Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans
Final
Recap
NEW ORLEANS – Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his 200th career triple-double in the regular season, and the Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 104-91 victory over the winless New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. Jamal Murray scored 23 points, and Aaron Gordon added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets, who swept a two-game, home-and-home series with New Orleans. After overcoming a 23-point deficit on to beat the Pelicans in Denver on Saturday, the Nuggets this time raced to a 22-point lead in the first half and maintained a comfortable margin most of the way.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteDEN -167 · 61% to win
WonSpreadDEN -4.5
CoveredTotalO/U 241 · 195 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
46%Field goal %41%
39%3-point %23%
95%Free throw %73%
42Rebounds41
5Offensive rebounds8
30Assists20
11Steals14
5Blocks3
17Turnovers19
19Fouls21
Box score
Players
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Bagley IIIF | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryce HopkinsF | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian BraunG | 36 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tyus JonesG | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMar DeRozanG | 26 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Trevon BrazileF | 32 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 38 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nikola JokicC | 34 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Aaron GordonF | 31 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| Totals | 241 | 104 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 80 | 12 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 19 |