Denver Nuggets (9-2, first in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (5-6, 10th in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nuggets -1
BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes New Orleans and Denver face off.
New Orleans went 42-40 overall and 29-23 in Western Conference play a season ago. The Pelicans averaged 8.3 steals, 4.1 blocks and 14.0 turnovers per game last season.
Denver went 53-29 overall and 34-18 in Western Conference games during the 2022-23 season. The Nuggets shot 50.4% from the field and 37.9% from 3-point range last season.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Nuggets won 134-116 in the last matchup on Nov. 7.
INJURIES: Pelicans: Trey Murphy III: out (knee), Larry Nance Jr.: day to day (rib), CJ McCollum: out (lung), Jose Alvarado: out (ankle).
Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: out (knee), Jamal Murray: out (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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