Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
38
41
79
3401
3198
32
13
41
78
43
55
32
23
72
39
11
50
4
31
9
21
15
122
4
95
31
33
2119
1010
48
102
70
69
1211
51
1262
10
88
33
57
3021
6060
99
63
64
1919
149
8
911
79
9
106
05
111
03
123
30
45
4130
6060
9
3
33
21
10
48
10
7
70
12
5
17
1
8
3
5
30
60
5
1
20
19
10
53
2
0
0
11
1
12
0
8
3
7
21
60
9
6
67
19
14
74
9
7
78
10
0
10
0
12
3
4
41
60
9
3
33
19
9
47
11
9
82
6
5
11
3
3
0
5
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
True
37
10
14
71
2
6
33
8
8
100
2
2
4
5
2
0
3
0
30
12
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
37
7
14
50
3
7
43
3
3
100
0
6
6
9
1
0
1
1
20
22
none
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
32
4
11
36
2
6
33
3
4
75
0
4
4
2
0
0
1
1
13
23
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
29
9
13
69
2
2
100
3
4
75
3
9
12
5
2
0
7
1
23
18
double
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
16
3
5
60
0
0
0
1
3
33
1
5
6
1
1
0
2
2
7
1
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
False
29
3
6
50
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
7
7
2
2
0
0
4
7
15
none
Mason
Plumlee
Mason Plumlee
False
26
3
6
50
0
0
0
2
6
33
4
3
7
3
0
3
2
3
8
14
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
False
18
3
5
60
2
3
67
1
2
50
1
1
2
4
1
0
1
2
9
6
none
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
False
4
1
3
33
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
5
-7
none
Malik
Beasley
Malik Beasley
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-8
none
Roy
Hibbert
Roy Hibbert
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
-8
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-8
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
9
April
2017
Sunday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Thunder
Oklahoma City
True
Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
33
46
79
3280
3647
23
3
13
99
47
47
13
9
69
23
10
33
3
19
11
11
19
106
4
106
21
20
2724
1111
41
24
12
50
78
42
120
01
55
53
33
2525
6060
52
00
0
2325
1114
48
34
24
71
44
22
66
11
54
30
41
2432
6060
10
2
20
27
11
41
2
1
50
7
4
11
0
5
5
3
25
60
6
1
17
24
11
46
4
2
50
8
2
10
1
5
3
3
25
60
5
0
0
23
11
48
3
2
67
4
2
6
1
5
3
4
24
60
2
0
0
25
14
56
4
4
100
4
2
6
1
4
0
1
32
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
True
41
2
8
25
0
3
0
1
1
100
1
4
5
2
3
0
1
3
5
-13
none
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
True
24
4
9
44
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
3
3
7
1
0
2
2
9
-19
none
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
23
11
27
41
0
3
0
3
5
60
2
4
6
0
1
0
1
2
25
-2
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
True
22
2
3
67
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
1
1
1
4
4
-13
none
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
True
18
4
7
57
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
10
-14
none
Jordan
Crawford
Jordan Crawford
False
30
10
16
62
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
2
0
20
-2
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
27
7
10
70
0
1
0
1
1
100
4
3
7
0
1
1
1
4
15
-5
none
Quinn
Cook
Quinn Cook
False
23
4
9
44
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
1
1
8
3
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
16
1
4
25
0
2
0
2
3
67
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
4
-17
none
Cheick
Diallo
Cheick Diallo
False
12
2
6
33
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
2
3
1
0
1
0
2
6
2
none
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
8
April
2017
Saturday
Oracle Arena
Oakland
Warriors
Golden State
False
The Denver Nuggets defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans , 122 - 106 , at Pepsi Center on Friday evening . Denver led 30 - 25 after the first quarter , but went into half time up by only one , with the score 51 - 50 . However , the Nuggets came out on a mission in the third quarter , where they poured in 41 points , to amass an 18 - point lead heading into the fourth , and cruise to a significant victory in terms of their playoff chase . The Pelicans ( 33 - 46 ) kept Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday to only 24 minutes each , while DeMarcus Cousins sat out due to a sore achilles , giving the Nuggets ( 38 - 41 ) an extra edge . Three players topped 20 points for Denver , including Jamal Murray , who led the way with a career - high 30 points on 10 - of - 14 shooting , in 38 minutes . Nikola Jokic followed up with 23 points , 12 rebounds , five assists and two steals , in 29 minutes , while Gary Harris added 20 points , nine assists , five rebounds and one steal . The Nuggets are now only one game behind the eighth - place Trail Blazers , and will look to inch closer , as they play host to the Thunder on Sunday . Meanwhile , Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 25 points , in 24 minutes . Jordan Crawford poured in 20 points on 10 - of - 16 shooting , in 30 minutes off the bench , while Alexis Ajinca also came up big off the bench , with 15 points and seven rebounds , in 28 minutes . The only other player to score in double digits for New Orleans was E'Twaun Moore , who chipped in 10 points . The Pelicans face the second game of a back - to - back , as they play in Golden State on Saturday evening .
The Denver Nuggets defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans, 122 - 106, at Pepsi Center on Friday evening. Denver led 30 - 25 after the first quarter, but went into half time up by only one, with the score 51 - 50. However, the Nuggets came out on a mission in the third quarter, where they poured in 41 points, to amass an 18 - point lead heading into the fourth, and cruise to a significant victory in terms of their playoff chase. The Pelicans (33 - 46) kept Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday to only 24 minutes each, while DeMarcus Cousins sat out due to a sore achilles, giving the Nuggets (38 - 41) an extra edge. Three players topped 20 points for Denver, including Jamal Murray, who led the way with a career - high 30 points on 10 - of - 14 shooting, in 38 minutes. Nikola Jokic followed up with 23 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two steals, in 29 minutes, while Gary Harris added 20 points, nine assists, five rebounds and one steal. The Nuggets are now only one game behind the eighth - place Trail Blazers, and will look to inch closer, as they play host to the Thunder on Sunday. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 25 points, in 24 minutes. Jordan Crawford poured in 20 points on 10 - of - 16 shooting, in 30 minutes off the bench, while Alexis Ajinca also came up big off the bench, with 15 points and seven rebounds, in 28 minutes. The only other player to score in double digits for New Orleans was E'Twaun Moore, who chipped in 10 points. The Pelicans face the second game of a back - to - back, as they play in Golden State on Saturday evening.
The Denver Nuggets defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans, 122 - 106, at Pepsi Center on Friday evening. Denver led 30 - 25 after the first quarter, but went into half time up by only one, with the score 51 - 50. However, the Nuggets came out on a mission in the third quarter, where they poured in 41 points, to amass an 18 - point lead heading into the fourth, and cruise to a significant victory in terms of their playoff chase. The Pelicans (33 - 46) kept Anthony Davis and Jrue Holiday to only 24 minutes each, while DeMarcus Cousins sat out due to a sore achilles, giving the Nuggets (38 - 41) an extra edge. Three players topped 20 points for Denver, including Jamal Murray, who led the way with a career - high 30 points on 10 - of - 14 shooting, in 38 minutes. Nikola Jokic followed up with 23 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two steals, in 29 minutes, while Gary Harris added 20 points, nine assists, five rebounds and one steal. The Nuggets are now only one game behind the eighth - place Trail Blazers, and will look to inch closer, as they play host to the Thunder on Sunday. Meanwhile, Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 25 points, in 24 minutes. Jordan Crawford poured in 20 points on 10 - of - 16 shooting, in 30 minutes off the bench, while Alexis Ajinca also came up big off the bench, with 15 points and seven rebounds, in 28 minutes. The only other player to score in double digits for New Orleans was E'Twaun Moore, who chipped in 10 points. The Pelicans face the second game of a back - to - back, as they play in Golden State on Saturday evening.
<GAME> <DATE> 7 April 2017 <DAY> Friday <STADIUM> Pepsi Center <CITY> Denver <HOME> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 122 <WINS-LOSSES> 38 41 <QTRS> 30 21 41 30 <TEAM-AST> 31 <3PT> 13 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 23 <TEAM-REB> 50 <TEAM-TO> 21 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 9 April 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Thunder <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 106 <WINS-LOSSES> 33 46 <QTRS> 25 25 24 32 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 47 <TEAM-FT> 9 <TEAM-REB> 33 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 8 April 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Oracle Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oakland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 30 <FG> 10 14 71 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 8 8 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 13 69 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 12 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 3 <TO> 7 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 13 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mason Plumlee <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 6 33 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Juan Hernangómez <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-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> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Roy Hibbert <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Malik Beasley <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 2 <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> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 25 <FG> 11 27 41 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan Crawford <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 20 <FG> 10 16 62 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Quinn Cook <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cheick Diallo <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Solomon Hill <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <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 <PLAYER> Tim Frazier <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