Final

Denver Nuggets15-11132 winneratNew Orleans Pelicans5-25129

Sun, Dec 22, 7:00 PM ESTSmoothie King Center, New Orleans, LAAltitude 2 · GCSEN

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	T
DEN	28	31	22	38	13	132
NOP	29	38	26	26	10	129

Denver Nuggets

132

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.F	23	8	4	1	0	2	4	2-8	2-6	2-2	-10
Aaron GordonF	35	17	8	3	1	0	2	6-12	2-4	3-6	-6
Nikola JokićC	43	27	13	10	1	1	3	11-20	2-3	3-5	+6
Christian BraunG	39	10	6	5	2	0	1	4-8	0-1	2-2	+2
Jamal MurrayG	41	27	8	4	3	1	6	9-19	2-9	7-8	-5
Russell Westbrook	36	21	5	5	3	1	5	9-14	1-4	2-4	+6
Peyton Watson	18	5	5	5	0	2	1	2-5	0-1	1-1	+5
Julian Strawther	20	13	1	1	0	1	0	4-8	1-5	4-4	+20
DeAndre Jordan	10	4	4	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	-3
Team		132	54	34	10	8	22	49-97	10-33	24-32

DNP: PJ Hall (coach's decision), Spencer Jones (coach's decision), Zeke Nnaji (coach's decision), Jalen Pickett (coach's decision), Dario Šarić (coach's decision), Hunter Tyson (coach's decision)

New Orleans Pelicans

129

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Trey Murphy IIIF	27	21	8	3	2	0	2	9-16	3-7	0-0	+8
Herbert JonesF	39	8	6	6	4	1	4	3-8	0-2	2-2	+3
Yves MissiC	40	21	9	1	2	3	0	9-12	0-1	3-5	+4
CJ McCollumG	39	24	6	9	1	1	2	8-21	4-10	4-6	0
Dejounte MurrayG	44	17	8	15	6	1	2	7-24	0-6	3-5	-8
Jordan Hawkins	34	25	1	1	0	3	1	9-18	5-13	2-2	+3
Javonte Green	14	2	1	0	1	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	-12
Daniel Theis	13	3	3	2	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	1-1	-7
Brandon Boston	15	8	1	0	0	0	1	3-5	0-1	2-2	-6
Team		129	43	37	16	9	13	50-108	12-40	17-23

DNP: Jose Alvarado (injury/illness), Antonio Reeves (coach's decision), Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · NOP: 17
Biggest lead · DEN: 5
Times tied: 8
Lead changes: 6
Longest run · NOP: 9

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How they entered this matchup

Rest edge: DENTravel tax: DENBody clock: DEN3 in 4: NOP

DEN has the rest edge with 69h between tipoffs, 46h more than NOP.
DEN is carrying the heavier travel load at 2,060 mi from its previous stop.
DEN is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 1h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
NOP is playing into a 3 in 4 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
DEN is in game 3 of 3 on the road with 1,370 mi already logged before tip.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	DEN	NOP
Record	15-11	5-25
Days rest	2 days edge	B2B
Hours rest	69h	23h
Rest swing	+46h	-46h
Travel in	2,060 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+2h	0h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 3 of 3	Homestand · 2 of 5
Miles before tip	1,370 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	B2B3 in 4
Fatigue Index	4	4

marks the side with the edge in that row.

How each side got here2,060 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

DEN

2,060 mi

Portland, ORNew Orleans, LA

DEN came from Portland, OR with 2,060 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.

Portland, OR to New Orleans, LA

NOP

0 mi

New Orleans, LANo travel

NOP stayed in New Orleans, LA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in New Orleans, LA

Where this game sitsroad 3 of 3 vs homestand 2 of 5

Where this game sits in the run

DEN

Road trip

DEN is on game 3 of 3 on the road, with 1,370 mi already behind it.

Game in segment3 of 3

Miles before tip1,370 mi

Segment miles3,429 mi

NOP

Homestand

NOP is in game 2 of 5 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 5

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: DENAltitude 2NOPGCSENin-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: DENAltitude Sports Radio 950 AMSiriusXMNOPWWL 870 AM

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