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Final
Denver Nuggets
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3PT | FT | Stl | Blk | TO | +/- | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola JokicC | 43 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 11-20 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +6 | – |
| Jamal MurrayG | 41 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 9-19 | 2-9 | 7-8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | – |
| Christian BraunG | 39 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | – |
| Aaron GordonF | 35 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | – |
| Michael Porter Jr.F | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -10 | – |
| Russell WestbrookG | 36 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 9-14 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +6 | – |
| Julian StrawtherG | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +20 | – |
| Peyton WatsonG | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +5 | – |
| DeAndre JordanC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | – |
| Team | 132 | 54 | 34 | 49-97 | 10-33 | 24-32 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
Did not play: Dario Saric (coach's decision), Hunter Tyson (coach's decision), Zeke Nnaji (coach's decision), Spencer Jones (coach's decision), PJ Hall (coach's decision), Jalen Pickett (coach's decision)
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3PT | FT | Stl | Blk | TO | +/- | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte MurrayG | 44 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 7-24 | 0-6 | 3-5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -8 | – |
| Yves MissiC | 40 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +4 | – |
| Herbert JonesF | 39 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +3 | – |
| CJ McCollumG | 39 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 8-21 | 4-10 | 4-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 27 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 9-16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +8 | – |
| Jordan HawkinsG | 34 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 9-18 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +3 | – |
| Brandon Boston Jr.G | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | – |
| Javonte GreenG | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | – |
| Daniel TheisC | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | – |
| Team | 129 | 43 | 37 | 50-108 | 12-40 | 17-23 | 16 | 9 | 13 |
Did not play: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (coach's decision), Jose Alvarado (left hamstring strain), Antonio Reeves (coach's decision)
Game grades for 12+ minutes: points added above a replacement-level player, ranked against every such game last season. Box score from ESPN.