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NOP135
Final
141DEN
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Overtime4Q Comeback
New Orleans Pelicans
Away · Pelicans
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
135
Finalmargin6
141
Denver Nuggets
Home · Nuggets · Won
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Biggest Lead
NOP +23
Q2 · 7:00
Biggest Run
NOP 14-0
 
Lead Changes
2
3 ties
Half
NOP 73 · DEN 57
NOP led at the break

Game Story

Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.

Insight 01
DEN won by 6 in overtime.
Insight 02
NOP built the biggest lead at +23.
Insight 03
NOP had the biggest unanswered run (14-0).
Insight 04
DEN won Q4 37-18.
Scouting report
Findings from the tape
Observations from this game's PBP graph traversal. Vs-season baselines tell you what the opponent forced or what the data shows shifted from the norm.

Strongest signals

Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.

  • 01
    highScoring chainsOn NOP

    Murray got 15 of his 32 pts via pull-up jumpers (5 makes, 47% up 11 pp from season avg 36%).

    3 from drives (6 pts) · 2 from catch-and-shoot (6 pts)

  • 02
    medTurnover outcomesOn NOP

    NOP scored 13 pts off DEN's 11 turnovers (1.18 PPP allowed).

    6 of 11 TOVs (55%) led to a make.

  • 03
    medScoring chainsOn NOP

    Jokić got 9 of his 27 pts via catch-and-shoot (3 makes, 33%).

    4 from drives (8 pts) · 2 from cuts (4 pts)

  • 04
    medScoring chainsOn NOP

    Brazile got 9 of his 15 pts via catch-and-shoot (3 makes, 60% up 5 pp from season avg 55%).

    2 from putbacks (4 pts) · 1 from cuts (2 pts)

  • 05
    medScoring chainsOn DEN

    III got 9 of his 24 pts via catch-and-shoot (3 makes, 38%).

    3 from cuts (6 pts) · 2 from other actions (5 pts)

Quarter Flow

Per-quarter scoring and the running total.

NOPDEN
Q1
NOP +14
NOP38
DEN24
Running38–24
Q2
NOP +2
NOP35
DEN33
Running73–57
Q3
NOP +3
NOP35
DEN32
Running108–89
Q4
DEN +19
NOP18
DEN37
Running126–126
OT1
DEN +6
NOP9
DEN15
Running135–141

Box by Period

FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.

StatTeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1Total
FGNOP15/21 71%14/23 61%16/28 57%4/16 25%1/11 9%50/99 51%
DEN10/25 40%13/23 57%9/19 47%12/23 52%4/9 44%48/99 48%
3PNOP5/9 56%5/12 42%0/8 0%1/6 17%0/3 0%11/38 29%
DEN3/10 30%3/9 33%3/10 30%5/13 38%1/5 20%15/47 32%
FTNOP3/3 100%2/3 67%3/4 75%9/11 82%7/9 78%24/30 80%
DEN1/1 100%4/7 57%11/12 92%8/11 73%6/8 75%30/39 77%
REBNOP1210148650
DEN988141251
ASTNOP101292033
DEN6766126
TOVNOP5427018
DEN5221111
Paint PTSNOP2018264270
DEN1220810656

Game Flow

Margin over time — DEN ahead above the line, NOP below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (2) and ties (3).

DEN aheadNOP ahead
8-014-09-0Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Tied 8–8 · Q1 9:13NOP takes the lead 10–8 · Q1 8:13Tied 126–126 · Q4 0:16DEN takes the lead 126–127 · OT1 4:23Tied 128–128 · OT1 2:56DEN +6NOP +23+23−23

Rotations

Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.

Play-by-Play

Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.

Player Box Score

Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.

PlayerMINPTS ↓REBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3P+/-
Trey Murphy III
NOP · Starter
36:56266410410/174/8-17
Dejounte Murray
NOP · Starter
34:3222662129/181/6-16
Zion Williamson
NOP · Starter
32:3217122237/110/1-1
Derik Queen
NOP
24:3217820006/100/1+2
Saddiq Bey
NOP
25:2914431013/92/7-2
Jeremiah Fears
NOP · Starter
23:2910621034/120/2+8
Bennedict Mathurin
NOP
20:289440004/91/5-5
DeAndre Jordan
NOP · Starter
20:169920103/30/0-1
Jordan Poole
NOP
22:306371122/62/5-2
Karlo Matković
NOP
7:473000011/11/1-3
Herbert Jones
NOP
16:292311021/30/2+7
Julian Reese
NOP
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Malik Dia
NOP
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AJ Johnson
NOP
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Trendon Watford
NOP
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Jaron Pierre Jr.
NOP
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Yves Missi
NOP
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Bryce McGowens
NOP
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Four Factors

Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.

eFG · FTAr · OREB · TOV
eFG% · Effective field goal percentage
56.1%
56.1%
FTA Rate · Free throws per shot attempt
30.3%
39.4%
OREB% · Offensive rebound rate
27.5%
28.0%
TOV% · Possessions ending in turnover
13.8%
8.7%

Efficiency

ORTGDEN edge
NOP
115.0
DEN
118.3
Offensive rating · pts per 100 poss
DRTGDEN edge
NOP
118.3
DEN
115.0
Defensive rating · pts allowed per 100
TS%DEN edge
NOP
60.2%
DEN
60.7%
True shooting — 3PT and FT included
Pace—
NOP
107.2
DEN
107.2
Possessions per 48 min

Where the points came from

Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.

ChannelNOPDENEdge
In the paint7056NOP +14
Fast break2314NOP +9
Off turnovers1715NOP +2
2nd chance1624DEN +8

Player tracking

Movement and shot-creation breakdown.

MetricNOPDEN
Passes331302
Touches434405
Distance (mi)18.418.3
Pull-up FG23/51 (45%)21/52 (40%)
Catch & Shoot FG26/46 (57%)26/45 (58%)

Shot Chart

Both teams · shot-by-shot

Nikola Jokić — DEN madeDENChristian Braun — DEN madeDENDerik Queen — NOP madeNOPTrey Murphy III — NOP madeNOPJeremiah Fears — NOP missNOPNikola Jokić — DEN missDENJamal Murray — DEN missDENNikola Jokić — DEN madeDENTrevon Brazile — DEN missDENTrevon Brazile — DEN madeDENDerik Queen — NOP madeNOPNikola Jokić — DEN missDENJamal Murray — DEN madeDENDejounte Murray — NOP missNOPJamal Murray — DEN missDENDerik Queen — NOP missNOPSaddiq Bey — NOP missNOPNikola Jokić — DEN madeDENDejounte Murray — NOP missNOPJeremiah Fears — NOP missNOPDerik Queen — NOP madeNOPJeremiah Fears — NOP madeNOPAaron Gordon — DEN missDENSaddiq Bey — NOP missNOPZion Williamson — NOP madeNOPJordan Poole — NOP madeNOPJamal Murray — DEN madeDENJamal Murray — DEN madeDENDeAndre Jordan — NOP madeNOPJamal Murray — DEN missDENBennedict Mathurin — NOP madeNOPZion Williamson — NOP madeNOPJamal Murray — DEN madeDENJamal Murray — DEN madeDENDerik Queen — NOP madeNOPDejounte Murray — NOP madeNOPZion Williamson — NOP madeNOPDerik Queen — NOP missNOPDejounte Murray — NOP madeNOPJeremiah Fears — NOP madeNOPJeremiah Fears — NOP madeNOPTrey Murphy III — NOP madeNOPZion Williamson — NOP madeNOPAaron Gordon — DEN missDENMarvin Bagley III — DEN madeDENCam Whitmore — DEN madeDENTrey Murphy III — NOP madeNOPSaddiq Bey — NOP missNOPSaddiq Bey — NOP missNOPTrey Murphy III — NOP madeNOPAaron Gordon — DEN madeDENDejounte Murray — NOP madeNOPNikola Jokić — DEN missDENJeremiah Fears — NOP madeNOPAaron Gordon — DEN missDENChristian Braun — DEN madeDENJamal Murray — DEN missDENDejounte Murray — NOP madeNOPDejounte Murray — NOP missNOPBryce Hopkins — DEN madeDENSaddiq Bey — NOP missNOPJamal Murray — DEN madeDENDerik Queen — NOP madeNOPJamal Murray — DEN madeDENBennedict Mathurin — NOP madeNOPJamal Murray — DEN missDENChristian Braun — DEN madeDENTrey Murphy III — NOP missNOPDejounte Murray — NOP madeNOPTyus Jones — DEN missDENTrevon Brazile — DEN missDENJeremiah Fears — NOP missNOPHerbert Jones — NOP missNOPBennedict Mathurin — NOP missNOPJamal Murray — DEN missDENJeremiah Fears — NOP missNOPBennedict Mathurin — NOP missNOPTrey Murphy III — NOP missNOPCam Whitmore — DEN missDENTrey Murphy III — NOP madeNOPNikola Jokić — DEN missDENKarlo Matković — NOP madeNOPNikola Jokić — DEN madeDENSaddiq Bey — NOP madeNOPTrevon Brazile — DEN missDENAaron Gordon — DEN missDENAaron Gordon — DEN madeDENDejounte Murray — NOP madeNOPChristian Braun — DEN missDENDeMar DeRozan — DEN missDENHerbert Jones — NOP madeNOPDejounte Murray — NOP madeNOPTrey Murphy III — NOP missNOPNikola Jokić — DEN missDENZion Williamson — NOP madeNOPHerbert Jones — NOP missNOPDeAndre Jordan — NOP madeNOPJeremiah Fears — NOP missNOPNikola Jokić — DEN missDENDeMar DeRozan — DEN madeDENCam Whitmore — DEN madeDENDerik Queen — NOP madeNOPMarvin Bagley III — DEN madeDENNikola Jokić — DEN missDENJordan Poole — NOP madeNOPNikola Jokić — DEN madeDENTrevon Brazile — DEN missDENBryce Hopkins — DEN missDENDeMar DeRozan — DEN madeDENNikola Jokić — DEN madeDENDeMar DeRozan — DEN missDENNikola Jokić — DEN madeDENJamal Murray — DEN madeDENNikola Jokić — DEN missDENDeMar DeRozan — DEN missDENChristian Braun — DEN madeDENTrevon Brazile — DEN madeDENTrevon Brazile — DEN madeDENJamal Murray — DEN missDENBennedict Mathurin — NOP madeNOPChristian Braun — DEN missDENTrey Murphy III — NOP madeNOPAaron Gordon — DEN missDENJamal Murray — DEN madeDENTrey Murphy III — NOP madeNOPTrevon Brazile — DEN madeDENTrey Murphy III — NOP missNOPJeremiah Fears — NOP missNOPNikola Jokić — DEN madeDENJamal Murray — DEN missDENDejounte Murray — NOP madeNOPZion Williamson — NOP madeNOPDejounte Murray — NOP missNOPZion Williamson — NOP missNOPCam Whitmore — DEN missDENDeMar DeRozan — DEN missDENTrey Murphy III — NOP madeNOPDeMar DeRozan — DEN missDENJamal Murray — DEN missDENTrevon Brazile — DEN madeDENJamal Murray — DEN missDENNikola Jokić — DEN missDENSaddiq Bey — NOP madeNOPDeMar DeRozan — DEN missDENChristian Braun — DEN missDENTrey Murphy III — NOP missNOPJordan Poole — NOP missNOPJeremiah Fears — NOP missNOPTrevon Brazile — DEN madeDENDejounte Murray — NOP missNOPNikola Jokić — DEN missDENNikola Jokić — DEN missDENChristian Braun — DEN madeDENChristian Braun — DEN missDENDejounte Murray — NOP missNOPZion Williamson — NOP missNOPJordan Poole — NOP missNOPTrevon Brazile — DEN missDENNikola Jokić — DEN madeDENSaddiq Bey — NOP madeNOPBennedict Mathurin — NOP madeNOPAaron Gordon — DEN missDENZion Williamson — NOP madeNOPTrey Murphy III — NOP missNOPDejounte Murray — NOP missNOPJamal Murray — DEN missDENZion Williamson — NOP missNOPJamal Murray — DEN madeDENJamal Murray — DEN madeDENChristian Braun — DEN madeDENDejounte Murray — NOP madeNOPJordan Poole — NOP missNOPDerik Queen — NOP missNOPJamal Murray — DEN madeDENChristian Braun — DEN madeDENBennedict Mathurin — NOP missNOPBennedict Mathurin — NOP missNOPDerik Queen — NOP missNOPJeremiah Fears — NOP missNOPDeMar DeRozan — DEN madeDENNikola Jokić — DEN madeDENBennedict Mathurin — NOP missNOPCam Whitmore — DEN missDENTrey Murphy III — NOP missNOPTrey Murphy III — NOP madeNOPDejounte Murray — NOP missNOPDeAndre Jordan — NOP madeNOPNikola Jokić — DEN madeDENNikola Jokić — DEN madeDENJordan Poole — NOP missNOPSaddiq Bey — NOP missNOPDejounte Murray — NOP missNOPJamal Murray — DEN missDENJamal Murray — DEN missDENZion Williamson — NOP missNOPTrey Murphy III — NOP madeNOPDeMar DeRozan — DEN madeDENAaron Gordon — DEN missDEN
New Orleans Pelicans50/99 · 50.5%
Denver Nuggets48/99 · 48.5%
mademissedteam · result
DEN 48/99 (48.5%) · NOP 50/99 (50.5%) — NOP ahead on volume and accuracy.
Possession DNA
Possession DNA
Clutch

Last 5:00 of Q4 + OT1, score within 5

Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.

DEN won clutch · 13–19
NOP
13
clutch pts
DEN
19
clutch pts
119–114 → 135–141
Clutch events
Q4
2:45
FOUL
Williamson Offensive Charge Foul (P3) (J.Butler)
Q4
2:45
TOV
Williamson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T15)
Q4
2:31
MISS
MISS Gordon 3' Dunk; Williamson BLOCK (2 BLK)
Q4
2:22
FOUL
Jokic Personal Take Foul (P2.PN) (S.Foster)
Q4
2:22
PTS120 - 114
Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Q4
2:01
FOUL
Jokic Personal Take Foul (P3.PN) (S.Foster)
Q4
2:01
MISS
MISS Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2
Q4
2:01
PTS122 - 116
Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Q4
1:19
PTS126 - 119
Williamson 16' Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS)
Q4
0:55
TOV
Williamson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T16)
Q4
0:48
PTS126 - 124
Gordon 3' Alley Oop Dunk (7 PTS) (Jokic 10 AST)
Q4
0:32
TOV
Williamson Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T17); Brazile STEAL (1 STL)
Q4
0:16
FOUL
Murray S.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Foster)
Q4
0:16
PTS126 - 125
Murray Free Throw 1 of 3 (41 PTS)
Q4
0:16
MISS
MISS Murray Free Throw 2 of 3
Q4
0:16
PTS126 - 126
Murray Free Throw 3 of 3 (42 PTS)
Q4
0:16
PLAY
Pelicans Timeout: Regular (Reg.6 Short 0)
Q4
0:01
TOV
Murphy III Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T18)
OT1
4:48
MISS
MISS Bey 25' 3PT Jump Shot; Brazile BLOCK (2 BLK)
OT1
4:23
MISS
MISS Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
OT1
4:23
FOUL
Williamson S.FOUL (P4.T1) (N.Cearley)
OT1
4:23
PTS126 - 127
Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
OT1
4:23
PTS126 - 128
Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
OT1
4:06
MISS
MISS Murray 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
OT1
3:58
TOV
Brazile Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T12); Bey STEAL (1 STL)
OT1
3:55
MISS
MISS Bey 3' Layup; Jokic BLOCK (3 BLK)
OT1
3:51
MISS
MISS Gordon 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
OT1
3:38
MISS
MISS Queen 18' Jump Shot
OT1
3:30
MISS
MISS Queen 3' Driving Layup
OT1
3:11
MISS
MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
OT1
2:56
FOUL
Brazile S.FOUL (P3.T1) (N.Cearley)
OT1
2:56
PTS127 - 128
Murphy III Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
OT1
2:56
PTS128 - 128
Murphy III Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
OT1
2:56
PLAY
NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 8 Short 0)
OT1
2:36
PTS128 - 130
Jokic 6' Turnaround Jump Shot (31 PTS)
OT1
2:11
FOUL
Jokic S.FOUL (P4.T2) (J.Butler)
OT1
2:11
PTS129 - 130
Bey Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
OT1
2:11
MISS
MISS Bey Free Throw 2 of 2
OT1
2:00
MISS
MISS Murray 16' Pullup Jump Shot
OT1
1:41
MISS
MISS Williamson 14' Pullup Jump Shot
OT1
1:31
FOUL
Queen P.FOUL (P3.T2) (S.Foster)
OT1
1:25
PTS129 - 133
Brazile 24' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Murray 6 AST)
OT1
1:12
MISS
MISS Murray 25' 3PT Turnaround Jump Shot
OT1
1:09
FOUL
Bey S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Foster)
OT1
1:09
PTS129 - 134
Brazile Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
OT1
1:09
MISS
MISS Brazile Free Throw 2 of 2
OT1
1:01
FOUL
Jokic Personal Take Foul (P5.T3) (N.Cearley)
OT1
0:50
PTS131 - 134
Queen 5' Driving Layup (17 PTS)
OT1
0:50
FOUL
Gordon S.FOUL (P3.PN) (N.Cearley)
OT1
0:50
PTS132 - 134
Queen Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
OT1
0:32
MISS
MISS Murray 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
OT1
0:28
PTS132 - 136
Jokic 4' Putback Layup (33 PTS)
OT1
0:25
FOUL
Murray S.FOUL (P3.PN) (S.Foster)
OT1
0:25
PTS133 - 136
Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
OT1
0:25
PTS134 - 136
Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
OT1
0:25
PLAY
NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 9 Short 0)
OT1
0:24
FOUL
Murphy III P.FOUL (P2.PN) (S.Foster)
OT1
0:24
PTS134 - 137
Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)
OT1
0:24
PTS134 - 138
Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)
OT1
0:15
MISS
MISS Murray 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
OT1
0:15
FOUL
Brazile S.FOUL (P4.PN) (S.Foster)
OT1
0:15
PTS135 - 138
Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
OT1
0:15
MISS
MISS Murray Free Throw 2 of 2
OT1
0:11
FOUL
Williamson P.FOUL (P5.PN) (S.Foster)
OT1
0:11
PTS135 - 139
Brazile Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
OT1
0:11
MISS
MISS Brazile Free Throw 2 of 2
OT1
0:09
PTS135 - 141
Brazile 8' Putback Layup (17 PTS)
Clutch box · from play-by-play
NOPMINPTSFGFTTOV+/-
4:3031/31/10-3
6:1930/33/40-6
1:3320/02/30-2
6:1921/20/03-6
6:1920/02/21-6
5:5610/21/20-7
0:2300/00/00+2
0:1600/00/00-2
DENMINPTSFGFTTOV+/-
6:1982/34/40+6
6:1972/22/41+6
6:1921/30/00+6
6:1920/32/30+6
6:1900/00/00+6

How it ended

Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of OT1.

NOP 129–130 DEN → 135–141
  1. 2:11
    PTSNOP129–130 · DEN +1
    Bey Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
  2. 2:11
    MISSNOP129–130 · DEN +1
    MISS Bey Free Throw 2 of 2
  3. 2:00
    MISSDEN129–130 · DEN +1
    MISS Murray 16' Pullup Jump Shot
  4. 1:41
    MISSNOP129–130 · DEN +1
    MISS Williamson 14' Pullup Jump Shot
  5. 1:25
    PTSDEN129–133 · DEN +4
    Brazile 24' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Murray 6 AST)
  6. 1:12
    MISSNOP129–133 · DEN +4
    MISS Murray 25' 3PT Turnaround Jump Shot
  7. 1:09
    PTSDEN129–134 · DEN +5
    Brazile Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
  8. 1:09
    MISSDEN129–134 · DEN +5
    MISS Brazile Free Throw 2 of 2
  9. 0:50
    PTSNOP131–134 · DEN +3
    Queen 5' Driving Layup (17 PTS)
  10. 0:50
    PTSNOP132–134 · DEN +2
    Queen Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
  11. 0:32
    MISSDEN132–134 · DEN +2
    MISS Murray 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
  12. 0:28
    PTSDEN132–136 · DEN +4
    Jokic 4' Putback Layup (33 PTS)
  13. 0:25
    PTSNOP133–136 · DEN +3
    Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
  14. 0:25
    PTSNOP134–136 · DEN +2
    Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
  15. 0:24
    PTSDEN134–137 · DEN +3
    Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)
  16. 0:24
    PTSDEN134–138 · DEN +4
    Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)
  17. 0:15
    MISSNOP134–138 · DEN +4
    MISS Murray 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
  18. 0:15
    PTSNOP135–138 · DEN +3
    Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
  19. 0:15
    MISSNOP135–138 · DEN +3
    MISS Murray Free Throw 2 of 2
  20. 0:11
    PTSDEN135–139 · DEN +4
    Brazile Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
  21. 0:11
    MISSDEN135–139 · DEN +4
    MISS Brazile Free Throw 2 of 2
  22. 0:09
    PTSDEN135–141 · DEN +6
    Brazile 8' Putback Layup (17 PTS)
  23. 0:07
    MISSNOP135–141 · DEN +6
    MISS Bey 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  24. 0:03
    MISSNOP135–141 · DEN +6
    MISS Murphy III 3' Putback Layup