Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Pelicans
Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA | Game ID: 22400390
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
NOP 29 38 26 26 10 129DEN 28 31 22 38 13 132
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Jokic overcomes slow start for triple-double in the Nuggets' 132-129 OT win over the Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS -- — Nikola Jokic overcame a slow scoring start for his ninth triple-double of the season, finishing with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the Denver Nuggets ' 132-129 overtime victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.
Jokic turned it on after failing to score in the first 21 minutes. Jamal Murray added 27 points, scoring Denver’s final five in overtime, and Russell Westbrook had 21.
The Pelicans led 107-98 with 7:50 left in regulation, but Jokic scored seven points in a 15-2 Denver run over a 3:41 span to give the Nuggets a 113-109 lead.
CJ McCollum put New Orleans up 119-117 with a 3-pointer with 52 seconds remaining, and Murray tied it with 8.8 seconds left. McCollum shot an airball on a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Jokic scored the first six points of overtime and assisted on an Aaron Gordon layup to put Denver up 129-125.
Jordan Hawkins led New Orleans with 25 points. McCollum had 24.
Takeaways Nuggets: Coach Mike Malone has stressed intensity to his team, which has been playing inconsistently in the last two weeks. “We’ve had a Club Med vacation schedule the last two weeks … and now we start five games in five nights,” Malone said. “We’ll see what our team is made of.”
Pelicans: New Orleans, losers of 16 of 7 games, had a season-high 37 assists — 15 by Dejounte Murray .
Key moment Jamal Murray missed a layup but got his own rebound and followed up inside for a 129-125 lead.
Key stat Jokic scored his first points in two free throws 2:51 before halftime and finished the half with six points, five rebounds and six assists.
Up next The Nuggets host Phoenix on Monday night. The Pelicans host Houston on Thursday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DENAG A. Gordon
CB C. Braun
DJ D. Jordan
JM J. Murray
JS J. Strawther
JO Jokic
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
RW R. Westbrook
NOPBB B. Boston
CM C. McCollum
DM D. Murray
DT D. Theis
HJ H. Jones
JG J. Green
JH J. Hawkins
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
DEN/NOP 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
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