Winners in three consecutive games and eight of their last 11, the Denver Nuggets will try to continue their momentum when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
The Nuggets will be playing the third contest of a six-game road trip that began with victories against the Detroit Pistons (110-105) and the short-handed Brooklyn Nets (124-118) on Wednesday night.
“We haven’t played maybe perfect basketball, but we’re winning games,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “Ultimately that’s all that matters. A lot of the NBA is like winning the games you’re supposed to and that’s no disrespect to a team like Detroit or (the) Brooklyn Nets – obviously all the guys they have out.”
The Nets played without James Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Denver took advantage as Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Austin Rivers added 25 points, 22 of which came in the second half. Rivers shot 8 of 11 from the floor, including 7 of 10 on 3-pointers.
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