National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Denver 132,
New Orleans 129
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
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #60 James Williams, #83 Andy Nagy, #79 John Conley
Attendance: 17474
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | X | T |
| Denver | 28 | 31 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 132 |
| New Orleans | 29 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 129 |
Denver Nuggets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jamal Murray - G | 41:17 | 9-19 | 2-9 | 7-8 | -5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 27 |
| Christian Braun - G | 38:50 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Aaron Gordon - F | 35:18 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 3-6 | -6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Michael Porter Jr. - F | 23:15 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-2 | -10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Nikola Jokic - C | 42:34 | 11-20 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Russell Westbrook | 35:48 | 9-14 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| Julian Strawther | 20:00 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Peyton Watson | 17:32 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:26 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| PJ Hall | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Spencer Jones | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jalen Pickett | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Dario Saric | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Hunter Tyson | DNP | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 265 | 49-97 | 10-33 | 24-32 | 14 | 40 | 54 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 132 | |
| 50.5% | 30.3% | 75.0% | Team Rebs: 11 | Total TO: 22 | ||||||||||
New Orleans Pelicans
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Dejounte Murray - G | 43:58 | 7-24 | 0-6 | 3-5 | -8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| CJ McCollum - G | 38:31 | 8-21 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Herbert Jones - F | 39:14 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Trey Murphy III - F | 27:18 | 9-16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Yves Missi - C | 39:56 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Jordan Hawkins | 33:41 | 9-18 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| Brandon Boston Jr. | 15:01 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Javonte Green | 14:16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Daniel Theis | 13:05 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Antonio Reeves | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | DNP | |||||||||||||
| Jose Alvarado | DND | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL | 265 | 50-108 | 12-40 | 17-23 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 37 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 129 | |
| 46.3% | 30.0% | 73.9% | Team Rebs: 12 | Total TO: 15 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| DEN | None |
| NO | None |
Team Statistics
| Denver | New Orleans | ||
| Fast Break Points | 22 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| Points in the Paint | 70 | Points in the Paint | 64 |
| Biggest Lead | 5 | Biggest Lead | 17 |