Denver Nuggets
104 – 91
Final · numbers below are from before this game
New Orleans Pelicans
Biggest mismatches
NOP's offense ranks 7th in scoring efficiency, and DEN ranks 25th defending it.
A clash of tempos: NOP plays at the 3rd-fastest pace, DEN at the 22nd.
Team vs team
Season before this game (DEN 3 games, NOP 3). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.
DENNOPScoring
113.019th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 115.0
124.73rd · Top 5
121.723rd · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 115.0
128.029th · Bottom 5
-8.725th · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg +0.0
-3.318th · Average
Efficiency
111.911th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.5
114.67th · Above avg
117.125th · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.4
119.127th · Bottom 5
-5.222nd · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg +0.1
-4.521st · Below avg
102.422nd
Pace
NBA avg 104.1
108.13rd
Shooting
51.9%21st · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
53.3%16th · Average
56.1%21st · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
59.1%6th · Above avg
11.025th · Below avg
Threes made
NBA avg 12.9
9.728th · Bottom 5
31.1%23rd · Below avg
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.2%
30.9%24th · Below avg
0.329th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.344th · Top 5
Defense
55.2%21st · Below avg
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
56.6%25th · Below avg
9.711th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.9
11.73rd · Top 5
4.719th · Average
Blocks
NBA avg 5.2
5.313th · Average
Possessions
14.5%13th · Average
Turnover rate
NBA avg 15.2%
14.4%12th · Average
30.5%9th · Above avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.7%
27.2%17th · Average
45.313th · Average
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.7
45.312th · Average
24.724th · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.0
24.723rd · Below avg
Recent form
Denver NuggetsLWL
Last 3: average margin -8.7 (season -8.7). Streak L1.
New Orleans PelicansLLL
Last 3: average margin -3.3 (season -3.3). Streak L3.
Key players
Denver Nuggets| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal MurrayG | 27.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 66.2 |
| Nikola JokicC | 22.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 55.3 |
| Christian BraunG | 15.2 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 64.6 |
| Aaron GordonF | 11.5 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 53.5 |
New Orleans Pelicans| Player | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zion WilliamsonF | 21.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 68.8 |
| Dejounte MurrayG | 17.8 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 53.1 |
| Saddiq BeyF | 15.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 62.3 |
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 14.9 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 59.7 |
Earlier this season
2026-10-24 · at DENNOP 135 – DEN 141
Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.