Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Pelicans — Jan 14, 2026

NBA Smoothie King Center, New Orleans·January 14, 2026
Denver Nuggets DEN 27-13, 16-7 Away
122
Final
116
New Orleans Pelicans NOP 9-33, 6-18 Home
1 2 3 4 T
DEN 32 28 29 33 122
NOP 31 34 27 24 116
Leaders
Points
J.
J. Murray G DEN
35 PTS
T.
T. Murphy F NOP
31 PTS
Rebounds
P.
P. Watson F DEN
7 REB
D.
D. Queen C NOP
13 REB
Assists
J.
J. Murray G DEN
9 AST
D.
D. Queen C NOP
5 AST
Box Scores
Nuggets
Pelicans
MIN — Minutes · PTS — Points · FG — Field Goals · 3PT — 3-Point Field Goals · FT — Free Throws · REB — Rebounds · AST — Assists · STL — Steals · BLK — Blocks · TO — Turnovers · PF — Personal Fouls · +/- — Plus-Minus
Team Statistics
Nuggets
Pelicans
48.8% Field Goals 45.3%
40% 3-Point FG 37.9%
81.3% Free Throws 87.1%
32 Rebounds 51
5 OFF 16
27 DEF 35
24 Assists 21
8 Steals 6
3 Blocks 4
7 Turnovers 15
22 Fouls 20
6 Biggest Lead 11
11:20 Time in Lead 31:19
9 Max Pts in Row 8
Four Factors
57.1% eFG% 51.7%
6.7% TOV% 13.1%
12.5% ORB% 37.2%
31% FT Rate 31.4%
Play-by-Play
Q4 33 - 24 122 - 116
FT P. Watson
122 - 116 0:03
FT P. Watson
121 - 116 0:03
120 - 116 0:04
T. Murphy 2PT
FT J. Murray
120 - 114 0:09
FT J. Murray
119 - 114 0:09
2PT A. Gordon
118 - 114 0:11
2PT P. Watson
116 - 114 0:40
114 - 114 1:02
T. Murphy 2PT
2PT J. Murray
114 - 112 1:58
112 - 112 2:27
S. Bey 2PT
3PT J. Pickett
112 - 110 3:08
3PT J. Murray
109 - 110 3:45
106 - 110 4:06
T. Murphy 3PT
106 - 107 4:42
S. Bey FT
106 - 106 4:42
S. Bey FT
FT J. Murray
106 - 105 4:57
FT J. Murray
105 - 105 4:57
104 - 105 6:35
D. Queen 2PT
3PT J. Murray
104 - 103 7:05
101 - 103 7:21
J. Poole FT
101 - 102 7:21
J. Poole FT
101 - 101 7:47
S. Bey FT
2PT J. Pickett
101 - 100 8:05
2PT T. Hardaway Jr.
99 - 100 9:04
3PT J. Pickett
97 - 100 9:30
94 - 100 9:46
Z. Williamson FT
94 - 99 9:46
Z. Williamson 2PT
94 - 97 10:09
J. Poole 3PT
94 - 94 10:40
Y. Missi 2PT
FT T. Hardaway Jr.
94 - 92 11:21
FT T. Hardaway Jr.
93 - 92 11:21
3PT T. Hardaway Jr.
92 - 92 11:46
Q3 29 - 27 89 - 92
FT J. Murray
89 - 92 0:52
3PT T. Hardaway Jr.
88 - 92 1:14
85 - 92 1:28
J. Poole 3PT
2PT J. Murray
85 - 89 1:46
83 - 89 2:04
J. Poole 3PT
FT J. Murray
83 - 86 2:15
FT J. Murray
82 - 86 2:15
81 - 86 2:58
J. Poole FT
81 - 85 2:58
J. Poole FT
3PT J. Murray
81 - 84 3:54
2PT J. Murray
78 - 84 4:19
76 - 84 4:38
K. Matković 2PT
FT P. Watson
76 - 82 4:51
FT P. Watson
75 - 82 4:51
74 - 82 5:27
S. Bey 2PT
74 - 80 5:58
T. Murphy 2PT
FT A. Gordon
74 - 78 6:15
73 - 78 6:28
S. Bey FT
2PT P. Watson
73 - 77 6:44
2PT A. Gordon
71 - 77 7:49
69 - 76 8:00
J. Fears FT
69 - 76 8:00
J. Fears FT
2PT P. Watson
69 - 75 8:05
67 - 75 8:30
J. Fears 2PT
67 - 73 9:04
D. Queen 2PT
3PT A. Gordon
67 - 71 9:17
FT P. Watson
64 - 71 9:34
FT P. Watson
63 - 71 9:34
2PT J. Murray
62 - 71 10:01
60 - 71 10:13
S. Bey FT
60 - 70 10:13
S. Bey FT
60 - 69 10:40
D. Queen 2PT
60 - 67 11:44
Z. Williamson 2PT
Q2 28 - 34 60 - 65
2PT A. Gordon
60 - 65 0:15
58 - 65 0:35
T. Murphy FT
58 - 64 0:35
T. Murphy 2PT
3PT P. Watson
58 - 62 0:40
FT A. Gordon
55 - 62 1:19
FT A. Gordon
54 - 62 1:19
53 - 62 1:34
T. Murphy 3PT
2PT A. Gordon
53 - 59 1:46
51 - 59 2:03
Z. Williamson FT
2PT P. Watson
51 - 58 2:13
49 - 58 2:55
T. Murphy 2PT
49 - 56 3:15
D. Queen 2PT
49 - 54 3:36
T. Murphy FT
49 - 53 3:36
T. Murphy FT
2PT P. Watson
49 - 52 3:43
47 - 52 4:36
D. Queen 2PT
FT P. Watson
47 - 50 5:17
FT P. Watson
46 - 50 5:38
2PT P. Watson
45 - 50 5:38
2PT P. Watson
43 - 50 6:07
41 - 50 6:31
J. Poole 3PT
2PT S. Jones
41 - 47 6:48
39 - 47 7:52
Z. Williamson 2PT
2PT P. Watson
39 - 45 8:04
37 - 45 8:21
S. Bey 2PT
37 - 43 9:18
J. Hawkins 3PT
37 - 40 9:48
Y. Missi 2PT
2PT B. Brown
37 - 38 10:02
35 - 38 10:14
Z. Williamson 2PT
35 - 36 10:48
Y. Missi FT
35 - 35 10:48
Y. Missi FT
35 - 34 11:14
J. Hawkins 3PT
FT T. Hardaway Jr.
35 - 31 11:24
FT T. Hardaway Jr.
34 - 31 11:24
FT T. Hardaway Jr.
33 - 31 11:24
Q1 32 - 31 32 - 31
32 - 31 0:26
Y. Missi FT
32 - 30 0:26
Y. Missi FT
2PT B. Brown
32 - 29 0:37
30 - 29 0:56
K. Matković 2PT
3PT J. Pickett
30 - 27 1:11
27 - 27 1:29
M. Peavy 2PT
2PT J. Pickett
27 - 25 1:51
25 - 25 2:19
T. Murphy 3PT
3PT T. Hardaway Jr.
25 - 22 2:42
22 - 22 3:27
T. Murphy FT
22 - 21 3:27
T. Murphy FT
22 - 20 3:47
J. Fears FT
22 - 19 3:47
J. Fears FT
2PT P. Watson
22 - 18 3:58
2PT P. Watson
20 - 18 4:29
FT T. Hardaway Jr.
18 - 18 4:59
FT T. Hardaway Jr.
17 - 18 4:59
2PT J. Murray
16 - 18 5:27
14 - 18 5:46
Z. Williamson 2PT
3PT J. Murray
14 - 16 6:15
11 - 16 6:31
S. Bey FT
11 - 15 6:31
S. Bey FT
11 - 14 7:03
T. Murphy 3PT
11 - 11 7:34
T. Murphy 2PT
3PT J. Pickett
11 - 9 8:12
8 - 9 8:36
S. Bey 3PT
3PT J. Murray
8 - 6 8:44
5 - 6 9:01
J. Fears 2PT
5 - 4 9:29
J. Fears 2PT
FT J. Murray
5 - 2 10:44
2PT A. Gordon
4 - 2 11:11
2 - 2 11:32
T. Murphy 2PT
2PT J. Murray
2 - 0 11:46
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 8 Biggest Lead: NOP +11 Times Tied: 14
Head-to-Head
Nuggets leads 2-1
Final
DEN Nuggets
26363528
125
NOP Pelicans
30282535
118
Final/OT
DEN Nuggets
2831223813
132
NOP Pelicans
2938262610
129
Final
DEN Nuggets
22321822
94
NOP Pelicans
32271923
101
Highlights
Nuggets 122 - 116 Pelicans
January 14, 2026
Nuggets 122 - 116 Pelicans
January 14, 2026
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, US · 16,867 capacity
League
NBA
Season
NBA 25/26
Date
January 14, 2026
Time
1:00 am
Duration
48 min