National Basketball Association
New Orleans 129, Denver 132
Sunday, December 22, 2024 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 22, 2024
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #60 James Williams, #83 Andy Nagy, #79 John Conley
Attendance: 17474
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT1234XT
Denver 2831223813132
New Orleans 2938262610129
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Denver 15-11 7-4 8-7 W1
New Orleans 5-25 4-11 1-14 L7
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the New Orleans Pelicans have a 4-11 record at home this season. The Denver Nuggets are 8-7 while on the road this season.
  • New Orleans has a streak of 7 straight up losses. The Pelicans have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Denver has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Nuggets have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Jordan Hawkins played 33:41 minutes and scored 25 points. He shot 50.0% from the field and has averaged 9.4 points over the last five games.
  • Nikola Jokic played 42:34 minutes and scored 27 points. He shot 55.0% from the field and has averaged 29 points over the last five games.
  • Following this game the New Orleans Pelicans average 105.7 points per game and hold opponents to 117.2 points per game. The Denver Nuggets average 119.9 points per game and hold opponents to 117.3 points per game.
Top Game Performances
Denver   New Orleans
Nikola Jokic 27 Scoring Jordan Hawkins 25
Nikola Jokic 10 Assists Dejounte Murray 15
Nikola Jokic 13 Rebounds Yves Missi 9
Jamal Murray 7 Free Throws Made CJ McCollum 4
Jamal Murray 3 Steals Dejounte Murray 6
Michael Porter Jr. 2 Blocks Jordan Hawkins 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3P FT Ast Reb
Denver 132 50.5 10-33 24-32 34 54
New Orleans 129 46.3 12-40 17-23 37 43
Upcoming Games
  • New Orleans will play their next game at home against Houston. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .200 after a win and .160 after a loss.
  • Denver will play their next game at home against Phoenix. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .467 after a win and .727 after a loss.