DEN vs NOP Dream11: Denver Nuggets will be looking for their 8tj consecutive win when they host New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA at Pepsi Center, on Thursday morning (IST). The Nuggets are second in the West, only a few games behind the Los Angeles Lakers. This is remarkable considering the Lakers looked running away with the Western Conference summit till only last week. But Lakers’ three straight defeats, together with Nuggets’ own imperious run, has shrunk the gap to more than manageable zones.
New Orleans Pelicans, on the other hand, are second from the bottom but are fresh off winning two times in the last three games. They beat Portland Trail Blazers 94-102 in the last game, led by Brandon Ingram and Derrick Favors, who both had double-doubles.
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Match details:
Teams: Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans
Venue: Pepsi Center
Match Timing: December 26, @ 09:00 AM
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Denver Nuggets injury news: The Nuggets have a clean bill of health before this game. The usual suspects like Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Will Barton, to name a few, will be lining up when the game starts.
New Orleans Pelicans injury news: As for the Pelicans, their first-round pick Zion Williamson is yet to play this season due to a knee injury, while Darius Miller gives him company in the treatment room as he recovers from an Achilles tendon injury.
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Denver Nuggets: Will Barton, Paul Millsap, Nikola Jokic, Gary Harris, Jamal Murray
New Orleans Pelicans: Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Derrick Favors, Jrue Holiday, JJ Redick
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Likely squad:
Denver Nuggets: Juan Hernangómez, Monte Morris, Gary Harris, Malik Beasley, Torrey Craig, Paul Millsap, Will Barton, Mason Plumlee, Michael Porter Jr., Jerami Grant, Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray
New Orleans Pelicans: Brandon Ingram, Derrick Favors, Jrue Holiday, E’Twaun Moore, Jahlil Okafor, JJ Redick, Kenrich Williams, Frank Jackson, Nicolo Melli, Darius Miller, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Lonzo Ball
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Team 1:
PG: J Murray, M Morris
SG: J Reddick
SF: Ingram, J Grant
PF: D Favors
C: N Jokic (SP), J Hayes
Team 2:
PG: J Murray, M Morris
SG: J Reddick
SF: Ingram (SP), J Grant
PF: D Favors
C: N Jokic, J Hayes