104-91FinalWednesday 28 October 2026

Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans Box Score

The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 104-91 on Wednesday 28 October 2026, a margin of 13. Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets with 23 points, 1 rebounds and 6 assists. Zion Williamson led the New Orleans Pelicans with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. The lead changed hands 0 times.

Score by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DEN2-2	37	20	22	25	104
NOP0-4	18	27	28	18	91

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 0
Largest lead: DEN +22
Best run: NOP 10-0

Game leaders

Jamal Murray23 PTS, 1 REB, 6 AST
23
Points
Zion Williamson25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
25
Nikola Jokic21 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST
13
Rebounds
Derik Queen11 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
12
Nikola Jokic21 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST
10
Assists
Dejounte Murray10 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
5

Game flow

NOP ahead

DEN ahead

+25

Q1Q2Q3Q4

Player
Jamal MurrayG	38	23	1	6	0	2	1	3	9-19	5-11	0-0	0	1	+11
Christian BraunG	35	15	0	4	3	1	2	4	6-13	3-8	0-0	0	0	+15
Nikola JokicC	34	21	13	10	1	0	7	4	8-13	0-0	5-5	2	11	+17
Trevon BrazileF	31	11	8	0	1	1	1	1	5-9	1-3	0-0	2	6	+14
Aaron GordonF	30	15	11	3	1	0	0	1	3-10	2-6	7-8	0	11	+15
DeMar DeRozanG	25	6	2	5	2	0	1	3	1-6	0-0	4-4	0	2	+2
Marvin Bagley IIIF	18	8	5	1	1	1	1	2	3-6	0-1	2-2	0	5	-3
Bryce HopkinsF	13	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	-6
Tyus JonesG	10	5	0	1	2	0	1	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	0	0	0
Team		104	42	30	11	5	17	19	37-80 46.3%	12-31 38.7%	18-19 94.7%	5	37

Did not play:Zeke Nnaji, Cam Whitmore, DaRon Holmes II, Ryan Nembhard

Team stats

DENNOP

37-80 (46.3%)Field goals34-82 (41.5%)
12-31 (38.7%)Three-pointers7-30 (23.3%)
18-19 (94.7%)Free throws16-22 (72.7%)
53.8%Effective FG%45.7%
58.9%True shooting49.6%
42 (5)Rebounds41 (8)
30Assists20
17Turnovers19
11Steals14
5Blocks3
19Fouls21
103.6Offensive rating88.6

Pace 103.7 possessions per 48 minutes.

Against the line

Spread: DEN -4.5; DEN covered (DEN by 13)
Total: 240.5; 195 scored: Under
Our projection: DEN by 1.4; Total 240.9

First basket, rebound and assist

First basketJamal MurrayJamal Murray makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
DENQ1 11:28
First reboundDeAndre JordanDeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
NOPQ1 11:02
First assistNikola JokicJamal Murray makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
DENQ1 11:28

Props: line, projection and result

Player	Line	Proj	Actual
Jamal MurrayDEN	23.5	23.7	23
Christian BraunDEN	12.5	12.8	15
Nikola JokicDEN	26.5	25.1	21
Zion WilliamsonNOP	18.5	19.9	25
Trevon BrazileDEN	7.5	3.7	11
Aaron GordonDEN	16.5	10.6	15
Dejounte MurrayNOP	17.5	16.4	10
Trey Murphy IIINOP	17.5	19.2	6
Saddiq BeyNOP	11.5	17.3	9
DeMar DeRozanDEN	14.5	18.9	6
Derik QueenNOP	10.5	2.9	11
Jeremiah FearsNOP	12.5	11.1	11
Bennedict MathurinNOP	8.5	11.4	5

The over landed on 4 of 13 main lines. Our projection was on the right side of 6 of 13.

Game preview and odds →Denver Nuggets →New Orleans Pelicans →

Quick answers3 questions

What was the final score of Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans?

Denver Nuggets 104, New Orleans Pelicans 91 on Wednesday 28 October 2026. The Denver Nuggets won by 13. By quarter: Q1 37-18, Q2 20-27, Q3 22-28, Q4 25-18 (away first).

Who led the Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Pelicans?

Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets with 23 points, 1 rebounds and 6 assists. Zion Williamson led the New Orleans Pelicans with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Every player's line, with the shooting splits, plus-minus and the advanced figures, is in the two team tables.

Did the Denver Nuggets cover the spread?

The market had the Denver Nuggets as 4.5-point favourites with a total of 240.5. The Denver Nuggets covered. The 195 points scored went under the total.