135-141Final/OTSaturday 24 October 2026

New Orleans Pelicans at Denver Nuggets Box Score

The Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 on Saturday 24 October 2026 in overtime, a margin of 6. Trey Murphy III led the New Orleans Pelicans with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets with 42 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. The lead changed hands 2 times.

Score by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
NOP0-3	38	35	35	18	9	135
DEN1-1	24	33	32	37	15	141

Lead changes: 2
Times tied: 5
Largest lead: NOP +23
Best run: NOP 12-0

Game leaders

Trey Murphy III26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
26
Points
Jamal Murray42 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST
42
DeAndre Jordan9 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
9
Rebounds
Nikola Jokic35 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST
15
Jordan Poole6 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST
7
Assists
Nikola Jokic35 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST
10

Game flow

DEN ahead

NOP ahead

+25

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT

Player
Trey Murphy IIIF	36	26	6	4	1	0	4	2	10-17	4-8	2-2	3	3	-17
Dejounte MurrayG	34	22	6	6	2	1	2	2	9-18	1-6	3-4	1	5	-16
Zion WilliamsonF	32	17	1	2	2	2	3	5	7-11	0-1	3-5	1	0	-1
Saddiq BeyF	25	14	4	3	1	0	1	1	3-9	2-7	6-8	0	4	-2
Derik QueenC	24	17	8	2	0	0	0	3	6-10	0-1	5-5	2	6	+2
Jeremiah FearsG	23	10	6	2	1	0	3	3	4-12	0-2	2-2	2	4	+8
Jordan PooleG	22	6	3	7	1	1	2	3	2-6	2-5	0-0	1	2	-2
DeAndre JordanC	20	9	9	2	0	1	0	0	3-3	0-0	3-4	1	8	-1
Bennedict MathurinG-F	20	9	4	4	0	0	0	2	4-9	1-5	0-0	2	2	-5
Herbert JonesF	16	2	3	1	1	0	2	5	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	2	+7
Karlo MatkovicF-C	7	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	-3
Team		135	50	33	9	5	18	29	50-99 50.5%	11-38 28.9%	24-30 80.0%	14	36

Did not play:Trendon Watford, Bryce McGowens, AJ Johnson, Julian Reese

Team stats

NOPDEN

50-99 (50.5%)Field goals48-99 (48.5%)
11-38 (28.9%)Three-pointers15-47 (31.9%)
24-30 (80.0%)Free throws30-39 (76.9%)
56.1%Effective FG%56.1%
60.2%True shooting60.7%
50 (14)Rebounds51 (14)
33Assists26
18Turnovers11
9Steals9
5Blocks6
29Fouls28
116.2Offensive rating124.6

Pace 106.9 possessions per 48 minutes.

Against the line

Spread: DEN -11.5; NOP covered (DEN by 6)
Total: 239.5; 276 scored: Over
Our projection: DEN by 6.2; Total 237.8

First basket, rebound and assist

First basketAaron GordonAaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
DENQ1 11:05
First reboundDeAndre JordanDeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
NOPQ1 11:43
First assistNikola JokicAaron Gordon makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
DENQ1 11:05

Props: line, projection and result

Player	Line	Proj	Actual
Nikola JokicDEN	27.5	25.3	35
Jamal MurrayDEN	23.5	23.4	42
Christian BraunDEN	12.5	13	15
Aaron GordonDEN	16.5	11.3	7
Trey Murphy IIINOP	16.5	18.5	26
Dejounte MurrayNOP	16.5	11.5	22
Zion WilliamsonNOP	18.5	19.5	17
Derik QueenNOP	11.5	1.4	17
DeMar DeRozanDEN	14.5	20.2	12
Jeremiah FearsNOP	12.5	11.1	10

The over landed on 6 of 10 main lines. Our projection was on the right side of 4 of 10.

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Quick answers3 questions

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

New Orleans Pelicans 135, Denver Nuggets 141 on Saturday 24 October 2026, after overtime. The Denver Nuggets won by 6. By quarter: Q1 38-24, Q2 35-33, Q3 35-32, Q4 18-37, OT 9-15 (away first).

Who led the New Orleans Pelicans and the Denver Nuggets?

Trey Murphy III led the New Orleans Pelicans with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Jamal Murray led the Denver Nuggets with 42 points, 3 rebounds and 6 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 11.5-point favourites with a total of 239.5. The New Orleans Pelicans covered. The 276 points scored went over the total.