NEW ORLEANS — Nikola Jokic overcame a slow scoring start for his ninth triple-double of the season, finishing with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the Denver Nuggets’ 132-129 overtime victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night. The Pelicans led 107-98 with 7:50 left in regulation, but Jokic scored seven points in a 15-2 Denver run …
Suffice to say Dejounte Murray enjoyed his first game in a New Orleans Pelicans uniform a lot more than his long-awaited second. “If you’re not embarrassed and really mad about this, that’s a problem,” Murray said after New Orleans’ 119-93 loss on Wednesday night extended its losing streak to six games. “When you’ve got guys in, guys out, guys in, …
The New Orleans Pelicans have been hit with a series of injuries, with starting guards CJ McCollum and Herb Jones joining the growing list of sidelined players. Both players have suffered right adductor strains, while Jones has a right shoulder strain and a small low-grade partial thickness tear in his rotator cuff. The team is still hopeful that Murray will …