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Nikola Jokic's 23rd triple-double of the season leads Nuggets over Pelicans 125-113
DENVER (AP) Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-high 36 points, Nikola Jokic added 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a career-high 41 points from Trey Murphy III to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-113 on Monday night.
Jamal Murray had 20 points and eight assists while Julian Strawther scored 15 points off the bench for Denver. In his first start of the season, Zeke Nnaji, filling in for the injured Aaron Gordon, had a season-high 12 points.
The triple-double was Jokic’s NBA-best 23rd of the season and ninth in his past 11 games.
Murphy scored 39 of New Orleans’ first 85 points, helping the Pelicans, who trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half, get within eight entering the fourth quarter. Murphy made 13 of his 21 shots, including eight of his 12 3s, while the rest of his team shot just 37.3% from the field.
CJ McCollum scored 30 points and Zion Williamson added 14 for the Pelicans.
Nuggets: Denver continued its rebound from a three-game losing streak, picking up its third consecutive victory and 11th win in its past 15 games to remain in fourth place in the Western Conference.
Pelicans: After a season-high four-game win streak offered some signs of hope, New Orleans had its sixth consecutive loss in an injury plagued season.
After a Murphy 3 tied the game at 21 in the first quarter, the Nuggets went on a 14-2 run and led for the rest of the night, with the Pelicans never getting closer than six.
With his career performance Monday, Murphy has averaged 37.7 points in his past three games while shooting 70.7% from the field and 63.6% from 3.
The Nuggets and Pelicans will have a rematch on Wednesday in Denver.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Yves Missi vs. Nikola Jokic (Zion Williamson gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 11:44 |  | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-0 |
| 11:44 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-0 |
| 11:26 | | +3 | Zeke Nnaji makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:15 | | CJ McCollum turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 11:12 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 11:06 | | CJ McCollum misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Javonte Green draws the foul) | ||
| 10:51 | | Javonte Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:51 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +1 | Javonte Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-3 |
| 10:34 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | +3 | Javonte Green makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 6-3 |
| 9:55 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point pullup jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 8-3 |
| 9:14 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Christian Braun assists) | 8-5 |
| 9:03 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | CJ McCollum misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:40 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point putback layup | 10-5 |
| 8:20 | | Christian Braun misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:19 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point tip layup | 10-7 |
| 8:03 | | +2 | Trey Murphy III makes two point driving layup (CJ McCollum assists) | 12-7 |
| 7:50 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:49 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Yves Missi turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 7:24 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running dunk (Christian Braun assists) | 12-9 |
| 7:09 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup (Christian Braun assists) | 12-11 |
| 6:46 | | Yves Missi misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 6:45 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point running layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 12-13 |
| 6:40 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:27 | | Jordan Hawkins turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Christian Braun assists) | 12-15 |
| 6:10 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Javonte Green offensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Javonte Green misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | CJ McCollum defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | CJ McCollum misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point alley-oop layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 12-17 |
| 5:16 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:11 | | Julian Strawther misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 12-19 |
| 4:37 | | +3 | Karlo Matkovic makes three point jump shot (Trey Murphy III assists) | 15-19 |
| 4:25 | | Karlo Matkovic personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists) | 18-19 |
| 3:48 | | CJ McCollum shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:48 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-20 |
| 3:48 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-21 |
| 3:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 3:32 | | +3 | Trey Murphy III makes three point jump shot (Karlo Matkovic assists) | 21-21 |
| 3:08 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving finger roll layup | 21-23 |
| 2:53 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:48 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-25 |
| 2:11 | | Jordan Hawkins turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 2:05 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Trey Murphy III steals) | ||
| 1:59 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 21-28 |
| 1:33 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:23 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:10 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 21-30 |
| 0:57 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Karlo Matkovic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:56 | | +1 | Karlo Matkovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-30 |
| 0:56 | | +1 | Karlo Matkovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-30 |
| 0:43 | | Karlo Matkovic personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:35 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Julian Strawther offensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:26 | | Nuggets delay of game violation | ||
| 0:26 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:26 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:26 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-31 |
| 0:08 | | Zion Williamson turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Pickett steals) | ||
| 0:03 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point alley-oop layup (Julian Strawther assists) | 23-33 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving finger roll layup | 23-35 |
| 11:17 | | +3 | Antonio Reeves makes three point jump shot (Javonte Green assists) | 26-35 |
| 11:00 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Jose Alvarado defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point cutting layup (Jose Alvarado assists) | 28-35 |
| 10:23 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating jump shot | 28-37 |
| 10:03 | | Zion Williamson misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:01 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running finger roll layup (Jalen Pickett assists) | 28-39 |
| 9:48 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point cutting dunk (Jose Alvarado assists) | 30-39 |
| 9:28 | | Jalen Pickett misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Yves Missi personal foul (Loose ball) (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists) | 30-41 |
| 9:22 | | Jose Alvarado shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | Julian Strawther misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:20 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Zeke Nnaji turnover (lost ball) (Zion Williamson steals) | ||
| 8:56 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 32-41 |
| 8:43 | | Julian Strawther turnover (bad pass) (Yves Missi steals) | ||
| 8:38 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point running finger roll layup | 34-41 |
| 8:17 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 34-43 |
| 7:52 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point pullup jump shot | 37-43 |
| 7:34 | | Christian Braun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | ||
| 7:33 | | DeAndre Jordan misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:32 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point driving dunk | 37-45 |
| 7:29 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:17 | | +2 | Jose Alvarado makes two point driving floating jump shot (Javonte Green assists) | 39-45 |
| 7:01 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Zeke Nnaji misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:56 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point tip layup | 39-47 |
| 6:38 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Pelicans offensive rebound | ||
| 6:24 | | Karlo Matkovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Karlo Matkovic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | Karlo Matkovic misses two point tip dunk | ||
| 6:16 | | Hunter Tyson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 39-50 |
| 5:48 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 5:46 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 39-52 |
| 5:21 |