125-113 victory over New Orleans Pelicans and Denver Nuggets to achieve 3 consecutive wins

The 2024/25 NBA regular season ushered in another focus game. The Denver Nuggets, playing at home, defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 125-113 with points scored by Michael Porter Jr., Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.

After the first quarter, the New Orleans Pelicans took the initiative to attack, and Trey Murphy III scored two 3-pointers to help the team take the lead. However, the Denver Nuggets launched a good counterattack after adjusting the rhythm and recovered a lot of points. Michael Porter Jr. also contributed 11 points to help the team lead the New Orleans Pelicans 33-23.

In the second quarter, the Denver Nuggets, who had lost their rhythm for a while, continued to organize their offense after readjusting their status and established a double-digit lead. Afterwards, the New Orleans Pelicans struggled to find opportunities to fight back, but still fell behind 50-68.

In the third quarter, the Denver Nuggets once again turned their lead back to double digits, and Nikola Jokic contributed 12 points in this quarter. However, Trey Murphy III scored 24 points in this quarter, including 5 3-pointers, helping the New Orleans Pelicans to counterattack. However, the Denver Nuggets still maintained a stable offense and continued to lead the New Orleans Pelicans 93-85.

In the fourth quarter, the game was in a stalemate, but Michael Porter Jr. recovered and contributed 10 points for the Denver Nuggets. Although McCollum scored 17 points to help the New Orleans Pelicans recover some points, the Denver Nuggets still found room to fight back.

In the end, the Denver Nuggets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 125-113 at home and won three consecutive games.

According to the data, Michael Porter Jr. scored 36 points and two assists for the Denver Nuggets in this campaign, Nikola Jokic scored 27 points and 10 assists, and Jamal Murray contributed 20 points and 8 assists.