Denver Nuggets beat New Orleans Pelicans, 141–135

How the scoring unfolded

New Orleans Pelicans recorded 38, 35, 35, 18, 9 across the quarters. Its highest-scoring quarter was 1, with 38 points.

Denver Nuggets recorded 24, 33, 32, 37, 15 across the quarters. Its highest-scoring quarter was 4, with 37 points.

Names behind the numbers

Trey Murphy III contributed 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists for New Orleans Pelicans.

Jamal Murray contributed 42 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists for Denver Nuggets.

The statistical picture

New Orleans Pelicans — Rebounds: 50; Turnovers: 18.

Denver Nuggets — Rebounds: 51; Turnovers: 11.

Scoring moments

1. 1st Quarter · 11:05

   Aaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)

2. 1st Quarter · 10:31

   Trey Murphy III makes driving layup (Zion Williamson assists)

3. 1st Quarter · 10:24

   Jamal Murray makes layup (Bryce Hopkins assists)

4. 1st Quarter · 9:59

   DeAndre Jordan makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)

5. 1st Quarter · 9:45

   Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)

6. 1st Quarter · 9:29

   Jeremiah Fears makes 3-foot two point shot

7. 1st Quarter · 9:13

   Dejounte Murray makes 3-foot two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)

8. 1st Quarter · 8:13

   Dejounte Murray makes two point shot

9. 1st Quarter · 8:00

   Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2

10. 1st Quarter · 8:00

    Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2

11. 1st Quarter · 7:42

    Jamal Murray makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot

12. 1st Quarter · 7:11

    Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot

13. 1st Quarter · 6:44

    Christian Braun makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)

14. 1st Quarter · 6:21

    Trey Murphy III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)

15. 1st Quarter · 5:44

    Trey Murphy III makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)

16. 1st Quarter · 5:26

    DeMar DeRozan makes 14-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)

17. 1st Quarter · 5:06

    Zion Williamson makes layup (Jordan Poole assists)

18. 1st Quarter · 4:30

    Jamal Murray makes 24-foot running jump shot (Christian Braun assists)

19. 1st Quarter · 4:03

    Dejounte Murray makes 22-foot three point jumper (Bennedict Mathurin assists)

20. 1st Quarter · 3:50

    Nikola Jokic makes driving layup

21. 1st Quarter · 3:50

    Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1

22. 1st Quarter · 3:37

    Jordan Poole makes 25-foot three pointer (Bennedict Mathurin assists)

23. 1st Quarter · 2:47

    Christian Braun makes tip shot

24. 1st Quarter · 1:50

    Trevon Brazile makes tip shot

25. 1st Quarter · 1:32

    Saddiq Bey makes 12-foot two point shot

26. 1st Quarter · 1:32

    Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 1

27. 1st Quarter · 55.7

    Derik Queen makes two point shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists)

28. 1st Quarter · 28.3

    Saddiq Bey makes 27-foot turnaround jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists)

29. 1st Quarter · 1.3

    Jordan Poole makes 24-foot three point jumper

30. 2nd Quarter · 11:46

    Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 1

31. 2nd Quarter · 11:41

    Zion Williamson makes alley oop layup (Derik Queen assists)

32. 2nd Quarter · 11:15

    Marvin Bagley III makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)

33. 2nd Quarter · 11:09

    Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2

34. 2nd Quarter · 10:18

    Saddiq Bey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)

35. 2nd Quarter · 9:36

    Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Herbert Jones assists)

36. 2nd Quarter · 9:16

    Bryce Hopkins makes 3-foot two point shot

37. 2nd Quarter · 8:58

    Karlo Matkovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)

38. 2nd Quarter · 8:03

    Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2

39. 2nd Quarter · 7:44

    Marvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 2

40. 2nd Quarter · 7:00

    Bennedict Mathurin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)

41. 2nd Quarter · 6:23

    Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2

42. 2nd Quarter · 5:57

    Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot

43. 2nd Quarter · 5:30

    Christian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)

44. 2nd Quarter · 5:14

    Derik Queen makes 3-foot layup (Dejounte Murray assists)

45. 2nd Quarter · 4:53

    Nikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)

46. 2nd Quarter · 4:53

    Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1

47. 2nd Quarter · 4:39

    Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)

48. 2nd Quarter · 4:23

    Dejounte Murray makes two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)

49. 2nd Quarter · 4:07

    Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot

50. 2nd Quarter · 3:44

    Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)

51. 2nd Quarter · 3:23

    Bennedict Mathurin makes two point shot

52. 2nd Quarter · 3:10

    Cam Whitmore makes two point shot

53. 2nd Quarter · 2:52

    Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)

54. 2nd Quarter · 2:31

    Dejounte Murray makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Poole assists)

55. 2nd Quarter · 2:16

    Christian Braun makes 2-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)

56. 2nd Quarter · 1:35

    Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)

57. 2nd Quarter · 1:10

    Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot dunk (Derik Queen assists)

58. 2nd Quarter · 59.1

    Nikola Jokic makes driving dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)

59. 2nd Quarter · 40.0

    Cam Whitmore makes two point shot

60. 2nd Quarter · 23.7

    Trey Murphy III makes tip shot

61. 2nd Quarter · 4.8

    Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot

62. 2nd Quarter · 0.8

    Zion Williamson makes 1-foot driving dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)

63. 3rd Quarter · 11:28

    Christian Braun makes running layup (Jamal Murray assists)

64. 3rd Quarter · 11:05

    Jeremiah Fears makes 2-foot two point shot

65. 3rd Quarter · 10:47

    Christian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)

66. 3rd Quarter · 10:26

    DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)

67. 3rd Quarter · 10:03

    Dejounte Murray makes running layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)

68. 3rd Quarter · 9:53

    Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2

69. 3rd Quarter · 9:53

    Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2

70. 3rd Quarter · 9:40

    Dejounte Murray makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)

71. 3rd Quarter · 9:26

    Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot

72. 3rd Quarter · 8:54

    Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2

73. 3rd Quarter · 8:20

    Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot running dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)

74. 3rd Quarter · 8:06

    Zion Williamson makes running layup (Dejounte Murray assists)

75. 3rd Quarter · 7:53

    Nikola Jokic makes 14-foot step back jumpshot

76. 3rd Quarter · 7:31

    Trey Murphy III makes 8-foot floating jump shot

77. 3rd Quarter · 6:53

    Dejounte Murray makes driving layup

78. 3rd Quarter · 6:27

    Jeremiah Fears makes 7-foot fade away jump shot

79. 3rd Quarter · 6:10

    Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)

80. 3rd Quarter · 5:49

    Dejounte Murray makes 14-foot fade away jump shot

81. 3rd Quarter · 5:10

    DeAndre Jordan makes two point shot

82. 3rd Quarter · 4:59

    DeMar DeRozan makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)

83. 3rd Quarter · 4:31

    Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2

84. 3rd Quarter · 4:31

    Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2

85. 3rd Quarter · 4:10

    Derik Queen makes 16-foot jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)

86. 3rd Quarter · 3:55

    Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer

87. 3rd Quarter · 2:38

    Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2

88. 3rd Quarter · 2:27

    Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)

89. 3rd Quarter · 2:13

    Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2

90. 3rd Quarter · 2:13

    Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2

91. 3rd Quarter · 2:06

    DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2

92. 3rd Quarter · 2:06

    DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2

93. 3rd Quarter · 1:42

    Herbert Jones makes tip in dunk

94. 3rd Quarter · 1:34

    DeMar DeRozan makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)

95. 3rd Quarter · 1:22

    Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2

96. 3rd Quarter · 1:22

    Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2

97. 3rd Quarter · 51.1

    Bennedict Mathurin makes two point shot (Jordan Poole assists)

98. 3rd Quarter · 31.0

    Bennedict Mathurin makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Poole assists)

99. 3rd Quarter · 14.4

    Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2

100. 3rd Quarter · 14.4

     Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2

101. 3rd Quarter · 0.4

     Derik Queen makes driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists)

102. 4th Quarter · 11:46

     DeMar DeRozan makes 13-foot jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)

103. 4th Quarter · 11:22

     Derik Queen makes 7-foot two point shot

104. 4th Quarter · 11:04

     Trevon Brazile makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)

105. 4th Quarter · 10:34

     Tyus Jones makes free throw 1 of 2

106. 4th Quarter · 10:34

     Tyus Jones makes free throw 2 of 2

107. 4th Quarter · 10:10

     Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2

108. 4th Quarter · 10:10

     Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2

109. 4th Quarter · 9:22

     Marvin Bagley III makes tip shot

110. 4th Quarter · 9:04

     Trevon Brazile makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)

111. 4th Quarter · 8:19

     Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2

112. 4th Quarter · 7:44

     Zion Williamson makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists)

113. 4th Quarter · 7:44

     Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1

114. 4th Quarter · 7:24

     Trey Murphy III makes 27-foot running jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)

115. 4th Quarter · 7:03

     Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper

116. 4th Quarter · 5:59

     Christian Braun makes 18-foot pullup jump shot

117. 4th Quarter · 5:35

     DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2

118. 4th Quarter · 5:35

     DeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2

119. 4th Quarter · 4:56

     Trevon Brazile makes 1-foot dunk

120. 4th Quarter · 4:39

     Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2

121. 4th Quarter · 3:23

     Jamal Murray makes 3-foot two point shot

122. 4th Quarter · 2:55

     Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2

123. 4th Quarter · 2:22

     DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 1 of 2

124. 4th Quarter · 2:22

     DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 2 of 2

125. 4th Quarter · 2:06

     Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)

126. 4th Quarter · 2:01

     DeAndre Jordan makes free throw 2 of 2

127. 4th Quarter · 1:37

     Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2

128. 4th Quarter · 1:37

     Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2

129. 4th Quarter · 1:31

     Nikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)

130. 4th Quarter · 1:19

     Zion Williamson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot

131. 4th Quarter · 1:09

     Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot

132. 4th Quarter · 48.3

     Aaron Gordon makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)

133. 4th Quarter · 16.8

     Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3

134. 4th Quarter · 16.8

     Jamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3

135. OT · 4:23

     Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2

136. OT · 4:23

     Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2

137. OT · 2:56

     Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2

138. OT · 2:56

     Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2

139. OT · 2:36

     Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot

140. OT · 2:11

     Saddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2

141. OT · 1:25

     Trevon Brazile makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)

142. OT · 1:09

     Trevon Brazile makes free throw 1 of 2

143. OT · 50.7

     Derik Queen makes driving layup

144. OT · 50.7

     Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 1

145. OT · 28.8

     Nikola Jokic makes two point shot

146. OT · 25.1

     Dejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2

147. OT · 25.1

     Dejounte Murray makes free throw 2 of 2

148. OT · 24.3

     Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2

149. OT · 24.3

     Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2

150. OT · 15.4

     Dejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2

151. OT · 11.6

     Trevon Brazile makes free throw 1 of 2

152. OT · 9.5

     Trevon Brazile makes two point shot