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519 | NEW ORLEANS | +2 | Over 208 | 520 | DENVER | +6 | Under 216 |
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All Games | 6-4 | +3.4 | 5-5 | 7-3 | 104.4 | 51.6 | 46.8% | 49.8 | 98.9 | 48.7 | 44.8% | 53.7 | Road Games | 2-3 | +0.6 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 98.2 | 47.6 | 43.7% | 46.2 | 102.4 | 48.0 | 45.9% | 57.6 | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +1.4 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 111.6 | 56.2 | 51.8% | 45.4 | 102.6 | 47.8 | 45.1% | 51.6 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 104.4 | 51.6 | 40-86 | 46.8% | 8-21 | 37.0% | 16-22 | 72.0% | 50 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 7 | vs opponents surrendering | 100 | 49.9 | 38-82 | 45.7% | 8-21 | 35.2% | 17-23 | 77.4% | 49 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 5 | Team Stats (Road Games) | 98.2 | 47.6 | 37-86 | 43.7% | 8-23 | 33.0% | 16-21 | 74.5% | 46 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 5 | Stats Against (All Games) | 98.9 | 48.7 | 36-81 | 44.8% | 6-18 | 32.6% | 21-27 | 75.2% | 54 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 4 | vs opponents averaging | 100.8 | 50.8 | 37-83 | 45.1% | 7-19 | 36.0% | 19-25 | 77.6% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 4 | Stats Against (Road Games) | 102.4 | 48.0 | 37-80 | 45.9% | 7-18 | 37.1% | 23-30 | 76.4% | 58 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
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All Games | 4-7 | -1.6 | 3-7 | 5-4 | 102.0 | 48.7 | 43.4% | 52.9 | 106.5 | 57.2 | 46.0% | 54.1 | Home Games | 2-3 | -3.2 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 103.0 | 47.4 | 42.5% | 53.6 | 105.8 | 56.4 | 44.7% | 55.4 | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +5.2 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 105.4 | 52.0 | 45.8% | 51.6 | 104.6 | 58.6 | 46.8% | 51.4 |
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Team Stats (All Games) | 102.0 | 48.7 | 37-86 | 43.4% | 9-26 | 33.1% | 19-26 | 74.7% | 53 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 5 | vs opponents surrendering | 98.3 | 49.1 | 37-82 | 44.4% | 7-22 | 33.4% | 18-23 | 77.2% | 50 | 11 | 22 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 5 | Team Stats (Home Games) | 103.0 | 47.4 | 37-87 | 42.5% | 8-26 | 31.0% | 21-27 | 78.4% | 54 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | Stats Against (All Games) | 106.5 | 57.2 | 38-83 | 46.0% | 9-23 | 37.6% | 22-29 | 74.7% | 54 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 5 | vs opponents averaging | 98.5 | 50.1 | 36-82 | 44.1% | 8-21 | 36.2% | 19-24 | 77.0% | 53 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 5 | Stats Against (Home Games) | 105.8 | 56.4 | 37-83 | 44.7% | 8-23 | 35.1% | 23-31 | 76.5% | 55 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
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| Average power rating of opponents played: NEW ORLEANS 96, DENVER 95.7 |
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10/28/2014 | ORLANDO | 101-84 | W | -9 | W | 191 | U | 41-101 | 40.6% | 71 | 9 | 32-84 | 38.1% | 62 | 18 | 11/1/2014 | DALLAS | 104-109 | L | -1 | L | 203.5 | O | 38-89 | 42.7% | 56 | 13 | 46-89 | 51.7% | 53 | 12 | 11/3/2014 | @ MEMPHIS | 81-93 | L | 4 | L | 187 | U | 29-86 | 33.7% | 60 | 12 | 31-76 | 40.8% | 62 | 11 | 11/4/2014 | CHARLOTTE | 100-91 | W | -4 | W | 190 | O | 38-81 | 46.9% | 49 | 12 | 37-80 | 46.2% | 39 | 12 | 11/8/2014 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 100-99 | W | 7 | W | 195 | O | 40-85 | 47.1% | 35 | 11 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 63 | 18 | 11/10/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 111-118 | L | 5.5 | L | 202 | O | 41-93 | 44.1% | 48 | 5 | 40-81 | 49.4% | 53 | 9 | 11/12/2014 | LA LAKERS | 109-102 | W | -11 | L | 210 | O | 45-82 | 54.9% | 53 | 13 | 35-84 | 41.7% | 47 | 9 | 11/14/2014 | MINNESOTA | 139-91 | W | -8 | W | 205.5 | O | 56-84 | 66.7% | 38 | 13 | 29-72 | 40.3% | 48 | 22 | 11/17/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 93-102 | L | 3.5 | L | 205 | U | 38-85 | 44.7% | 49 | 11 | 38-76 | 50.0% | 47 | 18 | 11/18/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | 106-100 | W | 3 | W | 204.5 | O | 39-79 | 49.4% | 39 | 6 | 38-86 | 44.2% | 63 | 15 | 11/21/2014 | @ DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/22/2014 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/25/2014 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/28/2014 | @ ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/29/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/2/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/4/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/6/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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10/29/2014 | DETROIT | 89-79 | W | -6.5 | W | 205.5 | U | 30-85 | 35.3% | 65 | 15 | 31-84 | 36.9% | 59 | 15 | 11/1/2014 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | 91-102 | L | -4.5 | L | 193 | P | 35-80 | 43.7% | 49 | 17 | 37-80 | 46.2% | 54 | 13 | 11/3/2014 | SACRAMENTO | 105-110 | L | -6.5 | L | 201.5 | O | 36-93 | 38.7% | 54 | 15 | 34-81 | 42.0% | 62 | 15 | 11/5/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | 109-131 | L | 3.5 | L | 206 | O | 37-82 | 45.1% | 42 | 14 | 42-76 | 55.3% | 53 | 13 | 11/7/2014 | CLEVELAND | 101-110 | L | 6.5 | L | 211 | P | 40-85 | 47.1% | 49 | 13 | 40-84 | 47.6% | 54 | 8 | 11/9/2014 | @ PORTLAND | 100-116 | L | 9 | L | 207.5 | O | 36-91 | 39.6% | 65 | 15 | 45-100 | 45.0% | 56 | 10 | 11/12/2014 | PORTLAND | 113-130 | L | -3 | L | 208.5 | O | 39-90 | 43.3% | 53 | 12 | 45-88 | 51.1% | 52 | 14 | 11/14/2014 | @ INDIANA | 108-87 | W | 2.5 | W | 201 | U | 43-87 | 49.4% | 60 | 8 | 34-84 | 40.5% | 56 | 13 | 11/16/2014 | @ NEW YORK | 93-109 | L | 2 | L | 203.5 | U | 32-82 | 39.0% | 51 | 17 | 41-76 | 53.9% | 50 | 15 | 11/17/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 106-97 | W | 12 | W | 219 | U | 41-85 | 48.2% | 47 | 15 | 34-79 | 43.0% | 49 | 15 | 11/19/2014 | OKLAHOMA CITY | 107-100 | W | -7 | T | 199 | O | 40-82 | 48.8% | 47 | 8 | 36-79 | 45.6% | 50 | 10 | 11/21/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/23/2014 | @ LA LAKERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/25/2014 | CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/26/2014 | @ PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/28/2014 | PHOENIX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/1/2014 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/2/2014 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/5/2014 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2014 | @ ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | NEW ORLEANS: GUARDS: He's set to return from shin surgery, and the Pelicans need JRUE HOLIDAY to rescue this backcourt. He'll play as many minutes as he can handle . . . ERIC GORDON seems to be playing at half-speed. While his defense is atrocious, he's still an efficient scorer . . . Sixth man TYREKE EVANS will play solid minutes. He has the aggressiveness of an alpha, but he never developed a complete offensive game . . . The Pels seem just about done with AUSTIN RIVERS. He's still overmatched . . . RUSS SMITH could have a future as a scoring sixth man. He'll need injuries in front of him to crack this rotation . . . JIMMER FREDETTE can shoot, but can't stay on the court as arguably the league's biggest defensive liability. FORWARDS: The lone bright spot on this team, ANTHONY DAVIS is a bona fide star. He has improved defensively in space and as a rim protector, and his offensive game is coming along nicely . . . RYAN ANDERSON returns after missing most of last season with a back injury, which could potentially linger. If healthy, he'll play big minutes as a much-needed floor spacer . . . JOHN SALMONS will look to earn a rotation spot after being scooped up off waivers . . . After a few decent moments late last season, LUKE BABBITT will try to reinvent himself as a stretch-4. Unfortunately, he still can't guard anyone . . . DARIUS MILLER is still hanging around as a practice player. CENTERS: OMER ASIK provides a bodyguard for Anthony Davis. He'll also help clean up the many mistakes of this horrendous perimeter defense . . . ALEXIS AJINCA did enough late last season to warrant a look as the Pelicans No. 2 center . . . JEFF WITHEY can protect the rim, and might be able to carve out a role in his second season in head coach Monty Williams' system. | | DENVER: GUARDS: TY LAWSON is the facilitator in Denver's up-tempo offense. Durability is a concern, as he missed 15-plus games for the third time in five career seasons during the 2013-14 campaign . . . ARRON AFFLALO is what the Nuggets need. He'll be a No. 3 scorer and, more importantly, gives them a big defensive upgrade . . . Denver can't afford to play RANDY FOYE so many minutes. He's a serviceable reserve, but they won't win games if he's playing 30-plus minutes . . . The Afflalo acquisition blocks him, but GARY HARRIS is tough-nosed on defense and a solid deep threat . . . NATE ROBINSON might unseat Foye for the sixth-man role by midseason, but first he'll have to work his way back from a torn ACL . . . Combo guard ERICK GREEN will pick up garbage-time minutes. FORWARDS: KENNETH FARIED is one of the few bright spots in Denver. He can't generate his own offense, but he's effective filling lanes and picking up garbage points in this system . . . If he's ever 100 percent healthy again, DANILO GALLINARI will be the go-to scorer on this team. But he's a question mark after missing all of last season with a torn ACL . . . WILSON CHANDLER won't be relied on as heavily this season, but he's going to get major minutes as a floor spacer who can play the 2-guard or either forward spot . . . Stretch-4 DARRELL ARTHUR is a solid rotation guy when he's shooting well, but he was laying bricks last season . . . QUINCY MILLER has intriguing athleticism, but remains a raw project . . . Even if he wasn't coming off a torn ACL, J.J. HICKSON would not make this rotation. CENTERS: TIMOFEY MOZGOV may have grabbed the lead in this center-by-committee group with his strong finish to last season . . . A stress fracture cost JaVALE McGEE his chance to secure a full-time role last season. The tantalizing, but consistently disappointing, big man should make the rotation, but has an uphill battle to earn minutes . . . JUSUF NURKIC is a high-upside project as a 7-footer with a legit NBA offensive skill set. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (NEW ORLEANS-DENVER) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Pelicans-Nuggets Preview* ==========================
By JORDAN GARRETSON STATS Writer
New Orleans (6-4) at Denver (4-7), 9:00 p.m. EDT
The New Orleans Pelicans are scoring as efficiently as any team in the NBA of late.
The Denver Nuggets appear to have finally found some footing on defense, but they'll be tested Friday night when they host New Orleans.
Both teams have won three of four, with the Pelicans (6-4) coming off Tuesday's 106-100 win at Sacramento. Anthony Davis scored 28 and blocked three shots to push his league-leading total to 39 while Ryan Anderson scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half.
Tyreke Evans scored all 18 of his points in the second half against his former team as New Orleans outscored the Kings 61-46 over the final 24 minutes. Evans, who has never shot better than 33.8 percent from 3-point range in a season, is 14 of 30 from deep.
The Pelicans were outscored 34-13 in the fourth quarter of Monday's 102-93 loss at Portland, but they're averaging 111.8 points on 53.9 percent shooting during their 3-1 stretch. They also lead the league with 49.8 points in the paint per game.
"To go through what we went through last night and to bounce back like this against a good team and a tough place to play was really a good win for us," coach Monty Williams said. "Our third quarter defense, I thought that won the game for us. Our shots fell and Ryan got it going."
New Orleans is committing a league-low 10.9 turnovers per game and had a season-low six against the Kings.
Denver (4-7) is giving up 98.3 points per game in its last four after allowing 111.1 through its first seven contests. However, three opponents in that stretch - New York, Indiana and Oklahoma City - rank among the league's bottom seven in scoring.
The Nuggets won 107-100 Wednesday against the Thunder, a much better showing than their last home game - a 130-113 to Portland in which they yielded 84 first-half points.
"Confidence breeds confidence," said Arron Afflalo, who scored 13. "The more victories you get, the more of that feeling you want."
Afflalo's 12.7 scoring average is his lowest in four seasons and his 43.3 field-goal percentage is the second-lowest of his career. He has averaged 23.0 points on 53.9 percent shooting in his last six matchups with New Orleans, however.
Wilson Chandler scored a team-high 21 on 8-for-15 shooting after going 9 for 28 over his previous two contests, and Ty Lawson added 15 points with a season-high 15 assists.
The Pelicans, who have been without Omer Asik for two straight games due to lower back pain, were outrebounded by 20 by Sacramento. They've averaged a minus-7.2 margin over their last six contests and could struggle again with Asik questionable. He is the team's second-leading rebounder with 10.0 per game. After him and Davis, New Orleans' next top rebounder is the 6-foot-6 Evans at 6.5 per game.
Denver hasn't been overly impressive on the boards, either, averaging a minus-0.5 margin.
The Pelicans have dropped eight of 10 in Denver, including five straight by an average of 17.0 points.
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| Last Updated: 5/2/2024 10:03:41 PM EST. |
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