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NBA : ATS Matchup
Wednesday 10/26/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
DENVER
 
NEW ORLEANS
+1.5  

-1.5  
+100

-120

206
 
107
Final
102

DENVER (33 - 49) at NEW ORLEANS (30 - 52)
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Wednesday, 10/26/2016 8:05 PM
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715DENVER208.5207
716NEW ORLEANS-4-1
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
DENVER - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games33-49+4.742-3746-33101.952.144.2%53.4105.053.946.1%51.0
Road Games15-26+1124-1521-19100.151.544.0%52.9104.053.546.0%51.6
Last 5 Games1-4-72-33-298.653.443.0%52.4108.856.446.3%55.2
DENVER Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)101.952.138-8544.2%8-2433.7%18-2476.6%531123217145
vs opponents surrendering102.751.138-8445.2%9-2435.4%18-2475.5%521022208145
Team Stats (Road Games)100.151.538-8644.0%8-2434.0%16-2175.8%531223208145
Stats Against (All Games)105.053.939-8446.1%9-2537.1%18-2476.1%511023218136
vs opponents averaging102.65138-8445.2%9-2435.4%18-2475.8%521022208145
Stats Against (Road Games)104.053.539-8446.0%9-2537.9%17-2275.9%521023198137

NEW ORLEANS - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games30-52-17.636-4543-38102.751.144.8%50.3106.552.746.8%51.9
Home Games21-20-1.618-2231-10105.953.045.8%49.7106.653.047.0%50.6
Last 5 Games1-4-22-24-1106.452.246.2%47.8118.455.851.4%47.0
NEW ORLEANS Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)102.751.138-8644.8%9-2436.0%17-2277.6%501022218134
vs opponents surrendering102.751.138-8445.2%9-2435.4%18-2475.4%521122218145
Team Stats (Home Games)105.953.040-8645.8%9-2439.2%17-2277.5%501024208125
Stats Against (All Games)106.552.739-8446.8%9-2537.0%19-2478.3%52923207135
vs opponents averaging102.55138-8445.1%9-2435.3%18-2475.4%521022208145
Stats Against (Home Games)106.653.039-8347.0%9-2537.3%19-2480.7%51923207145
Average power rating of opponents played: DENVER 96,  NEW ORLEANS 96
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DENVER - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/26/2016@ NEW ORLEANS              
10/29/2016PORTLAND              
10/31/2016@ TORONTO              
11/3/2016@ MINNESOTA              
11/5/2016@ DETROIT              
11/6/2016@ BOSTON              
11/8/2016@ MEMPHIS              
11/10/2016GOLDEN STATE              

NEW ORLEANS - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/26/2016DENVER              
10/28/2016GOLDEN STATE              
10/29/2016@ SAN ANTONIO              
11/1/2016MILWAUKEE              
11/2/2016@ MEMPHIS              
11/4/2016PHOENIX              
11/7/2016@ GOLDEN STATE              
11/8/2016@ SACRAMENTO              
11/10/2016@ MILWAUKEE              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
DENVER: BACKCOURT: PG Emmanuel Mudiay was kind of what everyone expected him to be last year: talented and productive but inconsistent and inefficient. If he can improve as much as SG Gary Harris did in his sophomore campaign last year, he'll be in good shape. SG Will Barton was a revelation as a sixth man last season, and he's a veteran in this backcourt at 25 years old. Rookie guards Jamal Murray and Malik Beasley enter with lots of potential. . . . FRONTCOURT: SF Danilo Gallinari did everything for the Nugs last year before getting injured after the All Star break. His health is a serial problem, but he's the team's leader if he's on the court. C Nikola Jokic is the complete package as a center, and C Jusuf Nurkic is a bully off the bench. PF Kenneth Faried's style of play isn't en vogue in a league that wants shooters at every position, but he dominates when he plays up to his ability. . . . BOTTOM LINE: The Nuggets are loaded with young talent, but they're developing almost all of it simultaneously. Wins shouldn't be a priority for a team this young, and Gallinari and Faried are frequent subjects of trade rumors.
NEW ORLEANS: BACKCOURT: PG Jrue Holiday is out indefinitely taking care of his wife, who is ill. His presence will make a significant impact when he returns, as the offense runs through him. G Tyreke Evans can do a lot of things, but is much less steady as a ball handler. No one doubts rookie SG Buddy Hield can shoot, but he has a lot to prove in other areas. New Orleans also signed SG Lance Stephenson in the offseason. . . . FRONTCOURT: It should tell you something that PF Anthony Davis had something of a disappointing season with over 24 points and 10 rebounds per game. He's still only 23, and ought to improve for years to come. Perhaps coach Alvin Gentry should move him to center, because Omer Asik and Alexis Ajinca are both weak spots for New Orleans when they're on the floor there. . . . BOTTOM LINE: It was an underwhelming season in New Orleans last year, in no small part due to injuries. Their ability to go over the total would seem, right now, highly dependent on when Holiday returns. Frankly, he has more important issues to deal with.
PREVIEW
Injuries still a concern as Pelicans open vs. Nuggets
 

NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Pelicans were a MASH unit last season, so riddled with injuries that their players missed a combined total of 351 games, forcing coach Alvin Gentry to use 42 starting lineup combinations.

Now that the calendar has flipped to the 2016-17 season -- with the home opener Wednesday night against the Denver Nuggets at Smoothie King Center -- Gentry wouldn't be blamed if he enlisted the aid of a French Quarter voodoo priestess as a way of ensuring the good health of his players, especially All-Star forward Anthony Davis.

Davis, the first overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, never missed a game in his 40-game, NCAA championship, freshman season at Kentucky. But, in four NBA seasons, the Pelicans' franchise player has missed 68 games with injuries. A medical flow chart indicates he has injured 13 body parts.

Davis' porcelain reputation can be explained in part by his pedal-to-the-metal style and his penchant for throwing his body into the expensive seats chasing down loose balls. But after Davis' season-ending knee injury last March, which required arthroscopic surgery, forced him to withdraw from the U.S. Olympic team, he spent the summer fully rehabbing and continuing to add muscle to his athletic frame.

Then, with the Pelicans playing in China on Oct. 12, Davis stepped on the foot of Houston Nene's foot and suffered a Grade 2 ankle sprain. But Davis returned for the preseason finale on Friday and is scheduled to start Wednesday.

"It doesn't concern me," Davis, who averaged 24.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks last year, said about his recent injury history. "It's basketball. Injuries are part of basketball."

It just seems that the Pelicans have more than most other teams. General manager Dell Demps said Tuesday he does not expect guard Tyreke Evans (knee) to hit the floor until December. Forward Quincy Pondexter (knee), who has not played since April 2015, has had a few setbacks in his recovery and "is probably going to take a little bit longer."

In addition, starting point guard Jrue Holiday is healthy but is caring for wife Lauren, who last month gave birth and then underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. The Pelicans have placed no timetable on when Holiday will return to the team.

Evans' injury and Holiday's unavailability contribute to the Pelicans' decision to keep guard-forward Lance Stephenson, releasing Alonzo Gee even though Gee had a $1.2 million guaranteed contract.

"With the injuries to Tyreke and Jrue not being with the team, we felt we needed a little more playmaking," Demps said. ("Lance) can go out and create and make plays for others."

"Anybody would be disappointed, but it's just a part of it," Gentry said. "You hope that everybody gets better."

While much of the NBA seems to be enamored with small ball, the Nuggets appear to be getting bigger. Coach Mike Malone paired big men Jusuf Nurkic (7-0) and Nikola Jokic (6-11) during the preseason and appears ready to give it a try for real.

Nurkic has shown the ability to draw fouls as the Nuggets work their offense through him, and he is strong on the offensive glass and finishing near the basket. Jokic has been a cog in the Nuggets' high-post offense and has shown the ability to pick and pop. Both are considered capable passers.

"There's definitely some Balkan buddy ball going on with those two guys," Malone said. "They do look for each other, which is great. They're so skilled, and the great thing about Nikola is that he can space the floor, so it's not like we have two guys that are stuck on the block, which takes away driving lanes from our perimeter players. The floor is open."


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