Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans

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Denver Nuggets

27-13, 16-7 Away

Final
122 - 116

New Orleans Pelicans

9-33, 6-18 Home

Murray, Watson help Nuggets beat Pelicans 122-116

Aaron Gordon slams it home to seal Nuggets' win

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.

Up next Nuggets: Visit Dallas on Wednesday.

Pelicans: Host Brooklyn on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

DEN wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	122 - 116
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	122 - 116
4th 2.4	Peyton Watson makes free throw 2 of 2	122 - 116
4th 2.4	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 2	121 - 116
4th 2.4	Saddiq Bey personal take foul	120 - 116

Statistics

DEN		NO
41-84	FG	39-86
49	Field Goal %	45
14-35	3PT	11-29
40	Three Point %	38
26-32	FT	27-31
81	Free Throw %	87
32	Rebounds	51
5	Offensive Rebounds	16
27	Defensive Rebounds	35
24	Assists	21
8	Steals	6
3	Blocks	4
7	Turnovers	15
0	Team Turnovers	0
7	Total Turnovers	15
0	Technical Fouls	1
0	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
4	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	16
9	Fast Break Points	8
38	Points in Paint	56
22	Fouls	20
6	Largest Lead	11
16	Lead Changes	16
24	Percent Led	65

New Orleans Pelicans Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Jordan Poole, G	Out	Nov 3
Trey Murphy III, F	Day-To-Day	Nov 3
Yves Missi, C	Out	Oct 30

Denver Nuggets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Cameron Johnson, F	Day-To-Day	Nov 3
Alpha Diallo, F	Day-To-Day	Nov 3
Spencer Jones, F	Out	Nov 3
Julian Strawther, G	Out	Oct 16

Game Information

Smoothie King Center

Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 17,309 · Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Portland	5	1	.833	-	W2
Oklahoma City	5	2	.714	0.5	W1
Minnesota	5	3	.625	1	W1
Denver	3	3	.500	2	L1
Utah	1	6	.143	4.5	L5

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	-	1	W2	0.875	7
Memphis	0.5	1	L1	0.85714287	6
San Antonio	1.5	2	W5	0.71428573	5
Dallas	2.5	3	L1	0.5714286	4
New Orleans	3.5	4	W3	0.42857143	3

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