Pelicans
New Orleans
Western Conference
Southwest
0
1
1
null
3241
19
3
16
92
38
41
26
23
88
28
5
33
5
31
16
11
29
102
4
36
01
3
2726
119
4
27
25
93
76
21
97
11
97
54
21
2424
6060
46
11
24
1821
810
44
134
124
93
88
11
99
21
78
43
35
2925
6060
3
0
0
27
11
41
2
2
100
7
2
9
1
9
5
2
24
60
6
1
17
26
9
35
7
5
71
6
1
7
1
7
4
1
24
60
4
1
25
18
8
44
13
12
92
8
1
9
2
7
4
3
29
60
6
1
17
21
10
48
4
4
100
8
1
9
1
8
3
5
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Anthony
Davis
Anthony Davis
True
41
17
34
50
0
2
0
16
17
94
1
14
15
5
5
4
3
4
50
-3
double
Tim
Frazier
Tim Frazier
True
36
6
10
60
1
3
33
2
4
50
0
5
5
11
4
0
1
6
15
0
double
E'Twaun
Moore
E'Twaun Moore
True
28
3
8
38
2
4
50
2
2
100
0
1
1
4
1
1
2
4
10
10
none
Solomon
Hill
Solomon Hill
True
27
1
7
14
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
4
2
1
none
Ömer
Aşık
Ömer Aşık
True
16
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
none
Lance
Stephenson
Lance Stephenson
False
25
4
7
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
2
2
8
-4
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
False
17
2
6
33
0
1
0
2
2
100
1
2
3
1
3
0
0
0
6
-14
none
Buddy
Hield
Buddy Hield
False
16
2
8
25
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
1
4
-12
none
Alexis
Ajinça
Alexis Ajinça
False
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
0
-4
none
Langston
Galloway
Langston Galloway
False
10
2
5
40
0
1
0
1
1
100
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
5
-3
none
Dante
Cunningham
Dante Cunningham
False
8
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
none
Cheick
Diallo
Cheick Diallo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jrue
Holiday
Jrue Holiday
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
October
2016
Friday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Warriors
Golden State
True
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
1
0
1
null
3158
24
8
33
83
37
45
33
25
76
47
11
58
4
18
7
24
22
107
4
35
23
66
1821
1011
56
126
85
67
1217
13
1230
10
36
21
57
3030
6060
88
30
34
2519
97
4
411
48
12
810
52
862
11
63
13
66
2522
6060
3
2
67
18
10
56
12
8
67
12
1
13
1
3
2
5
30
60
5
3
60
21
11
52
6
5
83
17
3
20
0
6
1
7
30
60
8
3
38
25
9
36
4
4
100
8
5
13
1
6
1
6
25
60
8
0
0
19
7
37
11
8
73
10
2
12
1
3
3
6
22
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
37
5
11
45
3
6
50
2
4
50
0
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
15
3
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
True
34
7
12
58
2
3
67
6
6
100
2
3
5
2
0
0
2
2
22
-3
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
True
28
2
8
25
0
1
0
7
8
88
0
7
7
3
1
0
6
5
11
-1
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
True
26
9
13
69
0
0
0
5
6
83
2
7
9
3
0
1
1
3
23
2
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
True
21
2
5
40
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
6
7
2
0
0
4
4
5
5
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
False
30
5
15
33
1
6
17
1
1
100
0
7
7
1
0
0
2
3
12
5
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
False
28
3
9
33
0
1
0
3
6
50
6
8
14
1
2
2
3
1
9
2
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
19
4
8
50
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
4
2
9
6
none
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
False
13
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
50
0
4
4
1
0
0
1
0
1
8
none
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-2
none
Malik
Beasley
Malik Beasley
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jarnell
Stokes
Jarnell Stokes
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
29
October
2016
Saturday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Trail Blazers
Portland
True
While it is difficult to look at the box score and ignore Anthony Davis ' 50 - point night , what may be even more glaring is the lack of production from the rest of his Pelican teammates as New Orleans lost to the Denver Nuggets . Davis ' fellow starters in the frontcourt , Solomon Hill and Omer Asik , played a combined 44 minutes and scored a combined four points , while Dante Cunningham and Alexis Ajinca each played over nine minutes off the bench and had zero points to show for it . The bench unit as a whole managed to contribute just 23 points total for the Pelicans on Wednesday night . For both teams , the game was ultimately decided at the free - throw line , with neither squad able to put together a good shooting night from the field . The teams managed to shoot a combined 59 free throws Wednesday , and while the Pelicans shot their free throws at a much more efficient rate , the difference was the Nuggets ' ability to get to the line a grand total of 33 times and using those trips to put the game away in the closing seconds . The Denver Nuggets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans , 107 - 102 , in their season opener Wednesday at Smoothie King Center . After holding a 12 - point lead at halftime and a 10 - point lead headed into the final quarter , the Nuggets ( 10 ) were able to hold off a surging Pelicans ( 0 - 1 ) team that got the game to within two points with just over two minutes remaining . Denver point guard Emanuel Mudiay scored the final five points for the Nuggets as they were able to play spoiler on New Orleans All-Star Anthony Davis ' career night . Davis filled up every single category on the stat sheet , recording 50 points , 16 rebounds , five assists , seven steals and four blocks over 41 minutes in what was an unbelievable way to start the season for the big man . Davis scored nearly half of his team points and outscored the rest of the starting lineup by 21 points , as he single - handedly kept the Pelicans in the game . New Orleans ' next highest scorer was starting point guard Time Frazier , who managed 15 points on top of 11 assists in 37 minutes . E'Twaun Moore , who scored 10 , was the only other player in double figures for the Pelicans . For Denver , Jusuf Nurkic led the way with a team - high 23 points on an efficient 9 - of - 13 shooting from the field on top of nine rebounds . Starting shooting guard Will Barton was n't far behind , scoring 22 points of his own in 35 minutes . Mudiay struggled in the debut of his sophomore season , shooting just 2 - of - 8 from the field for 11 points on top of managing just three assists . In the end , the game was won on the glass , as the Nuggets managed to out - rebound the Pelicans 58 - 34 on the night . The Nuggets will head home Saturday to take on the Trail Blazers , while the Pelicans will stay at home Friday and go up against the Warriors .
While it is difficult to look at the box score and ignore Anthony Davis' 50 - point night, what may be even more glaring is the lack of production from the rest of his Pelican teammates as New Orleans lost to the Denver Nuggets. Davis' fellow starters in the frontcourt, Solomon Hill and Omer Asik, played a combined 44 minutes and scored a combined four points, while Dante Cunningham and Alexis Ajinca each played over nine minutes off the bench and had zero points to show for it. The bench unit as a whole managed to contribute just 23 points total for the Pelicans on Wednesday night. For both teams, the game was ultimately decided at the free - throw line, with neither squad able to put together a good shooting night from the field. The teams managed to shoot a combined 59 free throws Wednesday, and while the Pelicans shot their free throws at a much more efficient rate, the difference was the Nuggets' ability to get to the line a grand total of 33 times and using those trips to put the game away in the closing seconds.
While it is difficult to look at the box score and ignore Anthony Davis' 50 - point night, what may be even more glaring is the lack of production from the rest of his Pelican teammates as New Orleans lost to the Denver Nuggets. Davis' fellow starters in the frontcourt, Solomon Hill and Omer Asik, played a combined 44 minutes and scored a combined four points, while Dante Cunningham and Alexis Ajinca each played over nine minutes off the bench and had zero points to show for it. The bench unit as a whole managed to contribute just 23 points total for the Pelicans on Wednesday night. For both teams, the game was ultimately decided at the free - throw line, with neither squad able to put together a good shooting night from the field. The teams managed to shoot a combined 59 free throws Wednesday, and while the Pelicans shot their free throws at a much more efficient rate, the difference was the Nuggets' ability to get to the line a grand total of 33 times and using those trips to put the game away in the closing seconds. The Denver Nuggets defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 107 - 102, in their season opener Wednesday at Smoothie King Center. After holding a 12 - point lead at halftime and a 10 - point lead headed into the final quarter, the Nuggets (10) were able to hold off a surging Pelicans (0 - 1) team that got the game to within two points with just over two minutes remaining. Denver point guard Emanuel Mudiay scored the final five points for the Nuggets as they were able to play spoiler on New Orleans All-Star Anthony Davis' career night. Davis filled up every single category on the stat sheet, recording 50 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, seven steals and four blocks over 41 minutes in what was an unbelievable way to start the season for the big man. Davis scored nearly half of his team points and outscored the rest of the starting lineup by 21 points, as he single - handedly kept the Pelicans in the game. New Orleans' next highest scorer was starting point guard Time Frazier, who managed 15 points on top of 11 assists in 37 minutes. E'Twaun Moore, who scored 10, was the only other player in double figures for the Pelicans. For Denver, Jusuf Nurkic led the way with a team - high 23 points on an efficient 9 - of - 13 shooting from the field on top of nine rebounds. Starting shooting guard Will Barton wasn't far behind, scoring 22 points of his own in 35 minutes. Mudiay struggled in the debut of his sophomore season, shooting just 2 - of - 8 from the field for 11 points on top of managing just three assists. In the end, the game was won on the glass, as the Nuggets managed to out - rebound the Pelicans 58 - 34 on the night. The Nuggets will head home Saturday to take on the Trail Blazers, while the Pelicans will stay at home Friday and go up against the Warriors.
<GAME> <DATE> 26 October 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <CITY> New Orleans <HOME> <TEAM> Pelicans <CITY> New Orleans <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 102 <WINS-LOSSES> 0 1 <QTRS> 24 24 29 25 <TEAM-AST> 31 <3PT> 3 <TEAM-FG> 38 <TEAM-FT> 23 <TEAM-REB> 33 <TEAM-TO> 11 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 28 October 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 107 <WINS-LOSSES> 1 0 <QTRS> 30 30 25 22 <TEAM-AST> 18 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 25 <TEAM-REB> 58 <TEAM-TO> 24 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 29 October 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Trail Blazers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Anthony Davis <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 50 <FG> 17 34 50 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 16 17 94 <REB> 15 <AST> 5 <STL> 5 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 14 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Tim Frazier <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 11 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> E'Twaun Moore <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lance Stephenson <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 7 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Jones <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Langston Galloway <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Buddy Hield <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ömer Aşık <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Solomon Hill <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jrue Holiday <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <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> Cheick Diallo <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <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> Dante Cunningham <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alexis Ajinça <TEAM> New Orleans Pelicans <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 13 69 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 9 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 22 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 15 33 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 11 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 6 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jarnell Stokes <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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> Malik Beasley <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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> Juan Hernangómez <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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