Nuggets vs Pelicans summary: score, stats & highlights | 2025-26 NBA Regular Season
Peyton Watson had a special night to help Denver take victory over New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center.
End of the 4th Quarter
Jeremiah Fears makes 1-foot layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Herbert Jones
Herbert Jones personal foul
Micah Peavy makes 9-foot two point shot
Herbert Jones offensive rebound
Trey Murphy III misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Derik Queen defensive rebound
Cameron Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
Derik Queen personal foul
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Derik Queen misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot
Spencer Jones enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas
Zion Williamson enters the game for Yves Missi
Micah Peavy enters the game for Kevon Looney
Pelicans Full timeout
Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
Yves Missi enters the game for Micah Peavy
Kevon Looney enters the game for Zion Williamson
Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
Herbert Jones personal foul
Derik Queen makes dunk (Micah Peavy assists)
Micah Peavy defensive rebound
Zeke Nnaji misses layup
Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
Pelicans offensive team rebound
Derik Queen misses free throw 1 of 2
Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul
Jonas Valanciunas makes 15-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
Zion Williamson makes driving layup (Trey Murphy III assists)
Peyton Watson turnover
Peyton Watson offensive charge
Derik Queen makes 6-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes 14-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
Micah Peavy makes free throw 2 of 2
Micah Peavy makes free throw 1 of 2
Jamal Murray shooting foul
Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic
(02:44) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Nuggets] charged with a timeout
Nuggets Full timeout
Nikola Jokic turnover
Nikola Jokic offensive foul
Herbert Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
Herbert Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
Jamal Murray shooting foul
Cameron Johnson bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)
Jamal Murray enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.
Nuggets Full timeout
Herbert Jones makes dunk (Trey Murphy III assists)
Peyton Watson lost ball turnover (Derik Queen steals)
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Derik Queen misses free throw 1 of 1
Nikola Jokic shooting foul
Derik Queen makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
Nikola Jokic misses 28-foot three point jumper
Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 2
Zeke Nnaji shooting foul
Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Bruce Brown
Zion Williamson enters the game for Saddiq Bey
Micah Peavy enters the game for Jeremiah Fears
Pelicans Full timeout
Cameron Johnson makes dunk
Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Cameron Johnson steals)
Peyton Watson makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2
Pelicans offensive team rebound
Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2
Peyton Watson shooting foul
Derik Queen defensive rebound
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bruce Brown defensive rebound
Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot
Bruce Brown bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)
Derik Queen makes free throw 2 of 2
Pelicans offensive team rebound
Derik Queen misses free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic shooting foul
Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Herbert Jones misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Peyton Watson makes 9-foot jumper (Bruce Brown assists)
Jeremiah Fears makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Derik Queen misses tip shot
Derik Queen offensive rebound
Derik Queen misses driving layup
Bruce Brown makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Peyton Watson enters the game for Jamal Murray
Cameron Johnson enters the game for Zeke Nnaji
Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas
Trey Murphy III enters the game for Jordan Hawkins
Saddiq Bey enters the game for Zion Williamson
Nuggets Full timeout
Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot
Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
Derik Queen blocks Jamal Murray 's 4-foot driving layup
Derik Queen personal foul
Derik Queen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Jonas Valanciunas personal foul
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
Jordan Hawkins shooting foul
Zion Williamson makes alley oop layup (Derik Queen assists)
Herbert Jones defensive rebound
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot
Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound
Herbert Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Herbert Jones enters the game for Trey Murphy III
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
Zion Williamson shooting foul
Derik Queen makes 14-foot jumper (Jeremiah Fears assists)
Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 2 of 2
Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Yves Missi
Derik Queen enters the game for Jose Alvarado
Zeke Nnaji makes free throw 1 of 2
Yves Missi shooting foul
Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
Jordan Hawkins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jose Alvarado defensive rebound
Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
Pelicans offensive team rebound
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Bruce Brown shooting foul
Pelicans defensive team rebound
Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot
Nuggets defensive team rebound
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hawkins defensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Spencer Jones
Jamal Murray enters the game for Nikola Jokic
Start of the 4th Quarter
End of the 3rd Quarter
Spencer Jones enters the game for Cameron Johnson
Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Jamal Murray
Trey Murphy III enters the game for Micah Peavy
Jamal Murray traveling
Bruce Brown offensive rebound
Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yves Missi makes free throw 2 of 2
Cameron Johnson enters the game for Zeke Nnaji
Jamal Murray enters the game for Spencer Jones
Yves Missi makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic shooting foul
Bruce Brown makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover (Bruce Brown steals)
Bruce Brown makes 7-foot two point shot (Spencer Jones assists)
Micah Peavy makes free throw 1 of 1
(01:14) [Nuggets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)
Bruce Brown shooting foul
Micah Peavy makes 2-foot layup (Zion Williamson assists)
Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Peyton Watson
Zion Williamson enters the game for Saddiq Bey
Pelicans defensive team rebound
Bruce Brown misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Micah Peavy makes alley oop dunk shot (Jose Alvarado assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen
Micah Peavy loose ball foul
Nuggets defensive team rebound
Micah Peavy misses tip shot
Micah Peavy offensive rebound
Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 2-foot layup (Peyton Watson assists)
Micah Peavy enters the game for Trey Murphy III
Nuggets Full timeout
Derik Queen out of bounds bad pass turnover
Bruce Brown bad pass (Derik Queen steals)
Derik Queen makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Derik Queen defensive goaltending violation
Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Spencer Jones enters the game for Jamal Murray
Trey Murphy III out of bounds bad pass turnover
Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
Nikola Jokic misses tip shot
Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
Jose Alvarado makes driving layup (Saddiq Bey assists)
Saddiq Bey defensive rebound
Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bruce Brown enters the game for Cameron Johnson
Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Zeke Nnaji
Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Micah Peavy
Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
Jose Alvarado misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
Trey Murphy III lost ball turnover (Zeke Nnaji steals)
Nikola Jokic bad pass (Saddiq Bey steals)
Derik Queen makes 3-foot two point shot
Cameron Johnson turnover
Cameron Johnson offensive foul
Saddiq Bey enters the game for Zion Williamson
Derik Queen personal foul
Cameron Johnson defensive rebound
Micah Peavy misses 22-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
Trey Murphy III makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper
Trey Murphy III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Zion Williamson assists)
Zion Williamson offensive rebound
Micah Peavy misses 23-foot three point shot
Nikola Jokic bad pass (Jose Alvarado steals)
Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
Micah Peavy misses driving floating jump shot
Jose Alvarado enters the game for Jeremiah Fears
Pelicans Full timeout
Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
Cameron Johnson defensive rebound
Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Peyton Watson offensive rebound
Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Micah Peavy enters the game for Herbert Jones
Herbert Jones personal foul
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2
Nikola Jokic shooting foul
Pelicans defensive team rebound
Zion Williamson blocks Jamal Murray 's 6-foot driving layup
Trey Murphy III makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
Peyton Watson makes 4-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
Jeremiah Fears blocks Peyton Watson 's 4-foot two point shot
Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot
Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 1
Herbert Jones shooting foul
Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Cameron Johnson assists)
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Zion Williamson misses two point shot
Zion Williamson defensive rebound
Peyton Watson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Derik Queen offensive rebound
Trey Murphy III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Derik Queen makes two point shot (Herbert Jones assists)
Trey Murphy III defensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses layup
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jamal Murray makes 13-foot two point shot
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Zion Williamson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Derik Queen offensive rebound
Zeke Nnaji blocks Zion Williamson 's 2-foot two point shot
Zion Williamson offensive rebound
Herbert Jones misses driving layup
Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Bruce Brown
Zion Williamson enters the game for Saddiq Bey
Start of the 3rd Quarter
End of the 2nd Quarter
Peyton Watson makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three pointer
Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 2 of 2
Jeremiah Fears makes free throw 1 of 2
Bruce Brown personal foul
Cameron Johnson makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
Derik Queen makes 11-foot two point shot
Peyton Watson out of bounds bad pass turnover
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Herbert Jones shooting foul
Cameron Johnson defensive rebound
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point shot
Derik Queen defensive rebound
Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Jeremiah Fears misses 22-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic turnover
Nikola Jokic offensive foul
Derik Queen makes driving layup
Bruce Brown makes free throw 2 of 2
Saddiq Bey enters the game for Zion Williamson
Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 2
Zion Williamson shooting foul
Nikola Jokic makes technical free throw
Jamal Murray enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas
Zion Williamson technical foul
Nuggets Full timeout
Zion Williamson turnover
Zion Williamson offensive foul
Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Peyton Watson offensive rebound
Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III makes 30-foot three point jumper (Derik Queen assists)
Cameron Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Peyton Watson assists)
Derik Queen makes free throw 1 of 1
Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul
Derik Queen makes driving dunk
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Zion Williamson shooting foul
Derik Queen makes 1-foot dunk (Zion Williamson assists)
Zion Williamson defensive rebound
Bruce Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Trey Murphy III enters the game for Yves Missi
Derik Queen enters the game for Micah Peavy
Nuggets offensive team rebound
Bruce Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Yves Missi shooting foul
Zion Williamson bad pass (Peyton Watson steals)
Micah Peavy defensive rebound
Jonas Valanciunas misses 7-foot two point shot
Micah Peavy personal foul
Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
Micah Peavy misses 23-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Yves Missi personal foul
Yves Missi makes free throw 2 of 2
Pelicans offensive team rebound
Yves Missi misses free throw 1 of 2
Cameron Johnson shooting foul
Yves Missi offensive rebound
Yves Missi misses dunk
Yves Missi offensive rebound
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jamal Murray
Bruce Brown enters the game for Zeke Nnaji
Pelicans Full timeout
Zeke Nnaji personal foul
Jonas Valanciunas makes 10-foot two point shot
Zion Williamson makes driving layup
Peyton Watson makes dunk (Jamal Murray assists)
Jeremiah Fears makes 8-foot two point shot
Cameron Johnson enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.
Jamal Murray loose ball foul
Pelicans offensive team rebound
Herbert Jones misses 23-foot jumper
Herbert Jones enters the game for Jose Alvarado
Jamal Murray personal foul
Yves Missi defensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses driving layup
Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
Micah Peavy enters the game for Trey Murphy III
Pelicans offensive team rebound
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
Peyton Watson shooting foul
Zion Williamson offensive rebound
Yves Missi misses tip shot
Yves Missi offensive rebound
Jose Alvarado misses driving layup
Jose Alvarado offensive rebound
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2
Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Bruce Brown
Jeremiah Fears enters the game for Kevon Looney
Yves Missi enters the game for Saddiq Bey
Zion Williamson enters the game for Jordan Hawkins
Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2
Kevon Looney shooting foul
Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper
Peyton Watson makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
Jordan Hawkins bad pass (Bruce Brown steals)
Kevon Looney defensive rebound
Trey Murphy III blocks Tim Hardaway Jr. 's 2-foot two point shot
Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
Trey Murphy III misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kevon Looney defensive rebound
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 23-foot three point shot
Bruce Brown defensive rebound
Jordan Hawkins misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Peyton Watson enters the game for Spencer Jones
Pelicans defensive team rebound
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jordan Hawkins assists)
Jamal Murray makes 2-foot layup (Bruce Brown assists)
Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
Kevon Looney misses 15-foot jumper
Kevon Looney defensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
Kevon Looney shooting foul
Jamal Murray makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound
Jordan Hawkins misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jonas Valanciunas makes 14-foot jumper
Jordan Hawkins makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Kevon Looney assists)
Kevon Looney offensive rebound
Jose Alvarado misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic
Trey Murphy III enters the game for Micah Peavy
Start of the 2nd Quarter
End of the 1st Quarter
Pelicans offensive team rebound
Saddiq Bey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jose Alvarado defensive rebound
Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot
Saddiq Bey turnover
Saddiq Bey offensive charge
Jose Alvarado defensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Saddiq Bey makes free throw 2 of 2
Pelicans offensive team rebound
Saddiq Bey misses free throw 1 of 2
Spencer Jones shooting foul
Kevon Looney enters the game for Derik Queen
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Derik Queen lost ball turnover (Bruce Brown steals)
Bruce Brown makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Jordan Hawkins misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Spencer Jones personal foul
Jamal Murray enters the game for Cameron Johnson
Pelicans Full timeout
Bruce Brown makes 2-foot two point shot (Spencer Jones assists)
Derik Queen lost ball turnover (Spencer Jones steals)
Nikola Jokic makes driving layup
Jordan Hawkins makes 21-foot running pullup jump shot (Saddiq Bey assists)
Saddiq Bey defensive rebound
Derik Queen blocks Nikola Jokic 's 1-foot driving dunk
Nuggets defensive team rebound
Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point jumper
Derik Queen defensive rebound
Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
Derik Queen enters the game for Yves Missi
Micah Peavy enters the game for Herbert Jones
Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
Yves Missi shooting foul
Jordan Hawkins makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Herbert Jones assists)
Yves Missi defensive goaltending violation
Cameron Johnson makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Yves Missi misses driving layup
Nikola Jokic makes 5-foot two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)
Herbert Jones makes 20-foot jumper (Jose Alvarado assists)
Spencer Jones enters the game for Jamal Murray
Jordan Hawkins enters the game for Trey Murphy III
Jose Alvarado enters the game for Jeremiah Fears
Pelicans Full timeout
Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Jeremiah Fears misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Bruce Brown enters the game for Zeke Nnaji
Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Peyton Watson
Saddiq Bey enters the game for Zion Williamson
Nikola Jokic out of bounds bad pass turnover
Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
Herbert Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nikola Jokic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
Herbert Jones makes 26-foot three point jumper (Yves Missi assists)
Yves Missi offensive rebound
Zion Williamson misses driving layup
Yves Missi defensive rebound
Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yves Missi makes dunk
Yves Missi offensive rebound
Jeremiah Fears misses two point shot
Jamal Murray bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)
Yves Missi makes tip shot
Yves Missi offensive rebound
Zion Williamson misses two point shot
Peyton Watson bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)
Jeremiah Fears makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Yves Missi assists)
Cameron Johnson makes driving layup
Yves Missi enters the game for Derik Queen
Nuggets Full timeout
Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot
Jeremiah Fears defensive rebound
Peyton Watson misses two point shot
Peyton Watson offensive rebound
Zeke Nnaji misses 22-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes 2-foot two point shot
Zion Williamson defensive rebound
Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Herbert Jones loose ball foul
Nuggets defensive team rebound
Jeremiah Fears misses 26-foot three point shot
Nikola Jokic bad pass (Trey Murphy III steals)
Trey Murphy III makes 1-foot two point shot (Derik Queen assists)
Derik Queen defensive rebound
Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 2 of 2
Trey Murphy III makes free throw 1 of 2
Peyton Watson shooting foul
Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
Derik Queen bad pass (Zeke Nnaji steals)
Derik Queen offensive rebound
Derik Queen misses driving layup
Pelicans defensive team rebound
Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Zion Williamson makes two point shot
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover (Zion Williamson steals)
Zion Williamson makes 1-foot dunk (Herbert Jones assists)
Peyton Watson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Derik Queen misses driving floating jump shot
Peyton Watson makes 3-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
Jeremiah Fears makes two point shot (Derik Queen assists)
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Herbert Jones steals)
Peyton Watson defensive rebound
Derik Queen misses 9-foot two point shot
Nikola Jokic bad pass (Herbert Jones steals)
Derik Queen personal foul
Nikola Jokic vs. Derik Queen
Start of the 1st Quarter
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