Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans
Lead tracker
DEN leadsBiggest lead DEN 19, NO 4NO leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DEN | 28 | 35 | 20 | 16 | 99 |
 NO | 24 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 98 |
Who won: Nuggets 99-98
The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 99-98 on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Smoothie King Center. The series is tied 1-1. The Nuggets outscored the Pelicans 35-23 in the 2nd quarter. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets in points (25). CJ McCollum led the Pelicans in points (20).
NO| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron GordonF | 24 | 11 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Nikola JokicC | 36 | 25 | 11-15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | -6 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 31 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -10 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 40 | 25 | 11-21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +6 |
| Bruce BrownG | 34 | 11 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Jeff GreenF | 17 | 7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +7 |
| Zeke NnajiF | 24 | 4 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +3 |
| Vlatko CancarSF | 14 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +11 |
| Christian BraunG | 20 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +4 |
