Jamal Murray had 42 points, Nikola Jokic finished with 35 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and the host Denver Nuggets rallied from a 23-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 141-135 in overtime on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Jokic has 199 career regular-season triple-doubles, second to just-retired Russell Westbrook’s 209.<\/p>\n
Trevon Brazile scored seven of his 17 points in overtime and hit a corner 3-pointer late in the extra period, Christian Braun had 15 points in the game and DeMar DeRozan added 12 points for Denver.<\/p>\n
Trey Murphy III led the Pelicans with 26 points, Dejounte Murray had 22, Zion Williamson and Derik Queen contributed 17 each, Saddiq Bey scored 14 and Jeremiah Fears added 10.<\/p>\n
New Orleans led 124-116 with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter before Jokic and Murray hit 3-pointers and Aaron Gordon’s dunk made it a two-point game. Murray tied the game at 126 when he was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made 2 of 3 free throws with 16.8 seconds left, sending the game to overtime.<\/p>\n
Jokic’s two free throws in the first minute of overtime gave the Nuggets their first lead since the first quarter. His turnaround jumper in the lane made it 130-128. After Bey split a pair of free throws, Brazile drained a 3-pointer for a 133-129 advantage, and Denver closed it out.<\/p>\n
The Pelicans raced to a 53-30 lead midway through the second quarter, but the Nuggets rallied in the final six minutes to get within 71-57 before Williamson’s dunk in the final second made it a 16-point game at half.<\/p>\n
New Orleans’ lead was 19 heading into the fourth, but the Nuggets rallied.<\/p>\n
With Murray and Jokic on the bench, Denver cut the deficit to 112-101 on Brazile’s 3-pointer with 9:04 left, prompting a New Orleans timeout. The Pelicans extended the lead to 16 points at 118-102, but a 9-0 Nuggets run capped by Brazile’s putback dunk made it 118-111.<\/p>\n
The Nuggets played without Julian Strawther (knee sprain), Spencer Jones (hamstring), Cameron Johnson (sprained ankle) and rookie Alpha Diallo (sprained wrist).<\/p>\n
New Orleans was without center Yves Missi after he suffered a knee bruise in a loss at Utah on Friday night.<\/p>\n
–Field Level Media<\/p>\n
Copyright 2026 Field Level Media. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n
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