Denver Nuggets @ New Orleans Hornets
WESTERN CONFERENCE 1st ROUND - GAME 3 • DEN leads series 2-1
54-28, 21-20 Away
93
54-28, 21-20 Away
49-33, 28-13 Home
95
49-33, 28-13 Home
Denver Nuggets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 38 | 25 | 10-24 | 1-2 | 4-8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | +7 |
| 38 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | +7 |
| 39 | 16 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 8-10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +1 |
| 17 | 7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +12 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 15 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -20 |
| 21 | 13 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 14 | 5-14 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | -8 |
93 | 30-74 | 9-21 | 24-35 | 44 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 29 | ||
41% | 43% | 69% |
New Orleans Hornets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 19 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -11 |
| 32 | 4 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -7 |
| 41 | 17 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -9 |
| 46 | 32 | 11-20 | 2-6 | 8-9 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 26 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +18 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 7-9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +10 |
| -- | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 |
95 | 30-69 | 7-20 | 28-35 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 29 | ||
43% | 35% | 80% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
New Orleans, LA
ESPN
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
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