Denver Nuggets (7-3, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (3-9, 14th in the Western Conference)

New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -8.5; over/under is 227.5

BOTTOM LINE: Denver looks to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Nuggets take on New Orleans.

New Orleans finished 49-33 overall, 30-22 in Western Conference action and 21-19 at home during the 2023-24 season. The Pelicans averaged 115.1 points per game while allowing opponents to score 110.7 last season.

Denver finished 57-25 overall and 33-19 in Western Conference play during the 2023-24 season. The Nuggets averaged 15.5 points off of turnovers, 13.7 second-chance points and 29.4 bench points last season.

INJURIES: Pelicans: Zion Williamson: out (hamstring), CJ McCollum: out (adductor), Herbert Jones: out (shoulder ), Dejounte Murray: out (hand), Jose Alvarado: out (hamstring), Jordan Hawkins: out (back).

Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: day to day (ankle), Aaron Gordon: day to day (calf), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.