Denver NuggetsNuggets11-3
125FinalNov 19, 2025
New Orleans PelicansPelicans2-13
118TVAltitude SportsStreamGCSENPelicans.comNBA League Pass
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-offMoneyline
DEN−600
NO+400
Spread
DEN −10.5−110
NO +10.5−110
Total O/U
Over 234.5−105
Under 234.5−115
- Spread: Pelicans +10.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 234.5 (243 points).
Recap
The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 125-118 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Nov 19, 2025 to move to 11-3.
The lead changed hands 11 times.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 125 |
| NO | 30 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 118 |
Team stats
DENNO
- FG
- 46-83
- 44-98
- 3PT
- 11-31
- 7-34
- FT
- 22-27
- 23-31
- Rebounds
- 41
- 44
- Assists
- 35
- 25
- Turnovers
- 20
- 12
Top performers
Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Points
Peyton Watson32
Derik Queen30
Assists
Nikola Jokic12
Zion Williamson5
Rebounds
Peyton Watson12
Derik Queen9
Player stats
Nuggets · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson F | 32 | 14 | 6-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +2 |
| Zeke Nnaji F | 27 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -18 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 34 | 28 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | +9 |
| Jamal Murray G | 36 | 16 | 5-14 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 |
| Peyton Watson G | 34 | 32 | 13-19 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | +3 |
| Spencer Jones F | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +6 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 16 | 14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 23 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +11 |
| Bruce Brown G | 27 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +22 |
Pelicans · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Jones F | 29 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | +8 |
| Zion Williamson F | 29 | 14 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | +14 |
| Trey Murphy III F | 36 | 23 | 7-14 | 5-12 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 |
| Derik Queen C | 30 | 30 | 12-18 | 1-2 | 5-8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Fears G | 25 | 16 | 7-15 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 |
| Kevon Looney F | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
| Yves Missi C | 12 | 7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | -3 |
| Jose Alvarado G | 19 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -13 |
| Saddiq Bey G | 19 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -21 |
| Micah Peavy G | 17 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Hawkins G | 18 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
Game info
VenueSmoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Attendance16,484
OfficialsReferee: James Capers · Referee: Ray Acosta · Referee: Pat O'Connell
TVAltitude Sports · local
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