Pelicans face the Nuggets on 3-game slide

Denver Nuggets (1-2, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (0-3, 14th in the Western Conference)

New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans will try to stop its three-game losing streak when the Pelicans take on Denver.

New Orleans finished 26-56 overall, 17-34 in Western Conference action and 17-24 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Pelicans averaged 25.1 assists per game on 42.1 made field goals last season.

Denver went 54-28 overall and 36-16 in Western Conference games during the 2025-26 season. The Nuggets averaged 122.1 points per game last season, 20.8 from the free-throw line and 42.6 from beyond the arc.

The teams meet for the second time this season. The Nuggets won 141-135 in overtime in the last matchup on Oct. 25.

INJURIES: Pelicans: Yves Missi: day to day (knee).

Nuggets: Alpha Diallo: out (wrist), Spencer Jones: out (hamstring), Cameron Johnson: out (ankle), Julian Strawther: out (knee).

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