Denver Nuggets at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball Association
Regular Season Series
Series starts 10/24
Matchup Prediction
Pelicans: 29.1%
Nuggets: 70.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Statistics
 DEN |
 NO |
|
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Streak | L2 |
| 96.0 | Points Against | 121.5 |
| 0-1 | Last Ten Games | 0-2 |
| 84.0 | Points Per Game | 119.5 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 53.0 | Rebounds Per Game | 43.0 |
| 17.0 | Assists Per Game | 20.5 |
| 2.0 | Blocks Per Game | 5.5 |
| 7.0 | Steals Per Game | 13.0 |
| 0.0 | Team Turnovers Per Game | 0.5 |
| 22.0 | Total Turnovers Per Game | 15.0 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Yves Missi, C | Day-To-Day | Oct 23 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Spencer Jones, F | Out | Oct 23 |
| Cameron Johnson, F | Out | Oct 23 |
| Alpha Diallo, F | Day-To-Day | Oct 23 |
| Julian Strawther, G | Out | Oct 16 |
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INDGame Information
Smoothie King Center
Location: New Orleans, LA
Capacity:
2026-27 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
 Portland |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
 Oklahoma City |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
 Utah |
1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
 Denver |
0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | L1 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Memphis |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Houston |
- | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Dallas |
1 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 New Orleans |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
 San Antonio |
2 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
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