Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans — Matchup Preview | Read The Game

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DEN

DENVER NUGGETS

55-27

VS

NOP

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

26-56

Everything you need for Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans: head-to-head history, current rosters ranked by Net Impact, recent form, and the key player matchups that will decide the game.

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SEASON SERIES

4

DEN wins

of 4

0

NOP wins

RECENT FORM

DEN

Denver Nuggets 55-27 season

MIN

MIN Apr 18 W vs

SAS

SAS Apr 12 W vs

OKC

OKC Apr 10 W vs

MEM

POR

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans 26-56 season

MIN

MIN Apr 12 L vs

BOS

BOS Apr 10 W vs

UTA

ORL

SAC

HEAD-TO-HEAD HISTORY

Every DEN vs NOP meeting this season. Click any row for the full breakdown.

DEN

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NOP

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NOP

DEN

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ROSTERS BY NET IMPACT

Top 8 per team — who actually moves the needle on winning.

DEN

Denver Nuggets

1 Nikola Jokić 27.6/12.9/10.7 +29.1 2 Jamal Murray 25.8/4.5/7.2 +16.5 3 Aaron Gordon 16.6/6.0/2.8 +7.6 4 Peyton Watson 15.0/5.0/2.1 +2.9 5 Tim Hardaway Jr. 13.4/2.6/1.3 +2.2 6 Christian Braun 12.0/4.9/2.7 +1.7 7 Cameron Johnson 12.4/3.8/2.5 +1.4 8 Jonas Valančiūnas 9.8/5.7/1.4 -1.2

NOP

New Orleans Pelicans

1 Trey Murphy III 21.5/5.7/3.8 +13.1 2 Zion Williamson 21.0/5.7/3.2 +11.9 3 Saddiq Bey 17.7/5.6/2.5 +11.0 4 Dejounte Murray 16.7/5.4/6.4 +2.7 5 Derik Queen 11.8/7.1/3.7 +0.9 6 Jeremiah Fears 14.3/3.7/3.4 -0.4 7 DeAndre Jordan 4.4/6.3/0.9 -1.0 8 Jordan Poole 13.8/2.0/3.1 -1.9

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DEN

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NOP

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