Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
35
38
73
3234
3602
25
6
24
95
36
38
14
12
86
41
7
48
1
21
3
9
13
90
4
82
30
37
2425
115
5
14
14
100
1410
15
1425
00
92
10
33
2614
6060
510
03
1
2224
614
28
81
70
86
710
11
721
01
28
11
13
1931
6060
8
3
38
24
11
46
1
1
100
14
1
15
0
9
1
3
26
60
2
0
0
25
5
20
4
4
100
10
5
15
0
2
0
3
14
60
5
0
0
22
6
27
8
7
88
7
1
8
0
2
1
1
19
60
10
3
30
24
14
58
1
0
0
10
1
11
1
8
1
3
31
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
True
24
2
8
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
4
-13
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
True
24
2
7
29
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
5
0
0
1
2
4
-7
none
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
23
2
6
33
2
4
50
5
5
100
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
1
11
-7
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
23
5
12
42
1
4
25
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
13
-15
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
18
4
14
29
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
10
13
2
0
0
0
3
8
-6
none
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
False
24
5
13
38
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
3
13
-18
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
21
3
9
33
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
2
2
4
0
0
1
0
8
-23
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
False
19
2
5
40
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
4
6
0
0
0
0
1
6
-23
none
Mason
Plumlee
Mason Plumlee
False
19
8
10
80
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
4
5
1
0
1
2
0
16
-13
none
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
False
16
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
-2
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
10
2
4
50
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
5
-11
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
False
7
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
2
4
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
6
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
none
28
March
2017
Tuesday
Moda Center
Portland
Trail Blazers
Portland
False
Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
31
42
73
3398
2907
27
9
33
97
48
49
12
10
83
50
10
60
4
29
6
9
18
115
4
95
42
44
2524
1112
44
50
30
60
1114
22
1136
03
68
13
21
2926
6060
67
12
18
2325
1213
52
70
70
100
1410
42
1452
10
87
12
33
3228
6060
9
4
44
25
11
44
5
3
60
11
2
13
0
6
1
2
29
60
5
2
40
24
12
50
0
0
0
14
2
16
3
8
3
1
26
60
6
1
17
23
12
52
7
7
100
14
4
18
1
8
1
3
32
60
7
2
29
25
13
52
0
0
0
10
2
12
0
7
2
3
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
True
36
4
8
50
1
3
33
2
2
100
1
2
3
8
1
0
1
3
11
21
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
True
28
3
6
50
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
6
8
0
0
2
0
1
6
19
none
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
28
12
17
71
1
2
50
6
7
86
1
12
13
3
0
1
3
3
31
20
double
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
True
27
5
12
42
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
1
0
0
0
13
11
none
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
True
21
1
5
20
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
5
5
1
0
0
1
3
5
7
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
False
26
6
13
46
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
3
0
0
1
1
12
27
none
Jordan
Crawford
Jordan Crawford
False
24
6
13
46
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
5
5
6
1
0
2
3
13
18
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
18
6
12
50
1
3
33
0
1
0
1
6
7
0
0
0
1
2
13
-1
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
18
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
9
0
2
1
0
1
6
20
none
Quinn
Cook
Quinn Cook
False
6
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
-9
none
Cheick
Diallo
Cheick Diallo
False
3
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
-8
none
DeMarcus
Cousins
DeMarcus Cousins
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
27
March
2017
Monday
Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City
Jazz
Utah
False
Anthony Davis picked up the workload with superstar DeMarcus Cousins on the bench nursing an ankle injury , as the Nuggets were unable to find efficient shots and the Pelicans bench ran away with the game late . Davis finished with 31 points , 15 rebounds , three assists and one block on 12 - of - 17 shooting . Jrue Holiday added 13 points , six rebounds and seven assists and buried 3 - of - 6 shots from behind the arc . E'Twaun Moore and Jordan Crawford were strong in their 27 minutes and 24 minutes , respectively , and combined for 25 points and nine assists . Nikola Jokic finished with eight points , 13 rebounds and two assists on 4 - of - 14 shooting across 18 minutes . Mason Plumlee had the hot hand off the bench where he scored 16 points on 8 - of - 10 shooting , while Denver shot just 38 percent from the field in the loss . The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Denver Nuggets 115 - 90 at Pepsi Center on Sunday . The Pelicans ( 31 - 42 ) defensive effort stepped up in the second and third quarter , where the Nuggets ( 35 - 38 ) were unable to find a rhythm and were held to under 20 points in each of the middle periods . Anthony Davis was a monster on the boards , and led all scorers with 31 points in the contest , while rising star Nikola Jokic logged only 18 minutes and put forth a weak scoring effort . DeMarcus Cousins ( ankle ) was sidelined for the game . Impressively , the Pelicans bench also stepped up , as Jordan Crawford , E'Twaun Moore and Alexis Ajinca all put forth strong performances down the stretch . Davis finished with 31 points , 15 rebounds , three assists and one block on 12 - of - 17 shooting . Jrue Holiday added 13 points , six rebounds and seven assists and buried 3 - of - 6 shots from behind the arc . The aforementioned bench performances from Crawford and Moore totaled 25 points and nine assists combined . The loss puts the Portland Trail Blazers in sight of the 8 - seed for the playoffs , and the Nuggets can not afford losses down the stretch if they want to sneak into the final playoff spot . Jokic finished with eight points , 13 rebounds and two assists on 4 - of - 14 shooting across 18 minutes . Mason Plumlee had the hot hand off the bench where he scored 16 points on 8 - of - 10 shooting , while Denver shot just 38 percent from the field in the loss . Next up , the Pelicans visit the Jazz for the second game of a back - to - back on Monday , while the Nuggets visit the Trail Blazers for a heated playoff worth matchup on Tuesday .
Anthony Davis picked up the workload with superstar DeMarcus Cousins on the bench nursing an ankle injury, as the Nuggets were unable to find efficient shots and the Pelicans bench ran away with the game late. Davis finished with 31 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and one block on 12 - of - 17 shooting. Jrue Holiday added 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists and buried 3 - of - 6 shots from behind the arc. E'Twaun Moore and Jordan Crawford were strong in their 27 minutes and 24 minutes, respectively, and combined for 25 points and nine assists. Nikola Jokic finished with eight points, 13 rebounds and two assists on 4 - of - 14 shooting across 18 minutes. Mason Plumlee had the hot hand off the bench where he scored 16 points on 8 - of - 10 shooting, while Denver shot just 38 percent from the field in the loss.
Anthony Davis picked up the workload with superstar DeMarcus Cousins on the bench nursing an ankle injury, as the Nuggets were unable to find efficient shots and the Pelicans bench ran away with the game late. Davis finished with 31 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and one block on 12 - of - 17 shooting. Jrue Holiday added 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists and buried 3 - of - 6 shots from behind the arc. E'Twaun Moore and Jordan Crawford were strong in their 27 minutes and 24 minutes, respectively, and combined for 25 points and nine assists. Nikola Jokic finished with eight points, 13 rebounds and two assists on 4 - of - 14 shooting across 18 minutes. Mason Plumlee had the hot hand off the bench where he scored 16 points on 8 - of - 10 shooting, while Denver shot just 38 percent from the field in the loss. The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Denver Nuggets 115 - 90 at Pepsi Center on Sunday. The Pelicans (31 - 42) defensive effort stepped up in the second and third quarter, where the Nuggets (35 - 38) were unable to find a rhythm and were held to under 20 points in each of the middle periods. Anthony Davis was a monster on the boards, and led all scorers with 31 points in the contest, while rising star Nikola Jokic logged only 18 minutes and put forth a weak scoring effort. DeMarcus Cousins (ankle) was sidelined for the game. Impressively, the Pelicans bench also stepped up, as Jordan Crawford, E'Twaun Moore and Alexis Ajinca all put forth strong performances down the stretch. Davis finished with 31 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and one block on 12 - of - 17 shooting. Jrue Holiday added 13 points, six rebounds and seven assists and buried 3 - of - 6 shots from behind the arc. The aforementioned bench performances from Crawford and Moore totaled 25 points and nine assists combined. The loss puts the Portland Trail Blazers in sight of the 8 - seed for the playoffs, and the Nuggets cannot afford losses down the stretch if they want to sneak into the final playoff spot. Jokic finished with eight points, 13 rebounds and two assists on 4 - of - 14 shooting across 18 minutes. Mason Plumlee had the hot hand off the bench where he scored 16 points on 8 - of - 10 shooting, while Denver shot just 38 percent from the field in the loss. Next up, the Pelicans visit the Jazz for the second game of a back - to - back on Monday, while the Nuggets visit the Trail Blazers for a heated playoff worth matchup on Tuesday.
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<OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 11 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 14 29 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 13 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Juan Hernangómez <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 31 <FG> 12 17 71 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 13 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 12 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Crawford <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Frazier <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 8 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Solomon Hill <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Quinn Cook <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cheick Diallo <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarcus Cousins <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none