Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Pelicans: game summary
Final · December 8, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.
Smoothie King Center
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
DENNOP 
- 45-88Field goals47-90
- 51%Field goal %52%
- 9-323-pointers11-30
- 28%3-point %37%
- 21-27Free throws9-12
- 78%Free throw %75%
- 33Rebounds46
- 5Offensive rebounds10
- 28Defensive rebounds36
- 28Assists32
- 12Steals8
- 4Blocks5
- 12Turnovers25
- 60Points in the paint66
- 7Fast break points14
- 19Fouls22
Game leaders
Points
Nikola JokicDEN · C · 17/23 FG, 5/9 FT39
Jonas ValanciunasNOP · C · 12/21 FG, 2/3 FT27
Rebounds
- Nikola JokicDEN · C · 10 DREB, 1 OREB11
- Jonas ValanciunasNOP · C · 6 DREB, 5 OREB11
Assists
- Nikola JokicDEN · C · 6 TO, 37 MIN11
Josh HartNOP · G · 6 TO, 42 MIN8
Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff GreenF | 36 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Aaron GordonF | 43 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Nikola JokicC | 37 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17-23 | 0-3 | 5-9 | +4 |
| Monte MorrisPG | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Will BartonG | 42 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-18 | 4-7 | 2-2 | +13 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| JaMychal GreenF | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Zeke NnajiF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Davon ReedSG | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Facundo CampazzoG | 22 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Bones HylandG | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 5-5 | +2 |
| Totals | 120 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 45-88 | 9-32 | 21-27 | ||
Did not play: Petr Cornelie, Vlatko Cancar, Bol Bol, Markus Howard
New Orleans Pelicans
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon IngramF | 43 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 3-3 | -6 |
| Herbert JonesF | 39 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Jonas ValanciunasC | 39 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12-21 | 1-2 | 2-3 | -4 |
| Devonte' GrahamPG | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 4-12 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Josh HartG | 42 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | -7 |
| Bench | |||||||||||
| Willy HernangomezC | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Tomas SatoranskySG | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Garrett TempleG | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG | 23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Kira Lewis Jr.G | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | -2 |
| Totals | 114 | 46 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 47-90 | 11-30 | 9-12 | ||
Did not play: Gary Clark, Naji Marshall, Trey Murphy III, Jaxson Hayes, Jose Alvarado
Game info
- Arena
- Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA
- Attendance
- 15,035
- Officials
- Zach Zarba · Brian Forte · Lauren Holtkamp
About this game
Who won Nuggets vs Pelicans?
Nuggets won 120-114 over Pelicans on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.
When was Nuggets vs Pelicans played?
On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at 8:00 PM ET at Smoothie King Center.
Where was Nuggets vs Pelicans played?
At Smoothie King Center.