National Basketball Association

FINAL Saturday, October 24, 2026
New Orleans Pelicans 135
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Denver Nuggets 141
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Match Report

Jokic has triple-double, Murray scores 42 points in Nuggets' OT victory over Pelicans

— Nikola Jokic scored eight of his 35 points in overtime and finished with 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and the short-handed Denver Nuggets rallied from down 23 to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

50-99
FG
48-99
51
Field Goal %
48
11-38
3PT
15-47
29
Three Point %
32
24-30
FT
30-39
80
Free Throw %
77
50
Rebounds
51
14
Offensive Rebounds
14
36
Defensive Rebounds
37
33
Assists
26
9
Steals
9
5
Blocks
6
18
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
1
18
Total Turnovers
12
0
Technical Fouls
1
0
Total Technical Fouls
1
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
15
Points Conceded Off Turnovers
17
23
Fast Break Points
14
70
Points in Paint
56
29
Fouls
28
23
Largest Lead
6
2
Lead Changes
2
83
Percent Led
11

Top Performers

NO

  • Trey Murphy III MIN 37 · PTS 26 · FG 10-17
  • Dejounte Murray MIN 35 · PTS 22 · FG 9-18
  • Zion Williamson MIN 33 · PTS 17 · FG 7-11
  • Derik Queen MIN 25 · PTS 17 · FG 6-10

DEN

  • Nikola Jokic MIN 44 · PTS 35 · FG 12-23
  • Jamal Murray MIN 43 · PTS 42 · FG 12-25
  • Christian Braun MIN 40 · PTS 15 · FG 7-11
  • Trevon Brazile MIN 28 · PTS 17 · FG 6-11

Recent Plays

  1. 0.0 · OT End of Game
  2. 0.0 · OT End of the 1st Overtime
  3. 3.5 · OT Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
  4. 3.5 · OT Trey Murphy III misses two point shot
  5. 7.3 · OT Trey Murphy III offensive rebound
  6. 7.3 · OT Saddiq Bey misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
  7. 9.5 · OT Pelicans Full timeout
  8. 9.5 · OT Trevon Brazile makes two point shot

Highlights

01:59 New Orleans Pelicans vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:23 Nikola Jokic somehow gets the and-1 to fall Watch on ESPN 00:26 Nikola Jokic fights off defender for and-1 Watch on ESPN 00:25 Trevon Brazile knocks down the trey Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

DEN leads series 1-0

Injuries

Denver Nuggets

  • Cameron Johnson Out
  • Alpha Diallo Out
  • Spencer Jones Out
  • Julian Strawther Out

New Orleans Pelicans

  • Yves Missi Out

NBA News

All news
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