National Basketball Association
Denver 93, New Orleans 85
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials:
#47 Bennie Adams, #79 Kevin Scott, #25 Tony Brothers
Attendance:
16055
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Nuggets 93, Pelicans 85: Arron Afflalo scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures as visiting Denver held off New Orleans to end its seven-game losing streak.
Jusuf Nurkic collected 15 points and nine rebounds and Kenneth Faried added 14 points for the Nuggets, who improved to 2-0 against the Pelicans this season. Danilo Gallinari scored 11 points, fellow reserve J.J. Hickson added 10 and Ty Lawson offset a 2-for-12 shooting night with 13 assists for Denver.
Tyreke Evans scored 25 points and Anthony Davis added 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Pelicans, who had their season-best four-game winning streak halted. Eric Gordon (4-for-15) and Ryan Anderson (3-for-10) each scored 11 points but struggled with their shots for New Orleans.
Evans scored 11 points during an 18-5 run to start the third quarter as New Orleans surged to a 57-54 lead, but Denver responded before Anderson converted a three-point play that tied it at 70 heading to the fourth. It was a one-point game when Afflalo hit a 3-pointer to set off a 7-0 Nuggets spurt to end the game, as the Pelicans missed their last four shots.
After starting 3-for-9 from the field, the Nuggets connected on 10 of their next 11 shots to open a 28-17 lead through one quarter. The lead was as large as 16 on Gallinari's 3-pointer with 7:39 remaining in the half, but New Orleans closed within eight before Faried's jumper at the buzzer made it 49-39 at the break.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Denver's starters played the entire first quarter with the team's first substitution coming at the 11:03 mark of the second. … Davis headed to the locker room in the third quarter after suffering a groin injury but returned early in the fourth. … Denver committed only eight turnovers resulting in three New Orleans points.
Top Game Performances
| Denver |
|
New Orleans |
|
Arron Afflalo 20 |
Scoring |
Tyreke Evans 25 |
|
Ty Lawson 13 |
Assists |
Eric Gordon 6 |
|
Jusuf Nurkic 9 |
Rebounds |
Omer Asik 12 |
|
Arron Afflalo 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Davis 8 |
|
Kenneth Faried 2 |
Steals |
Dante Cunningham 1 |
|
Darrell Arthur 3 |
Blocks |
Omer Asik 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Denver
|
93 |
45.9 |
10-17 |
5-7 |
30 |
39 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
| New Orleans
|
85 |
39.0 |
3-15 |
18-24 |
15 |
48 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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New Orleans will play their next game at home against L.A. Clippers. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .320 after a win and .762 after a loss.
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Denver will play their next game on the road against Memphis. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .321 after a loss.
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