Game ID: 22500567
Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Pelicans
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NOP 31 34 27 24 116DEN 32 28 29 33 122
DEN @ NOP ScoutingDEN @ 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.
NOP availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Bey missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 7 since 12/23, returns tonight: 35 min (123% of 28)
OUT Murray missed 7 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 33 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK Alvarado back 1/02 after 2, 20 min since (92% of 22)
BACK McGowens back 1/02 after 2, 20 min since (95% of 21)
BACK Matković back 1/02 after 3, 22 min since (151% of 15)
BACK Looney back 12/29 after 11, 22 min since (151% of 15)
BACK Hawkins back 12/29 after 2, 11 min since (83% of 14)
BACK Alexander back 1/04 after 13, 2 min since (20% of 12)
NOP availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Bey missed 3 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 8 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 34 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 2 since 1/04, returns tonight: 5 min (34% of 15)
BACK Jones back 1/06 after 7, 35 min since (123% of 28)
BACK Alvarado back 1/02 after 2, 21 min since (96% of 22)
BACK McGowens back 1/02 after 2, 20 min since (95% of 21)
BACK Matković back 1/02 after 3, 18 min since (123% of 15)
BACK Hawkins back 12/29 after 2, 11 min since (83% of 14)
BACK Alexander back 1/04 after 13, 2 min since (20% of 12)
NOP availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Bey missed 4 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 9 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 35 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 2 since 1/06, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 12)
BACK Jones back 1/06 after 7, 35 min since (123% of 28)
BACK Alvarado back 1/02 after 2, 21 min since (96% of 22)
BACK McGowens back 1/02 after 2, 26 min since (122% of 21)
BACK Matković back 1/02 after 3, 17 min since (115% of 15)
BACK Looney back 1/07 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 15)
NOP availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Bey missed 5 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 2 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 10 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Alvarado missed 2 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 36 since 10/31, out tonight
BACK McGowens back 1/02 after 2, 26 min since (125% of 21)
BACK Matković back 1/02 after 3, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Looney back 1/07 after 2, 5 min since (34% of 15)
BACK Alexander back 1/04 after 13, 2 min since (17% of 12)
NEW Peavy 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Bey missed 6 since 1/02, returns tonight: 32 min (102% of 31)
OUT Jones missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 11 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Alvarado missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 37 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 2 since 1/09, out tonight
BACK Alexander back 1/04 after 13, 2 min since (17% of 12)
NEW McGowens 21 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Peavy 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 1/14 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 4 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 12 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Alvarado missed 4 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 38 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 3 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 2 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Bey back 1/13 after 6, 32 min since (102% of 31)
NEW McGowens 21 to 31 min over the last 3
NEW Peavy 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 13 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Alvarado missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 39 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 4 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 3 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Bey back 1/13 after 6, 29 min since (93% of 31)
NEW McGowens 21 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Peavy 15 to 22 min over the last 4
NOP availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 14 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Alvarado missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 40 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Peavy missed 2 since 1/14, returns tonight: 22 min (147% of 15)
OUT Looney missed 5 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Alexander missed 4 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Bey back 1/13 after 6, 30 min since (96% of 31)
NOP availability going into 1/21 · 2 days' restOUT Jones missed 7 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 15 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Alvarado missed 7 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 41 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Looney missed 6 since 1/09, returns tonight: 10 min (69% of 15)
OUT Alexander missed 5 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Bey back 1/13 after 6, 30 min since (95% of 31)
BACK Peavy back 1/18 after 2, 22 min since (147% of 15)
DEN availability going into 1/05 · back-to-backOUT Jokić missed 3 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 6 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Braun back 1/04 after 23, 24 min since (76% of 32)
BACK Gordon back 1/04 after 19, 21 min since (75% of 28)
NEW Jones 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Nnaji 12 to 17 min over the last 3
DEN availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Jokić missed 4 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 7 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 3 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Braun back 1/04 after 23, 24 min since (76% of 32)
BACK Gordon back 1/04 after 19, 21 min since (75% of 28)
NEW Watson 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Jones 22 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Pickett 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Nnaji 12 to 21 min over the last 4
DEN availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Jokić missed 5 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 8 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 4 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Braun back 1/04 after 23, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Gordon back 1/04 after 19, 22 min since (79% of 28)
NEW Watson 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Jones 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Pickett 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Nnaji 12 to 25 min over the last 4
DEN availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Jokić missed 6 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 9 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 5 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Braun back 1/04 after 23, 26 min since (83% of 32)
BACK Gordon back 1/04 after 19, 23 min since (82% of 28)
NEW Watson 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Jones 22 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Pickett 16 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Nnaji 12 to 24 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 1/09, returns tonight: 37 min (105% of 36)
OUT Jokić missed 7 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 10 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 6 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Braun back 1/04 after 23, 26 min since (83% of 32)
BACK Gordon back 1/04 after 19, 25 min since (90% of 28)
NEW Watson 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Pickett 16 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Nnaji 12 to 25 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 1/14 · back-to-backOUT Jokić missed 8 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Braun missed 2 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 11 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 7 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Murray back 1/13 after 2, 37 min since (105% of 36)
NEW Watson 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Pickett 16 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Nnaji 12 to 26 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 1/17 · 2 days' restOUT Jokić missed 9 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Braun missed 3 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 12 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Strawther missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 6 min (39% of 15)
OUT Valančiūnas missed 8 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Murray back 1/13 after 2, 38 min since (106% of 36)
NEW Watson 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Pickett 16 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Nnaji 12 to 23 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 1/18 · back-to-backOUT Jokić missed 10 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Braun missed 4 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 13 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 9 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Murray back 1/13 after 2, 38 min since (107% of 36)
BACK Strawther back 1/17 after 2, 6 min since (39% of 15)
NEW Watson 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Hardaway Jr. 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Pickett 16 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Nnaji 12 to 21 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Jokić missed 11 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Braun missed 5 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Johnson missed 14 since 12/25, out tonight
OUT Valančiūnas missed 10 since 1/02, out tonight
BACK Murray back 1/13 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 36)
BACK Strawther back 1/17 after 2, 13 min since (86% of 15)
NEW Watson 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Jones 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Pickett 16 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Nnaji 12 to 21 min over the last 5
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 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Murphy III at 31 and Williamson at 20 a game. Without Bey (6 straight), Jones (3 straight), Murray (11 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Watson at 24 and Hardaway Jr. at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (2 straight), Jokić (7 straight), Johnson (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 18 times a game to Denver's 12 and the line, where Denver takes 26 free throws a game to New Orleans's 18. Call it New Orleans 117, Denver 116, Denver keeping it close.
1/06 vs LAL 103-111 — NOP notes
NOP lost 103-111. NOP shot 44% (40 of 91) to LAL's 51%, 10 of 40 from three. Murphy III led with 42 (14 of 26, 6 of 17 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Williamson added 15, Queen 10. Q2 was theirs, 29-22, turning a 4-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-74 against them. Peavy's -10 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/07 @ ATL 100-117 — NOP notes
NOP lost 100-117. NOP shot 44% (38 of 86) to ATL's 46%, 8 of 28 from three, and went to the line 25 times to ATL's 17 — 16 points from the stripe to their 11. Williamson led with 22 (10 of 15, 2 of 7 at the line); Poole added 21, McGowens 20. Q4 was theirs, 34-28, the deficit cut from 23 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 89-66 against them. Matković's -18 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/09 @ WAS 128-107 — NOP notes
NOP won 128-107. NOP shot 54% (51 of 95) to WAS's 43%, 11 of 34 from three, and got to the line 24 times to WAS's 33. The glass went 51-40 for them. Murphy III led with 35 (13 of 24, 7 of 16 from three); Williamson added 31, Fears 21. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: a lead of 2 became 10, and the lead reached 26. Murphy III was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
1/11 @ ORL 118-128 — NOP notes
NOP lost 118-128. NOP shot 58% (46 of 80) to ORL's 52%, 14 of 26 from three, and got to the line 15 times to ORL's 35. The glass went 26-39 against them. Williamson led with 22 (9 of 14); Murphy III added 21, Poole 21. Q3 was theirs, 39-33, but the other 3 periods went 95-79 against them. They led by as many as 11. McGowens's -22 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs DEN 116-122 — NOP notes
NOP lost 116-122. NOP shot 45% (39 of 86) to DEN's 49%, 11 of 29 from three. NOP turned it over 15 times to DEN's 7, and DEN turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 51-32 for them. Murphy III led with 31 (11 of 18, 4 of 8 from three); Bey added 17, Poole 16. Q2 was theirs, 34-28, turning a 1-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-82 against them. They led by as many as 11. Peavy's -9 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/14 vs BKN — 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 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murphy III at 32 and Williamson at 20 a game. Without Jones (4 straight), Murray (12 straight), Alvarado (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 27 and Clowney at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Williams (3 straight), Saraf (14 straight), Etienne (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New Orleans 114, Brooklyn 113, Brooklyn keeping it close.
1/16 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Siakam at 22 and Nembhard at 18 a game. Without Mathurin (6 straight), Toppin (38 straight), Isa. Jackson (12 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murphy III at 30 and Williamson at 22 a game. Without Jones (5 straight), Murray (13 straight), Alvarado (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-4 a night and Indiana minus-3 and the defense, Indiana allowing 108 a night to New Orleans's 117. Call it Indiana 116, New Orleans 113, New Orleans keeping it close.
1/18 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 27 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Thompson at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Eason (4 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Murphy III at 29 and Williamson at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (6 straight), Murray (14 straight), Alvarado (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, New Orleans at 39 percent from three to Houston's 29 and the defense, Houston allowing 110 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it Houston 117, New Orleans 113, New Orleans keeping it close.
1/21 vs DET — 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 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murphy III at 26 and Williamson at 21 a game. Without Jones (7 straight), Murray (15 straight), Alvarado (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 95, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Robinson at 16 and Duren at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Detroit wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 95 a night to New Orleans's 122 and the arc, New Orleans at 41 percent from three to Detroit's 33. Call it Detroit 116, New Orleans 110.
1/05 @ PHI 125-124 — DEN notes
DEN won 125-124 in 1 overtime. DEN shot 53% (43 of 81) to PHI's 47%, 18 of 37 from three, and went to the line 28 times to PHI's 19 — 21 points from the stripe to their 15. Pickett led with 29 (11 of 20, 7 of 11 from three); Watson added 24, Nnaji 21. The hinge was Q4, 33-27: DEN came in trailing by 6 and left it level.
1/07 @ BOS 114-110 — DEN notes
DEN won 114-110. DEN shot 45% (39 of 87) to BOS's 45%, 20 of 44 from three, and went to the line 24 times to BOS's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 9. DEN turned it over 7 times to BOS's 14. The glass went 39-53 against them. Watson led with 30 (10 of 15, 6 of 7 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Murray added 22, Hardaway Jr. 14. The hinge was Q4, 35-28: DEN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 4.
1/09 vs ATL 87-110 — DEN notes
DEN lost 87-110. DEN shot 42% (30 of 72) to ATL's 49%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 20 times to ATL's 4 — 16 points from the stripe to their 2. DEN turned it over 19 times to ATL's 6, and ATL turned those into 14 steals. Watson led with 25 (9 of 19, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Gordon added 14, Nnaji 12. Q3 was theirs, 25-16, turning a 8-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-62 against them. Nnaji's -24 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/11 vs MIL 108-104 — DEN notes
DEN won 108-104. DEN shot 40% (35 of 87) to MIL's 45%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 31 times to MIL's 20 — 24 points from the stripe to their 14. Hardaway Jr. led with 25 (8 of 12, 5 of 9 from three); Gordon added 23, Watson 19. The hinge was Q2, 35-29: a lead of 4 became 10, and the lead reached 15. Hardaway Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
1/13 @ NOP 122-116 — DEN notes
DEN won 122-116. DEN shot 49% (41 of 84) to NOP's 45%, 14 of 35 from three. DEN turned it over 7 times to NOP's 15. The glass went 32-51 against them. Murray led with 35 (11 of 19, 5 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Watson added 31, Hardaway Jr. 18. The hinge was Q4, 33-24: DEN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 6. DEN trailed 60-65 at the half and won the second half 62-51. Watson was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/14 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 22 and Flagg at 19 a game. Without Washington (4 straight), Williams (2 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Watson at 26 and Hardaway Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jokić (8 straight), Braun (2 straight), Johnson (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Denver takes 27 free throws a game to Dallas's 19 and the glass, where Dallas has been minus-1 a night and Denver minus-6. Call it Dallas 115, Denver 112, Denver keeping it close.
1/17 vs WAS — 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 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Murray at 30 and Watson at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Jokić (9 straight), Braun (3 straight), Johnson (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Johnson at 16 and George at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Cooper (22 straight), Whitmore (19 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 41 percent from three to Washington's 31 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 17 times a game to Denver's 10. Call it Denver 122, Washington 109, Denver by 13.
1/18 vs CHA — 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 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Murray at 37 and Watson at 23 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jokić (10 straight), Braun (4 straight), Johnson (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ball at 24 and Knueppel at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Hall (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-12 a night and Denver minus-6 and the line, where Denver takes 26 free throws a game to Charlotte's 20. Call it Denver 118, Charlotte 115, Charlotte keeping it close.
1/20 vs LAL — 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 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Murray at 32 and Watson at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Jokić (11 straight), Braun (5 straight), Johnson (14 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Dončić at 33 and James at 25 a game. Without Reaves (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been minus-1 a night and Denver minus-12 and the defense, Denver allowing 111 a night to the Lakers' 120. Call it Denver 118, the Lakers 115, the Lakers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DENAG A. Gordon
BB B. Brown
HT H. Tyson
JM J. Murray
JP J. Pickett
PW P. Watson
SJ S. Jones
TH T. Hardaway Jr.
ZN Z. Nnaji
NOPDQ D. Queen
JF J. Fears
JH J. Hawkins
JP J. Poole
KM K. Matković
MP M. Peavy
MA Matkovic
SB S. Bey
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
ZW Z. Williamson
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
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
NEW ORLEANS -- — Jamal Murray had 35 points and nine assists, Peyton Watson made the tiebreaking jumper with 39 seconds left and the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 122-116 on Tuesday night.
Watson finished with 31 points, seven rebounds and five assists in his first game since being chosen the Western Conference player of the week. Tim Hardaway Jr . finished with 18 points.
Trey Murphy III scored 31 points for the Pelicans, who lost for the 11th time in 12 games.
Murphy's layup tied it at 114 with 1:02 to play. Watson's basket put Denver back ahead and Aaron Gordon followed with a basket for a four-point lead before Murray's free throws made it 120-114 with 8.6 seconds to go.
Murray scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, making all three shots, including two 3-pointers, in about eight minutes.
Murray had 11 points in the first quarter before Watson went 6 for 6 for 15 points in the second. But Murphy had 22 points in the first half as New Orleans took a 65-60 lead.
Gordon and Jalen Pickett each scored 16 points for the Nuggets, who won for the fourth time in five games since dropping their first two games of the new year.
Saddiq Bey scored 17 points and Jordan Poole had 16 for the Pelicans, who fell to 0-3 against the Nuggets this season. Rookie Derik Queen had 10 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.
New Orleans outrebounded Denver, missing Nikola Jokic , 50-33.