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New Orleans Pelicans 135, Denver Nuggets 141. Final OT.

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Final/OTBall Arena
New Orleans PelicansNOP135
Denver NuggetsDEN141
  1. 1st 11:053DENAaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)0–3
  2. 1st 10:312NOTrey Murphy III makes driving layup (Zion Williamson assists)2–3
  3. 1st 10:242DENJamal Murray makes layup (Bryce Hopkins assists)2–5
  4. 1st 9:592NODeAndre Jordan makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)4–5
  5. 1st 9:453DENJamal Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)4–8
  6. 1st 9:292NOJeremiah Fears makes 3-foot two point shot6–8
  7. 1st 9:132NODejounte Murray makes 3-foot two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)8–8
  8. 1st 8:132NODejounte Murray makes two point shot10–8
  9. 1st 8:001NOJeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 211–8
  10. 1st 8:001NOJeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 212–8
  11. 1st 7:422DENJamal Murray makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot12–10
  12. 1st 7:112NOJeremiah Fears makes two point shot14–10
  13. 1st 6:442DENChristian Braun makes alley oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists)14–12
  14. 1st 6:213NOTrey Murphy III makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)17–12
  15. 1st 5:442NOTrey Murphy III makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists)19–12
  16. 1st 5:262DENDeMar DeRozan makes 14-foot jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)19–14
  17. 1st 5:062NOZion Williamson makes layup (Jordan Poole assists)21–14
  18. 1st 4:303DENJamal Murray makes 24-foot running jump shot (Christian Braun assists)21–17
  19. 1st 4:033NODejounte Murray makes 22-foot three point jumper (Bennedict Mathurin assists)24–17
  20. 1st 3:502DENNikola Jokic makes driving layup24–19
  21. 1st 3:501DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 124–20
  22. 1st 3:373NOJordan Poole makes 25-foot three pointer (Bennedict Mathurin assists)27–20
  23. 1st 2:472DENChristian Braun makes tip shot27–22
  24. 1st 1:502DENTrevon Brazile makes tip shot27–24
  25. 1st 1:322NOSaddiq Bey makes 12-foot two point shot29–24
  26. 1st 1:321NOSaddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 130–24
  27. 1st 55.72NODerik Queen makes two point shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists)32–24
  28. 1st 28.33NOSaddiq Bey makes 27-foot turnaround jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists)35–24
  29. 1st 1.33NOJordan Poole makes 24-foot three point jumper38–24
  30. 2nd 11:461NOSaddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 139–24
  31. 2nd 11:412NOZion Williamson makes alley oop layup (Derik Queen assists)41–24
  32. 2nd 11:152DENMarvin Bagley III makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)41–26
  33. 2nd 11:091NOZion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 242–26
  34. 2nd 10:183NOSaddiq Bey makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)45–26
  35. 2nd 9:362NOZion Williamson makes driving layup (Herbert Jones assists)47–26
  36. 2nd 9:162DENBryce Hopkins makes 3-foot two point shot47–28
  37. 2nd 8:583NOKarlo Matkovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Saddiq Bey assists)50–28
  38. 2nd 8:031DENAaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 250–29
  39. 2nd 7:441DENMarvin Bagley III makes free throw 1 of 250–30
  40. 2nd 7:003NOBennedict Mathurin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)53–30
  41. 2nd 6:231DENJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 253–31
  42. 2nd 5:572DENJamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot53–33
  43. 2nd 5:302DENChristian Braun makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)53–35
  44. 2nd 5:142NODerik Queen makes 3-foot layup (Dejounte Murray assists)55–35
  45. 2nd 4:532DENNikola Jokic makes layup (Jamal Murray assists)55–37
  46. 2nd 4:531DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 155–38
  47. 2nd 4:393NOTrey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)58–38
  48. 2nd 4:232NODejounte Murray makes two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)60–38
  49. 2nd 4:072DENNikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot60–40
  50. 2nd 3:443DENJamal Murray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)60–43
  51. 2nd 3:232NOBennedict Mathurin makes two point shot62–43
  52. 2nd 3:102DENCam Whitmore makes two point shot62–45
  53. 2nd 2:523NOTrey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Poole assists)65–45
  54. 2nd 2:312NODejounte Murray makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Poole assists)67–45
  55. 2nd 2:162DENChristian Braun makes 2-foot dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)67–47
  56. 2nd 1:353DENNikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Christian Braun assists)67–50
  57. 2nd 1:102NOTrey Murphy III makes 1-foot dunk (Derik Queen assists)69–50
  58. 2nd 59.12DENNikola Jokic makes driving dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)69–52
  59. 2nd 40.02DENCam Whitmore makes two point shot69–54
  60. 2nd 23.72NOTrey Murphy III makes tip shot71–54
  61. 2nd 4.83DENJamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot71–57
  62. 2nd 0.82NOZion Williamson makes 1-foot driving dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)73–57
  63. 3rd 11:282DENChristian Braun makes running layup (Jamal Murray assists)73–59
  64. 3rd 11:052NOJeremiah Fears makes 2-foot two point shot75–59
  65. 3rd 10:472DENChristian Braun makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)75–61
  66. 3rd 10:262NODeAndre Jordan makes two point shot (Trey Murphy III assists)77–61
  67. 3rd 10:032NODejounte Murray makes running layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)79–61
  68. 3rd 9:531DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 279–62
  69. 3rd 9:531DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 279–63
  70. 3rd 9:402NODejounte Murray makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists)81–63
  71. 3rd 9:263DENJamal Murray makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot81–66
  72. 3rd 8:541DENJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 281–67
  73. 3rd 8:202NOTrey Murphy III makes 1-foot running dunk (Dejounte Murray assists)83–67
  74. 3rd 8:062NOZion Williamson makes running layup (Dejounte Murray assists)85–67
  75. 3rd 7:532DENNikola Jokic makes 14-foot step back jumpshot85–69
  76. 3rd 7:312NOTrey Murphy III makes 8-foot floating jump shot87–69
  77. 3rd 6:532NODejounte Murray makes driving layup89–69
  78. 3rd 6:272NOJeremiah Fears makes 7-foot fade away jump shot91–69
  79. 3rd 6:103DENNikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)91–72
  80. 3rd 5:492NODejounte Murray makes 14-foot fade away jump shot93–72
  81. 3rd 5:102NODeAndre Jordan makes two point shot95–72
  82. 3rd 4:592DENDeMar DeRozan makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)95–74
  83. 3rd 4:311DENJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 295–75
  84. 3rd 4:311DENJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 295–76
  85. 3rd 4:102NODerik Queen makes 16-foot jumper (Dejounte Murray assists)97–76
  86. 3rd 3:553DENJamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer97–79
  87. 3rd 2:381NOSaddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 298–79
  88. 3rd 2:272DENNikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (DeMar DeRozan assists)98–81
  89. 3rd 2:131NODerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 299–81
  90. 3rd 2:131NODerik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2100–81
  91. 3rd 2:061DENDeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2100–82
  92. 3rd 2:061DENDeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2100–83
  93. 3rd 1:422NOHerbert Jones makes tip in dunk102–83
  94. 3rd 1:342DENDeMar DeRozan makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)102–85
  95. 3rd 1:221DENJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2102–86
  96. 3rd 1:221DENJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2102–87
  97. 3rd 51.12NOBennedict Mathurin makes two point shot (Jordan Poole assists)104–87
  98. 3rd 31.02NOBennedict Mathurin makes 1-foot dunk (Jordan Poole assists)106–87
  99. 3rd 14.41DENJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2106–88
  100. 3rd 14.41DENJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2106–89
  101. 3rd 0.42NODerik Queen makes driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists)108–89
  102. 4th 11:462DENDeMar DeRozan makes 13-foot jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)108–91
  103. 4th 11:222NODerik Queen makes 7-foot two point shot110–91
  104. 4th 11:043DENTrevon Brazile makes 26-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)110–94
  105. 4th 10:341DENTyus Jones makes free throw 1 of 2110–95
  106. 4th 10:341DENTyus Jones makes free throw 2 of 2110–96
  107. 4th 10:101NODerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2111–96
  108. 4th 10:101NODerik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2112–96
  109. 4th 9:222DENMarvin Bagley III makes tip shot112–98
  110. 4th 9:043DENTrevon Brazile makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)112–101
  111. 4th 8:191DENAaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2112–102
  112. 4th 7:442NOZion Williamson makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists)114–102
  113. 4th 7:441NOZion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1115–102
  114. 4th 7:243NOTrey Murphy III makes 27-foot running jump shot (Jeremiah Fears assists)118–102
  115. 4th 7:033DENJamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper118–105
  116. 4th 5:592DENChristian Braun makes 18-foot pullup jump shot118–107
  117. 4th 5:351DENDeMar DeRozan makes free throw 1 of 2118–108
  118. 4th 5:351DENDeMar DeRozan makes free throw 2 of 2118–109
  119. 4th 4:562DENTrevon Brazile makes 1-foot dunk118–111
  120. 4th 4:391NOZion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2119–111
  121. 4th 3:232DENJamal Murray makes 3-foot two point shot119–113
  122. 4th 2:551DENChristian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2119–114
  123. 4th 2:221NODeAndre Jordan makes free throw 1 of 2120–114
  124. 4th 2:221NODeAndre Jordan makes free throw 2 of 2121–114
  125. 4th 2:062DENNikola Jokic makes driving layup (Jamal Murray assists)121–116
  126. 4th 2:011NODeAndre Jordan makes free throw 2 of 2122–116
  127. 4th 1:371NOSaddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2123–116
  128. 4th 1:371NOSaddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2124–116
  129. 4th 1:313DENNikola Jokic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)124–119
  130. 4th 1:192NOZion Williamson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot126–119
  131. 4th 1:093DENJamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot126–122
  132. 4th 48.32DENAaron Gordon makes 3-foot alley oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)126–124
  133. 4th 16.81DENJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3126–125
  134. 4th 16.81DENJamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3126–126
  135. OT 4:231DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2126–127
  136. OT 4:231DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2126–128
  137. OT 2:561NOTrey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2127–128
  138. OT 2:561NOTrey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2128–128
  139. OT 2:362DENNikola Jokic makes 6-foot turnaround jump shot128–130
  140. OT 2:111NOSaddiq Bey makes free throw 1 of 2129–130
  141. OT 1:253DENTrevon Brazile makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)129–133
  142. OT 1:091DENTrevon Brazile makes free throw 1 of 2129–134
  143. OT 50.72NODerik Queen makes driving layup131–134
  144. OT 50.71NODerik Queen makes free throw 1 of 1132–134
  145. OT 28.82DENNikola Jokic makes two point shot132–136
  146. OT 25.11NODejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2133–136
  147. OT 25.11NODejounte Murray makes free throw 2 of 2134–136
  148. OT 24.31DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2134–137
  149. OT 24.31DENNikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2134–138
  150. OT 15.41NODejounte Murray makes free throw 1 of 2135–138
  151. OT 11.61DENTrevon Brazile makes free throw 1 of 2135–139
  152. OT 9.52DENTrevon Brazile makes two point shot135–141

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Game recap

Regular season. Final OT. Quarters: New Orleans Pelicans 38, 35, 35, 18, 9; Denver Nuggets 24, 33, 32, 37, 15.

Trey Murphy III 26 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists. Dejounte Murray 22 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists. Derik Queen 17 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists

Jamal Murray 42 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists. Nikola Jokic 35 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists. Trevon Brazile 17 points, 9 rebounds

Sources: ESPN NBA scoreboard · ESPN WNBA scoreboard

Team stats

StatNOPDEN
Field Goal %5148
Three Point %2932
Assists3326
Steals99
Blocks56
Turnovers1811
Fast Break Points2312
Points in Paint7056

Leaders

  • PointsJamal Murray · DEN · 42
  • AssistsNikola Jokic · DEN · 10
  • ReboundsNikola Jokic · DEN · 15
  • PointsTrey Murphy III · NO · 26
  • AssistsJordan Poole · NO · 7
  • ReboundsDeAndre Jordan · NO · 9

Highlights

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