The game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Denver Nuggets will take place at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday, January 24 at 8:00 PM ET.
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The New Orleans Pelicans will welcome the Denver Nuggets to Smoothie King Center for an NBA game on Tuesday. The Pelicans lost 100-96 in their last game over the Heat. Trey Murphy III had 17 for New Orleans, which got 14 points and 16 rebounds from Jonas Valanciunas. CJ McCollum scored 13 and Larry Nance Jr. added 12 for for the Pelicans.
New Orleans’ 25th turnover came on a five-second violation with 15.1 seconds left, with the Heat up by two. The Pelicans argued that Dyson Daniels was calling for a time-out before the violation, to no avail. “I felt like I called time-out … didn’t get the call,” Daniels said. “It is what it is.” New Orleans wound up winning a jump ball shortly after the violation to regain possession, and McCollum got a good look at a 3-pointer for the lead with 7.6 seconds left.
It rimmed out and Victor Oladipo put the game away for Miami with two free throws. The Pelicans led by 16 points on two occasions in the first half, the last coming when Murphy had a dunk with 3:52 left. That made it 47-31, and that was still the score 2 minutes later when Herro made a 3 to begin what was a 10-0 run to end the half by the Heat.
The Nuggets on the other hand lost 99-101 against the Thunder in their last game. Denver center Nikola Jokic missed his second straight game while dealing with tightness in his left hamstring. The two-time reigning NBA MVP had recorded a triple-double in five of his last six games. Nuggets acting head coach David Adelman said expects that Jokic’s return is “going to be very soon.”
“I think it’s much easier to switch one through five with us,” Adelman said. “When Nikola is on the floor, it’s virtually impossible to do that and it’s virtually impossible to zone us. They did those two things and they’re smart things to do.” Without Jokic and Porter, Murray shouldered much of the offensive load, finishing with a team-high 26 points and nine assists, two nights recording his first career triple-double.
New Orleans Pelicans: Trey Murphy III, Herb Jones, Jonas Valančiūnas, CJ McCollum, Dyson Daniels
Denver Nuggets: Aaron Gordon, Bruce Brown Jr., Zeke Nnaji, Jamal Murray, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
New Orleans Pelicans: Naji Marshall, Brandon Ingram, Zion Williamson, E.J. Liddell
Denver Nuggets: Michael Porter Jr., Collin Gillespie, Bones Hyland, Peyton Watson, Nikola Jokic
The game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Denver Nuggets will take place at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday, January 24 at 8:00 PM ET.
The match between the New Orleans Pelicans and Denver Nuggets will be telecast live on Altitude, Bally Sports New Orleans, Fox Sports New Orleans.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Altitude, Bally Sports New Orleans, Fox Sports New Orleans. | January 24 (8:00 PM ET) |
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