Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 25.5%
Nuggets: 74.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 DEN |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | L3 |
| 112.8 | Points Against | 122.4 |
| 5-4 | Last Ten Games | 4-6 |
| 113.6 | Points Per Game | 117.5 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 42.3 | Rebounds Per Game | 42.4 |
| 26.9 | Assists Per Game | 24.7 |
| 3.8 | Blocks Per Game | 4.7 |
| 9.6 | Steals Per Game | 10.4 |
| 0.9 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.5 |
| 14.1 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 16.5 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Trendon Watford, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Trey Murphy III, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Zion Williamson, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Julian Strawther, G | Out | Oct 16 |
Nuggets Last 5
PHX
TOR
INDPelicans Last 5
| Date | OPP | Result |
|---|---|---|
@  MEM |
W 135-134 OT | |
vs  UTAH |
W 120-113 OT | |
vs  MIN |
L 115-109 | |
@  LAC |
L 139-123 | |
@  GS |
L 138-87 |
Game Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
8 | 2 | .800 | - | W4 |
|
Minnesota |
8 | 3 | .727 | 0.5 | W4 |
 Portland |
6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | L2 |
 Denver |
5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | L1 |
|
Utah |
1 | 9 | .100 | 7 | L8 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 2 | W9 | 0.8181818 | 9 |
 Houston |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 8 |
|
Memphis |
1.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.7 | 7 |
 Dallas |
2 | 4 | W3 | 0.6363636 | 7 |
 New Orleans |
5 | 7 | L3 | 0.36363637 | 4 |
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