury.
“His injury is not one- or two-game injury,” coach Michael Malone said. “That’s what I do know. This is something that will be longer than we would like.”
Strawther scored just 20 points in five games and had been used mostly in garbage time before being thrust into meaningful minutes Monday. He responded by hitting 5 of 9 of his 3-point attempts.
“It’s one of those things to stay ready,” Strawther said. “You know there’s minutes up for grabs, we don’t know where they were going to go.”
He scored 12 of his points in just 5 minutes, 31 seconds, in the fourth quarter.
“After the first two go in it’s like, ‘How many can you make?’” Strawther said. “There are a bunch of guys on this team that have that kind of mentality. They see the ball go in and it’s over after that.”
Michael Porter Jr . had 22 points and nine rebounds, while Aaron Gordon finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Nuggets.
New Orleans rookie Jordan Hawkins , starting for CJ McCollum , set a career best with 31 points on 7-for-14 shooting from 3-point range. Zion Williamson added 20 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Brandon Ingram had 22 points for the Pelicans.
“He’s fearless,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said of Hawkins. “When he’s open he’s going to shoot it. He’s aggressive and the beauty of it is Brandon, Z, all of his teammates are looking for him.”
McCollum was ruled out Sunday after an MRI revealed he had suffered a collapsed lung and will likely miss multiple games.
“We do not think it is too bad, but we have to run more tests and see where we are after,” Green said.
The Pelicans, on the strength of shooting 10 of 17 from 3-point range, led 61-41 late in the second period but were outscored 46-19 spanning the second and third quarters. Denver led 90-82 after Jokic fed Collin Gillespie on a 3-pointer to give the two-time MVP the triple-double.
“We know who we are, we know what we’re capable of,” said Nuggets guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope , who finished with 15 points. “We just turned it up in the third quarter and got the lead back.”
It was a six-point lead after Hawkins made a 3-pointer midway through the fourth period, but Strawther scored five points and Gordon dunked to give Denver a 113-100 lead. New Orleans cut it to seven, but Jokic sealed the win when he fed Porter on an alley-oop to make it 121-108.
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Pelicans: Continue their three-game road at Minnesota on Wednesday night.