Jokic blocks late shot, Nuggets hold off Pelicans 114-112

— Nikola Jokic scored 32 points and blocked Zion Williamson's shot from behind with 2.2 seconds remaining as the Denver Nuggets keep rolling even without standout point guard Jamal Murray, holding off the New Orleans Pelicans 114-112 Wednesday night.
Apr 29, 2021, 10:46 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Aaron Gordon makes alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot layup (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (PJ Dozier assists)
  • Eric Bledsoe misses three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon makes two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Aaron Gordon makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Eric Bledsoe makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Steven Adams assists)
  • PJ Dozier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 13-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kira Lewis Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three pointer (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Zion Williamson makes 6-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes makes 3-foot layup (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Rivers assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Shaquille Harrison makes two point shot
  • Kira Lewis Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Shaquille Harrison makes two point shot
  • Paul Millsap misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Austin Rivers misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Paul Millsap makes dunk (Austin Rivers assists)
  • Paul Millsap makes free throw 1 of 1
  • James Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • James Johnson makes two point shot
  • JaVale McGee makes free throw 1 of 2
  • JaVale McGee makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes driving layup
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Paul Millsap makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Naji Marshall misses 33-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson makes two point shot
  • JaVale McGee makes finger roll layup (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses driving layup
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes driving layup
  • Facundo Campazzo makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Jaxson Hayes makes 16-foot jumper (James Johnson assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Paul Millsap assists)
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Paul Millsap misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Facundo Campazzo makes two point shot
  • JaVale McGee misses 7-foot hook shot
  • JaVale McGee misses driving layup
  • JaVale McGee misses 4-foot tip shot
  • Zion Williamson makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Paul Millsap misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Naji Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot jumper
  • Steven Adams misses 7-foot hook shot
  • Steven Adams makes layup (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Austin Rivers misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Eric Bledsoe makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Lonzo Ball makes two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram makes 12-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Aaron Gordon misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 11-foot step back jumpshot
  • PJ Dozier makes 26-foot three pointer (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Wenyen Gabriel misses driving layup
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes two point shot
  • Eric Bledsoe misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • PJ Dozier misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Eric Bledsoe makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Facundo Campazzo misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Eric Bledsoe misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram misses pullup jump shot
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic misses 17-foot jumper
  • Lonzo Ball makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Zion Williamson makes 11-foot two point shot (Eric Bledsoe assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Lonzo Ball makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot
  • PJ Dozier misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Zion Williamson misses dunk
  • Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • PJ Dozier misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Eric Bledsoe misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Lonzo Ball misses 18-foot jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Willy Hernangomez makes 8-foot two point shot
  • Austin Rivers misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 16-foot two point shot
  • Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Lonzo Ball misses 30-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Willy Hernangomez makes 2-foot two point shot (Brandon Ingram assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Lonzo Ball misses two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paul Millsap assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Willy Hernangomez misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Willy Hernangomez makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Paul Millsap makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • PJ Dozier makes two point shot
  • Naji Marshall makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kira Lewis Jr. assists)
  • Shaquille Harrison makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shaquille Harrison makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes makes alley oop dunk shot (Naji Marshall assists)
  • PJ Dozier misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
  • Zion Williamson makes two point shot
  • Naji Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Naji Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes driving floating jump shot
  • Kira Lewis Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Zion Williamson misses two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses pullup jump shot
  • Naji Marshall makes two point shot
  • Facundo Campazzo makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Facundo Campazzo makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Zion Williamson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Austin Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Facundo Campazzo makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Zion Williamson makes finger roll layup (Naji Marshall assists)
  • JaVale McGee misses two point shot
  • Naji Marshall misses driving layup
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 2-foot two point shot (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Facundo Campazzo misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses driving floating jump shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses dunk
  • Brandon Ingram misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Zion Williamson misses two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes layup (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Facundo Campazzo makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Willy Hernangomez misses 6-foot hook shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Eric Bledsoe makes 8-foot two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Willy Hernangomez makes dunk (Eric Bledsoe assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Brandon Ingram makes two point shot
  • Facundo Campazzo makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Brandon Ingram misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
  • Facundo Campazzo makes 26-foot three point jumper (PJ Dozier assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Facundo Campazzo misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Lonzo Ball misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brandon Ingram misses 23-foot pullup jump shot
  • Eric Bledsoe makes two point shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Lonzo Ball misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Lonzo Ball makes 27-foot three point jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 3-foot driving dunk
  • Facundo Campazzo makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Facundo Campazzo makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Eric Bledsoe makes 27-foot jump bank shot (Lonzo Ball assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk (Facundo Campazzo assists)
  • Brandon Ingram makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • PJ Dozier misses free throw 1 of 2
  • PJ Dozier misses free throw 2 of 2
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